| Texas vs The Nation (defunct) | |
|---|---|
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| Stadium | Eagle Stadium (2013) Alamodome (2011) Sun Bowl Stadium (2007–10) |
| Location | Allen, Texas (2013) San Antonio, Texas (2011) El Paso, Texas (2007–10) |
| Operated | 2007–2011, 2013 |
Texas vs The Nation was an American college football all-star bowl game played from 2007 to 2013.[1] Originally played at the Sun Bowl Stadium, the format of the game pitted 50 top-rated college seniors who played college or high school football in Texas against a squad of 50 top-rated seniors from the other 49 states.[2] In its first year, 73% of players who participated in the game were signed by National Football League (NFL) teams.[3] In 2011, the game moved from El Paso to San Antonio, and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) became the named sponsor of the game.[4] In 2012, the NFLPA began its own all-star game, the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl,[5] and the Texas vs The Nation game was not held.[3] The game was revived in 2013 at Eagle Stadium in Allen,[6] but did not return in 2014.
- ^ Aguilar, Matthew (29 November 2006). "Texas vs. Nation game has ambitious goals". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Crowder, David (12 January 2007). "City backs all-star football game". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ a b "History". Texas vs The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ McCarney, Dan (August 31, 2010). "College All-Star game coming to Alamodome". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ Markazi, Arash (November 7, 2011). "NFLPA to have Los Angeles game". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ "2013 Texas vs The Nation Program" (PDF). Texas vs The Nation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.