Texas vs The Nation
{{short description|Former college football All-star bowl game}}
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| stadium = Eagle Stadium (2013)
Alamodome (2011)
Sun Bowl Stadium (2007–10)
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| location = Allen, Texas (2013)
San Antonio, Texas (2011)
El Paso, Texas (2007–10)
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| years = 2007–2011, 2013
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Texas vs The Nation was an American college football all-star bowl game played from 2007 to 2013.{{cite news|title=Texas vs. Nation game has ambitious goals|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/sunbowl/ci_4737462|work=El Paso Times|author=Aguilar, Matthew|date=29 November 2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130818064904/http://www.elpasotimes.com/sunbowl/ci_4737462|archive-date=18 August 2013|access-date=2 July 2013|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|title=City backs all-star football game|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/texasnation/ci_5002281|work=El Paso Times|author=Crowder, David|date=12 January 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130818065111/http://www.elpasotimes.com/texasnation/ci_5002281|archive-date=18 August 2013|access-date=2 July 2013|url-status=dead}} In its first year, 73% of players who participated in the game were signed by National Football League (NFL) teams.{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.texasvsthenation.com/history/|publisher=Texas vs The Nation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910120048/http://www.texasvsthenation.com/history/|archive-date=10 September 2013|access-date=2 July 2013|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news | first = Dan | last = McCarney | title = College All-Star game coming to Alamodome | date = August 31, 2010 | url = http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/college_football/article/College-All-Star-game-coming-to-Alamodome-638429.php | work = San Antonio Express-News | access-date = 2013-08-28}} In 2012, the NFLPA began its own all-star game, the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl,{{cite news | first = Arash | last = Markazi | title = NFLPA to have Los Angeles game | date = November 7, 2011 | url = https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nfl/story/_/id/7202855/nflpa-stage-pre-draft-game-los-angeles | work = ESPN.com | access-date = 2013-08-28}} and the Texas vs The Nation game was not held. The game was revived in 2013 at Eagle Stadium in Allen,{{cite web|title=2013 Texas vs The Nation Program|url=http://www.texasvsthenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-TvN-Program-3.pdf|publisher=Texas vs The Nation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509131934/http://www.texasvsthenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-TvN-Program-3.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2013|access-date=9 July 2013|url-status=dead}} but did not return in 2014.
Game results
Game MVPs
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20131107232344/http://www.texasvsthenation.com}} via Wayback Machine
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/texasversusthenation YouTube channel]
Category:American football in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Category:American football in El Paso, Texas
Category:American football competitions in San Antonio
Category:College football all-star games
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2007
Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2013
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