Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Challenge
Texas Vs. The Nation®
- Name: Western Refining Texas Vs. The Nation All-Star Challenge®
- Division I-A Collegiate Senior All-Star Bowl
- Scheduled to be played January 31, 2009 at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas.
- Kick-off is set for 1pm MST.
- Will pit top collegiate players originally from Texas or who play college football in Texas against top players from around the nation.
- Will feature related events throughout the week
- First year's inaugural game (2007) broke the attendance record for first year all-star games with 21,548.
- Set a record for NFL signees in a first year all-star game with 79 players from the 2007 roster signing NFL contracts.
- Ranked in the top-10 all-time NFL signee record for an all-star game.
- 2nd year (2008) set a new record number of NFL signees in an all-star game with 102 players signing NFL contracts
- The 2009 game will be nationally televised on CSTV.
- Texas has always claimed to be the best at football, here's their chance to prove it.
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