Mobile to host 2026 and 2028 Alabama high school football state championships

Hancock Whitney Stadium will be on a rotating schedule with Birmingham
Sep 28, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA;  Detailed view of a South Alabama Jaguars helmet on the sidelines against the LSU Tigers during the second half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Sep 28, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Detailed view of a South Alabama Jaguars helmet on the sidelines against the LSU Tigers during the second half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Over the next four years, the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) will begin rotating its high school football state championship locations.

Where else other than Birmingham you ask? The Super 7 state title games would head south to Alabama's famous port city: Mobile.

The AHSAA announced that the 2026 and 2028 state championships will rotate to South Alabama's Hancock Whitney Stadium, with the 2025 and 2027 title games to remain at Birmingham's Protective Stadium.

“After much study and discussion, we concluded these two cities were our best options at this time,” AHSAA executive Director Heath Harmon said in a statement to the press.

Hancock Whitney Stadium seats 25,450 fans and is home to the University of South Alabama's football team.


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Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.