2024 South Texas high school football schedules released: Brownsville Veterans opens at PSJA

Games begin Aug. 29; Dive into 2024 UIL high school football schedules on SBLive

Brownsville Veterans Memorial fullback Alvin Trevillion rushes against Smithson Valley during the 5A Division I state semifinals. / Photo by Blake Purcell, SBLive

High school football is back in South Texas. After a long offseason that included spring ball and June 7-on-7, actual games are weeks away and schedules are set across the Lone Star State's southern region.

Practice starts Monday for some teams, next Monday (Aug. 12) for others and the first Week 1 games officially kick off on Thursday, Aug. 29.

That triggers the beginning of a UIL fall season that ends with 12 championship games AT&T stadium in Arlington in December.

How deep into the postseason will South Texas teams be playing?

The lone South Texas team to finish the season in SBLive's Texas football rankings was Brownsville Veterans, which finished No. 25 after an unlikely run to the 5A Division I state semifinals. Corpus Christi Miller finished just outside the statewide Top 25.

South Texas Player of the Year Gilbert Trillo graduated from Brownsville Veterans, but plenty of talent on display last season returns to the region. In total, 27 players from SBLive's all-South Texas team last year are expected back.

That includes Corpus Christi Miller O-lineman Devin Cage and running back Broderick Taylor, the latter of whom accounted for more than 2,600 yards of offense and 26 TDs.

It also includes Calallen linebacker Jude Hernandez, who averaged more than 10 tackles per game and finished with four sacks, two picks, a forced fumble and a blocked punt as a junior.

And both underclassmen award-winners: Freshman of the year Colt Lozano, a Laredo United wide receiver, and Corpus Christi Veterans quarterback Billy White III, SBLive's South Texas Newcomer of the Year.

Here is a detailed look at the 2024 UIL high school football schedule:

KEY 2024 UIL FOOTBALL DATES

• August 5: First day of conditioning (no contact)
• August 10: First full day of contact
• August 15: First scrimmages
• August 22: Second scrimmages
• August 29: First games/third scrimmages (for teams not playing Week 1
• August 30: First Friday Night
• November 14-16: Playoffs Week 1
• November 21-23: Playoffs Week 2
• November 28-30: Playoffs Week 3
• December 5-7: Playoffs Week 4
• December 11-14: Playoffs Week 5
• December 18-21: 2024 UIL State Championships

TEAM SCHEDULES | WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULES

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2024 Texas high school football preview

Brownsville Veterans Memorial fullback Alvin Trevillion rushes against Smithson Valley during the 5A Division I state semifinals. / Photo by Blake Purcell, SBLive

Stay with SBLive's preseason coverage in the lead up to the 2024 Texas high school football season.

We're taking a position-by-position look at the top players returning in the Lone Star State this fall, starting with 50 quarterbacks, 70 running backs, 40 wide receivers and 25 tight ends.

Who are the most underrated teams in the Lone Star State entering the season? We're taking a look by region at the programs poised to out-perform expectations, starting with North Texas, Southeast Texas and Central Texas.

We also examined offseason player movement and the 12 transfers that will have the biggest impact in the fall.

The Lone Star State is home to many of the country's top prospects. We examined the top 20 committed recruits in the state and where they're headed. And we narrowed down the 25 best uncommitted players in the state — and where they're at in their respective recruitments.

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-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx