Thursday marks the beginning of the 21st annual Adidas Texas State 7-on-7 Championships, and for the 20th year the event will again be held in College Station. Once again the action will take place at Veterans Park in College Station. A robust 128 teams from across the state will gather for three days of action in one of the final big off-season events before the start of the 2018 Texas high school football season. The event has grown from humble beginnings with just 24 teams playing the inaugural event to this weekend’s massive showcase. We decided to give you a tournament primer and some things to watch for the exciting weekend of action!

What Is It?

For those of you who are new to this, 7-on-7 is a game very similar to flag football. It's played on a 45-yard field, with seven players per side. There’s no rushing; it’s all passing and QBs have four seconds to throw the ball. Games are played in two 20-minute halves and the clock never stops. Teams qualify for the State 7-on-7 Tournament by advancing out of one of the numerous qualifying tournaments which began in late April. Teams are divided into three divisions. Division I plays Friday and Saturday and consists of 6A, 5A and large private schools, while Division II plays Thursday and Friday and consists of Class 4A, 3A Division I and small private schools. New for 2018 is the addition of the Division III bracket, which consists of schools in Class 3A Division II and below – no private schools are allowed in this division.