Alabama High School Football Championships Expanded to 5 Days

AHSAA approves longer championship week format starting in 2026

Feb. 6, 2026 at 4:31pm

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The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) has approved expanding the annual Super 7 high school football championships from a four-day event to a five-day format starting in 2026 when the games are held at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile. The AHSAA executive director and Mobile Sports Authority met earlier this week to finalize the new schedule, which will also include separate championship games for public and private schools.

Why it matters

The expansion to five days provides more scheduling flexibility and allows the AHSAA to better accommodate the growing number of championship games, including the addition of separate title contests for public and private high school football programs in Alabama.

The details

The AHSAA Central Board of Control approved the change from a four-day to five-day championship week format on Friday. Previously, the board had already voted to transition the Super 7 football championships from a traditional three-day event to four days for the 2026 and 2028 seasons when the games are held in Mobile. In 2027, the championships will return to Protective Stadium in Birmingham. The expanded five-day schedule was one of several scenarios discussed by AHSAA officials and the Mobile Sports Authority during a recent meeting.

  • The five-day championship week format will begin in December 2026 when the Super 7 games are played at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile.
  • The AHSAA Central Board of Control approved the change on Friday, February 6, 2026.

The players

Heath Harmon

AHSAA executive director.

Hancock Whitney Stadium

The venue that will host the Alabama high school football championships in Mobile starting in 2026.

Protective Stadium

The venue that will host the Alabama high school football championships in Birmingham in 2027.

Mobile Sports Authority

The organization that works with the AHSAA to host the high school football championships in Mobile.

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What they’re saying

“That was one of the four or five scenarios we talked about. I just basically told them to tell us how they wanted to do it, and we would manage it.”

— Heath Harmon, AHSAA executive director

What’s next

The AHSAA will finalize the schedule and logistics for the expanded five-day championship week format that will debut in Mobile in December 2026.

The takeaway

The AHSAA's decision to expand the high school football championship week from four days to five days reflects the growing popularity and scale of the event, allowing the organization to better accommodate the increasing number of title games, including the addition of separate public and private school championships.