Overtime Launches First National High School Football Championship

Overtime and Omaha Productions will host the inaugural Overtime Nationals High School Football Championship on December 10 in Baltimore, featuring Corner Canyon (12-1) and St. Frances Academy (8-1). The winning school’s athletic program will receive a $250,000 donation.
 

Event details:

• Date: December 10, 7:00 PM ET

• Venue: Under Armour Stadium (1,400 seats) in Baltimore

• Tickets: Starting at $10, on sale November 21

• Broadcast: ESPN

Sponsorship structure:

Subway serves as presenting sponsor with on-field branding, custom broadcast booth, and visibility during player introductions. Select Subway Rewards members will receive VIP field access during the game.

While individual states like Michigan and Texas currently host high school football showcase events, no competition has previously attempted to identify a national champion across all 50 states. The December matchup represents the first effort to create a nationwide title game for the high school level.

“I don’t think this will feel like watching a high school football game. It should feel like the Super Bowl, epic in how it’s produced,” said Dan Porter, Overtime’s founder and CEO.

Expansion plans:

Porter described plans to grow the event beyond a single-game format into an annual multi-team tournament. Following the inaugural championship, Overtime will evaluate expansion based on audience growth, attracting more top programs, and securing additional sponsor partnerships.
 

“For a lot of these kids, this could be the biggest stage they ever play on in their lives,” Porter said. The national broadcast and Overtime’s digital reach (over 100 million followers across social media platforms) offer exposure that typically remains unavailable to high school athletes outside of heavily recruited prospects.

The partnership divides responsibilities between event organization (Overtime), production (Omaha Productions), and broadcast distribution (ESPN), reflecting how youth and amateur sports increasingly require multi-party collaborations to execute at scale.