A Texas high school football team is canceling its full 11-man format, but still hopes to play this season.
According to a report Thursday on the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football website, Bruni - which is located in South Texas - has elected to cancel its UIL 11-man schedule for 2025. However, coach Paul Veirs, in remarks to the website, announced that the Badgers still plan to play a six-man schedule as an independent and are currently trying to line up opponents.
Veirs added that the Badgers are requesting to be placed in a district in Class 1A, which is exclusively six-man, at the next UIL realignment this winter.
Prior to the cancellation of its 11-man season, Bruni had been the smallest 11-man program in the state, with an enrollment of more than 80 students when the UIL released its most recent enrollment numbers in 2023.
The Badgers - who were participating in District 16-2A Division II - did post winning seasons in 2022 and again in 2023. Last season, they finished 2-8, which ended a 13-year streak of reaching the playoffs.
Entering this season, they were returning six starters on offense and seven on defense.
Also in Thursday’s report by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, Bruni had notified the 2A district’s executive committee in the spring it may not have enough players to field a squad in ’25. The Badgers had just 12 players report for fall workouts, and the school’s enrollment numbers are expected to drop to less than 70 students in the current school year.
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