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Union High School, University of Texas partner for football Metaverse experience

Union High School is using virtual reality to give fans a new way to watch football games and other live events with help from the University of Texas.

Can’t make it to Friday Night Lights? That’s not a problem if you’re a Union High School (Tulsa, Okla.) fan. The school has partnered with the University of Texas to build an innovative platform for students, parents and fans to watch football games and other events from afar.

The schools launched a virtual reality Metaverse experience for Friday night football, allowing fans to create an avatar and watch the game, go on the field, play games and even dump out Gatorade jugs, according to local Fox23 News reporting.

Union High School’s technology executive director, Todd Borland, told the outlet he has a friend at UT, where the technology was developed and launched. The university manages the tech while the high school helps update it with the assistance of students, who are learning to develop these types of concepts while maintaining the program. The goal is for them to continue their education in this futuristic technology at the next level.

This VR technology will be used for any live streams that the high school does, including large events like graduation.

See footage of the virtual reality program on the Fox 23 website, where reporters show the audience the setup, which includes a scaled replica of the stadium with a jumbotron flashing the Redhawks logo and a giant Union U at midfield.

So far this season, Union is 2-0 with an upcoming game against 1-2 Jenks (Okla.) on Friday night. The Redhawks are trying to fight for the title they came so close to last season when they fell to Owasso (Okla.) in a triple-overtime, 50-47 loss in the semifinals.

Fans will now be able to watch this chase virtual reality.

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Watch: Norman North QB Kamden Sixkiller throws a 35-yard dime for a touchdown

Watch: Norman North (Oklahoma) QB Kamden Sixkiller throws a beautiful touchdown pass to teammate Chapman McKown.

Watch this senior from Norman North (Okla.) named Kamden Sixkiller (all-time great football name) throw a 35-yard dime into the corner of the end zone for a touchdown to his teammate Chapman McKown.

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McKown is committed to playing for Brent Venables at Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma high school calls upon two girls to help avoid forfeit

Faced with the proposition of forfeit, two girls at Wewoka High School volunteered to suit up and play in the game on Friday.

Wewoka (Okla.) High School, located about 70 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, is a quintessential small-town school. With less than 200 students total, per MaxPreps, simply getting enough players suited up can be as big a challenge as actually playing the game, similar to what many other schools around the country face. After having to forfeit on Sept. 9 due to a lack of players, the team was facing the same proposition on Friday.

In order to help the Tigers have enough players in uniform, two girls at the school volunteered to step up and play in the game. Wewoka fell 47-14, but they got to get on the field in an evening it otherwise would not have been able to.

The school tweeted out two videos of Davis playing.

She had a punt that appeared to be about 45 yards, and recorded a tackle on a kickoff.

With so much emphasis put on rankings, recruiting and college prospects, it can be tough to remember that the majority of high schoolers who play football simply do so for the love of the game. Even though Wewoka lost, it’s yet another example of people coming together to have a good time and put on a show for their school.

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