When are central Ohio high school football's 2026 college showcases?

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Less than four months from the start of another high school football season, hundreds of central Ohio players will have the chance to display their talents to college coaches and barely have to leave home in the process.

At least 69 area teams will participate in college football showcases in May. The vast majority of those will take place from May 3-8 across the Columbus area.

The events allow athletes to work out in front of college coaches through agility, speed and pass-and-catch drills. The schedule of showcases lets coaches from schools of all levels see multiple teams at one site or commute between nearby schools.

Here is a schedule of college football showcases compiled by The Dispatch from area schools.

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College Showcase 2026​

Sunday, May 3, at Harley Field

• Grandview Heights, 1-1:55 p.m.
• Ready, 2-2:55 p.m.
• East, 3-3:55 p.m.
• Eastmoor Academy, 4-4:55 p.m.
• Walnut Ridge, 5-5:55 p.m.

Knox County College Football Showcase​

2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at Mount Vernon

(Participating teams: Centerburg, Danville, Fredericktown, Highland, Mount Vernon)

2026 College Showcase​

7 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at New Albany

(Participating teams: Columbus Academy, New Albany, St. Charles, Watterson)

Central Ohio Showcase​

Monday, May 4

• at DeSales, 6-6:50 a.m.
• at Northland, 7-8 a.m.
• at Westerville Central, 8:15-9:15 a.m.
• at Westland, 10-11 a.m.
• at Central Crossing, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
• at Grove City, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
• at Hamilton Township, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
• at KIPP Columbus, 4-4:45 p.m.

Columbus College Football Day​

Tuesday, May 5

• at Pickerington North, 6 a.m.
• at Hilliard Bradley, 8-8:40 a.m.
• at Hilliard Darby, 9-9:40 a.m.
• at Hilliard Davidson, 10-10:40 a.m.
• at Upper Arlington, 11-11:40 a.m.
• at Gahanna Lincoln, 3-3:45 p.m.
• at Hartley, 4:05-4:50 p.m.
• at Groveport, 5:10-5:55 p.m.
• at Reynoldsburg, 6:15 p.m.

Africentric College Football Showcase​

12:05-12:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 5

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Highway 33 Showcase​

Wednesday, May 6, at Pickerington Central

• Pickerington Central, 8:30 a.m.
• Canal Winchester, 9:30 a.m.
• Harvest Prep, 10:30 a.m.
• Teays Valley, 11:30 a.m.
• Lancaster, 12:30 p.m.

Best of the West College Showcase​

Wednesday, May 6

• at Briggs, 3:30-4 p.m.
• at Franklin Heights, 4-4:30 p.m.

Licking County College Football Day​

Thursday, May 7, at Heath

• Newark Catholic, 6:50-7:30 a.m.
• Licking Heights, 7:40-8:20 a.m.
• Heath, 8:30-9:10 a.m.
• Northridge, 9:20-10 a.m.
• Licking Valley, 10:10-10:50 a.m.
• Newark, 11-11:40 a.m.
• Utica, 12:10-12:50 p.m.
• Johnstown, 1-1:40 p.m.
• Lakewood, 1:50-2:30 p.m.
• Zanesville, 2:40-3:20 p.m.
• Granville (at school): 3:50-4:30 p.m.
• Watkins Memorial (at school): 5-5:40 p.m.

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Central Ohio North College Football Showcase​

Thursday, May 7

• at Worthington Kilbourne, 7-7:30 a.m.
• at Thomas Worthington, 7:45-8:15 a.m.
• at Dublin Jerome, 8:35-9:05 a.m.
• at Dublin Scioto, 9:20-9:50 a.m.
• at Dublin Coffman, 10:10-10:40 a.m.
• at Olentangy Orange, noon-12:30 p.m.
• at Olentangy, 1-1:30 p.m.
• at Olentangy Berlin, 2-2:30 p.m.
• at Jonathan Alder, 3:15-3:45 p.m.
• Buckeye Valley, 3:45-4:15 p.m. at Jonathan Alder

Friday, May 8

• at Big Walnut, 6:45-7:30 a.m.
• at Olentangy Berlin, 8:15-9 a.m.
• at Delaware Hayes, 9:30-10:15 a.m.
• at Marysville, 11-11:45 a.m.
• at Westerville South, 1-1:45 p.m.
• at Westerville North, 2-2:45 p.m.
• at Whitehall, 3:30-4:15 p.m.

Centennial​

3:15-4 p.m. Friday, May 8

Southern Ohio College Showcase​

4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at Jackson

(Area team: Circleville)

High school sports reporter Dave Purpura can be reached at [email protected] and at @dp_dispatch on X.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: College football showcases slated for central Ohio high schools in May

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