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Fall ‘26 Hudl Football: Live Updates

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An inside look at what’s changing, and why.

Coaches love Classic. As we built tons of new capabilities over the past few years, we learned just how important those Classic workflows and layouts still are. And it’s what kept many coaches from leaning fully into the new Hudl experience. So our focus now is familiarity. 

That distinction matters. When Greg Nelson, the President of Youth, Club and High School Sports for Hudl, sat in our regular product review meetings earlier this summer, what sold him wasn’t a new feature. It was the workflow. Playlists where they’re supposed to be. The same folder tree. Video top left, library on the right, grid on the bottom — the layout you’ve spent years building your Sundays around, right where you expect it, remembering where you left off. Once the view was familiar, Nelson could see how all the new capabilities were truly unlocked. Nelson knew what coaches would be excited to see, because in addition to his role at Hudl, he’s coached football for nearly 20 years.

We took the best parts of Classic and built something better on top of it — and that’s where things get exciting.

  • Reports live next to your video now — break down third down and watch your run-pass ratio and conversion rate update live on the right side of your screen while you work. No second window required. No re-running anything. The video player expands to a second monitor. 
  • Faster speeds are now at your fingertips, making it easier to get through a film cut-up.
  • More sorting and filtering options in the grid than Classic ever had. 
  • Plus, one-click tendency reports that tie directly to your video and filter the grid as you go.

And then there’s the stuff Classic will never have. Titan ties athlete performance data to video — so now you can show a kid the four verts where he hit 19.7 MPH on his film right in his account, not a screenshot you texted him. Plus, with new AI scouting reports, you can surface your opponent’s top five tendencies before you run a single report.

We’ve built the most trusted football platform over 20 years by listening to coaches, constantly improving and pushing ourselves to deliver. We’re not stopping here, and we’re excited to bring our football community along. 

Below is the full list of what we’ve fixed and what’s still coming.

What We Updated

08/06/26

Folder Navigation — Your Classic folder tree is now in Hudl, exactly where you'd expect it, and it remembers where you left off.

Library Load Fix — The By Schedule view was loading empty for most coaches most of the time. Fixed.

Playlist Placement — Playlists now land in the folder you created them in.

Current Season Display — The 2026–27 season now appears in the library, not just the side panel.

Practice Date Fix — Football practices display the correct date in the library.

Folder Hierarchy — Moving a folder no longer breaks the hierarchy — and folders have shipped.

Drawing Tool — When a draw tool is selected, clicking draws instead of playing the video.

Auto-Select Freehand — For football, pausing now auto-selects freehand. Pause and draw.

Text Notes — Text notes open centered on the screen, moveable and resizable immediately — just like Classic.

Dot Annotations — Tap to drop a dot on any player and resize it. No more drawing tiny circles by hand.

Undo — Undo is in Hudl now, front and center.

Playback Timer — The playback timer stays visible throughout the clip.

Share Button — Share is a top-level action now. It was buried behind the three-dot menu. Fixed.

Bulk Sharing — Select as many games and playlists as you want and share them together, with email notifications.

Share Notes — Add a note alongside anything you share, just like Classic.

Action Bar — Video editor, copy, move, and export are on the action bar where you can find them.

Data Entry — Fast typing in the grid no longer drops cells.

Column Customization — Right-click any metadata column to show or hide it. Sort any group by any field.

AmFB Report Export — Export any American football report as a CSV.

Shared & Deleted Views — A shared-with-me view and a restore button in recently deleted.

What's Upcoming

Video editing still runs through the Classic editor. Playlist import and video download aren't in Hudl yet.

The biggest gap: notes don't transfer from Classic. If you're working in both, your notes live in both. We're not pretending that away — we're working on it.

We’re working to improve playlist creation, filter visibility, better scrub bar usability and clearer snap detection. 

We’ve also continued to make key improvements in scouting reports, including: 

  • Special Teams support

  • Decreased average runtime to under two minutes

  • Cleaner actions and styling

Open Hudl and put it to work this fall. This page updates as changes go live — check back throughout the season.