The biggest weekend of the year is nearly here, and Texas is increasing the hype.
AUSTIN -- The most awaited day of the year for Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies fans is nearly here.
13 years after Justin Tucker's kick was good and Texas brought home the last Lone Star Showdown win in over a decade, theTomorrow's game has been hyped enough since the schedule was released, but continuing a weekly tradition, Texas released a hype video to get fans ready for the matchup. The video was voiced by Ricky Williams, who played at Texas from 1995 to 1998. In the four season span, Williams and the Horns defeated the Aggies three times.
"A tradition paused, but never forgotten," Williams voices in the two and a half minutes video. "Because rivalries don't fade, they just simmer, waiting for the moment to reignite."to face the No. 20 Aggies. The Thanksgiving weekend game will kick off at 6:30 p.m. under the lights of College Station, where over 105 thousand fans are expected to fill the seats.
ESPN's College GameDay will be live in the morning to preview the matchup, likely the most heated of the week.MORE: Texas Longhorns vs. Texas A&M Aggies Ticket Prices Reach Record HighsIsa Almeida is a writer covering the Texas Longhorns for SI/Fan Nation, having joined the team on June 1, 2024. Raised in Southeast Brazil, Isa is now a third-year Journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin.
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