As UT and OU football fans arrived in Dallas, they said it's the perfect city for the AT&T Red River Showdown, sitting perfectly between Austin and Norman.
"It's amazing to show up and right at the 50-yard line and have Texas and OU split the field, there's a mutual hatred and respect for each other," UT fan Pete Forsberg said.
200,000 people are expected to pack into Fair Park. This will be the 90th year the Cotton Bowl has hosted the event. "This year has been a lot better than last year," UT fan Leo Avila said."Last year was hard trying to find staff for the hotels, so coming off the pandemic and unemployment, it's just getting people staffed, but this year has been a lot better."
Heading into tomorrow, both teams are unranked with matching 3-2 records, which should make this an interesting game.
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