AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a 13-year hiatus, the University of Texas Longhorns will travel to College Station to play the Texas A&M Aggies in the renewed Lone Star Showdown rivalry.
The “Ruck Across the Brazos” kicked off Friday in Austin as a new tradition between the universities. Groups of cadets and student veterans will walk and drive a game football to College Station along with traditional military ruck packs, according to UT.
The new tradition kicked off at 8:30 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Plaza outside Darell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. The trek will end in College Station at Kyle field, where Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko will receive the ball around 5:30 p.m.
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The inaugural “Ruck Across the Brazos” started in Austin on Friday, Nov. 29, before groups will carry the game football to College Station. (KXAN Photo/Jala Washington) -
The inaugural “Ruck Across the Brazos” started in Austin on Friday, Nov. 29, before groups will carry the game football to College Station. (KXAN Photo/Jala Washington) -
The inaugural “Ruck Across the Brazos” started in Austin on Friday, Nov. 29, before groups will carry the game football to College Station. (KXAN Photo/Jala Washington) -
The inaugural “Ruck Across the Brazos” started in Austin on Friday, Nov. 29, before groups will carry the game football to College Station. (KXAN Photo/Jala Washington) -
The inaugural “Ruck Across the Brazos” started in Austin on Friday, Nov. 29, before groups will carry the game football to College Station. (KXAN Photo/Jala Washington) -
The inaugural “Ruck Across the Brazos” started in Austin on Friday, Nov. 29, before groups will carry the game football to College Station. (KXAN Photo/Jala Washington) -
The inaugural “Ruck Across the Brazos” started in Austin on Friday, Nov. 29, before groups will carry the game football to College Station. (KXAN Photo/Jala Washington)
One-star generals from the Air Force Recruiting Service will cheer on the groups as they start and finish the journey. Brigadier Gen. Christopher Amrhein, a 1995 Longhorn, and Brigadier Gen. Craig McPike, a 1992 Aggie, will be with cadets at the start of each leg.
Jacob Tegtmeier, a cadet first sergeant for the Longhorn Battalion, said he hopes the tradition continues for decades to come with camaraderie among veterans and cadets from both schools.
“It not only honors this rivalry game but also the military history for both of our schools,” he said.
The Longhorns will play the Aggies in College Station at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on ABC.