If you watch college football, you’re absolutely familiar with Dr. Pepper’s “Fansville” campaign. The popular series of commercials is in season seven, with Oklahoma Sooners all-time great [autotag]Brian Bosworth[/autotag] playing the role of the town’s sheriff since 2018.
This year, “Fansville” needed a deputy sheriff, so Dr. Pepper chose Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers to play the role. Ever since NIL deals became legal, there’s been a player in the commercials each year.
However, this presents a few problems, especially this week as we inch closer to the [autotag]Red River Rivalry[/autotag]. One of college football’s most heated rivalries is days away from being renewed.
Bosworth was asked about a Longhorn being his co-star by The Ref earlier this week. He said Dr. Pepper didn’t let him know the 2024 player played for Texas before the shoot.
“They didn’t tell me Quinn was my deputy until we got to the set,” Bosworth said. “And I said, ‘So, who’s the guy?’ Because every year the last 2-3 years they’ve brought a new guy on. And they didn’t tell me this year, probably because I would say, ‘No. Hell No! I’m not doing that!’ Then they said it’s Quinn Ewers, and he wants to meet me. I said, ‘Alright, tell him I’m outside his trailer and when he walks out don’t look anywhere but straight ahead. And I’ll be coming from one side or the other, but I won’t let him know. He’ll hear me.”
“The Boz” was finally able to embrace his new co-star, even though he certainly still hates the ‘Horns. He’s rarely been shy about expressing his displeasure for burnt orange, after all.
“We had fun together,” Bosworth said. “It was a great opportunity. He’s a great kid. A great competitor. But yeah, it took all I could to be nice to him for the first few minutes, then I realized he’s too nice a kid not to be nice to. I just wish he was wearing Crimson and Cream.”
Personally, I think Dr. Pepper missed out on a golden opportunity to have OU star linebacker [autotag]Danny Stutsman[/autotag] play the role of Bosworth’s deputy, but maybe Stutsman will just have to take his frustrations out on the Texas offense come Saturday.
The Sooners and the Longhorns will take the field at the Cotton Bowl at 2:30 p.m. this week, and the game will broadcast on ABC.
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