Rivalries are one of the biggest draws to the game of college football, and the Texas Longhorns are at the forefront of minds of many.
Schools within the state of Texas look to the Longhorns as their rivals. One of the greatest of those rivalries involved Texas and Texas A&M. However, that fierce hatred died on the football field in 2011. They are still rivals off the field, but it isn’t one that we have seen on the gridiron in a decade.
The Longhorns current most hated rival is the Oklahoma Sooners. They have been in a border war since 1900. They settle it every year in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl on the Texas state fairgrounds. A must-see game each and every year despite how each team is playing. The fans, the teams and the schools have a genuine hatred for each other.
Other schools such as Texas Tech, Texas Christian and Baylor probably feel like the Longhorns are their rivals at times. It boils down to how those fans feel. According to Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman, their fans lead him to believe that Texas is their biggest rivals.
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— Tyler Cass (@5NEWSTyler) October 26, 2020
Arkansas joined the Southwest Conference in 1915 and were conference rivals of the Longhorns from 1915-1991. The Razorbacks joined the Southeastern Conference in 1992, they have remained in that conference ever since. These two teams have met just five times since that day. Coach Pittman mentioned Texas ahead of the Aggies, which is quite comical considering they play Texas A&M every year.
It seems that quite a few schools view the Longhorns as their main rivals.
"Texas has 11 different teams identifying them as a rival, by far the most in the country.” 😌🤘🏾
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— Bryan Carrington (@BCarringtonUT) October 26, 2020
When you have a team in the spotlight every week regardless on if it is deserved, everyone wants to line up and take it from you.