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Stormy weather could cancel Texas' spring football game on Saturday

A stormy forecast could wash out Texas’ spring football game Saturday, Texas officials confirmed Tuesday.

If a weather forecast that includes a 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon prevents the Longhorns from kicking off the spring game at 1 p.m., Texas senior associate athletics director John Bianco said he doesn't anticipate the game being delayed or rescheduled.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian and his team wait ahead of the Longhorn's Orange and White spring football game at Royal-Memorial Stadium last spring. A stormy forecast threatens this Saturday's spring game.
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian and his team wait ahead of the Longhorn's Orange and White spring football game at Royal-Memorial Stadium last spring. A stormy forecast threatens this Saturday's spring game.

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Bianco, the head of the school’s athletic communications department, has worked at Texas for more than three decades and doesn't recall Texas ever cancelling a spring football game because of weather.

The spring game will cap five weeks of practice for a Texas squad coming off a 12-2 season and its first berth in the College Football Playoff, where it lost to Washington in a national semifinal. The spring game at Royal-Memorial Stadium also serves as an unofficial introduction of the 2024 team to the community; the free event usually draws up to 30,000 fans and features several fan activities, such as this year's free pregame concert from Austin band Reckless Kelly.

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The 2024 season kicks off Aug. 31 with a home game against Colorado State.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Stormy weather could cancel Texas' spring football game Saturday