by Travis Normand
November 12, 2024

The Longhorns have a section in their football media guide that covers their Thanksgiving Day “tradition.” I originally wrote about the Longhorn’s Thanksgiving Day “tradition” on November 29, 2020 (and you can see that post HERE). I then updated that post on December 2, 2020; December 4, 2020; and September 14, 2021. I was going to update it again for the 2024 season, but figured I would draft this shorter post (with more or less the same basic info) instead.

The purpose of this “shorter” post is to give a summary of what the Longhorn’s got (repeatedly) wrong in their media guide regarding Thanksgiving Day and their “tradition.” You can read the longer version that I posted back in 2020 if you want all the details.

I would also like to point out that I have been trying to notify them about this error (via social media), yet they have not updated the information. Instead, they continue to publish media guides every season that include the same inaccurate information.

Considering the reputation of the State of Texas, one might think that those attending and/or working for The University of Texas would have some basic knowledge of the state’s history. This is especially true regarding something that the University of Texas proudly calls a “tradition” and writes about in their football media guide. However, as you can see from my original post (linked above), as well as this “shorter” post, this is clearly not the case.