UT’s Naval ROTC running to Dallas ahead of Red River Showdown

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The official game ball for this weekend’s University of Texas and University of Oklahoma game is on its way to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
UT’s Naval ROTC Battalion delivers the game ball every year. The event kicks off before the Red River Showdown.
Members of the NROTC Battalion take turns running the ball north, from Darrel K.Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin to Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas. The week-long event mirrors the southbound run by OU