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The Texas Longhorns spring game isn't exactly a spring game . It is a glorified scrimmage. But that doesn't mean it won't be a fun time for Longhorns fans that go to "Football Fan Day." It will be the last chance for UT fans to see the team before the season starts in the fall.
After a one year hiatus, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte announced the return of the "spring game" in February. But that didn't mean an actual game like the team used to stage. The event the football team will hold will be more like a glorified practice than an actual Orange-White game. But Sark says there will be a scrimmage. Just not a game.
"We'll modify it. It will still be entertaining I think for the fans," Sarkisian said. "Ideally, I would love to play a game. I think it's great for our players too. Our players want to compete. They want to see (that) there's gonna be a winner and a loser and they would like that."
A full on spring game comes with too much risk. With players being paid millions, a full Orange-White game is difficult and doesn't have enough benefit to hold.
"We just aren't able to do it," Sark said. "I would play a game if I could. You know, when you don't have quite enough linemen or all of a sudden you get a couple guys hurt, then how do you play?"
There is no television or live streaming coverage of the event. The Longhorns Network will stream a postgame show after the scrimmage is over.
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Football Fan Day Schedule
Here is what Texas football has scheduled for Saturday, April 18:
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9:30 a.m. - Football Fan Day Street Fest opens
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9:30 a.m.- Team Shop Fire Sale
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9:30 a.m.- Bevo XV and Smokey the Cannon photo ops
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10 a.m.- Gates open to DKR (Gates 8, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
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11 a.m.- Open Practice
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1:15 p.m.- Player Autograph Session (1 Hour)
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1:15 p.m.- On-Field Photo Ops (Fans can take photos with Coach Sark, Texas Cheer, Texas Pom, and Hook'Em)
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Texas Spring Game Preview: Time, location, schedule, postgame stream
