{"id":432603,"date":"2026-09-11T07:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T07:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/432603\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T07:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T07:28:09","slug":"texas-fans-prep-for-heat-hydration-ahead-of-ohio-state-game-in-austin-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/432603\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas fans prep for heat, hydration ahead of Ohio State game in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 With tailgates kicking off Friday night ahead of Saturday\u2019s matchup between Texas and Ohio State, students and fans said they\u2019re getting ready for the atmosphere \u2014 and the heat \u2014 inside the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Students said avoiding the sun during the game can be difficult, so they\u2019re planning to stay hydrated after hearing about heat-related medical incidents reported during last weekend\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, it gets crazy. It gets loud. It gets rowdy. We get really into it,\u201d said Owen Lowe, a UT Austin student.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Koo, also a UT Austin student, said, \u201cIt\u2019s going to be electric. I mean, number one versus number four, I mean we\u2019re number one no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Friday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/seatgeek-listing-tops-42000-as-texas-ohio-state-tickets-soar-ahead-of-saturday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">big ticket holders and students<\/a> celebrated ahead of the game with a tailgate at the LBJ Lawn, while also focusing on hydration. Some fans said last weekend\u2019s heat led to people needing medical attention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/austin-travis-county-ems-reports-13-people-transported-from-seasons-first-football-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RELATED| Austin-Travis County EMS reports 13 people transported from season&#8217;s first football game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were multiple people I heard going to the ER. A lot of them didn\u2019t even last to the halftime show because of how hot it was,\u201d said Allison Chabarria, a UT Austin student.<\/p>\n<p>Austin-Travis County EMS reported 13 medical incidents after the game, including three that were heat-related.<\/p>\n<p>UT Austin Athletic Director Chris Del Conte said in the Texas Athletics newsletter, <a href=\"https:\/\/texaslonghorns.com\/news\/2026\/9\/8\/forty-acres-insider-september-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Forty Acres Insider<\/a>, that there will be 19 \u201cfree water monsters\u201d located throughout the stadium Saturday. Del Conte also posted on X to concerned fans that he and his staff will talk about more options than last Saturday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>Students attending the EA Sports Ultimate Tailgate asked how they\u2019re preparing for the heat. Lowe said, \u201cA lot of water and Liquid I.V.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Koo added, \u201cYeah, same here. Lots of water. That\u2019s going to be your best savior right there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Texas Athletics was contacted to confirm any improvements or upgrades expected for fan safety on Saturday, but there was no response by publication time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 With tailgates kicking off Friday night ahead of Saturday\u2019s matchup between Texas and Ohio State,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-432603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}