{"id":468483,"date":"2026-10-17T04:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T04:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/468483\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T04:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T04:16:17","slug":"texas-florida-rivalry-reaches-governors-mansion-ahead-of-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/468483\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas-Florida rivalry reaches Governor\u2019s Mansion ahead of kickoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 A day before the Longhorns take on Florida, Governor Greg Abbott hosted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the Governor\u2019s Mansion for a tailgate.<\/p>\n

UT leaders and Longhorn fans joined them as Austin gears up for tomorrow\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

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UT leaders and Longhorn fans joined them as Austin gears up for tomorrow\u2019s game. (CBS Austin\/Riley Griffin)<\/p>\n

For the fans we spoke with, tomorrow\u2019s plans are split; some will be in the stadium, while others will watch from home. But tonight, they all had a chance to get together before the game.<\/p>\n

“We all know what’s going to happen, don\u2019t we?” Gov. Abbott said. “Texas Longhorns are going to bring home a victory tomorrow.”<\/p>\n

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Several UT leaders were also at the tailgate, including UT President Jim Davis, Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife, and Athletic Director Chris Del Conte.<\/p>\n

The two governors made a friendly wager, putting signature foods from their states on the line for each other, depending on the game\u2019s outcome.<\/p>\n

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Several UT leaders were also at the tailgate, including UT President Jim Davis, Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife, and Athletic Director Chris Del Conte. (CBS Austin\/Riley Griffin)<\/p>\n

For many UT fans, tomorrow\u2019s game means cheering on the Longhorns from the stadium.<\/p>\n

But tonight\u2019s tailgate is a chance to celebrate early and catch up with other fans.<\/p>\n

“We are headed to a tailgate at the governor’s mansion,” Longhorn fan Colette Parsons said. “And we are excited to be celebrating the game.”<\/p>\n

“Seeing everybody catching up with all the rest of the folks that get to go to all the games and sharing a little bit of the hopes and aspirations for tomorrow,” Longhorn fan Kendall Parsons said.<\/p>\n

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For many UT fans, tomorrow\u2019s game means cheering on the Longhorns from the stadium. (CBS Austin\/Riley Griffin)<\/p>\n

But while many are attending the game in person tomorrow, several Longhorns plan to watch the game from home.<\/p>\n

“We’re just going to have a few friends over,” Longhorn fan Penn Bloxsom said. “And not deal with any traffic and watch the game.”<\/p>\n

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Penn and Allen Bloxsom said this tailgate is something they\u2019ve been to in years past, and they are excited to catch up and celebrate with everyone attending<\/p>\n

“The Longhorn bands are usually in there,” Longhorn fan Allen Bloxsom said. “Some of the cheerleaders and different greeters. It’s a lot of fun.”<\/p>\n

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The two governors made a friendly wager, putting signature foods from their states on the line for each other, depending on the game\u2019s outcome. (CBS Austin\/Riley Griffin)<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s just a matter of waiting for kickoff.<\/p>\n

The fans we spoke with said they\u2019ll be cheering for Texas, whether they\u2019re in the stadium or watching from home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 A day before the Longhorns take on Florida, Governor Greg Abbott hosted Florida Governor Ron…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":468484,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-468483","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\/468483","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=468483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/468484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=468483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=468483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=468483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}