Red River Rivalry: OU-Texas staying in Dallas through 2020

Schools sign agreement to keep game at the Cotton Bowl. The Dallas City Council has approved money for renovations to the stadium.

By The Associated Press | Published: May 11, 2012 Comment on this article

DALLAS — The Texas-Oklahoma football game will remain at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas through 2020.

Representatives from both universities on Friday signed an agreement that will keep the annual game in Dallas, where it is played amid the sights, sounds and smells of the Texas State Fair before a roughly equal number of screaming fans wearing burnt orange and crimson and cream.

photo - The Oklahoma drum major performs during the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas Longhorns (UT) at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman ORG XMIT: KOD

The Oklahoma drum major performs during the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas Longhorns (UT) at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman ORG XMIT: KOD

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Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said the rivalry is one of the top 10 in college football and that “Dallas is very proud to stay host to this 100-year-plus tradition.”

The City Council has approved millions of dollars in renovations to the stadium.