Texas Department of Transportation trolls Arkansas ahead of Texas A&M game

Arkansas will be quickly reminded they are in enemy territory – if they didn’t know already.

Razorbacks’ fans and, perhaps, even the team buses will be greeted by the Texas Department of Transportation’s signs that are obviously rooting for Texas A&M when the Aggies play Arkansas in AT&T Stadium, which is the home of the Dallas Cowboys. The stadium is just outside of Dallas in Arlington, Texas.

The digital signs, which are usually used for practical travel advice, said “Don’t Hog the Road”, “It’s Ag-Gravating” and “Gig-Em”.

I see TXDOT let the interns do the signs again pic.twitter.com/7j8v977uu9

— ♠️Duchess Of Spades ♠️ (@AnnaDsays) September 24, 2021

The matchup is called The Southwest Classic. It harkens back to the days when the two teams played in the Southwest Conference and is annually held in Arlington. That, however, wasn’t the case last season due to COVID-19. Thanks to Arkansas’ 3-0 start, which included a 40-21 thumping of Texas, the game has plenty of luster. As expected, Texas A&M is also 3-0.

Arkansas is ranked 16th in the nation and the Aggies are No. 7. The game is usually close. It has gone to overtime on three occasions since 2014.

Dave Hooker

Dave Hooker started covering Tennessee in 1998. He hosts an SEC radio show out of Chattanooga and covers the SEC for Saturday Down South.