Media Voices: Rod Babers on the 2013 Red River Rivalry

DURING HIS annual pilgrimage to the Cotton Bowl to watch the Red River Rivalry, Rod Babers has a few traditions he likes to uphold as part of the festivities. During the Sports Buffet (at the Hoffbrau House the Friday afternoon before the game) he dons a cowboy hat and takes on his alter-ego of “Rooster Blackburn.” For the past three years, he has slept in his car to ensure that he doesn’t miss the early call time for the pre-game show at the fairgrounds.

Horns Illustrated sat down with Babers, with his traditions aside, to discuss five important factors that will go into the this year’s Texas vs. OU game.