On Wednesday night during his annual Town Hall Meeting, Del Conte unveiled the university's plans for a replacement event known as 'Texas Football Fan Day', which will take place on April 26, and consist of numerous different types of interaticve events for fans.

AUSTIN — Texas announced Thursday that it will not hold a spring football game for the first time in head coach Steve Sarkisian’s four-year Longhorn tenure. Sarkisian made the announcement on a football podcast and cited the wear and tear of two consecutive long seasons as the reason for the cancellation.

Texas football will replace its spring game with some type of fan event, according to athletic director Chris Del Conte.