Big Red Rally Set for Friday at Stadium

August 26th, 2005

Courtesy: SoonerSports.com
Release: 08/25/2005

NORMAN, Okla. — The Big Red Rally, the annual kickoff event for University of Oklahoma students, is set for Friday, Aug. 26.

The gates to Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium open at 3:45 p.m. Practice that day, which is open to the public, begins at that same time on fields near the south grandstand. The practice concludes at 6:15 p.m., when the Big Red Rally begins in the stadium.

Festivities include the showing of highlight videos on the stadium video board, spirit squad performances, introduction of the Boomer and Sooner Mascots, remarks from OU head coach Bob Stoops and team captains and the giveaway of a football trip to Kansas City.

At 7:30 p.m., the Little Red Rally, an event aimed at children, begins on the Brooks Mall north of the stadium. That event will include a movie at 9 p.m.

Oklahoma kicks off its 111th season of intercollegiate football on Saturday, Sept. 3, against TCU in Norman. The game is set for 11 a.m. and will be televised by ABC.

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