Program Success 15 Fall 2018
Henry J. Barrs, President / CEO
Lone Star Sports Team
Texas State Fair Football Showdown
The Lone Star Sports Team is proud to
bring you the State Fair Football Showdown
Game to be held on Saturday, October
20th, 2018 @ 2:00p.m C.S.T in the historic
Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas during the
immensely popular State Fair of Texas!
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)
competition will be fierce, pitting Houston’s
own Texas Southern University Tigers
against the Jaguars of Southern University,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana campus. This
Historical Black College/University (HBCU)
football game and rivalry will also feature a
“Battle of the Bands and Greek Step Show,”
along with other scheduled events.
The State Fair Football Showdown
commemorates and celebrates the
culmination of Athletics, Academics,
and Pioneering Achievements of HBCU
students, graduates and faculty collectively.
But let’s just be real, it’s not just another
football game and it’s not just four
quarters. The show starts at Halftime. This
time, Halftime will be bigger than any other
Halftime show in State Fair history.
It’s more than just bragging rights; this is
the battle that will answer the question,
“Who rocks the house the best?”
Southern University brings from Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, the internationally
renowned Human Jukebox, which sits at
the top of the hill of HBCU Bands. However,
TSU will have something to say about that,
because as far as they are concerned, there
is none better. Texas Southern rolls in with
the 9th wonder of the world directly from
Houston, Texas, The Ocean of Soul.
There will be no sitting during this halftime!
There will be no restroom or concession
breaks, this is why the stands will be filled to
capacity. The Human Jukebox will perform
a high-stepping midfield drill while blowing
loud, with precision that is second to none.
But for Texas Southern, it’s not the size of
the ship that makes you sick, it’s the motion
of The Ocean. And at the State Fair of Texas
they will be looking to drown the Jukebox in
it’s Ocean of Soul. This Halftime Showtime is
worth the price of admission, and it’s worth
coming from wherever you need to come
from to be there!
www.StateFairShowDown.com