Lone Star Showdown: Texas A&M Corps of Cadets March on South Congress Avenue

Texas A&M Corps of Cadets March

The Aggies brought back a tradition to Austin for the first time since 2010.

AUSTIN, Texas - The Lone Star Showdown returns to Austin and besides the game there was the return of a Texas A&M tradition.

Timeline:

The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets marched down South Congress Avenue beginning at 1 p.m. 

The march went past a reviewing stand located at Congress and 7th Street.

It ended at Congress and West 11th Street.

By the numbers:

The cadets last marched through Austin in 2010.

The march included an estimated 2,400-plus members of the Corps of Cadets, the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, Texas A&M’s mascot, Reveille X, and Parsons Mounted Cavalry.

Texas A&M Corps of Cadets March in downtown Austin

The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets march before the Lone Star Showdown against the Texas Longhorns. It's the first time the march has been held in Austin since 2010.

The backstory:

The Corps of Cadets dates its origins to the establishment of Texas A&M in 1876. 

As the Keepers of The Spirit and the Guardians of Tradition, members of the Corps play a key role in upholding several Texas A&M traditions.

The Corps of Cadets is considered one of the nation’s most unique leadership development programs and is home to students from all majors, interests and backgrounds. 

The university says that though the Corps experience is deeply rooted in its iconic, military-based cultural model, the skills that cadets develop in the program are applicable in every professional environment.