Texas Football: Top Longhorns as Game of Thrones characters

How would the most notable names for the 2019 Texas football team line up with the most prominent Game of Thrones characters?

The hit HBO series Game of Thrones is the talk of the town right now as it’s in the midst of Season Eight, which will also be the final round of the show. In the world of college football, the Texas football program is also the talk of the around the Big 12 and with the national media.

There has to be at least a handful of Texas football players that are following the thrilling four episodes released so far through Game of Thrones Season Eight. This is the final season that Game of Thrones will be releasing, and it has the nation captivated each and every Sunday night. There are a few episodes yet to be released that should have fans on edge too.

The comparisons between anything you can think of, like players for the Texas football program, and the highlighting figures on Game of Thrones reigns abundant in this day and age.

Longhorn inspirations from Game of Thrones already took place four years back. Former head coach Charlie Strong had his team run a promotional video previous to the 2015 campaign that had clear Game of Thrones inspirations.

An opinion piece released by hookem.com and the Austin-American Statesman on April 29 also deciphered “What position Arya Stark would play for the Longhorns?” This is the type of comparisons that can happen during the dead period of college football’s off-season. But it’s also a fun way to draw comparisons between one of TV’s most popular shows ever and the Longhorns.

Here’s a look into a comparison between some of the most notable Game of Thrones characters and their closest identifying players for the Texas Longhorns football program in 2019.