University Of Texas Band Won’t Play ‘Eyes Of Texas’ After Claims Of Racism. Stadium Speakers Play It, Fans Sing It.

On Saturday, because the University of Texas Longhorns band members did not play the university’s traditional alma mater song, “The Eyes of Texas,” after the Texas-Baylor football game following claims that it had racist undertones, stadium speakers played the song so fans could stand and sing along with it.

“The Longhorn Band will not participate in the Texas vs. Baylor football game Saturday after an internal survey asking whether members would play ‘The Eyes of Texas’ revealed a lack of ‘necessary instrumentation,’ according to a message to band members obtained by The Daily Texan. ‘Based on (survey responses), we do not have the necessary instrumentation, so we will not participate in Saturday’s game,’ Longhorn Band director Scott Hanna said in the message,” the Daily Texan reported.