A Tradition Worth Guarding

The freshmen students are able to enjoy silent disco during their night guarding the tiger | Photo by Noah Gulley Features A Tradition Worth Guarding November 3, 2026 by OBU Signal By Lillie Tretter, News Editor For nearly 131 years since launching on Thanksgiving Day in 1895, Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University have played a thrilling football game, contributing to one of the longest-standing rivalries in small college football. This year, the game will be held at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium at Henderson State University on November 14 with kickoff time at 1 p.m. Battle of the Ravine (BOTR) is founded upon long-standing traditions, a rock-solid community and school spirit that is still very much present a little over a century later. “During BOTR, the campus gets to come together to ‘ward’ off the Henderson Reddies,” said Lexi Aikman, Student Body President.

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