UOSA will host the home-game tailgate once again this year, but hopes to make it bigger and better through more student participation.

Former UOSA President Katie Fox started the tailgate last year as a way to bring students together and give freshmen a chance to take part in the tailgating experience.

The current UOSA administration has decided to repeat the tailgate this year at 3 p.m. Saturday on the corner of Lindsey Street and Asp Avenue, in front of the Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College.

Last year’s tailgate had about 600 to 700 students, and UOSA hopes to see 1,000 some point this year, Director of the Interior Rainey Sewell said.

“It will probably be around 500 students since it’s the first [game], but hopefully it will keep growing and get up to 1,000,” Sewell said.

Norman band Bungalouski will perform this year.

A few of the band members go to OU, and Bungalouski offered to play for free at the tailgate, Sewell said.

She said OU Housing and Food Services also will provide free hot dogs and drinks for students with OU IDs.

Pre-nursing sophomore Shakiyla Donaldson said the tailgate would be best for freshmen and new students, who might not have anywhere else to go.

“It’s the first game, so freshmen might not know what to do or what to expect and experience,” she said. “I haven’t tailgated before, but it sounds like fun.”

The tailgate will take place before every home game at Lindsey Street and Asp Avenue, three hours before the scheduled start of the game.

“Everyone at OU should have a tailgate,” Sewell said. “Everyone deserves a tailgate to go to before football games.”