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Why Baylor's running the line tradition is so special for the students on campus

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Editor's note: This story was originally published on June 28, 2017.

Every school has its unique football game-day traditions. But few involve the entire student body the same way that running the line at Baylor does.

Before every home game, Baylor freshmen put on bright gold jerseys and gather in the southwest entrance to the field. The band plays the National Anthem and then the students get into a line. Then comes the epic run.

They carry flags and signs bear claws and run out to the field. Then the freshmen form a human tunnel for the team to run through onto the field.