This Saturday the SMU Mustangs and TCU Horned Frogs will renew their rivalry and compete in the Battle for the Iron Skillet. It’s a fierce local rivalry that has started to spill off the field and all the way into local politics.

TCU and SMU will play in the Battle for the Iron Skillet on Saturday and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson wore an anti-TCU shirt to show the Mustangs’ support.

Mayor Eric Johnson knows who he’s supporting in this year’s Battle for the Iron Skillet. Before SMU and TCU face off for the latest installment of their long-tenured rivalry, Johnson declared Monday as the official start of Iron Skillet Week in Dallas. The event will last until Saturday when the teams face off at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.

Johnson and other leaders wore shirts simply stating "TCU Sucks" ahead of the Battle for the Iron Skillet. The mayor said he received the "awesome shirt" from council member Chad West. Johnson grew up in Dallas, but did not attend SMU.

The SMU Mustangs and TCU Horned Frogs are set to face off Saturday at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, which is the last time the rivalry game is scheduled in Dallas.

Dallas mayor Eric Johnson is getting in the spirit for Saturday's Battle of the Iron Skillet in North Texas. Mayor Johnson sported a "TCU Sucks," shirt to Wednesday's Dallas City Council briefing, showing his bias ahead of the historic rivalry between SMU and Texas Christian this Saturday at Gerald J.