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(Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Marriott) RICHMOND, IL - JUNE 11: Taylor Kitsch, Minka Kelly, Aimee Teegarden and Zach Gilford attend as Marriott Rewards reunites Taylor Kitsch, Minka Kelly, Zach Gilford and Aimee Teegarden of "Friday Night Lights" for Spartan Super Race on June 11, 2016 in Richmond, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Marriott)Tasos Katopodis — Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:14 AM UTCPublished: Jun 13, 2016 6:10 PM UTC **Correction appended, June 13, 2016** It may be hard to believe, but [_Friday Night Lights_](http://time.com/4210133/friday-night-lights-reunion/), the drama that made football fans of even the sports-averse, premiered a whole decade ago. The [sleeper hit](http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2046052,00.html?iid=sr-link8) about a high school football team in the fictional small town of Dillon, Texas is still a treasured television artifact: it gave us timeless mantras like “Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose” and the classic “Texas forever.” (Not to mention inspiring women everywhere with [Connie Britton’s](http://time.com/3995895/connie-britton-amy-schumer-friday-night-lights-late-night/?iid=sr-link1) infinite wisdom and [aspirational hair](https://www.buzzfeed.com/oliviaroat/22-times-connie-brittons-hair-was-the-greatest-th-ehzv?utm%5Fterm=.dr7yWwGbO#.oiBKnegGL).) Unfortunately, though, we won’t get to see the show make a comeback. The cast reunited over the weekend — but not to film a reboot. Some cast members, including Britton, attended a reunion at the ATX Television Festival, while others, including Minka Kelly and Taylor Kitsch, attended a separate gathering in Illinois to race in the Chicago Spartan Super. Although actress Minka Kelly [told _Vanity Fair_](http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/06/taylor-kitsch-minka-kelly-friday-night-lights-ten-year-reunion) that they’re “like a little family,” it doesn’t sound like fans should get their hopes up for a sequel to the beloved show, which aired for five seasons before ending its run in 2011. “I’ll never play Riggins again,” said Taylor Kitsch, known for his role as the hunky, brooding football star. Kelly, who played peppy cheerleader Lyla Garrity, agreed: “I think some things are better left \[with people\] wanting more.” The actors also mused on where their characters would be now: Kitsch thinks Riggins would be hanging out on his land with a family, while Kelly said Garrity would probably have settled in Nashville. And despite the steamy romance the two shared on the show, both actors believe Riggins would have ended up with his other love interest, Adrianne Palicki’s Tyra Collette. (Kelly, for her part, waffled on that prediction.) Some things in Texas are forever, though: the Austin-based reunion included a throwback tailgate and pep rally [held right on the Panthers’ field](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/10/friday-night-lights-reunion-atx-fest-photos?utm%5Fsource=huffingtonpost.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=pubexchange%5Farticle) where the show was originally filmed. Check out some snaps of the cast below. **Correction:** The original version of this story incorrectly said that Kelly and Kitsch were at the ATX Television Festival in Atlanta. 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