11/29/2024
An entire generation of Texans raised on the rivalry between Longhorns and Aggies were left out to dry when, in 2011, Texas A&M announced it was leaving the Big 12 to join the SEC. The news came after more than a century of annual showdowns between the two football programs; the first such grudge match was held in 1894. After that, the tradition survived two world wars, the Great Depression, and the Cold War—and then it was over.
After more than a decade without a rivalry game, the Texas Longhorns officially joined the SEC in July and will play the Aggies once again on November 30, with the state’s two flagship universities facing off at Kyle Field, in College Station. For those of us who attended college between 2012 and 2024, this will be the first time in our adult lives that we get to witness the rivalry on the football field. Until this year, the best we could do was experience it through nostalgia and family storytelling.
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