The Texas-Texas A&M rivalry returns after a 12-year interruption. The family feud that dates to 1894 has had more than its share of great plays, great teams, great players, close calls and blowouts since the Longhorns won the first meeting 38-0. With both teams now in the Southeastern Conference, fans will expect many more to come.
FILE - Texas running back Ricky Williams breaks the all-time NCAA college rushing record as he runs past the Texas A&M bench for a 60-yard touchdown during the first quarter in Austin, Texas , Nov. 27, 1998.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Over more than a century, the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry has had more than its share of great teams, great players and great games, close calls and blowouts.And Saturday night’s reunion brings with it yet another chance for an instant classic: Either the No. 3 Longhorns or No. 20 Aggies will earn their first berth in the SEC title game.
Undefeated Texas won its first national championship that season but struggled at muddy Kyle Field six days after President Kennedy was assassinated. Texas trailed at halftime in the slop when UT Regent Frank Erwin put out a statement: “The condition of the playing field is a disgrace and a reflection on A&M. No university with a pretense at having a major athletic program would permit any condition to exist.
“I had to run. It parted like the Red Sea,” McCoy said. “Thankfully it all worked out. I really don’t know what life would be like had it not.”
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