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Aggies-Longhorns set to renew rivalry as SEC releases 2024 opponents

June 14, 2023
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The Texas Longhorns will return to Kyle Field in 2024, but the reunion of arch-rivals might not be Texas A&M’s most intriguing home football game that season.

On Wednesday night, the Southeastern Conference announced the eight conference opponents each team will face in 2024 when the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma join the league.

The Aggies will play five of their current annual opponents but won’t face Alabama and Ole Miss.

As expected, the A&M-Texas series will resume for the first time in 13 years. Before the series was interrupted in 2011, the game was traditionally played on Thanksgiving night.

There was no indication whether or not the game will resume on Thanksgiving. Official dates and times for each matchup will be announced at a later date.

The last time the two traditional rivals clashed, the Longhorns posted a controversial 27-25 victory in A&M’s last game in the Big 12.

A&M officials wanted to continue the series, but then-Texas Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds opted to cancel. He also encouraged all Big 12 teams not to play A&M in any sports.

Dodds was quoted in the Daily Texan — the University of Texas’ student newspaper — that Texas would decide when the series would resume.

"They left," Dodds was quoted in March of 2013. "They're the ones that decided not to play us. We get to decide when we play again. I think that's fair.

“If you did a survey of our fans about playing A&M, they don't want to. It's overwhelming. I know. I hear it. Our fans are important to us. I think there's got to be a period where things get different. I think there's too many hard feelings.”

Though Dodds said Texas fans did not want to play A&M, in the last several years, Texas officials and fans campaigned to resume the series.

While A&M was playing SEC teams like Alabama, Auburn and LSU annually while also scheduling national non-conference opponents like Clemson, Colorado, Miami and Notre Dame, Texas desperately needed to upgrade its home schedule.

The Longhorns’ biggest game against Oklahoma is played in Dallas. Their biggest home games were typically against Texas Tech, Baylor or Oklahoma State.

Texas officials frequently used the media to try to pressure A&M to resume the series. However, A&M’s position was that the Aggies had moved on and were content with their upcoming non-conference schedules.

But when news surfaced at the 2021 SEC Media Days that Texas and Oklahoma would be added to the league, it was inevitable the Aggies and Longhorns would play again.

Though the clash is the most anticipated game, it may not be the marquee game on A&M’s 2024 schedule.

The Aggies also play SEC games at Kyle Field against LSU and Missouri, as well as a non-conference home game against Notre Dame.

LSU and Notre Dame both finished the 2022 season ranked among the top 20 in national polls.

A&M travels to continue the SEC series against Auburn, Mississippi State and Arkansas. The Aggies will also face Florida for the fifth time since entering the SEC in 2012.

The series with Florida is tied 2-2 with three of the games played at Kyle Field. The Aggies prevailed 19-17 in 2017 in their only previous game in Gainesville.

A&M’s eighth SEC game is against Arkansas at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

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Aggies-Longhorns set to renew rivalry as SEC releases 2024 opponents

14,558 Views | 15 Replies | Last: 1 yr ago by Hubert J. Farnsworth
Ag82
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That is an incredible schedule. I am not in favor of the Sips being in the SEC but they had to eat crow to join and the first game, as Billy stated, will be in Kyle.
LatinAggie1997
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I dislike, vehemently, that the sips will be in the SEC. However, now that they were allowed to follow us into the conference I would like to play them every year. Same conference = decide on the field.
Reno Hightower
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Beat their *** and then win the next game after. That hasn't been done since the 1987 Cotton Bowl.
The Agly Duckling
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That's a damn good looking schedule.

Wish that Arkansas game were at Kyle Field, though.
Iraq2xVeteran
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This is a favorable SEC schedule for 3 reasons.

1. No Alabama or Georgia.
2. The 3 biggest games on our schedule: Notre Dame, Texas, and LSU are at home.
3. Our stellar 2022 class will be in their 3rd year.

I wish we were playing Arkansas at Kyle Field for a 4th home SEC game.
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Only problem I have, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, was that the SEC finally had Georgia lined up to come to Kyle in 2024. Was really looking forward to that. Of course that all went out the window after the backstabbing. But it's still a pretty attractive schedule
phillytex24
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No Alabama? It doesn't seem right. So boring!!! It's like we were downgraded.
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dixichkn said:

Only problem I have, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, was that the SEC finally had Georgia lined up to come to Kyle in 2024. Was really looking forward to that. Of course that all went out the window after the backstabbing. But it's still a pretty attractive schedule
Yes, we were scheduled to play Georgia at Kyle Field in 2024 after playing them at Sanford Stadium in 2019. I would have liked to play Georgia at home in 2024 as scheduled, but I also realize that avoiding Georgia means a more favorable path to the SEC Championship Game
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phillytex24 said:

No Alabama? It doesn't seem right. So boring!!! It's like we were downgraded.
Notionally play them semi-annually from now on at least once the new schedule rotation is underway. I believe playing all conference members regularly will provide enough variation to keep us all interested. Top two meet in Atlanta. So we should see them or Georgia if we can make the top two!!!
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Sweet. Can't wait /bartscottvoice
SociallyConditionedAg
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I hope we don't play them every year. This sucks.
TheBeagle90
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For the love of God when does A&M vs Arkansas in Arlington end?
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AGinHI
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And by all appearances the mentality where we are unable to differentiate ourselves from Texas is returning.

Aggie Athletics immediately posts the excitement of renewing "over 100 years of passion" like it has been the hole in our collective Aggie hearts that's been missing from our lives these past 12 years.



I'm sure I'll find similar sentiments from Texas websites.

I liked Loftin's vision for us and wish we fought tooth and nail to keep Texas from joining the SEC.

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I hate the sips and would rather they go their own way. De Loss Dodd did not want to play and encouraged other big 12 schools not to play us. Now look at them now. They abandoned the Big 12 after they screw it up and where are the Ann Richards and Bob Bullocks types now.
Hubert J. Farnsworth
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AGinHI said:

And by all appearances the mentality where we are unable to differentiate ourselves from Texas is returning.

Aggie Athletics immediately posts the excitement of renewing "over 100 years of passion" like it has been the hole in our collective Aggie hearts that's been missing from our lives these past 12 years.



I'm sure I'll find similar sentiments from Texas websites.

I liked Loftin's vision for us and wish we fought tooth and nail to keep Texas from joining the SEC.




Well said. It's the truth. A&M is too ate up with that rivalry and it's to their detriment.
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