Lone Star Lookback: Mutual respect, admiration between R.C. & Mack

Welcome to Lone Star Lookback! Each week, a former player or coach will join David Nuño to reminisce on Texas A&M's historic rivalry with the Texas Longhorns as the game makes an emphatic return on Nov. 30 at Kyle Field.

Editor’s Note: This episode of the Lone Star Lookback was filmed before the 2024 season began.

On Episode 5 of the Lone Star Lookback Series, legendary Texas A&M head football coach R.C. Slocum and Texas national championship-winning head coach Mack Brown sat down for a memorable discussion regarding their mutual respect for each other and deeply rooted love for the Texas A&M vs. Texas rivalry. A pair of College Football Hall of Famers, both Slocum and Brown spent 14 seasons in the history rivalry. After his tenure as the head coach in College Station ended, Slocum has served as special adviser to the Texas A&M president as well as two separate stints as the Aggies’ interim athletic director. Leaving Austin in Dec. of 2013, Brown spent five years out of the coaching profession before returning to North Carolina, where he spent 10 seasons guiding the Tar Hill prior to being hired by Texas. Brown is currently in his sixth year of his second stint in Chapel Hill.

R.C. Slocum - Head Coach - 1989-2002

Honors

• Overall Record: 123-47-2
• Three-time Southwest Conference Champion (1991-1993)
• 1998 Big 12 Champion
• Three-time Southwest Conference Coach of the Year (1991-1993)
• Texas Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2005
• College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Slocum’s record vs. Texas: 7-7

Mack Brown - Head Coach - 1998-2013

Honors

• Overall Record: 285-150-1 as of Sept. 21, 2024
• Record at Texas: 158-48
• 2005 National Champion
• Two-time Big 12 Champion (2005, 2009)
• 1996 ACC Coach of the Year
• 2005 Paul “Bear” Bryant Award winner
• 2008 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award winner
• Two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year (2005, 2009)
• College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018

Brown’s record vs. Texas A&M: 10-4