Maroon & White met Burnt Orange on Friday night as Texas A&M and No. 8 Texas clashed for the first time as SEC opponents on the volleyball court at Reed Arena. TexAgs presents a collection of our best shots from the first edition of the revived Lone Star Showdown.

In the renewal of the Lone Star Showdown, Jamie Morrison's Aggies put forth a gritty effort in a four-set loss to eighth-ranked Texas on Friday night. Still, the match drew a program record crowd to Reed Arena, as 9,236 took in the volleyball action between A&M and Texas.

Southeastern Conference volleyball begins this week, and for Texas A&M, Friday brings with it a showdown with archrival Texas at Reed Arena. Jamie Morrison's Aggies enter the latest Lone Star Showdown with a 9-1 record and seek their first win over the Longhorns since 2010.

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. Joining us for our first episode is Dave Elmendorf.

On Thursday, media from College Station and Austin gathered in a Houston office building to learn that the restoration of the Texas A&M vs. Texas rivalry will receive an influx of corporate cash as Cotton Holdings, Inc. was announced as the Lone Star Showdown's title sponsor.

The historic Texas A&M vs. Texas rivalry returns across all sports in 2024-2025, and on Thursday, Cotton Holdings was announced as the corporate sponsor of the series. Trev Albert and Chris Del Conte spoke at a press conference in Houston.