Texas A&M Football: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Texas to the SEC

Texas A&M football might have a new conference mate soon enough. Reports indicate rival Texas is close to joining the SEC.

Minutes before Texas A&M football had its turn at the podium during SEC media days, Houston Chronicle reporter Brent Zwerneman dropped a bombshell on the college football world: Texas and Oklahoma were headed to the SEC, and “an announcement could come within a couple of weeks.”

Texas A&M offered its rebuttal, and the rumor mill has continued to swirl ever since. But what are the true implications of the Longhorns and Aggies sharing a conference once more?

The Good: Rivalry Restored

The “why” and “how” might have come out of nowhere, but the reality of the matter is this: college football is better when Texas and Texas A&M are playing. Having a decade-long break from one of the most heated rivalries on and off the field wasn’t a net positive for the sport.

Over that time, Texas A&M was 77-37 on the field while Texas went 65-48. The addition of Jimbo Fisher, a Top-4 finish in 2020, and a recruiting boom has the Aggies in the conversation for a College Football Playoff spot. At the very least, Texas A&M has pulled equal to Texas in terms of their college football status.

Being in the same conference would allow that debate to finally, for better or worse, be settled on the field.