No Alabama-Texas A&M? Legend Gene Stallings explains why he’s going to Red River Rivalry instead
By Adam Spencer
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Legendary coach Gene Stallings coached and played at Texas A&M and also led the Alabama Crimson Tide to the 1992 national championship as a coach.
Based on that, you’d think his presence in College Station for this weekend’s Alabama-A&M game would be a certainty.
However, that’s apparently not the case, as the legendary coach will attend the Red River Rivalry game between Texas and Oklahoma instead. During a radio appearance on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 this week (via AL.com):
“I’ve never been to it,” Stallings said. “I was scheduled to go to the A&M-Alabama game, but my preacher is a big, big Oklahoma fan. I mean he is a giant Oklahoma fan. He couldn’t get tickets.
“I got him tickets to that game. I told him I’d go with him, not knowing it’s the same date as Alabama playing A&M. That’s the game I wanted to see, but I’m going to the Oklahoma-Texas game.”
So, there you have it. At least Stallings’ heart will be in College Station on Saturday afternoon.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
