Tom Herman optimistic about reviving Texas-Texas A&M rivalry
By Keith Farner
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The presidents of the two schools have weighed in and offered optimism about renewing the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry. But now Tom Herman has offered his opinion on what should happen to one of the most storied rivalries in college sports.
They haven’t met on the field since 2011, and in 2012, A&M moved to the SEC, which ended the rivalry. The all-time edge in the series belongs to Texas at 76-37-5, but the Aggies held a 15-13 advantage in the series which dates to 1984.
Speaking at Big 12 Media Days, the Texas coach said, “I’d love to see the rivalry renewed. Great for college football, great for Texas. I don’t know what needs to happen, I don’t know what happened in 2011. We need to find a way to get that game started.”
Tom Herman on reviving Texas A&M series: ”I’d love to see the rivalry renewed. Great for college football, great for Texas. I don’t know what needs to happen, I don’t know what happened in 2011 (when it stopped). We need to find a way to get that game started"
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Obviously, the scheduling hurdles are that the SEC schedules games some 10 years out, and each conference handles nonconference games at different points in the schedule.
Both sides have expressed interest, and it would be a boost to their College Football Playoff resumes, because nonconference games, especially of this caliber, are given added weight.
Both teams finished in the top 20 of season-ending polls, and with Herman and Jimbo Fisher, both programs appear to be on an upward trajectory for success.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
