Report: SEC, Texas A&M don't want to play Texas in bowl game
Fans in the Lone Star State hoping Texas A&M and Texas will renew their rivalry this postseason will be left wanting. According to a report from Chip Brown of Horns Digest, the SEC is telling bowls that have SEC and Big 12 ties that the conference will nix attempts to pair the Aggies against their longstanding rivals.
Texas A&M and Texas have not played since A&M left the Big 12 for the SEC, with the last matchup being a 2011 win by the Longhorns. The two schools ended their annual matchup to much dismay when the Aggies joined the SEC along with Missouri in 2012; Texas state legislators have even tried to put in a law requiring the teams to play annually to no avail.
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It’s assumed that Texas has been the school refusing to meet A&M on the field, but Brown’s report says the SEC does not think Texas A&M has enough to gain from a game against the Longhorns. However, Brown did go on to say some things about SEC that made it sound like he has some anti-SEC bias, so take from the report what you will. Some bowls, including the Texas Bowl, have already expressed interest in making the matchup happen.