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A texas fan flashes a ‘Horns Up’ while fans sing the Aggie War Hymn during Texas A&M’s game against Texas at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

SEC finds its rivalry week pulse in Lone Star Showdown

Ian Curtis, Features Editor December 1, 2024

As dawn struck Aggieland in the early hours of Saturday morning and marked the end of the 13-year hiatus of the football rivalry between Texas A&M and Texas, things seemed to move ahead of schedule. Eight...

The Longhorns sing ‘The Eyes of Texas’ after Texas’ win against Texas A&M at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

‘It stings, bro’

Mathias Cubillan, Sports Writer December 1, 2024

No. 20 Texas A&M’s hopes at a trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship were slashed in a 17-7 defeat to No. 3 Texas in the long-awaited return of the Lone Star Showdown. “Losing our last three...

Still sawing 'em off

Still sawing ’em off

Ian Curtis, Features Editor November 30, 2024

When Texas A&M and Texas take to the gridiron at Kyle Field on Nov. 30, it will mark the return of one of the nation’s biggest football rivalries — and one that this year has major playoff and...

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Home Turf Podcast – Episode 82: The Lone Star Showdown is back, Texas A&M and Texas resume the storied rivalry

Braxton Dore, Sports Editor November 29, 2024

  This week on the Home Turf podcast, host Braxton Dore' discusses the biggest rivalry game in the state as Texas A&M football faces a make-or-break moment against Texas with sports writer...

Sports editor Luke White's first coverage of a Texas A&M football game when A&M played Prairie View A&M on Nov. 20, 2021.

White: Saturday’s showdown at Kyle Field will feel extra special for many reasons

Luke White, Sports Editor November 29, 2024

I earned my first opportunity to cover a Texas A&M football game as a sports writer at The Battalion towards the end of my freshman fall semester on Nov. 20, 2021. A&M hosted Prairie View A&M...

Hearts Divided

Hearts Divided

Maryhelen Guerrero, Maroon Life Staff Writer November 28, 2024

In a city synonymous with Longhorn pride, an increasing number of students are trading burnt orange for maroon, choosing Texas A&M over the University of Texas. With tensions rising ahead of the...

Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Nic Scourton (11) celebrates making a tackle in the backfield during Texas A&M’s game against Missouri at Kyle Field Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (Kelii Horvath/The Battalion)

The story of Scourton

Sydnei Miles, Maroon Life Managing Editor November 27, 2024

He’s No. 11 on the field and a projected first round NFL Draft pick. You know him as the player who pancakes every offensive lineman on his way to the quarterback, but the person behind the shoulder...

A red pot lights the stack at the student bonfire on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

Student Bonfire postpones annual Burn

J. M. Wise, News Editor November 26, 2024

The 2024 Student Bonfire will not burn the night before the Texas A&M-Texas game due to a burn ban in Robertson County, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon. Student Bonfire has traditionally...

Texas A&M students at ticket pull at Kyle Field for the Texas game on Sunday, Nov 17 immediately following the New Mexico State game. (Courtesy of Meredith Seaver/The Eagle)

‘We’ll get it fixed’: Welsh takes blame for Texas ticket pull disaster, promises solutions

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 25, 2024

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III took responsibility for the “surprising and disappointing” issues that occurred during last week’s ticket pull for the football game against Texas.  During...

An Aggie throws the horns down hand sign during a baseball game against the University of Texas at Disch-Falk Field in Austin in 2019.

Howdy, t.u.

Battalion Sports November 24, 2024

On Nov. 22, the University of Texas’s student newspaper, The Daily Texan, published a piece addressed to Texas A&M ahead of the revival of the Lone Star Showdown on Saturday, Nov. 30. Several...

Texas A&M defensive lineman Nic Scourton (11) tackles New Mexico State running back Seth McGowan (1) during Texas A&M’s game against New Mexico State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Trinity Hindman/The Battalion)

Heartbreak in Alabama

Justin Chen, Sports Writer November 24, 2024

At long last, the final two college football games have arrived, and the mad dash to make it into the new 12-team College Football Playoff had contenders adding late blemishes to their records. No. 9 Ole...

David Pollack, Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit on set for ESPN's College GameDay.

College GameDay returns to Aggieland for the Lone Star Showdown

Youngchan Kang, Sports Writer November 24, 2024

ESPN’s College GameDay announced a return to College Station for the Lone Star Showdown against Texas on Nov. 30. The show’s guest speaker has yet to be announced, and the legendary crew of Rece Davis,...

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