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Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams draws a play in front of guard Zhuric Phelps (1) during Texas A&M’s game against Texas Tech at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Learn the art of non-conference scheduling with A&M men’s basketball

Ian Curtis, Managing Editor January 1, 2025

After Texas A&M men’s basketball’s opening game of the 2022 National Invitation Tournament against Alcorn State, coach Buzz Williams had one of the most difficult press conferences of his career. The...

Texas A&M Head Coach Mike Elko leads the Aggies onto the field before Texas A&M's game against LSU at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A&M football’s year in review

Braxton Dore, Sports Editor December 26, 2024

While pre-season hype and early-season winning streaks can provide enough to make a program believe in itself, it doesn’t always guarantee success. In the case of Texas A&M football, first-year coach...

Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko watches the replay during Texas A&M’s game against McNeese State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

24 Aggies ready to make their mark in A&M’s 2025 recruiting class

Diego Saenz, Sports Writer December 5, 2024

Thousands of high school athletes across the nation put pen to paper on Wednesday, turning their dreams of playing college football into reality. For Texas A&M football, the day could not have gone...

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...

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...

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...

ESPN analyst Lee Corso dances beside the Notre Dame leprechaun mascot after making his pick during College GameDay at Aggie Park on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

College football winners and losers: Week 13

Youngchan Kang, Mathias Cubillan, and Noah Ruiz November 24, 2024

Winner: MAC football Wow, what an exciting ending to a football game. The Buffalo Bulls stole a big-time road game, defeating the Eastern Michigan Eagles at home, 37-20. Late in the fourth quarter,...

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,...

The Aggies run out to the field before Texas A&M’s game against Texas at Kyle Field on November 24, 2011. (FILE)

New Army’s fight

Ian Curtis, Features Editor November 21, 2024

Like most current Texas A&M students, my memories of the last A&M-Texas football game are fuzzy. A vague image of Justin Tucker’s game-winning field goal on a television somewhere in Texas,...

Texas A&M running back Ben Malens (23) breaks a tackle off a Texas defender during Texas A&M’s game against Texas at Kyle Field on November 24, 2011. (FILE)

Brother against brother: A&M-Texas history in the Lone Star Showdown

Noah Ruiz, Sports Writer November 21, 2024

With the cool air of late November drifting into College Station, Aggieland readies itself for a final autumn clash on the gridiron.  As anticipation grows, the Texas A&M faithful pace back and...

LSU mascot Mike the Tiger hits a gig 'em during Texas A&M's game against LSU at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Around the Country: Week 13

Kolton Becker, Olivia Sims, Eric Liu, and Roman Arteaga November 18, 2024

No. 6 BYU @ Arizona State - Kolton Saturday, Nov. 23 — Mountain America Stadium — Temple, Arizona 2:30 p.m. on ESPN A lot has changed in one week, including the Big 12 conference standings...

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