Sports
December 16, 2019
The Moments That Defined Texas Sports in 2019
This year saw no shortage of impactful sports news, from Dirk Nowitzki’s retirement to Art Briles's return.
Aggies
Sports
December 6, 2019
Put Texas and Texas A&M in the Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl, You Cowards
Two 7-5 teams renewing a rivalry that’s never really coming back is what this season deserves.
Sports
September 27, 2019
Is Kyle Allen’s NFL Debut What You Expected, Aggies and Cougars?
The Panthers backup quarterback is only the second in NFL history to throw for six TDs and no interceptions in his first two games.
Sports
November 28, 2018
Should the Law Require UT and Texas A&M to Renew Their Rivalry?
There's a history of state legislatures intervening in intrastate football rivalries.
The Texanist
November 17, 2018
The Texanist: Why Is Mother So Unhappy About My Non-Texan Girlfriend?
A young Aggie just wants everyone to like his Wisconsin-raised sweetheart.
Sports
October 19, 2018
Jimbo Fisher: The $75 Million Man
Texas A&M head football coach Jimbo Fisher tells us what Aggies will get for their money.
Sports
September 12, 2018
The Aggies Knock Off the Longhorns as Nation’s Most Valuable College Football Program
Not bad for a couple of .500 ball clubs!…
Sports
September 4, 2018
Jimbo Fisher: ‘Whatever I Tell You, You Can Take It to the Bank’
Podcast: Andy Langer speaks with Texas A&M’s new head football coach about pressure, leadership, and the culture of Aggieland.
Sports
October 6, 2017
Aggies Want “12th Man Jesus” to Lead Out the Team Against Alabama
They knew him as 12th Man Jesus. He appeared, and it was good.
Sports
August 23, 2017
Football Fan Advice From the Texanist
Being a good football fan means being able to find optimism no matter the circumstance.
Sports
May 5, 2016
An Aggie Coach Tweeted Away Part Of The 2017 Recruiting Class
Stay off Twitter, everybody.
The Daily Post
November 12, 2015
Texas A&M’s “12th Man” Licensing Business Is About To Get A New Customer
The school, which has owned the trademark on ”12th Man” since 1990, has a history of renting it out to NFL franchises.
Sports
September 14, 2015
Kyle Field Was Ready for Its Close-up
Sights from Texas A&M's first game at the newly renovated Kyle Field.
The Culture
May 8, 2015
Corps Values
Alyssa Michalke was recently named the first female commander of Texas A&M’s corps of cadets. It’s been a long time coming.
Sports
November 12, 2014
Texas A&M Students Shouted Down a Westboro Baptist Church Demonstration With Yell Practice
The 101-year-old Aggie tradition found a new purpose on Monday morning.
The Culture
December 5, 2013
Why You Should Quit Making Fun of Baylor
Because the Bears are still the best college football team in Texas.
Sports
November 7, 2013
A&M Hopes to Play UT Again . . . But Only in a Bowl Game
Would new Longhorns AD Steve Patterson be willing to revive the rivalry? College Station says it's in no hurry. …
Sports
August 29, 2013
A&M Will Make It Two Straight Over ‘Bama, But Could UT Have the Better Season?
College football predictions—some more serious than others—heading into the first weekend.
Sports
August 15, 2013
Preview: Who Is Johnny Football?
An excerpt from S.C. Gwynne's September cover story on Johnny Manziel, which will officially hit newsstands (and the web) on August 21. (Illustrations by Nathan Fox. Color by Jeromy Cox.)…
Sports
August 13, 2013
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…
Why we put Johnny Manziel on the cover as a superhero.
Sports
June 20, 2013
2012 Sanction Against Johnny Manziel Likely a “Conduct Probation”
Texas A&M’s dean of student life describes the policy that Manziel says almost kept him off the field last season.
Sports
June 19, 2013
How Johnny Football Almost Didn’t Play for Texas A&M
UPDATED: In an exclusive interview with S.C. Gwynne, Johnny Manziel confirmed that Texas A&M suspended him last summer. His successful appeal changed college football history.
Sports
June 18, 2013
Johnny Manziel’s Life, Your Entertainment
The latest Johnny Football social media non-story, in which the Aggies' Heisman Trophy winner disses College Station in a tweet (and then deletes it).
Sports
April 12, 2013
Jack Pardee, 1936-2013: A Remembrance
Mickey Herskowitz covered the Texas A&M "Junction Boy" and former Houston Gamblers, University of Houston and Houston Oilers coach at nearly every stop.
Sports
April 1, 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Texas, Texas A&M to Resume Football Rivalry in 2015 (April Fools!)
No Fooling? The Longhorns and the Aggies have signed a ten-year deal with ESPN's SEC Network and the Longhorn Network to play football once again.
Sports
March 27, 2013
@JManziel2 Has Left the Building
Texas A&M's Heisman Trophy-winning QB Johnny Manziel decides to live in public just a little less, telling ESPN.com that he's giving up on Twitter.
Sports
March 4, 2013
VIDEO: Johnny Manziel’s ESPN Sunday Conversation
A&M spring practice started Saturday, and The Longhorn Network ESPN was there. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner sat down with Kirk Herbstreit on SportsCenter.
Sports
February 25, 2013
WATCH: Texas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion
A&M, SEC, BCS...WWE? The Aggies head coach was the guest of honor when pro wrestling came to Reed Arena Sunday, much to the chagrin of Big Show.
Sports
February 6, 2013
The New Way to Recruit Against the Aggies
Last year: telling potential A&M recruits the team would not do well in the SEC. This year: telling potential A&M recruits the team's so good there isn't playing time. …
Sports
February 1, 2013
Kickoff: Eight Things to Know About This Blog
Eight things to know about It’s Always Football Season, the new Texas Monthly sports blog. …
Sports
January 25, 2013
VIDEO: Johnny Football’s Latest Unbelievable Performance
It may not be as high-stakes as the Alabama game or Cotton Bowl, but Johnny Manziel’s video with basketball trick shot specialists Dude Perfect is still jaw-dropping. …
Arts & Entertainment
January 23, 2013
Bum Steer: The Judge Who Facebooked Johnny Football’s Speeding Ticket
This is no way to revive The Battle of the Brazos: Ennis municipal court judge W. Lee Johnson, a Baylor alumnus, was publicly reprimanded for his none-too-subtle post about the A&M QB’s apparent moving violation.
Sports
January 21, 2013
The Aggie Butterfly Effect: What if A&M Had Stayed?
Does Texas A&M’s Cotton Bowl dominance of Oklahoma mean the Aggies would have had an even better season had they stayed in the Big 12? No. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
VIDEO: That Time There Was a One-Point Safety in a UT-A&M Game
How rare was last night's one-point safety by Oregon against Kansas State? It's only happened once before in NCAA history: when UT did it against A&M eight years ago. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
Our Question For UT Fans: Aggies or Sooners?
Friday's Cotton Bowl gives Longhorns fans a chance to decide which team they hate more: the University of Oklahoma, or Texas A&M. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
The Five Most Memorable Sports Stories of 2012
Guess what's number one (hint: look at the picture).
Sports
January 21, 2013
Johnny Football’s Going to Win Heisman
Update: The Stiff Arm Trophy website calls it for the Texas A&M QB, its earliest ever projection. The Tyler/Kerrville native will take the home the Heisman Trophy Saturday. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
VIDEO: Kerrville High Schooler’s Illicit Johnny Football Haircut
Rob the Original, San Antonio’s infamous hair artist, strikes again, paying tribute to Texas A&M star quarterback Johnny Manziel on the scalp of Kerrville teen Christian Chavez.
Sports
January 21, 2013
The Aggies’ Stunning Win Dominated College Football News
The Aggies own the college football weekend, upsetting top-ranked Alabama. Plus: UT's DKR tribute, Tommy Tuberville's ill temper, and the latest UT-A&M conspiracy theory. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
UT and A&M Resume Hostilities This Weekend
If you thought the rivalry between the University of Texas and Texas A&M was currently on ice, you are correct. Tonight in College Station, the two schools face off in, you guessed it, hockey. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
A&M and Texas State Make History While Losing
The universities both lost big games, but they celebrated new football eras. …
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Watch Five Aggies Sing Taylor Swift
In true road trip fashion, several friends lip-sync and hand-dance to a pop song. The twist? It's five fellas from A&M singing a Taylor Swift song.
Critters
January 21, 2013
Texas A&M’s Bisbee, R.I.P.
The feral cat and unofficial campus mascot was found dead on Thursday, but he's still got eight more lives on Twitter. An interview with @AggieBisbee. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
Aggieland Smacks Back at Will Muschamp
College Station Mayor Nancy Berry responds to a dig by the University of Florida head coach (and former UT defensive coordinator) with a bit of YouTube comedy. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
Heard the One about the Aggie Who Failed Geography?
Private retailer Aggieland Outfitters recalled a handful of t-shirts printed with a map of the states that have SEC schools. The problem? North Carolina isn't part of the conference. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
How to Practice for Brittney Griner
It takes a broom, a kayak paddle, or a six-foot-ten Aggie yell leader for rival teams to prepare for playing against Baylor Bear Brittney Griner, who just became the second woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
SEC to Aggie Band and Other Students: Seat’s Taken
Texas A&M's new conference bans students from sitting behind the visiting team's bench.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Texas A&M to Denver Broncos: Hands off our 12th Man
After a skydiver flew over Denver's stadium with a flag reading "12th Man," an A&M vice president took to Twitter to defend the trademarked term.
Sports
January 21, 2013
The Five Most Memorable Sports Stories of 2011
The end of a rivalry, the beginning of a franchise affair, and championships won (and lost) made 2011 a year to remember. …