This year saw no shortage of impactful sports news, from Dirk Nowitzki’s retirement to Art Briles's return.
Aggies
Two 7-5 teams renewing a rivalry that’s never really coming back is what this season deserves.
The Panthers backup quarterback is only the second in NFL history to throw for six TDs and no interceptions in his first two games.
There's a history of state legislatures intervening in intrastate football rivalries.
A young Aggie just wants everyone to like his Wisconsin-raised sweetheart.
Texas A&M head football coach Jimbo Fisher tells us what Aggies will get for their money.
Not bad for a couple of .500 ball clubs!
Podcast: Andy Langer speaks with Texas A&M’s new head football coach about pressure, leadership, and the culture of Aggieland.
They knew him as 12th Man Jesus. He appeared, and it was good.
Being a good football fan means being able to find optimism no matter the circumstance.
The school, which has owned the trademark on ”12th Man” since 1990, has a history of renting it out to NFL franchises.
Sights from Texas A&M's first game at the newly renovated Kyle Field.
Alyssa Michalke was recently named the first female commander of Texas A&M’s corps of cadets. It’s been a long time coming.
The 101-year-old Aggie tradition found a new purpose on Monday morning.
Because the Bears are still the best college football team in Texas.
Would new Longhorns AD Steve Patterson be willing to revive the rivalry? College Station says it's in no hurry.
College football predictions—some more serious than others—heading into the first weekend.
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.)
Texas A&M’s dean of student life describes the policy that Manziel says almost kept him off the field last season.
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.
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).
Mickey Herskowitz covered the Texas A&M "Junction Boy" and former Houston Gamblers, University of Houston and Houston Oilers coach at nearly every stop.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eight things to know about It’s Always Football Season, the new Texas Monthly sports blog.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Friday's Cotton Bowl gives Longhorns fans a chance to decide which team they hate more: the University of Oklahoma, or Texas A&M.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The universities both lost big games, but they celebrated new football eras.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Texas A&M's new conference bans students from sitting behind the visiting team's bench.
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.
The end of a rivalry, the beginning of a franchise affair, and championships won (and lost) made 2011 a year to remember.
