The Texas–Texas A&M football game is back this week, after a thirteen-year hiatus. Texas Monthly, which has long covered the rivalry, rejoices in its return with a full collection of stories about the game’s history, off-the-field antics, major players, and more. Read everything here. After thirteen years, there’s finally a Texas–Texas A&M game. And instead of having to settle for just a couple of games here and there in September—as would have been likely if the Horns and Aggies had ever gotten around to playing as nonconference rivals—the Lone Star Showdown (does anybody actually call it that?) has come back as an SEC game, and on Thanksgiving weekend (if not the day itself) to boot. Not only that, but this year’s matchup is arguably bigger than any Texas–Texas…
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