No longer a question of if Texas A&M will face Texas in SEC play, but how often?

DALLAS — As a Texas A&M assistant and then head coach, R.C. Slocum faced off against Texas exactly 30 times, each game special in its own way

Before each meeting with the Aggies’ arch-rival, Slocum reminded his players about the scope of the game.

“I used to tell my players that from the tall banks of Houston to the office buildings of Dallas to the deer blinds out in the Hill Country, wherever in this state, they’ll be a lot of people talking about this,” Slocum said. “I thought it was a real privilege to play and coach in that game.”