Aggie Glory: Lone Star Showdown Comes Home
After a long hiatus following Texas A&M’s move to the SEC, the storied all-sports rivalry with Texas returned for the 2025–26 academic year—and the Aggies claimed bragging rights once more. In the Lone Star Showdown, points are awarded across every NCAA sport with head-to-head matchups or SEC championship finishes deciding the result. Texas A&M raced to an early 4–1 lead in soccer, volleyball, and cross country before dropping a crucial football loss. The series tightened in the spring as both schools split multiple events, but A&M pulled ahead with wins in women’s tennis, golf, baseball, and both track and field championships. Ultimately, the Aggies finished 11.5–7.5, securing their first victory in the SEC era and first overall since 2008–09.
In a stunning twist nobody saw coming (except every single Aggie ever), Texas A&M has proven once and for all that hoisting a tarnished wooden trophy engraved with decades of petty one-upmanship is the pinnacle of collegiate achievement. Forget championships or academic rankings—nothing screams “we’ve arrived” like beating your neighbor in cross country while also stiff-arming them on the volleyball court. Students celebrated by printing commemorative T-shirts that read “We’re Better at Everything” and planning a candlelight vigil for the fallen Longhorn ego. Texas, meanwhile, is reportedly considering renaming their sports teams “The Almost-Won” in solidarity.
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