Trev Alberts: ‘Hopeful’ that Texas A&M football and Texas play every year, but unsure

Trev Alberts mentions that Texas A&M football and Texas has not yet been confirmed as yearly matchup

During a press conference today announcing the new title sponsor for the matchup between Texas A&M football and the Texas Longhorns, Aggie AD Trev Alberts and Texas AD Chris Del Conte addressed the media. This was the first official event held with the renewed football rivalry in view, and you can already tell the amount of attention that the game will command come Rivalry Weekend.

Alberts, at one point, was asked about the frequency of the rivalry. The SEC has not announced opponents after 2025 as of yet, and the scheduling model is still somewhat up in the air. While the Longhorns and Ags are indeed scheduled to play in Austin next year, the matchup beyond that time is, officially speaking, to be announced.

Alberts’ response reflected the indeterminate nature here. When he spoke on the frequency of the matchup, he said he was “hopeful” that it was every year, but it was not yet a sure thing.

This is another reason that I think a change in schedule formatting is inbound. There are simply too many schools with dual rivalries that need to be preserved. It’s not only A&M-Texas that is up in the air, it’s Alabama-Tennessee, Georgia-Auburn, Georgia-Florida, Tennessee-Georgia, and the list goes on.

Billy Liucci, for his part, seems pretty confident that this is all just a formality. I share that confidence, though with 100% less inside sources. I just don’t see a way that the SEC doesn’t make the shift to a nine-game conference schedule sooner rather than later—it really addresses all the issues they currently have (with the exception of worrying about the grind of the conference schedule being extended).

Anyway, despite Chris Del Conte's joke, at least we know that the games are remaining on campus. I think there may have been riots if they went to a neutral-site game.