Texas A&M basketball may be coming off of a disappointing loss against the Alabama Crimson Tide on the road this Wednesday, but they will finally return home to host their first Quad 1 game in Reed Arena this season when the Florida Gators come to town on Saturday. The Aggies fell short in their opportunity against the Tide, but they have yet another one this weekend against Todd Golden's team where they can show they are the real deal.
With this being the biggest game yet this season in Reed Arena, it makes sense that the Aggies are going to go all-out for the most electric home court advantage they can muster. Bucky Ball has created a stir around town already, and so the draw to come see this Aggie team do their thing against the defending national champions is a strong one— but it just got that much stronger with today's announcement.
Texas A&M basketball announces blackout for Saturday's home showdown with Florida
The Aggie basketball account on X has been on a tear this season, and the latest heat they just dropped is no exception:
Black Out incoming… ⚫️ pic.twitter.com/BuhaHjnEHr
— Texas A&M Basketball (@aggiembk) February 5, 2026
This is quite the way to build some excitement for this game on its own merits, but the substance of what it is announcing goes a long way towards that same goal as well. Texas A&M football has had a blackout game each of the last two years, and both have been extremely memorable occasions in Kyle Field— not to mention emphatic wins.
The hope here is that this has the same effect on this basketball game. This is a team that is probably overmatched from a talent perspective to a much greater degree than the 2024 football team was against LSU, but a vibrant home crowd can go a really long way in college athletics.
If the Aggies put the pressure on early against the Gators with a big run, it could be over before it starts for Todd Golden's squad. In reality, though, everything about this game screams that it will be a barn-burner, and this only adds to that intuition.