Texas A&M's fourth national championship in three years shows something big

Texas A&M women's tennis just won their second national championship in three years late last night, defeating the Auburn Tigers in an improbable victory after a long weather delay. This came on the heels of the Aggies knocking off the no. 1-seeded Georgia Bulldogs, who they had to defeat two years ago for their first national championship.

This marks the fourth national championship won by the Aggies in three years (that's team national championships, as golfer Adela Cernousek won an individual national championship two years ago as well). It's no coincidence that this upswing in contention across the sports landscape began upon the arrival of new AD Trev Alberts, who is really proving to be a home-run hire for the Aggies.

Add to that the fact that the Aggies just demolished the Texas Longhorns in the Lone Star Showdown trophy— something that Texas fans swore up and down would never happen when the trophy was announced— and the Aggies' journey to becoming a major brand across all sports is paying off.

Texas A&M Aggies are becoming a huge national brand with latest championship win

Make no mistake about it: this is a major feather in the cap of this entire athletic department. Fans can joke about the level of these sports, but this kind of thing doesn't happen without the raising of the floor across the board in the entire athletic department— which will end up having effects on the sports that people can't dismiss so easily.

We're already seeing that effect play out in the three major sports on Texas A&M's campus. Baseball, still in contention for a national title right now, has had a massive rebound from last year's disappointment, and boasts three star freshmen that promise to help carry this program for years to come. The recruiting uptick that comes alongside that, what with Earley's removal from the hot seat, will just continue to build the profile of the program as well.

Basketball is in a great spot as well. McMillan is beginning to get into the thick of things with national high school recruiting, already making the Aggies more of a factor than they ever were under Buzz Williams, and he's one of the biggest winners of the transfer portal cycle. Year two of Bucky Ball will have the SEC trembling with the personnel he's established.

And then there's football. Mike Elko is far ahead of schedule after year two, taking the Aggies to the playoff far more quickly than anyone anticipated, and there's no slowing down for them at this point. The recruiting for 2027 is enough to boggle the mind, and that cornerstone class will surely be the linchpin of multiple national title runs if the Aggies keep that clip up in the 2028 class and beyond.

There are some not-so-great spots, though: the Aggies' loss in the softball regionals is beginning to furrow some brows around College Station, but even that marks a much higher standard than was previously present in that department.

The upshot is this: Texas A&M Aggie athletics is entering into a renaissance era. You can accept that or fumble for reasons to deny it, but it's inexorable at this point: get on board, or get out of the way.

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