The Aggies have an extremely different-looking schedule in several respects for the upcoming year. In 2024, they faced a schedule that was one heck of a trial— but most of their toughest games came within the friendly confines of the Home of the 12th Man.
In 2025, the Aggies have almost all of the same opponents— they trade McNeese, New Mexico State, and Bowling Green for UTSA, Utah State, and Samford, but every other team is the same as the year before. It's the home and road splits that profoundly change the outlook of this slate, with the Aggies swapping their 2024 home games for road games, and vice versa.
This means that the Aggies' toughest contests will most likely all be on the road this year, making for a bit of a lighter home schedule in 2025. However, there's still a few scores to settle, including an early pivotal moment— but it's not that pivot point that earns the designation of the Aggies' toughest home game.
Texas A&M's battle with South Carolina will see Aggies attempt to outlast star power with team talent
The Aggies got run over by a freight train on the first Saturday in November when they rolled into Columbia, South Carolina, to face off with LaNorris Sellers and company. A tie game at halftime quickly turned into a bludgeoning, as the Aggies looked incapable of tackling the Gamecock quarterback LaNorris Sellers.
That was one of the big moments for Sellers in November, a month which has all but made him into a household name going into next year. On the opposite side of the ball, edge rusher Dylan Stewart is a budding star in his own right.
The Aggies had better pray that Nyck Harbor hasn't figured out how to play wide receiver by that point either, because if he can harness his considerable physical gift, it could be wraps. The Aggies are a more talented team across the board, but they'll have to overcome the Gamecocks' star power in order to bring home a win.
This will be the first home game for the Aggies in over a month, too. They'll be back from a road trip against Arkansas, LSU, a bye, and then Missouri. The Gamecocks are coming off of a bye, but it will be their second-straight road game. That seems to favor the Aggies, as both have FCS opponents the following week before rivalry contests.
This will be the most difficult home game the Aggies face if for no other reason than it's the best QB they'll see in any of their home contests. Luckily, the A&M defense was shutdown at home for most of the year in 2024, as opposed to their road performances. Hopefully, they can keep the former while