A pair of powerhouse college basketball programs in Texas are reportedly finalizing an agreement to meet at a neutral site for a non-conference game this December.
According to Jon Rothstein of College Hoops Today, Texas Tech and Texas A&M will square off in Fort Worth at Dickies Arena on December 8, with an official announcement expected soon.
The game will be part of a quadruple header featuring one other men’s game and two high profile women’s games.
The Aggies and Red Raiders were set to begin a home-and-home series this season in Lubbock, but that has been postponed in favor of this neutral site matchup.
Tech went 23-11 and finished third in the Big 12 under Grand McCasland last season.
They lost high profile guard Pop Isaacs in the transfer portal to Creighton, and saw Joe Toussaint and Warren Washington exhaust their eligibility, but brought in high profile big man JT Toppin from New Mexico and point guard Elijah Hawkins from Minnesota to help keep this team competing in the crowded Big 12.
Meanwhile, A&M is set to return star scorer Wade Taylor IV and added Zhuric Phelps from SMU and Pharrel Payne from Minnesota in the portal as well – setting up what should be a highly competitive game between two projected NCAA Tournament teams.