It’s finally here, folks! Texas A&M’s 2024 football schedule reveal, which took place on the SEC Network on Wednesday night, is already filled with a litany of storylines for the future.
Outside of Texas and Oklahoma’s brutal “Welcome to the SEC!” opening season, the Aggies will officially face the likes of Arkansas, Missouri, LSU, and of course, the Texas Longhorns, who will return to Kyle Field for the first time since 2011.
Auburn, Florida, Mississippi State, and South Carolina finished the eight-game conference slate on the road. If you’ve already noticed, Jimbo Fisher will avoid Nick Saban and Alabama for the first time since joining the conference, and even better, Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels are nowhere to be found.
Having defeated the Aggies in two consecutive seasons, Kiffin holds the advantage on the gridiron. Yet, his sore winner mentality, child-like Twitter tantrums, and juvenile obsession with Jimbo Fisher’s every word have become boorishly trite. While some believe that Alabama’s absence from the schedule deems greater importance, getting a much-needed break from the boy coach is a sight for sore eyes.
As a reminder, these opponents were chosen to balance the strength of schedule to create a fair playing field ahead of the expanded College Football Playoff in 2024 while keeping important rivalries such as A&M vs. LSU intact, while the Lone Star Showdown remains one of the essential rivalries in college football history. Overall, depending on how the roster looks ahead of the 2024 campaign, things are looking good for the Maroon and White going forward.
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