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Controversy brewing over the first Aggies Longhorns SEC matchup?

Controversy brewing over the first Aggies Longhorns SEC matchup?

It didn’t take long for the controversy and the old rivalry between Texas A&M and the University of Texas to fire back up once the Longhorns transition to the SEC got it’s official “go date”.

Now that we know the Horns will be joining the best conference in the land for the 2024 season, almost certainly bringing “The Game” back after a 12 year hiatus, the question remains, Where will the first matchup take place?

The last time the teams played, in November 2011, they played at Kyle Field in College Station, leading Longhorns to believe that the next game should be in Austin, but it’s the Longhorns stepping up a weightclass to the SEC, where the Aggies have been for over a decade, leading Aggies to feel they should be the ones with the first home field advantage.

According to an article by Sam Khan of The Athletic there seem to be some disagreements between administrators at the two schools as well.

Aggies athletic director Ross Bjork has said “It will take place at Kyle Field” in reference to the that first matchup, and in Khan’s article, reaffirmed his desire for the game to be held in College Station, saying “Let’s just say that is a very, very firm position from our standpoint.” But Longhorns AD Chris Del Conte seems oblivious, “That’s all news to me. I read it somewhere, I just haven’t heard it from the powers that be. As far as I know, that’s just internet fodder”, he told Khan.

We’ll see how it all goes down once the conference chooses a scheduling model and releases a schedule. But until then, there will certainly be a lot of “internet fodder” to discuss.

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Florida survives comeback bid from Mississippi State, earns first Quad 1 win of season

It wasn’t easy, but Florida finally has a Quadrant 1 win after holding off a strong comeback bid from Mississippi State.

Florida (4-3) climbed back above the .500 mark in SEC play with a 61-59 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs Saturday night.

At one point, Florida led by 16 points, but Mississippi State mounted a monster comeback with an extended run that tied things up with 12 minutes left to play. The Gators outlasted the Bulldogs in the end, but it wasn’t the clean win that it should have been.

[autotag]Colin Castleton[/autotag] had a rough night. He led all scorers with 13 points but shot just 35.7% from the field and wasn’t as effective on the glass or on defense as he usually is. [autotag]Kowacie Reeves[/autotag] stepped up in the second half, though, draining a pair of crucial three-pointers that shifted the momentum slightly back in favor of Florida.

Three-point shooting was a strong point for the Gators tonight. Will Richard, in particular, was on fire in the first half, and the team finished the night shooting above 40% from beyond the arc. Without that kind of success, Florida would have dropped this game, and they simply can’t afford that after losing to Texas A&M twice.

The victory puts Florida back in the driver’s seat as conference play continues, but it’s hard to be optimistic about the team’s chances in the coming weeks. The Gators have games against Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee coming up, and a shaky win is hardly convincing enough to make them the betting favorites.

Still, it’s Florida’s first Quadrant 1 win of the season, and that will help come NCAA Tournament selection time. Even if Mississippi State ends up as a Quadrant 2 opponent at the end of the year, Florida lacks quality wins of any sort and will take what it can get right now.

Here are five takeaways from tonight’s game.

A look at Florida men’s basketball’s conference schedule

Florida men’s basketball has had mixed results against the non-conference slate this season, but now it’s time to tackle the SEC as conference play begins.

After a 7-5 start to the 2022-23 men’s basketball season, the Florida Gators are ready to tackle the conference schedule.

The Gators are clearly in a rebuilding year under new head coach Todd Golden and things haven’t gone great against Quadrant 1 and 2 opponents so far. Almost half of the SEC is ranked in the top 25 of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, and Missouri is making a push to break into the rankings.

Florida won’t have an easy go against most of the conference, but the Gators do have a chance to establish themselves as a middle-of-the-pack team. The team will also get a chance to go up against its former head coach, Mike White, who made the move to Georgia over the offseason. His return to Gainesville is on Jan. 7 and should be one of the more highly-anticipated games of the year.

Here’s a look at Florida’s conference schedule for the 2022-23 season.

Texas Longhorns Basketball: Big 12 releases conference schedule

The Big 12 released the conference schedule on Wednesday afternoon. A few trips are of note, mainly Beard’s first trip back to Lubbock.

For some people, the basketball season began as soon as football lost to Arkansas on Saturday. There may even be more hype surrounding first-year head coach Chris Beard than there was on the gridiron.

The Big 12 released the conference schedule on Wednesday afternoon. A few trips are of note, mainly Beard’s first back to Lubbock. Nobody wearing burnt orange will be safe in Lubbock on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The Red Raider faithful has a bone to pick with their former head coach.

February will have a fun four-game stretch of Kansas, at Baylor, at Oklahoma, and Texas Tech. All four of Texas’ opponents internally believe they can compete for a Big 12 regular season championship. No easy nights.

A trip to Lawrence to face Kansas and a home match against Baylor will close out the season. At the very least, Beard’s squad will be battle-tested heading into March.

Here is Texas’ full conference schedule for the 2021-2022 basketball season.

Big 12 announcement of conference only schedule imminent

The Big 12 Conference will likely make an announcement in the coming days for a conference only football schedule.

The latest breaking news on the college football front revolves around going to a conference only schedule this fall. The Big Ten Conference has already made their announcement. With 14 teams, they could fill out their non-conference schedule with their remaining teams.

The Big Ten will play only conference games this football season, multiple people with knowledge of the decision confirmed to the USA TODAY Network Thursday.

The people requested anonymity because the move had not yet been announced by the league office. That is expected to come along with  further details later Thursday. The Athletic was the first to report the Big Ten’s decision, which comes as coronavirus cases are surging in Texas and the Southeast.

Following that announcement, Brett McMurphy of Stadium reported that the ACC would follow. They would also help out Notre Dame with as many games as needed.

The domino effect of news continued with the PAC12 Conference getting into the act according to Bryan Fischer of College Football Talk.

The remaining two power five conference are likely to follow as they won’t have a choice with the conferences announcing a conference only schedule. For Texas it would eliminate the LSU matchup in Baton Rouge should the SEC follow suit.

Provided the Big 12 makes the same announcement in the coming days, it begs the question of how they might fill out their remaining schedule or would they stick to the already planned schedule.

Related: What a conference only spring schedule might look like

If the Big 12 wanted to play a full slate of 12 games, then some of the matchups would take place twice. Could we see two Red River Rivalry games? One could be in Austin and one in Norman. Or would they go with other matchups? Tough to make a call at this point but it is worth watching as it all unfolds in the coming days.