Texas vs. Texas A&M Kickoff Set for 7:30 โคPM โคET on ABC
AUSTIN, TEXAS -โค The annual rivalry betweenโ the University of Texas and โTexas A&M โresumes โfridayโข night at Darrell โK Royal-Texas Memorial โStadium, with kickoff โscheduled for 7:30 p.m. โEastern Time on ABC.โค This marks the second contest since the Aggies‘ โmove to the Southeastern โคConference โpaused the series in 2013, followingโฃ aโฃ 17-7โฃ Longhorns victory in college โStation โlast year.
The historic matchupโข dates back to 1894, with Texas winningโค the inaugural game 38-0 in Austin. Throughout the series, โขTexas leadsโฃ with an overall record of 77-37-5. Since 2000, theโค Longhorns have wonโ 10 ofโฃ 13 games, including four of the last โคfive.
No. 16โค Texas (8-3) โฃwill host undefeated No. โค3 โTexas A&M (11-0). โคThe Aggies,coached by Mike โElko -โ one of the least-paid coaches in the SEC – currently hold a first-round bye inโ the College Football Playoffโข rankings. Texas โขis โled โby redshirt sophomore quarterback Arch Manning,โ who is fourthโ in the SEC with 2,763 passing yards and tied forโ thirdโ withโ 23 โคthrowingโฃ touchdowns.
The โขbroadcast team for ABC โwill featureโข Seanโข McDonough on play-by-play, Gregโ McElroyโฃ as the analyst, and Molly McGrath reportingโข fromโ the sidelines.
According to FanDuel Sportsbook,โ Texas A&M is a 2.5-point favorite. However, ESPN Analytics gives Texas a 51.5% chance of winning. The over/under is set at 52.5 points.
Ahead โขofโฃ the game, Texasโ A&M is the third favoriteโข (+750) to win the College Football Playoff Championship, trailing Indiana (+500) and Ohio Stateโ (+175).
