re: A&M AD misspeaks: Oregon apparently back on. USC-w not.

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Those games are no longer part of A&M's plans, Hyman said, because "having switched from the Big 12 to the SEC, we've had to scrub our whole schedule - throw it almost out. Going forward, we've had conversations with people, but we really can't be contractually (obligated) until the conference says you've got the green light."

Slive said this week, moving forward, he intends for SEC schools to first receive their league game dates and then schedule non-conference contests around those.

"When we know what we've got and we know where the holes are and what we have to work with," Hyman said in regard to when scheduling can be tackled.

As for any future marquee non-conference opponents for A&M?

"We've had some general conversations with some people, and in time those conversations will spring into something more concrete," Hyman said.

Playing in Texas a lure

When the time arrives, A&M won't have any problem finding solid non-conference foes, he added.

"What is the advantage we have? A lot of people want to come to Texas and recruit Texas," Hyman said of the state's strength in high school football. "They want to get that exposure in Texas. The Big Ten, the Pac 12 … we have something they would like."

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