No Aggie vs horn in 2024??

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While the SEC scheduling plan for both OU and Texas has yet be finalized, football is the only sport where this is the case, per Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork.

This means that there are no guarantees that the Longhorns and Aggies will meet in what would be one of the most highly-anticipated games for the two programs in recent memory.

But to get there, the SEC would need to adopt a nine-game schedule that features three permanent opponents, otherwise known as a 3-6 model. This would allow Texas and Texas A&M to play each other every year, bringing balance to the universe.

However, an eight-game schedule would feature only one permanent rival for each team, making it "complicated" for the Longhorns and Aggies.

Bjork says that in this potential 1-7 model, Texas' permanent opponent would be OU while A&M's would be LSU.

“It is complicated,” Bjork said. “The first thing is, let’s get to a nine-game decision. We support nine games. We want that to happen. Hopefully, we can get there. Let’s sort out the College Football Playoff calendar – do you go to Week Zero? And then we can start seeing models on when we would play Texas.”

Bjork says that a decision is looking to be finalized by May. But with the SEC knowing the financial gain that could come out of a revamped annual matchup between Texas and Texas A&M, it's hard to imagine a scenario where a 3-6 model doesn't come into play.

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