UT, A&M presidents want to renew football rivalry

The University of Texas and Texas A&M University know how to split the atom and cure some forms of cancer. Scheduling a football game against each other is apparently more complicated, but the presidents of both schools told the American-Statesman that they are in favor of renewing the storied rivalry.

In a wide-ranging discussion Friday with Statesman editors and reporters, UT President Gregory L. Fenves and A&M President Michael K. Young also said that they hope state lawmakers increase appropriations for student financial aid and certain other programs beyond what the initial House and Senate bills recommend.

The Aggies and Longhorns last played each other in football in 2011, when Justin Tucker’s 40-yard kick gave Texas a last-second win.

“It’s a storied rivalry of a hundred years or so,” Fenves said. “We’re supportive” of renewing it.

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