Gig ’em to the SEC championship game?
It’s the final week of the regular season in college football, and no game perhaps is bigger than when Texas A&M faces off against Texas in the revival of the intense in-state rivalry. While there’s certainly bragging rights on the line for the rivalry that dates back to 1894 and hasn’t been played since 2011, there’s an even bigger prize up for grabs: the SEC title game and a possible College Football Playoff spot.
It has been a mostly successful season for the Aggies. They head into the final game at 8-3 but their most impressive win came against No. 24 Missouri. With a resume not worth bragging about, clinching the SEC automatic berth appears to be the only way Texas A&M can get into the 12-team field. However, it’s very much still a possibility.
How does Texas A&M make SEC championship game?
Simple: win and Texas A&M is in.
If Texas A&M beats Texas, then the Aggies will be in the SEC championship game. A win and Texas A&M would have a 6-2 record alongside Texas and Georgia. Georgia and Texas A&M didn’t play each other, but they both beat Texas and win the tiebreaker. If Tennessee beat Vanderbilt and joins the 6-2 teams, Texas A&M would advance among the four teams due to having the best cumulative winning percentage of all conference opponents.
What if Texas A&M loses to Texas?
If Texas A&M loses to Texas, then it will not advance to the SEC championship game and is very much eliminated from College Football Playoff consideration.
A Longhorns win and Texas would finish at the top of the SEC standings at 7-1 and clinch its spot in the conference championship game. Georgia has already clinched its spot in the SEC title game and is not affected by the result of Texas A&M vs. Texas or Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt.
When is Texas vs. Texas A&M?
Texas and Texas A&M will play on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas at 7:30 p.m. ET.
