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Texas-Texas A&M could be forced to meet under penalty of law
The bill would require schools to play annually
Updated: Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013, 7:55 AM CST
Published : Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013, 5:31 PM CST
AUSTIN (KXAN) - When Texas A&M left for the Southeastern Conference following the 2011-12 season, their annual rivalry game on the gridiron against the University of Texas got pushed to the wayside as well.
State Rep. Ryan Guillen, a Texas A&M graduate, introduced a bill on Monday to try and restore the game between the two longtime rivals.
Guillen, who represents the Rio Grande Valley, said in a statement to ESPN, "This game is as much a Texas tradition as cowboy boots and barbecue. The purpose of this bill is to put the 'eyes of Texas upon' our two greatest state universities to restore this sacred Texas tradition.”
Should the bill pass, it would require the schools play each other annually in football. If a school refuses to play the game, that school would not be able to award athletic scholarship, grant, or similar financial assistance funded with state money during the following academic year, according to the bill.
The first meeting between the two schools took place in 1894. The Longhorns won the last meeting between the two, 27-25, on Nov. 24, 2011. Texas leads the overall series 76-37-5.
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