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Texas, Texas A&M Presidents Support Restarting Football Rivalry Series

The renewal of a storied Lone Star State rivalry could be in the works.

On Friday, the presidents of both Texas and Texas A&M expressed their desire to get a football game between the two programs back on the schedule in the future.

"It's a storied rivalry," Texas President Greg Fenves told the Statesman's Ralph K.M. Haurwitz. "We've told our ADs to figure out a plan and bring it to us."

The Longhorns aren't the only ones who want the rivalry to be brought back to life, though. Texas A&M President Michael Young told the Statesman that the Aggies were supportive of the idea as well: "Absolutely.