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SEC Makes Texas Announcement After 10-Point Win Over Texas A&M

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Jordan Sigler | Last updated Nov 30, 2024 11:41 PM ET

The Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies renewed their rivalry on Saturday for the first time since the 2011 season. The Longhorns won that game in a 27-25 thriller in College Station.

No. 3 Texas entered their Week 14 matchup looking for bragging rights over their rival in the Lone Star State and to stay in position to earn a bye in the College Football Playoff. No. 20 Texas A&M needed to win on Saturday to have a chance to stay alive in the CFP conversation.

The Longhorns would race out to a 17-0 lead at halftime. Texas A&M's defense would stiffen in the second half, forcing two turnovers, including a third-quarter pick-six of Quinn Ewers that put the Aggies back in the game.

A late fourth-quarter turnover on downs at the Texas four-yard line would crush the Aggies' chances of beating the Longhorns. Texas would then force a fumble of Texas A&M's offense before escaping Kyle Field with a 17-7 win and improving to 11-1 on the season.

Following the end of the game, the SEC officially announced Texas would play in the conference championship on Dec. 7 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

"HORNS ARE ATL BOUND," the SEC posted. "Texas has officially clinched a spot in the 2024 SEC Football Championship Game!"

HORNS ARE ATL BOUND. @TexasFootball has officially clinched a spot in the 2024 SEC Football Championship Game! #SECFB x #SECChampionship pic.twitter.com/7uiB3bnxZR
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) December 1, 2024

Texas will face a 10-2 Georgia Bulldogs squad that defeated the Longhorns 30-15 on Oct. 20 at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.

The winner of the SEC championship will earn an automatic bid from the CFP selection committee and a bye in the first round of the playoff.

Texas made the SEC Championship Game in its first season in the conference. They did so by beating a Texas A&M team that could have clinched a berth in the SEC championship with a win at home on Saturday night.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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