Texas A&M Unveils Throwback Uniforms for Showdown with Florida

Ode to the Greats

Rewinding back to 1975 brings back joyous memories for the Aggie faithful who were able to experience some of the glory days of A&M athletics. That year was looked kindly across College Station, as the football and basketball teams both won their respective conference titles.

The Aggies were led by running back Bubba Bean, a stout, punishing rusher out of Kirbyville, Texas. His senior year was among the greatest in school history, most notably for becoming the first and only A&M running back to appear as the cover athlete of Sports Illustrated.

Head coach Emory Bellard ran a tight ship back in the day at A&M, where his squad went on a tear to open the season, taking care of its first ten opponents in dominating fashion, including a 20-10 win over archrival then-No. 5 Texas.

The Maroon and White were in their fourth year under Bellard, who was first the offensive coordinator at Texas before the Aggies stole him away from the Longhorns. Fast-forwarding to the present day, Elko's unit will dawn their predecessors uniforms in hopes of replicating their success.

A&M has its case for its own Sports Illustrated cover athletes, as quarterback Marcel Reed and wide receiver Mario Craver have both flashed their heroic capabilities in the first games of the season and have the power to write their own Maroon and White story.

Under Elko, the Aggies have enjoyed a plethora of cosmetic changes in and around the program, from brand-new stadium lights to the use of uniform combinations which have been seen sparsely in previous-head coach Jimbo Fisher's tenure.

The uniforms will debut in the final game of a three-game SEC home stand before the Aggies go on the road to face another three-straight conference opponent. A combination of modernization and tradition has become the standard under Elko, a combination older and newer generations alike are rallying together for.