After the SEC schedule release, the Texas Longhorns might have been granted their toughest schedule since joining the conference

“Sources: Lyle Hemphill, Texas A&M’s associate head coach for defense, will be the next defensive coordinator at Texas A&M. He’ll replace the departing Jay Bateman, who is off to Kentucky. He brings extensive experience working with Mike Elko, including at Duke,” Thamel wrote on X.

The SEC broke the record in December for representation in the College Football Playoff, comprising nearly half the field with five teams. Commissioner Greg Sankey believes his conference deserved seven, and while his argument might hold merit among the metrics crowd, one can't argue that the SEC was the best conference in the country in 2025.

Texas and Texas A&M each had three players on the All-SEC football first team announced Tuesday.

Texas A&M football had several players honored in the all-conference awards announced Tuesday. More honors will be publicized in the coming days.

According to reports from On3's Pete Nakos, Texas A&M defensive coordinator Jay Bateman has elected to leave Aggieland to join new Kentucky Wildcats head coach Will Stein's staff in the same role.