DESTIN, Fla. -- When Texas A&M joined the SEC before the 2012 football season, it meant the biggest university in the state of Texas was affiliated with arguably the top football conference in the country.
While it carried several positives for the Aggies, it also meant the SEC footprint now expanded to the Lone Star State. In addition to fighting in-state rivals to sign Texas’ top recruits, A&M and other Texas programs must now fend off powerhouses across the Southeast.
After A&M and Texas secured a large chunk of the state’s high-profile recruits in the last two recruiting cycles, A&M’s peers in the SEC are once again on the verge of exporting top talent outside of the state’s borders.