COL. JAY BREWER is the epitome of an Aggie. His dad played for Texas A&M's 1939 national championship team. He arrived in College Station in August 1977, joined the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band and never left.
For 40 years until his retirement in 2020, Brewer was one of the directors and also served as the voice of the Aggie Band, with his authoritative trademark -- "Now forming at the North End of Kyle Field," or wherever the Aggies were playing -- punctuating each performance.
As Texas and Texas A&M prepare to resume a heated neighbor-against-neighbor rivalry in College Station on Saturday (7:30 p.