As much as Johnny Manziel will forever live in the lore of college football as one of the most exciting and polarizing players in the history of the sport, the legacy of Texas A&M football under Kevin Sumlin may be remembered by one hot and rainy afternoon at the Rose Bowl in 2017.
By now, every Aggie reading this has shuddered at the mere memory of that fateful day against UCLA. It was the beginning of the end of Sumlin. The straw that broke the camel’s back. He was a dead coach walking, and it reflected on the recruiting trail.