An interesting piece was published on ESPN on Dec. 2, talking about the breakup of the Southwest Conference in the mid-1990’s. And it often mentioned the integral role that the likes of the Texas football program, Texas A&M Aggies, and Rice Owls played in the breakup of the SWC. Texas last played in the SWC roughly 25 years ago, making it a good time to look back upon the conference’s brighter and darker days.
There were multiple key people that played a role with key teams around the breakup of the SWC interviewed in this ESPN piece.