Marcel Reed is already circling Nov. 27, and he’s not exactly hiding how he feels about Texas.
The Texas A&M quarterback spoke candidly about the Longhorns in a new profile by USA TODAY’s Blake Toppmeyer, and his comments made one thing clear: this rivalry still means plenty to him. Reed didn’t mince words when Texas came up, taking aim at the school’s signature color and the program itself.
“I hate the color orange,” Reed said, per Toppmeyer. “The colors just look so ugly.
Everywhere you go (in Austin), you see that color orange. Burnt orange?
Who likes burnt orange? Texas, it’s the rival, bro.
You gotta hate them.”
Reed’s frustration also comes with a simple football fact behind it. Since Texas rejoined the SEC in 2024, A&M is 0-2 against the Longhorns, and both losses came by double digits. Texas beat the Aggies 17-7 in College Station in 2024, then followed that with a 27-17 win in Austin last year.
That’s part of why Reed’s tone was so pointed when discussing the rivalry and the next matchup.
“We don’t like Texas. I don’t like Texas,” Reed told Toppmeyer.
“It sucks that we’ve lost to them twice. But, they’re coming here this year, so they’re gonna have to pay.
I’ve got something for them, for sure.”
The next meeting comes on Nov. 27, and Reed has made it clear he’s not backing away from the challenge. For Texas A&M, the chance to finally change the recent script against Texas is still a few months away. For Reed, the target is already set.
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