Over the course of the baddest feud in the history of the Lone Star State, the 1940 game had long owned title to the biggest in the series between the flagship universities. A Texas touchdown in the first minute — the game’s only score — denied Texas A&M back-to-back national titles and re-routed the Aggies from the Rose Bowl to the Cotton Bowl.

In a day filled with strife, Steve Sarkisian wasn't going to let a postgame fracas erupt in College Station after the Longhorns beat the Aggies.

With Saturday's 17-7 win over the Aggies at Kyle Field, Texas all but secured a second consecutive CFP appearance. When that becomes official, Sarkisian will be owed another bonus