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ATLANTA, Ga. - Texas A&M asked.  The Southeastern Conference said no, for now. The presidents of the SEC met in Atlanta Sunday to discuss the possibility expansion to the conference.  They released this joint statement after the meeting. "The SEC Presidents and Chancellors met today and reaffirmed our satisfaction with the present 12 institutional alignment," said SEC Presidents chair Dr. Bernie Machen.   " We recognize, however, that future conditions may make it advantageous to expand the number of institutions in the league.  Texas A&M will reportedly announce its intentions to whether stay in the Big Conference or bolt to the SEC Monday afternoon.  The SEC has reportedly not given the Aggies an invitation to join.  They would likely have to leave the Big 12 to earn it. "We discussed criteria and process associated with expansion," said Dr. Machen.  "No action was taken with respect to any institution, including Texas A&M.” A&M flirted with leaving the Big 12 Conference nearly a year ago, but decided then to stay.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri will look to sweep its future fellow Southeastern Conference rival Texas A&M Saturday. The No. 3 Tigers (24-2, 11-2) will play the Aggies (13-12. 4-9) in College Station.  Mizzou beat Texas A&M 70-51 in Columbia to start Big 12 Conference play.  Tip-off is at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN. News and Notes: *Saturday Streak: Mizzou has not won in College Station since the 2001 season.  Mizzou broke an eight-game losing streak earlier this season.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Arkansas Alumni Association's Springfield Chapter invite you to "call those Hogs" Saturday. The Springfield Chapter is hosting a watch party for the  Arkansas vs. Texas A&M game in Dallas.  The Southwest Classic kickoff is at 11:00 a.m.  The watch party is at the Parlor 88 Lounge at 1111 East Republic Road in Springfield.  The chapter organizers ask fans to wear their Razorback Red. Call the Hogs on Facebook...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The ink is nearly dry on Texas A&M's plans to bolt the Big 12 Conference for the Southeastern Conference. So who's next?  SEC Commissioner Mike Slive thinks the math works best at 13 schools in his power conference. "As I said over the past year or so, the SEC has had no particular interest in expansion," said Slive.  "If Texas A&M's President Dr. Bowen Loftin had not called me in late July, we had no plans to explore adding an institution. " Missouri, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Clemson and West Virginia all seem logical additions as a 14th school.  The SEC has only expanded once in its 78-year history,  adding Arkansas and South Carolina in 1991.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - A geography lesson is always needed before a university joins a new conference. Aggie Outfitters is apologizing for an error in the design of a new t-shirt to celebrate Texas A&M's new Southeastern Conference affiliation.  It received Twitter buzz after NBC Sports' Darren Rovell re-tweeted a picture. There is one problem with the t-shirt.  Well, two or three.  The t-shirt features a map of the SEC states.   However, it does not include Texas nor Missouri.  Missouri is also joining the conference in July.  The map also includes North Carolina, a state that has no SEC schools.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, - Arkansas vs. Texas A&M is moving back to Dallas. The now Southeastern Conference rivals have agreed to a long-term series through the 2024 season to play at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.  The two schools moved the rivalry to on-campus sites this season and next season. "We are excited to have reached a new agreement to return our series with Texas A&M to Cowboys Stadium,” said Jeff Long.  "The addition of Texas A&M into the SEC will only increase the excitement surrounding the Southwest Classic played in the world's most spectacular stadium.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas Razorbacks safety Tramain Thomas played the game of his college career against Texas A&M Saturday.  The junior from Winnie, Texas has been named the FWAA-Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week.  Thomas reocrded a season-high seven tackles, recovered a fumble and grabbed an interception on the final play of the game in the Hogs 24-7 victory. "He had a great game," said Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino.  "The big play at the end of the game obviously was a huge play for us. " Thomas was also named the SEC's Defensive Player of the Week.

NEW YORK, NY - It comes as no surprise that Texas A&M quarterback Johnny "Football" Manziel won the Heisman Trophy Friday night.  It came with a little history as well--he is the first freshman to win college football's most prized individual award. The redshirt freshman beat out Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein. Te'o would have been the first defensive player to receive the award. Klein would have been the first player from Kansas State to ever with the award.

AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Texas and ESPN are trying to silence critics of the new New Longhorn Network. Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds says the rest of the Big 12 Conference in time will learn to "get past somebody having a network. "  The Longhorn Network is a 20-year deal between ESPN and the University of Texas paying the school an estimated $300 million.  The network will show everything from Longhorn games, highlight shows, and possibly high school games from around the state.

DALLAS, Texas - Interim Big 12 Conference Commissioner Chuck Neinas is confident the University of Missouri is going nowhere, at least until next year. In a conference call Tuesday morning, Nienas says the league is set with ten teams for the 2012-2013 academic year after the addition of Texas Christian University.  TCU accepted its invitation to the Big 12 Conference Monday night.  The Horned Frogs replace Texas A&M, which will play in the Southeastern Conference next season.

NEW YORK, NY - It comes as no surprise that Texas A&M quarterback Johnny "Football" Manziel won the Heisman Trophy Friday night.  It came with a little history as well--he is the first freshman to win college football's most prized individual award. The redshirt freshman beat out Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein. Te'o would have been the first defensive player to receive the award. Klein would have been the first player from Kansas State to ever with the award.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Mizzou has yet to finish its first season as a member of the Southeastern Conference , but it already knows next season's football schedule. The Missouri Tigers will play host to SEC powers Florida , South Carolina , Tennessee, and former Big 12 rival Texas A&M.  Mizzou will travel to Vanderbilt , Georgia , Kentucky , and Ole Miss .   The schedule will include two Saturdays on which the Tigers don't play. The schedule does not include border rival Arkansas .  The two schools discussed the possibility of becoming permanent rivals.  In a news release, the university said, "The 2013 schedule is considered a 'bridge' schedule and not based on any other previous or future scheduling formats.  The SEC Athletics Directors will convene in Spring 2013 to begin formulating schedules for the 2014 season and beyond.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M showed no mercy on the Arkansas. Freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel threw for a school-record 453-yards and three touchdowns leading the Aggies (3-1, 1-1) to a 58-10 victory Saturday over the Razorbacks (1-4, 0-2).  Manziel added another 104-yards on the ground and another score. Both offenses put up a lot of yards, but Texas A&M finished its drives with points.  The Aggies out-gained the Razorbacks 716 to 515 in total yards. Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson finished 28-of-59 for 373-yards and a touchdown.  He also threw two interceptions.  Add a Knile Davis' fumble to the turnover list too.  All three turnovers led to points.  The Hogs turnover margin is negative-13 for the entire season.  Senior receiver Cobi Hamilton followed up his SEC Player of the Week honor with 11 catches for 162 yards.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Maybe a change of scenery will change the Hogs luck. The Arkansas Razorbacks (1-3, 0-1) will travel to Texas A&M Aggies (2-1, 0-1) Saturday for the first Southeastern Conference meeting between the two schools.  Kickoff is 11:17 a.m. on the SEC Network.  The game is the Razorbacks's first game out of the state of Arkansas. The Aggies and Razorbacks have a history.   The schools played the past three seasons in Dallas as non-conference rivals.  Arkansas won all three games, holding a 41-24-3 advantage in the all-time series.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, - Arkansas vs. Texas A&M is moving back to Dallas. The now Southeastern Conference rivals have agreed to a long-term series through the 2024 season to play at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.  The two schools moved the rivalry to on-campus sites this season and next season. "We are excited to have reached a new agreement to return our series with Texas A&M to Cowboys Stadium,” said Jeff Long.  "The addition of Texas A&M into the SEC will only increase the excitement surrounding the Southwest Classic played in the world's most spectacular stadium.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - A geography lesson is always needed before a university joins a new conference. Aggie Outfitters is apologizing for an error in the design of a new t-shirt to celebrate Texas A&M's new Southeastern Conference affiliation.  It received Twitter buzz after NBC Sports' Darren Rovell re-tweeted a picture. There is one problem with the t-shirt.  Well, two or three.  The t-shirt features a map of the SEC states.   However, it does not include Texas nor Missouri.  Missouri is also joining the conference in July.  The map also includes North Carolina, a state that has no SEC schools.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Missouri State Lady Bears continue play in the Women's National Invitation Tournament Saturday at 7:05 p.m. against the Memphis Tigers in a second round matchup at JQH Arena. The Lady Bears (23-8) defeated UMKC 81-79 on Thursday, coming out on top of a wild game that featured 10 ties and 20 lead changes. Memphis, meanwhile, was in a dogfight of its own at home against Chattanooga, trailing much of the contest before winning 60-59. The Tigers are 25-7 and finished 13-3 in Conference USA. Missouri State is now 9-3 all-time in WNIT play and has played each game at home.

IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Missouri State swimming & diving team sent freshman Garrett Nevels to Iowa City to conclude his first season with the Bears with some of Midwest's top divers at the NCAA Zone 'D' Diving Championships. Nevels, the lone qualifier for the Bears, was one of 31 male divers vying for a chance to compete at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships two weeks from now in Seattle, Wash. The group of 31 included athletes from Iowa, LSU, Minnesota, Mizzou, Saint Louis, SMU, South Dakota State, Texas, Texas A&M, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Mizzou's winning streak stretches to seven games. Senior guard Kim English scored 21 points to lead the No. 3 Missouri Tigers (25-2, 12-2) to a 71-62 victory Saturday at Texas A&M (13-13, 4-10).  Mizzou swept its soon-to-be rival in the Southeastern Conference. Missouri survived a late run by Texas A&M.  The aggies cut the lead to five points with an Elston Turner 3-pointer with 1:22 remaining.  After a Mizzou turnover, the Aggies had a chance to cut that lead to a single possession.  David Loubeau was called for a charging foul, after his drive to the lane was cut-off by Steve Moore.  Senior guard Marcus Denmon's three-pointer on the following possession extended Mizzou's lead to eight points, sealing the victory.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri will look to sweep its future fellow Southeastern Conference rival Texas A&M Saturday. The No. 3 Tigers (24-2, 11-2) will play the Aggies (13-12. 4-9) in College Station.  Mizzou beat Texas A&M 70-51 in Columbia to start Big 12 Conference play.  Tip-off is at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN. News and Notes: *Saturday Streak: Mizzou has not won in College Station since the 2001 season.  Mizzou broke an eight-game losing streak earlier this season.