A&M May Be Gamecocks SEC Cross-Rival

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — South Carolina will apparently play Texas A&M as its future permanent cross-division SEC opponent in football. South Carolina president Harris Pastides told our Rob Brennan that A&M seems like the only option for a permanent cross-divisional rival in football. The Gamecocks have always played Arkansas as its cross-divisional opponent from the west. “Arkansas is a long way off. Arkansas and Missouri have kind of buddied up because they are neighboring states and wanted to play each other,” Pastides said. “That left the opportunity for us to think about Texas A&M, I’d love to know what the fans think.” Pastides went on to say an official announcement on this issue will be in about one to two weeks. But is very confident, the Aggies and Gamecocks will become future SEC rivals. “If all goes the way I think it will, we’ll probably be swapping Arkansas for Texas A&M in the fall,” said Pastides.