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Texas A&M OL Ar'maj Reed-Adams shrugs off facing Texas defenders Anthony Hill, Colin Simmons

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Ar'maj Reed-Adams
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Nov. 28 is a date circled on everyone’s calendars in the Lone Star State. Texas and Texas A&M will face off in Austin for the first time since 2010, ending a 15-year drought. It’s another edition of a renewed rivalry, filled with some of the sport’s top players.

Two of those are Anthony Hill and Colin Simmons, both on the Texas side. But when asked about the duo, Texas A&M offensive lineman Ar’maj Reed-Adams shrugged off the idea of the individualistic matchup. Instead, he is focused on going up against the entire Longhorns defense and, most importantly, getting a win.

“Just doing what we’re supposed to do,” Reed-Adams said Thursday at SEC Media Days. “It’s going to come. We’re not really worried about a single player at all. We’re just worried about winning the game.”

Hill and Simmons put up similar stat lines during the 2024 matchup. Five tackles were recorded each and none in the backfield. Neither got a tackle for a loss or sack, something we grew accustomed to seeing from the Texas stars. Instead, it was the likes of now-New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Vernon Broughton causing havoc, snatching two sacks.

Reed-Adams is expected to have a heavy dose of pressure coming his way. Hill and Simmons included but Texas is not afraid to throw multiple looks at Texas A&M. Luckily, Reed-Adams is a part of one of college football’s best offensive line groups.

ESPN’s Greg McElroy ranked the unit at No. 2 heading into the season. Plenty of experience is in College Station and with quite a bit of depth. Texas A&M has its top seven offensive linemen returning, something not a lot of programs can say.

“In this day and age, that’s a good thing,” head coach Mike Elko said of the offensive line’s experience via ESPN’s Chris Low. “Obviously we’ve got a lot of experience, a lot of veteran players in that group. And back in 2020, that’s where it all started.”

Very few things are more important to Texas and Texas A&M than beating each other. Especially after such a long break, the Aggies want to get back on the right side. Round 1 of the SEC battle went in favor of the Longhorns.

For Reed-Adams, making sure his team comes out of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium winners is more important than any individual matchup. All we have to do now is wait four months for the game.