Brent Zwerneman
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Cover Texas A&M & More, proud Houston Chronicle alum. Old D1 baseball lefty, author of 6 books. 5thGenTXN, daily historian, 2022 nat'l FWAA beat writer of year.
Bryan-College Station, Texas
Joined June 2009
What a moment in Texas A&M lore: George Strait sings “Amarillo By Morning” before more than 110,000 fans in Kyle Field on Saturday night, June 15, 2024.
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Aggies slugger Jace LaViolette offered the reasons why he’s returning to Texas A&M:
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George Strait’s response to more than 110,000 in Kyle Field for his concert:
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Nick Saban picks Texas A&M over Notre Dame: ‘Until you play in this place, a night game at Texas A&M, you do not know what it’s like’
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Power is indeed back as Texas A&M’s intro — good:
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Jimbo Fisher’s trumpeted arrival to College Station:
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Passing train toots the Aggie War Hymn just as the final in-game War Hymn was sang this year at Blue Bell Park in the 9th inning. Sports:
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Jim Schlossnagle and Texas A&M welcomed back to Blue Bell Park at 12:30 today following runner-up finish at CWS:
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Houston coach Kelvin Sampson took extra time with Texas A&M’s players after OT classic in Memphis:
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Notre Dame controversially received a spot ahead of Texas A&M in the 2020 College Football Playoff. Notre Dame controversially received a basketball NCAA tourney bid in front of A&M in 2022. A&M non-controversially eliminates Notre Dame from the '22 College World Series, 5-1.
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Jimbo Fisher attended his first Aggie Ring ceremony, saw families crying and how much it meant to Aggies. He later pulled an A&M helmet out and told his players when that helmet means the same thing to them as the ring, the Aggies have a chance to get to where they want to be.
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Texas A&M LB Tyrel Dodson had just practiced for 2 hours in 100 degree heat Friday when he saw a 9 yr old boy in indoor complex. So @tdots25 offered to play baseball w/ the boy (my son), & even threw lefty because it was the only other glove around. #ThankYou #LifetimeMemory
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Houston Chronicle exclusive: Texas, Oklahoma reach out to SEC about joining conference via @houstonchron.
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Nick Saban to Johnny Manziel on the College GameDay set in Aggie Park while highlights of Manziel vs. Alabama ran on the screen: ‘I have nightmares about those plays’.
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I asked RB Trayveon Williams about no Texas A&M players through the years declining to play in bowl games: .‘That doesn’t even cross our minds. Every opportunity we get to wear the maroon & white uniform, we want to do that’:
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At Texas A&M’s Kyle Field, via A&M’s Andy Richardson, who said the videoboard will stay on all night in Leach’s honor:
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Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams, fighting back tears: .It has caused me to lose all respect and faith in the system and those who are in it. … The process is obviously flawed. (Adds until transparency is part of process it will continue to be broken).
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Louisville coach Dan McDonnell on his way out to Texas A&M and its home, Blue Bell Park:.'You guys have something special here. This is my first time here in 30 years, and this is special, this is neat. This fires me up, because this is what we’re trying to do.'.
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‘The Hit’-like from Texas A&M freshman safety Myles Davis:
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Texas A&M QB Marcel Reed’s first visit with the Texas A&M beat media, Aggies beat Florida 33-20:
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Texas A&M outscored its final three opponents, Auburn, Tennessee and North Carolina, 51-7 in the combined fourth quarters, all away from Kyle Field.
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Never thought I’d see Kyle Firld like this, and it’s awesome:
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Exceptional outing from Chris Cortez in his possible final appearance for Texas A&M, image via @espn:
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Nick Saban while receiving a hug from a half-bareskinned Pat McAfee: I’ve never experienced anything like this … this is so much fun!
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Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher drops a ‘Howdy’ on the main media room stuffed with sportswriters. Crickets in return. Fisher: ‘You’ve got to say howdy back, dad gum.’.
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Blackout intro at Kyle Field, LSU at Texas A&M nearly at foot:
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One of my roommates at Texas A&M in the mid 1990s was Foster Lott, a veterinarian in Minden, La. His brother-in-law, Jamey Pitman of the U.S. Army, was part of the flyover for Red, White and Blue Out II on Sept. 4 at Kyle Field. What a view:
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The Minute Maid Park crowd can tip its collective hat to self for impacting outcome. Both Rays OF Austin Meadows & 2B Brandon Lowe said deafening crowd contributed to dropped ball on popup -- caused lack of communication: .Meadows: 'It was . tough to hear anything in general'.
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Aftermath of Cullen Gillaspia’s all-time TD at Texas A&M:
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I will add this: Any reports that say Mark Stoops to Texas A&M is a done deal are premature and inaccurate.
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Mike Elko not happy, and this was before the long LSU TD:
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Johnny Manziel and Mike Evans together again at Texas A&M:
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CWS-bound slugger Jace LaViolette says picking Texas A&M over LSU 'best decision of my life': via @houstonchron.
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Texas A&M chancellor John Sharp to @HoustonChron on hire of Earley following Schlossnagle exit to Texas:."Considering the shady way this all happened & the final result, A&M got the far better part of this deal. A coach loyal to his players & school is worth his weight in gold".
Texas A&M AD Trev Alberts shares his timeline and insight with @HoustonChron of Jim Schlossnagle's departure last week for rival Texas; Alberts also offers reply to Schlossnagle's "it's OK to move on" assertion:
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Beautiful Aggie Park, one week to kickoff Texas A&M vs. Sam Houston:
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Texas A&M senior safety Leon O’Neal on his last game at Kyle Field: “This place changed me. … I love A&M with all my heart. … These fans love you unconditionally.”.
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Texas coach Steve Sarkisian greets Texas A&M coach Mike Elko at the SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Fla., on Tuesday. Sarkisian was Alabama’s offensive coordinator when Elko was A&M’s defensive coordinator:
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Almost positive the Georgia offense isn’t used to this much crowd noise from the opposing fan base in Sanford Stadium. Aggies contingent is absolutely rowdy:
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Great answer from Texas A&M LB Buddy Johnson when asked where he'd rank the Aggies -- he said he had no idea: '(But) I can tell you what time we practice today.'.
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Here is LSU safety John Battle punching Cole Fisher, while Fisher and LSU staffer Kevin Faulk trade blows following Cole Fisher shoving Steve Kragthorpe:
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QB Kellen Mond: ‘I’m an Aggie until the day I die . but at the same time we can be so much better as people’:
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Man, they are playing the late Charlie Robison’s “My Hometown” here at Kyle Field at halftime. Makes my heart both happy and sad — and beats the heck out of that “If You’re Gonna Play in Texas” mess.
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Texas A&M’s Braden Montgomery takes part in Aggie War Hymn on crutches:
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Texas A&M and Mississippi State need to reach an agreement to go all white and all maroon when they play each other. All this mixing of maroon and white is too much (old man cloud shaking fist etc):
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Johnny Manziel with a warm welcome back to College Station tonight in Reed Arena:
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I'll write it again: There will be a QB battle between Kellen Mond and Zach Calzada in the offseason.
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Four years after heart surgery as a newborn, our littlest dude, Brady, officially started T-Ball this week. Wouldn’t have missed that first practice for the world. #GodIsGreat @CrystalGalny
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The rivalry lives: Texas A&M soccer coach G Guerrieri said Texas has ‘ducked’ playing the Aggies since A&M joined the SEC in 2012. Texas couldn’t avoid A&M in the NCAA Tournament on Friday night in College Station, and the Aggies prevailed 4-1. A pleased Guerrieri:
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Captain Obvious alert: This is a different Texas A&M program than we've seen in the past few years. Jimbo Fisher's grit has rubbed off on this team early in his tenure.
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Texas A&M senior quarterback Kellen Mond standing in front of a man standing in front of the Sul Ross statue at A&M on Friday. Thousand words, indeed:
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George Strait plays the first ever concert at Kyle Field:
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To give y’all an idea of the pomp around this year’s Texas A&M spring game at 4 pm Saturday: 79 Kyle suites have been reserved, compared to 13 last year. The Pepsi Fan Zone will be bigger than it was for the ‘17 Alabama game. And a whopping 342 lettermen returning this weekend.
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Mike Earley to @HoustonChron while attending Jim Schlossnagle's presser at Texas (as one of Schlossnagle's new Longhorns assistants): .“I’m still trying to balance the emotions of losing that game just a few days ago.".
Texas A&M expected to turn to former hitting coach Michael Earley to try and keep on CWS course:
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Proud Houstonian and Rocket Gerald Green said he’s letting his hair ‘breathe’ today:
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Texas A&M's Jim Schlossnagle on the rivalry: It’s fun to have the War Hymn on this side and whatever they call it on that side.
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The Astros' Jose Altuve stood in the outfield and greeted and hugged and signed for one Uvalde resident after another, he didn't seem to want to leave. He practically had to be pulled away to start getting ready for Sunday's game against the A's:.
10-year-old Caitlyne Gonzales of Uvalde, standing with her family in the Minute Maid Park outfield on Sunday before the Astros’ series finale against the Oakland Athletics, proudly clutched a ball signed by Astros star Jose Altuve: via @houstonchron.
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Texas A&M baseball’s Mr. Everything, the indefatigable Jason Hutchins, is now running A&M’s baseball camps. Here (circa 9 years ago) with Hutch’s old pro ball teammate and my cousin, Rob Beckett. Both Baseball Men through and through:
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Texas A&M's Chris Cortez throws 100 miles per hour. Cortez told @HoustonChron 2 things helped change his approach this season: The addition of Max Weiner, & his Baptism on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic last year with Trevor Werner.
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Texas A&M is good to go for its 3 pm Saturday game at Mississippi State on the COVID testing front — team preparing to board flight now.
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Texas A&M junior LB Tyrel Dodson got a little emotional afterward talking about Jimbo Fisher's impact on program over one season: 'I'm very grateful he came here.'.
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Texas A&M fans “saw ‘em off” as the last of the Aggies baseball entourage enters Blue Bell Park following arrival from 2nd place finish at CWS:
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RC Slocum would joke back when you could hear “Phantom of the Opera” late at night in the depths of Kyle Field. This one will stick with me: hearing George Strait sing “Troubadour” in the Kyle Field ramp on our trek to our ride. As my daughter said, “That sounds really cool!”
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I've covered games at Kyle Field since 1995. Tua Tagovailoa is the single best quarterback I've seen play here. Incredible presence, amazing release.
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Nice ovation, including a smattering of cowbells, for Aggie Band’s halftime performance at Mississippi State on Oct. 19, 2024:
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Jimbo Fisher said he's asked 'Does it scare you' about playing one of nation's toughest schedules (at Clemson, Alabama, at Georgia, at LSU to name a few):.'No. It excites me.'.
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Great exchange here with Mike Elko and Nick Saban during ESPN’s College GameDay in Aggie Park:
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Congrats to Jimbo and Courtney Fisher, married this summer. Dynamic couple:
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Texas A&M senior offensive lineman Carson Green on the ‘whole opt-out thing’ (and, yes, I’m appreciative I can still cite examples like this to my kids on what it means to honor your commitment):
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George W. Bush once said Texas A&M and its environment 'added 10 years' to his dad's life. Here's part of the reason why, and it has to do with Aggie athletics:
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Texas A&M coach Rob Childress on Kody Clemens stare into Aggies dugout following 1st inning 3-run homer: ‘If you don’t like it make a better pitch’
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LSU's Brian Kelly: Texas A&M 'is the best team in the SEC right now'.
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Mike Earley introduced to Texas A&M baseball theme “Rattlin’ Bog”:
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Nick Saban on Texas A&M in general: ‘Great addition to our league. Great facilities and a great academic institution. Really good program, historically. And it’s great for the SEC to have a presence in Texas, and Texas A&M is a first-class institution.'.
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Beautiful weather for George Strait and decent breeze up here:
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RC Slocum: “I was the first in my family to go to college, and I have a picture . of my sons, their spouses, grandkids … there were 16 A&M degrees in that picture. That night made me think, ‘Thank you, Lord. I made the right decision'”: @houstonchron.
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Texas A&M expected to turn to former hitting coach Michael Earley to try and keep on CWS course:
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Projected No. 1 pick Myles Garrett to @HoustonChron on why he intends to watch the NFL Draft at home:
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Texas A&M track’s Infinite Tucker knocked pennies off the Sul Ross statue & told a man trying to stand guard of the statue not to touch him. (Language). A&M receiver Jhamon Ausbon, whose leadership was at full throttle throughout Friday evening, urged calm & respectful discourse:
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Official: Texas A&M University Director of Athletics Scott Woodward has relieved Head Football Coach Kevin Sumlin of all duties effective immediately. Assistant Coach Jeff Banks will serve as interim head coach.
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“Johnny Manziel was famous for being a Scooby as well … you can look into that …”.“I’ve seen that … I’ve seen that!”.(A mini history lesson with Texas A&M’s Scooby Williams, although the well-versed LB was already aware)
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Zwerneman sounds a little like Zapruder, right? I’ve acquired video disputing Steve Kragthorpe’s version of postgame fight — he was shoved by Cole Fisher, not punched. More to come, including LSU safety John Battle punching Cole Fisher while Fisher & Kevin Faulk trade blows:
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Jimbo Fisher 10-minute presser is over -- never seen or heard anything like that. Completely disassociated himself from Nick Saban and told reporters to check into how Saban has done things in past.
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A 3 yr old girl on our plane that just landed in Houston out of the blue just yelled, ‘RUN THE BALL JIMBO!’ People chuckled and her dad said, I taught her that.
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Should LSU come open after this season Jimbo Fisher will not be a part of that equation for the Tigers. Jimbo & Courtney Fisher are quite happy in Bryan-College Station, and that won't change any time soon. Texas A&M is really good about meeting Jimbo's requests, understandably.
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Texas A&M honored the Doziers as the Military Appreciation Family of the Game, and A&M freshman Tucker Dozier got the surprise of his year when his father, James Dozier of the Army, came home early from an overseas deployment and joined the family at Kyle Field tonight:
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Texas A&M's Mike Elko:.There are a lot of things we need to elevate in this program. Our home atmosphere is not one of them.
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Kellen Mond said A&M chancellor John Sharp and A&M president Michael Young agree with him that A&M needs ‘change,’ but Mond added: ‘Awareness means nothing without action to me’
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Sendoff this morning for Texas A&M to the College World Series:
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