Texas A&M junior left tackle Trey Zuhn bleeds 12th Man blood.

His parents attended school there.

Grandparents too.

So it came as a surprise that he told reporters at SEC Media Days that as a kid growing up in Fort Collins, Colo.,  he had some Longhorns memorabilia in the house.

That is, until he explained it.

“I actually have a Longhorn hanging in my room. It happens to be upside down,” he said, drawing laughter. “Don’t let a referee in there.”

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I guess the word it out that the Aggies hate the Horns.

No real news there.

When the rivals resume their century-old rivalry on Nov. 30 in College Station, it will be the most watched college football game of the weekend, a return to the old days for the fan bases but a new experiences for others.

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"I was here for four years,” said first-year head coach Mike Elko, who served as a defensive coordinator on Jimbo Fisher’s staff before leaving to take the head coaching job at Duke. “We didn't play Texas at all. It was very clear to me what our fans and alumni thought of the university. Now that we're playing it, we're in the same conference again, that's something that means an awful lot to Texas A&M people so it means a lot to our program.”

Zuhn grew up hearing about the rivalry. Now he will get to experience on the field first-hand.

"Being at any game at Kyle Field is an amazing experience, especially with the Texas game," he said. "I can't wait for it. The crowd, they're going to be at 110%. Everyone has bought in for it. The buzz is crazy. I just can't wait to get out there and win."

The hatred goes both ways of course.

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I was at the SEC Celebration on the South Mall on the Texas campus two weeks ago and Bevo XV was part of the festivities. One of his handlers of was on cleanup duty and so when it was time to scoop up the poop, it was deposited inside a small maroon bucket that was adorned with a Texas A&M logo.

You can't make this stuff up.

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers grew up a Texas fan in Southlake Carroll and chose to attend Ohio State over a long list of schools that included the Longhorns and Aggies. He left after one season in Columbus and set up shop in Austin.

“My dad said that growing up, he believed that the A&M game was bigger than the Red River Rivalry game,” Ewers said Wednesday . “I am excited to have that game back. It’s going to be a cool experience, especially going to Kyle Field.”

“Our guys will be ready,” said Texas coach Steve Sarkisian. “There’s those natural connections there and you feel it  from Longhorn Nation. You feel it from the ex players.”

The Horns will be back in the 979 for the first time since 2011 when kicker Justin Tucker split the uprights from 40 yards out at the final gun to give Texas a 27-25 win. The Aggies had already announced they were leaving for the SEC and probably thought they'd never have to worry about the Longhorns again.

That is, until the day it broke that Texas and Oklahoma were leaving the Big 12 for the SEC. The Aggies could always tells in-state recruits that they were the only program in Texas that played in the SEC. Not anymore.

The Horns hold a 76-37-5 edge in the rivalry. Meeting No. 119 should be to be much more raucous than the night of June 18 when George Strait played his hits to over 110,000 at Kyle Field. That was an evening of love. Nov. 30 will be something totally different.

In.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Golden: What the Aggies said about playing the Longhorns Nov. 30