Around Texas A&M, the main topic of discussion today is Kyler Murray, the son of former Aggie quarterback Kevin Murray. Committed to A&M, Kyler (and his daddy) are apparently testing the waters at Texas U. instead. This brings me to my strongest memory of Kevin Murray and the subject of what have you done for me lately?
Kevin Murray had some great games during his tenure as A&M's starting quarterback, and his two best ones were the last two of the 1985 season: a 42-10 win against the longhorns, and a 36-16 win against Auburn in the 1986 Cotton Bowl. Those were classic Aggie wins of great significance.
The last game of Murray's A&M tenure is the one that will always stay with me, though. It was the 1987 Cotton Bowl game against Ohio State, and Murray stunk like shit in that game. He threw five interceptions, two of which the Buckeyes returned for touchdowns in a 28-12 stomping. Kevin Murray made a hero out of Ohio State linebacker Chris Spielman that afternoon. I won't even get into the allegations of NCAA violations, because Murray's lousy performance in his last game by itself was enough to leave a bad taste in my mouth for 28 years. It started an Aggie tradition of stinking up the place in bowl games (especially the Cotton Bowl) that lasted until Sumlin's arrival in 2012.
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