As they prepare to meet this week in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Texas A&M University have one of the most interesting football coaching connections of any school in any league.

Texas A&M University is participating in Non-Traditional Student Appreciation week, November 5-9.

Dr. Arnold Vedlitz has been an integral part of the Bush School of Government and Public Service since the idea was first put forward in the early 1990s.

Jason Cook, vice president for marketing and communications at Texas A&M University, is a 1995 graduate of Mississippi State.

The name Norman Borlaug is forever linked to a revolutionary humanitarian effort that is said to have saved a billion lives.

The new site helps the citizens of Texas identify marine species and even types of vegetation.

Last weekend, Texas A&M’s Army ROTC cadets won the 1st Brigade, Cadet Command, Ranger Challenge competition held at Fort Knox, Ky.

The two institutions also have similar cultures, even past the most visible similarity: Texas A&M and Mississippi State have the same school colors of maroon and white.

For Warren and Mary Finch, the Auburn and Texas A&M game is about the school they graduated from and love versus an adopted university and the place they have come to call home.

Texas A&M and Auburn were the first land-grant colleges in their respective states and even shared similar names in the early days.