When Texas A&M made the bold move to leave the Big 12 for the SEC in 2012, there were a lot of unknowns about Aggie football and how Texas A&M would integrate culturally and competitively into their new, much tougher conference with 13 equal partners.

Texas A&M will begin its 13th season in the SEC on Saturday when the team welcomes Auburn to open up the 2023 conference slate. If my math is correct, the Aggies have hosted 46 SEC games since the inaugural 2012 season.