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Texas A&M releases hype video featuring Johnny Manziel for Alabama matchup

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•10/06/23
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The Texas A&M Aggies have a big matchup this weekend with the Alabama Crimson Tide. And on Friday night, they dropped an epic hype video narrated by an Aggie legend. One that turned in one of the most memorable performances in Texas A&M football history against the Crimson Tide several years ago, en route to winning the Heisman Trophy.

Check it out below as Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M football legend, narrates this week’s video.

“Do you feel that? The anticipation?” Manziel asked in the hype video. “Tension? We want more. We want what’s next. And next is right now. This is where we fight. Like hell. This is where legends are born. I would know. When the moment presents itself, what will you do? Make no little plans and remember this day. It’s all we got versus all they got for the next 60 minutes. There’s only one thing I know they don’t have–that’s the 12th man on their side.”

“How’s that old quote go? Give to them nothing, but take from them everything. Time to turn up. Leave it all on the field. Gig em! Let’s beat the hell out of Alabama,” Manziel said on Friday night.

The old quote is the same quote Manziel posted on Twitter before he delivered his performance for the ages for the Aggies in their upset win over the Crimson Tide in November of 2012.

This year’s version of the Aggies unfortunately has no Johnny Manziel trotting out there on Saturday. They recently lost their star quarterback, Conner Weigman, to a season-ending ankle injury. Max Johnson will be taking the snaps under center this weekend for Texas A&M.

Manziel threw for 7,820 yards, 63 touchdowns, and just 22 interceptions while completing 68.9% of his throws during his time at Texas A&M. Another season in college and everything could have been different, both on and off the field.

In 2012, he brought home the Heisman Trophy after he became the first freshman and only the fifth player in college football history to pass for 3,000 and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. He racked up 4,600 total yards, surpassing the likes of Cam Newton and Tim Tebow, both former Heisman Trophy winners. Manziel also won numerous other awards, including the SEC Freshman of the Year.

Texas A&M finished with 11 wins in 2012, tied for the second most in program history. Taking down Alabama in Tuscaloosa was an iconic moment in college football during the Aggies’ first-ever season in the SEC. He finished that game with 345 total yards and two touchdowns.

On3’s Griffin McVeigh also contributed to this article.