Trey Zuhn on Week 1 matchup with Notre Dame: 'Our opponent is faceless'

When Texas A&M begins their 2024 campaign against Notre Dame on Aug. 31, offensive lineman Trey Zuhn won’t fall victim to the hype surrounding the clash.

With the Fighting Irish arriving in College Station, and the onset of a new era under Mike Elko for the Aggies, there’s going to be a lot riding on Texas A&M’s Week 1 showdown. That could weigh on the shoulders of some all summer long, but Zuhn had the perfect quote regarding his mindset on the matchup.

“Our opponent is faceless, so we’re training every single day to be our best selves, and we’re going to go out there and puts our best foot forward and playing to the best of our ability,” Zuhn said, via SEC Media Days.

Evidently, it doesn’t matter who the opponent is, whether it’s Notre Dame, McNeese State or Bowling Green, the latter two teams who Texas A&M will play over the course of the first four weeks of the season. The Aggies are going to enter each week with the same vigor and intensity, it seems.

Nobody is expecting them to make the College Football Playoff in Elko’s first season, but stranger things have happened, and we’re living in new times, with the expanded 12-team version hitting the market this coming season. A little bit of a run throughout the season, especially in the SEC, could work wonders.

Time will tell if Texas A&M and Trey Zuhn can play above their expectations in 2024, especially against Notre Dame Week 1, but the Aggies have an awesome mindset at the moment, as they prepare for battle.

Trey Zuhn reveals he has an upside down longhorn in his room

Continuing, Zuhn is an Aggie for life and expressed just how much he’s invested into the A&M vs. Texas rivalry, which is set to be renewed in 2024. 

At SEC Media Days down in Dallas, TX this week, Zuhn’s parental connection to A&M was brought up as he was asked what he knows about the Longhorn-Aggie feud on the football field.

“I was born and raised an Aggie, so I’ve heard about the tradition from my parents and my grandparents. So I’m so excited for it,” said Zuhn. “I actually have a Longhorn hanging in my room. It happens to be upside down, but… don’t let a referee in there.” 

Even though most of the current players on Texas and Texas A&M were in elementary school the last time the two programs played each other in the regular season, there’s clearly still a hate-fueled passion felt by these teams. That matchup in Kyle Field ought to be electric, says Trey Zuhn. 

“Being at Kyle Field, any game at Kyle Field is an amazing experience, especially with the Texas game. I can’t wait for it,” he said. “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.”

On3’s Alex Weber contributed to this article.