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School — Texas A&M Aggies

Founded — 1872

Enrollment — 50,054

Previous conference affiliation — Big 12, 1996-2012.

Bragging points — Enrollment of more than 50,000 and a campus made up of more than 5,200 acres make Texas A&M one of the nation's largest universities. It is home to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum and one of six remaining senior military colleges. Its Corps of Cadets is the largest uniformed body outside the national service academics, according to the school.

National championships — Football (1939), softball (1982, 1983, 1987), equestrian (2002), men's golf (2009), men and women's indoor track (2009-11) and women's basketball (2011).

Famous alumni — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, musician Lyle Lovett, journalist Roland Martin. NFL alumni include John David Crow, Ray Childress, Dante Hall and Lester Hayes

Quotable: "What I like is the national stage that we're going to be on now. We've always been in the national spotlight, but this is going to take it to another level." — Interim athletic director John Thornton.