COLLEGE FOOTBALL : SOUTHWEST ROUNDUP : Texas A&M; Win Sets Up Showdown

Senior Corey Pullig had the best passing day of his career, and it put No. 15 Texas A&M; on course to battle Texas for a New Year’s Day bowl berth.

Leeland McElroy scored twice and Pullig had a career-best 24 completions in 36 attempts for 253 yards as the Aggies rolled over Texas Christian, 38-6, Saturday at Fort Worth in the final Southwest Conference game between the teams.

Texas A&M;, 8-2 and 5-1 in the conference, will challenge No. 9 Texas next Saturday at College Station, with the winner earning a bowl alliance spot to either the Orange Bowl or Sugar Bowl.

Texas (9-1, 6-0) clinched at least the SWC co-championship by beating Baylor on Thursday.

The loser of the Texas A&M-Texas; game probably will play in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio Dec. 28.

“It’s only fitting that the last SWC title comes down to a game between A&M; and Texas,” Aggie Coach R.C. Slocum said.

TCU (6-5, 3-4) lost its 23rd consecutive game to the Aggies as the 92-year-old rivalry ended before 44,282 fans, the fourth-largest crowd in Amon Carter Stadium history.

Texas Tech 38, Houston 26--Zebbie Lethridge ran for two touchdowns and passed for two and Byron Hanspard gained a career-high 228 yards in 29 carries and scored twice to lead the Red Raiders (8-3, 5-2) over the Cougars (1-9, 1-5) at the Astrodome.