Six-year drought over

A WET CELEBRATION - Left: Texas A&M head football coach Dennis Franchione is dunked with water by offensive lineman Yemi Babalola after defeating Texas, 12-7 on Friday in Austin. Below: A&M quarterback Stephen McGee (7) kneels in the end zone and celebrates his eightyard touchdown run that put his team ahead ofthe Longhorns. Offensive lineman Alex Kotzur, left, and tight end Joey Thomas, right, join the celebration. It was the first victory in the series for the Aggies in six years, and may have knocked Texas from their berth in the Big 12 Championship. Oklahoma had trailed Texas by one game, and if the Sooners beat Oklahoma State Saturday (following the press time of this newspaper), OU would get the Big 12 South title game berth instead of the Longhorns. AUSTIN (AP) - A year after winning the national championship, Texas is once again stuck behind Oklahoma in the Big 12 South, at least for another day and maybe even longer.

After losing 12-7 to Texas A&M on Friday - a loss that snapped a six-game winning streak in the rivalry - the No. 11 Longhorns (9-3, 6-2) need the Sooners to lose to Oklahoma State on Saturday for them to get to the Big 12 title game.

If they do, there's still a chance to go to the Fiesta Bowl. If the Sooners win, Texas is stuck in second and in a second tier bowl - again.

"We were the keepers of our destiny," said Longhorns safety Michael Griffin.

Not anymore. Not after Stephen McGee and the Aggies (9-3, 5-3) ran for 244 yards on the nation's top rush defense, pounding out yards and chewing up clock in the first and fourth quarters to get their first win in Austin since 1994 and their first in the rivalry since 1999.

McGee, battered and bruised by the heat and hard hits, threw up before leading the Aggies on an 88-yard drive to the winning touchdown capped by his 8- yard run with 2:32 to play.

"I looked those guys in the eye," in the huddle, McGee said. "And if I can't do it, I don't expect them to do it."

McGee rushed for a gamehigh 95 yards and outplayed Texas redshirt freshman quarterback Colt McCoy who threw three interceptions and no touchdowns in his worst game.

McCoy was carted off the field in the final seconds after taking a hard hit. He had feeling in all his extremities and was taken to a hospital as a precaution, Texas officials said.

Texas, which managed just 230 yards of total offense, may have still been feeling a postloss letdown after a 45-42 defeat at Kansas State on Nov. 11 knocked them out of the national championship picture.

For the Aggies, the win should silence some of the hardcore critics of coach Dennis Franchione.

"Did I have any?" Franchione joked. "I know it's an important game to win. But, you know, I'm kind of secondary in all of this. The players have been everything that's mattered this year."

Franchione is 2-10 against Texas, Texas Tech and Oklahoma in the Big 12 South, but has guided the Aggies to their first nine-win season since they won 11 games and the league title in 1998.

"This is going to change a lot of things for Texas A&M football," senior Aggie safety Melvin Bullitt said. "We beat the defending national champions at home."

Texas led 7-6 in the third on Jamaal Charles' 6-yard TD run and had the Aggies pinned at their own 12 after a punt early in the fourth.

Texas A&M converted four third downs on the winning drive, including a 14-yard run by McGee three plays before his touchdown run. The Aggies converted 10 of 16 third down attempts in the game.

"They methodically moved it down the field on that last drive," Texas co-defensive coordinator Gene Chizik said. "We just couldn't close the door on third down."

It was the same on their first drive. After stuffing the Longhorns on fourth-and-1, the Aggies drove 91 yards - all on the ground - and led 6-0 on Mike Goodson's 41-yard TD run.

"When you don't make fourth and six inches and don't score, you're not going to win close games like this," Texas coach Mack Brown said.

The Longhorns came in giving up 42 yards rushing per game. Goodson ran for 86 yards and Jorvorski Lane added 60 for the Aggies.

"They were physical and pounded the ball," said Texas co-defensive coordinator Gene Chizik. "That was the tale of the game."