San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)

Kyle Field could leave fans with an empty feeling

- By Brent Zwerneman

COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M fan John Tomchesson and his family have held season tickets for 12 years at the home of the 12th Man, and in that time the Tomchesson­s have forged rapports with fans in their celebrator­y circle.

“I’ve become friends with Aggies I didn’t know before we sat by them,” Tomchesson said of his appreciati­on for Kyle Field camaraderi­e.

“I’ve hugged and high-fived people

I had never met before. I could not imagine a touchdown by

Texas A&M, then looking around at your family and friends all spread out, and maybe just giving somebody a head nod. “That would be weird.”

Weird has been the operative word for the past couple of months because of the pandemic, and A&M officials and their counterpar­ts across the country now are trying to figure out whether social distancing — keeping at least 6 feet apart — will

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