Jim Schwertner, a member of the Texas A&M Board of Regents, said Monday that he'd like to revise the name of Kyle Field.
His preference: "Kyle Field, the House that Johnny Built." Johnny, in this case, is now former quarterback Johnny Manziel, who won the 2012 Heisman as the Aggies were raising money for an overhaul of the stadium. He was the 22nd pick of the NFL draft, selected by the Cleveland Browns.
Schwertner, who also would like to increase the stadium size of 112,000, made his comments as A&M officials were providing an update on Kyle Field's massive renovation. He's the chairman of the committee on Buildings and Physical Plant.
"The last person that we all need to thank, and I’m very serious about this, is Johnny Manziel,” Schwertner said. “The stars came together, and we talked about this project for a long, long time. None of us were sure how quick we could pay for this project. Because of a young man by the name of Johnny Manziel we were able to raise all of the money in two months. “My vision is that someday I hope the Aggie nation will come together and decide that we can revise the name of Kyle Field to ‘Kyle Field – The House That Johnny Built.’
He said that ultimately, the current and former students would have a say in tweaking the name of Kyle Field. Schwertner pointed out that while A&M has produced two Heisman winners, Manziel was the only freshman to do so for the Aggies.
Manziel already has filed to get the trademark for "The House that Johnny Built." So he'd be in line to receive money whether or not the Aggies tweak the name of Kyle Field.