A Dallas Morning News blog is reporting that the UConn/Texas A&M game for next season will be on Dec. 6 as part of the Jimmy V Classic.

I've been able to confirm that the contract has yet to be signed but the game is expected to happen. When I spoke to Texas A&M coach Gary Blair at the Final Four, he said the major obstacle was moving the Aggies game against Purdue to free up the date to play UConn. Obviously, that appears to have happened.

Here is what Blair said about facing UConn earlier this month.

"It is a game where I have to get the return to Purdue changed," Blair said. "We are hoping it will be for the Jimmy V game. Carol Stiff is working on that for ESPN because we want to start a two-year deal with Connecticut. Always when you are the new kid on the block, you always have to go to the new place first and we will do that because it will us a stronger team and to experience playing in Hartford or Storrs, we've never played there. I would enjoy the heck out of it. I think it would make us better in the long run. We have to move some dates, make sure it works out for both teams.

"I don't think it would have happened without the platform of the Jimmy V game because television wants two teams that are going to compete later on for the national championship. We went to the Maggie Dixon last year. We were able to play Rutgers and they were able to play Ohio State. I'd love to do those games every year and eventually I'd love to get the Jimmy V game down at our place."

As Blair referenced, the game next year would be held in Connecticut with a return game played at Texas A&M in the 2012-13 season.

The original plan was for Texas A&M and UConn to meet in an exempt tournament in an exotic locale. However, UConn opted to schedule a summer trip to Italy and Greece rather than play in a November tournament out of the country. The summer trip is expected to wrap up in late August.