LA FERIA — Omar and Mohammed Mughrabi shared a winning tradition in sports as Lions.
The twin brothers were both accepted to attend Texas A&M.
But at A&M next fall, they plan to focus on their studies and hit the books hard.
After all, they know a lot about hitting as they both helped the football team win a district championship.
Mohammed was a defensive stopper at safety and Omar was at fullback hitting defenders to protect the quarterback.
La Feria might not have run the option play to Omar, but the brothers had options when it came down to selecting the college they wanted to attend. They could have been Baylor Bears if they wanted to.
But they both decided on A&M, not just because the school colors matched their hometown team, but because the school reminded them of La Feria.
To them College Station and the tradition of the university reminded them of their way of life at La Feria.
“They are a really good school and they have a sense of tradition, so it made good sense to go to A&M,” Omar said. “It made sense coming from a small town school to go to a small town college.”
Omar’s major is chemical engineering and Mohmmed’s major will be bio-medical science.
Omar and Mohammed ranked two and three in their class respectively.
“I wanted to be an Aggie since the first grade,” Mohammed said. “I have a picture of me wearing an Aggie hat and T-shirt.”
The both agreed they are very happy to be taking their next step in life together at college.
“It makes going to college easier knowing I will have my brother by my side,” Omar said.
Omar is a recipient of the Terry Scholarship award. The scholarship will pay his entire school tuition depending on his college success in the classroom.
Mohammed received the Texas A&M Presidential scholarship, a $10,000 award to help pay college tuition.
“Our parents are a very big part of our lives,” Mohammed said. “They are always there helping us to succeed.”
They said their mom and dad said no to letting them take their cars to college. And it didn’t seem to bother the twins.
Next fall they will be riding bikes and public transportation to get to class and around town.
They said they can’t wait to join the tradition of Texas A&M and attend college football games on Saturday with their friends from La Feria High who will also be attending Texas A&M.
