No. 3 Texas A&M moves to 9-0 with easy win over No. 22 Missouri

Texas A&M’s desires of an undefeated common season are getting an increasing number of reasonable.

The No. 3 Aggies (9-0, 6-0 SEC) had no bother in a 38-17 win over No. 22 Missouri thanks to 2 touchdowns in a four-minute span sandwiching halftime.

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A&M led simply 7-0 and Missouri had the ball on the finish of the second quarter with the hope of tying the sport earlier than halftime. As an alternative, Daymion Sanford stripped the ball from Mizzou QB Matt Zollers because the quarterback went to throw and the ball popped into Dalton Brooks’ arms.

Brooks returned the fumble to the Missouri 2-yard line, and RB E.J. Smith scored with 20 seconds to go.

Missouri (6-3, 2-3) went three-and-out to start out the second half and A&M responded with a 48-yard catch-and-run by receiver KC Concepcion for a 21-0 lead.

Given the best way Missouri’s offense was taking part in, Concepcion’s TD successfully ended the sport. And even when that wasn’t sufficient of a dagger, Brooks made one other huge play after the Tigers had minimize the result in 14.

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A&M ran a faux punt with Brooks lined up within the backfield as a blocker. He took a direct snap and ran to his proper for a 48-yard acquire to arrange an Aggies area objective and one other three-possession lead.

Missouri’s offense struggled as Zollers, a real freshman, made the primary begin of his profession. After starting the season because the crew’s No. 3 QB, Zollers was elevated to No. 2 in Week 1 when backup Sam Horn suffered a season-ending harm. Within the Tigers’ final sport towards Vanderbiit, starter Beau Pribula suffered a dislocated ankle on a fourth-down run and Zollers changed him within the second half of the Tigers’ 17-10 loss.

With Zollers ineffective by means of the air, A&M was in a position to key on Missouri’s run sport. Ahmad Hardy broke a 40-yard run on the Tigers’ first offensive play of the sport however was in any other case held in examine.

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Texas A&M can clinch a spot within the SEC title sport subsequent week

It’s unlikely, however A&M could possibly be assured a spot within the convention title sport as quickly as Week 12.

The Aggies entered Week 11 tied with Alabama atop the convention at 5-0 with Georgia, Ole Miss and Texas all with one convention loss. With Georgia taking part in Texas in Week 12, an A&M win over South Carolina together with a loss by Ole Miss to Florida and an Alabama loss to both LSU on Saturday evening or Oklahoma in Week 12 would clinch a spot in Atlanta for the Aggies.

Once more, that’s unlikely. However A&M is poised to capitalize in 2025 after being in an analogous spot and developing quick in 2024.

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A season in the past, A&M misplaced its final three convention video games of the season towards South Carolina, Auburn and Texas. The defeats dropped the Aggies out of the SEC title sport, whilst they’d an opportunity to get to Atlanta with a win over the Longhorns within the closing week of the season.

It’s potential that A&M could possibly be in an analogous spot in 2025. However with the best way this crew is taking part in, a repeat of the tip of the 2024 season appears to be like an increasing number of not possible with every passing week.