A minimum of for one week, Aggies soccer made us really feel one thing once more as they dealt with hapless Arkansas with ease, cruising to a 34-7 victory on Saturday evening at Kyle Subject. It’s arduous to know the way a lot this modifications about remainder of season outlook, however let’s see what the stats inform us.
Salient Stats
- 2.6:1: A&M’s run to move ratio on this recreation. With a struggling Marcel Reed and sloppy climate, leaning closely on the run recreation made a ton of sense, and OL Holmon Wiggins took full benefit of it. Granted, these numbers are even additional skewed by the truth that Reed ran 9 occasions (most of which weren’t designed runs), however regardless, it’s good to see the offense adapting to the sport and what works.
- 6: Tackles for loss by the A&M protection, matching their season excessive towards Missouri State.
- 6: Tackles by S Tawfiq Byard (tied for the group lead). Byard was a extremely touted Colorado switch this offseason, however damage saved him off the sphere early this yr. Inserted within the second half, his presence was felt virtually instantly. Wouldn’t be shocked in any respect to see him earn extra taking part in time.
- +16:16: The Aggies’ time of possession benefit. In the event that they have been trying to management the clock and take the air out of the sport, mission achieved. This was probably the most stress-free A&M/Arkansas recreation in over a decade and I loved each second of this snooze-fest.
- 53.5: Common discipline purpose yardage by A&M Okay David Olano. Flat out, A&M’s kicking recreation is now not simply dependable, he seems to be a flat-out weapon. Get pleasure from this senior when you can, as a result of he simply could be kicking on Sundays this time subsequent yr.
- 54: Yard catch by Texas A&M sophomore TE Kiotti Armsgrong. He received open, made a person miss and practically took all of it the way in which into the tip zone for a TD. The TE place has been a little bit of a black gap for the Aggies this season from a pass-catching perspective, so Armstrong rising as a legit choice may do rather a lot for this offense.
- 90.7: Marcel Reed’s QBR on this recreation, by far his finest efficiency of the season (ranked No. 23 nationally). It’s the primary time Reed has been ranked within the high half of FBS quarterbacks in any week this season, so even whether it is simply Arkansas, there’s motive for hope that this may very well be an indication of higher days forward for the Aggie sign caller.
- 214: Complete yards for Arkansas. This was Arkansas’ worst offensive output of the season, in each yards and factors, having gained 300+ yards in each different recreation. It’s simple to put in writing this recreation off as “Arkansas is simply unhealthy,” as a result of they’re, however A&M’s defensive efficiency additionally deserves some credit score right here.
- 231: Texas A&M dashing yards. Any time you had extra dashing yards than the opposite group had whole yards, that’s a darn good day. The irony is that A&M and Arkansas had the very same yards per carry numbers (4.7), however Arkansas’ was skewed by one or two chunk performs relatively than having a constantly efficient run recreation.
- 108,657: I do know attendance smack is usually lame, however coming off of two lopsided losses and with atrocious climate main as much as the sport, A&M followers packing the stadium like they did is actually spectacular. Props to the twelfth Man
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