Texas A&M’s Week 9 bye provides the struggling Aggies one other probability to relaxation and get well earlier than the ultimate 4 regular-season video games, beginning with South Carolina in Columbia subsequent Saturday afternoon. Sitting at 4-4 and 1-4 in SEC play, third-year coach Mike Elko is aware of this system’s points begin and finish along with his selections, going again to the early components of the offseason.
We have already spent a number of articles questioning Elko’s resolution to raise Holmon Wiggins and Lyle Hemphill as first-year offensive and defensive play-callers, whereas his steadfast assist for quarterback Marcel Reed has been rightfully questioned, because the senior has thrown for eight touchdowns and eight interceptions, and has but to point out enchancment, exterior of main the Aggies to their solely landing drives within the first half throughout final Saturday’s street loss to Alabama.
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The Aggies will shift their focus to South Carolina on Monday, whereas the remainder of the SEC slate will function pure leisure and supply a first-hand have a look at three of this system’s 4 closing opponents. After chatting with the media simply as soon as throughout Wednesday’s SEC Teleconference, Mike Elko is wholly centered on evaluating the problems which have plagued the Aggies by way of the primary eight weeks.
So, what ought to Aggie followers be rooting for on Saturday? It is fairly easy!
Watch South Carolina vs. Oklahoma
Texas A&M will face South Carolina subsequent Saturday, adopted by Oklahoma in Norman on November 21, and whereas each groups have additionally received simply 4 video games this season, the Aggies aren’t favored in both sport and might want to scout the Gamecocks’ offense, led by veteran QB LaNorris Sellers, who has led his group to back-to-back wins over Florida and Tennessee.
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Texas is enjoying Mississippi State on the street. You understand the drill
Texas is 5-2 and certain must win out for the Longhorns to have any shot at making the School Soccer Playoff for the primary time because the 2024 season, beginning with a house sport towards a beat-up Mississippi State group on Saturday evening, the place the house group is favored by 20.5 factors.
What might go fallacious? Nicely, after falling to unranked Oklahoma and Florida, the Longhorns fought laborious to defeat Ole Miss at house final Saturday, however misplaced beginning left deal with Trevor Goosby for the yr, whereas star switch receiver Cam Coleman averted what might have been a critical harm. I doubt Texas will lose, however anticipate the Bulldogs to struggle laborious amid adversity.
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