Rebels fall to Texas A&M; await NCAA Tournament
Where can you watch Texas A&M vs. Auburn Saturday? The Tigers (4-4, 1-4 SEC) have lost two-straight games and look like a shell of the preseason expectations that were once so bright. He has three 100-yard receiving games this season and needs just one more to tie the school record for such games by a freshman last set by Mike Evans in 2012.
“I guess Kyler learned from Johnny not sliding and decided to make sure you get down and protect himself and continue doing that so you can have him for the next play”, Aggies RB Tra Carson said.
Auburn will try to polish a few shine into the Gus Bus on Saturday night against the Aggies and reverse the hex.
Kyle Allen started A&M;’s first seven games but was benched last week after he threw four interceptions in the team’s two losses.
Barber has been cleared to play, but Robinson will surely play a bigger role in the offensive game plan, as Malzahn admitted this week. I don’t care (what bowl), we’re going to a bowl game and we’re going to go out there and we’re going to compete every day.
Florida is in second place in the SEC standings, trailing Texas A&M and Kentucky (both at 9-2) with just six matches remaining.
Success running the ball will only help a banged up Sean White and open up play-action opportunities in the passing game.
Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin told reporters during Tuesday’s press conference that Kyler Murray will start at quarterback against Western Carolina – provided he’s healthy, that is. The Aggies are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games in November and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games on grass. Against SC they ran ran gap schemes, zone read plays, power-read plays, and QB draws for Murray as he carried the ball 20 times for 156 yards against the helpless Gamecocks while freeing up Carson to add another 122 yards on 21 carries.
But he might be more unsafe as a rusher. It was Hubenak, not Allen, who replaced Murray against the Tigers.
Senior midfielder Natalia Gomez-Junco continued to show her quality on set pieces as she nearly put the Tigers on the board 10 minutes into the match when she whistled a 40-yard free kick off the right post before it was cleared by the Aggie defense. That is the most rushing yards the Tigers have had vs a SEC team this season.
The Tigers were 9-of-17 on third down conversions and picked up 20 first downs on the night.