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Aggies dominate No. 9 Tigers

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October 6, 2024

(This story was up to date to appropriate a misspelling/typo).

COLLEGE STATION — No. 21 Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0) dominated No. 9 Missouri (4-1, 1-1) en path to a 41-10 win on Saturday at Kyle Subject. What was speculated to be a battle of two top-25 SEC groups was the Aggies flexing their muscle.

Beginning quarterback Conner Weigman made his first begin since Week 2 and entered the sport like he did not miss a beat. The offense was in sync, capitalizing on chunk performs and well-orchestrated drives, proving to be an excessive amount of for the Tigers.

Working again Le’Veon Moss completed with 138 yards and three touchdowns on the bottom as A&M was in a position to beat down the Tigers’ defensive entrance within the working sport.

Missouri was stopped close to the purpose line within the closing minutes and settled for the quick area purpose with eight seconds left. For the primary time in 2024, the Aggies put collectively an entire sport and dominated from begin to end.

“I used to be pleased with their will to proceed to play. … That could be a step we wanted to take the place in different video games we did not end the way in which we wished to,” A&M head coach Mike Elko stated.

Texas A&M running back Amari Daniels is tackled by Missouri cornerback Dreyden Norwood in the Aggies' 41-10 win Saturday at Kyle Field. Daniels finished the day with a pair of rushing touchdowns and A&M improved to 3-0 in SEC play.

The Aggies outgained the Tigers in complete yards, 512-254, with 276 within the working sport.

“I advised ya’ll at my opening press convention that we wish to be a blue-collar program,” Elko stated. “The trouble is beginning to level to that.”

The Aggies (5-1, 3-0 SEC) have received 5 straight video games and head into the bye week. Elko sees a group that discovered from the opening-week loss to Notre Dame.

“We’re in a progress mindset … we are attempting to develop each single day,” he stated. “We did not flinch after we did not get the job achieved in opposition to Notre Dame.”

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Working the ball was an enormous a part of the offense’s success, however Moss was fast to level out that Weigman’s arm additionally performed a giant half.

“The passing sport opened up the working sport an amazing quantity,” Moss stated.

Defensive lineman Nic Scourton additionally was complimentary of Weigman and knew that when the beginning quarterback was again on the sphere, he could be able to roll.

“(He) by no means flinched. He was all the time within the coaching room working to getting his shoulder again,” Scourton stated. “He by no means let any of the negativity get to him.”

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Weigman completed the day 18-for-22 with 276 yards and added 33 yards on the bottom whereas defending the ball and enjoying throughout the offense’s rhythm.

Following a fourth down cease by the Aggies’ protection to open the sport, Weigman got here out and had a profitable first possession. The quarterback was on time and performed with good rhythm, and the working sport adopted go well with with good execution to leap out to an early lead. The eight-play, 60-yard drive was capped off by Amari Daniels, who punched within the sport’s first rating from one yard out to make it 7-0.

A&M would add three extra on their following possession with a 44-yard area purpose by kicker Randy Bond.

From there, the Aggies added two extra touchdowns within the first half to take a 24-point lead. The primary of which got here after an eight-play, 65-yard drive, capped off by Daniels including his second landing with one other 1-yard run.

That was adopted by Moss punching a 1-yard landing run in himself, surprising Missouri as A&M prolonged its result in 24.

The working sport was the spotlight of the primary half as A&M was in a position to money in on three landing runs, two of which had been by Amari Daniels and one by Moss. Weigman led the way in which, going 15-for-19 for 193 passing yards.

The Aggies’ protection was relentless, tallying six sacks, making well timed stops and holding tight protection that restricted Missouri playmakers Luther Burden III and Theo Wease Jr. to a few receptions complete.

Subsequent for No. 21 Texas A&M is a bye week earlier than they put together to journey to Mississippi State in two weeks.

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