Game 7: Texas A&M at Alabama

No. 6 Texas A&M looks to take control of the SEC West race on Saturday when the Aggies head to Tuscaloosa for a showdown with No. 1 Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2:39 p.m.

ESPN's College GameDay show will be making an appearance featuring Texas A&M for the second time in the last three weeks. The show will originate from Tuscaloosa beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Allie Laforce will have the call of the action on CBS. It will air regionally on the Texas A&M Sports Network (Dave South, Dave Elmendorf, Will Johnson), and a Spanish broadcast of the game can also be heard regionally on the Texas A&M Spanish Network (Pedro Vela Almaguer, Noel Orellana). Chris Carrino and Brian Baldinger will have a national radio broadcast of the game on the Compass Media Works network (check local listings).

Both Aggie radio feeds can be heard for free worldwide at 12thman.com/allaccess and inside the Texas A&M Athletics app. The Compass Media Works broadcast will be available on Sirius / XM Channel 84.

This will mark the ninth meeting between the schools and the fifth since A&M joined the SEC. Alabama leads the all-time series, 6-2, and has won three of the four SEC matchups.

What to Watch For: #TAMUvsBAMA

For the second straight game, Texas A&M will play in front of CBS's national television audience and with College GameDay on site when the Aggies take on top-ranked Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Saturday.

It will be the Aggies' third bout with the Associated Press No. 1 team since joining the SEC in 2012 with both previous matchups against the Crimson Tide. The Aggies are 1-1 in those games with a 29-24 victory in 2012 and a 49-42 loss in 2013.
The Aggies are 2-11 vs. the AP No. 1 in program history, with both wins coming in the last four matchups.
Fifth-year Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin already has a school-record three road wins over AP top 10 teams -- 29-24 over No. 1 Alabama in 2012, 52-29 over No. 9 South Carolina in 2014 and 41-38 over No. 3 Auburn in 2014. No other A&M coach has more than two.
The Aggies will be trying to improve to 7-0 for the first time since 1994 when R.C. Slocum's Texas A&M squad won its first seven games and finished the season with a 10-0-1 record.
Texas A&M, Alabama and Clemson are the only teams in the current AP Top 25 with five victories over Power 5 opponents in 2016.
Texas A&M has victories over three teams that were ranked in AP Top 25 at the time of the game (No. 16 UCLA, No. 17 ARK and No. 9 UT), and the Aggies have three wins over teams in the Oct. 15 edition of the AP Top 25 (No. 17 ARK, No. 19 UT and No. 24 AUB).
Texas A&M will be seeking to improve to 5-0 in conference play for the first time in nearly 20 years on Saturday. The last time A&M started conference play with five straight wins was 1998 when the Aggies won their first seven Big 12 games on the way to their lone Big 12 Championship.
Texas A&M will be getting a chance for back-to-back wins with ESPN's popular road show College GameDay on site. Two weeks ago, the Aggies logged their first-ever College GameDay win by beating Tennessee in College Station. It's the second time a Texas A&M road opponent has hosted GameDay (Colorado, 1995).

Aggies vs. AP No. 1 Team

Texas A&M is 2-11 vs. the Associated Press No. 1 team, with its two victories coming in the last four meeting against the nation's top team.

Aggies vs. AP No. 1 History

*Date*	*Matchup*	*Site*
Sept. 14, 2013	Alabama	L, 42-49
Nov. 10, 2012	at Alabama	W, 29-24
Nov. 8, 2003	at Oklahoma	L, 0-77
Nov . 9, 2002	Oklahoma	W, 30-26
Nov. 11, 2000	Oklahoma	L, 31-35
Nov. 26, 1977	Texas	L, 28-57
Sept. 25, 1971	at Nebraska	L, 7-34
Nov. 26, 1970	at Texas	L, 14-52
Sept. 26, 1970	at Ohio State	L, 13-56
Nov. 27, 1969	Texas	L, 12-49
Nov. 27, 1963	Texas	L, 13-15
Sept. 17, 1955	at UCLA	L, 0-21
Oct. 11, 1952	at Michigan State	L, 6-48

Texas A&M-Alabama Connections

Legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant coached the Aggies from 1954-57 before a long tenure at Alabama. Two of Bryant's proteges served as head coach at Texas A&M: Gene Stallings (1965-71) and Jackie Sherrill (1982-88). Stallings played for Bryant at Texas A&M and served as an assistant coach at Alabama from 1958-64. He would later coach the Tide from 1990-96, and led them to the 1992 national title. Sherrill played for Bryant at Alabama from 1963-65.
John David Crow was the single Heisman Trophy winner of Bryant's career in 1957 at Texas A&M, and he was an assistant coach at Alabama from 1969-71.
Dennis Franchione served as head coach at both schools -- at Alabama from 2001-02 and Texas A&M from 2003-07.
Alabama Assoc. AD for Media Relations Doug Walker is a 1988 graduate of Texas A&M and served as a student assistant in the SID office under Alan Cannon. ... Tide Director of Performance Nutrition Amy Bragg served the same capacity at A&M from 2005-10.
The Aggies' first-year DT coach David Turner was the Tide's DE coach in 2006 under Mike Shula (and interim coach Joe Kines).

Disruptive Defense

Harkening back to its Wrecking Crew roots, the 2016 edition of defense ranks among the nation's best at QB sacks, TFLs and takeaways.

Defensive ends Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall have combined for 7.5 QB sacks, 16 QB hurries and 15 TFLs.
Aggies rank No. 13 in QB sacks (3.3/G), No. 3 in TFLs (9.7/G) and tNo. 2 in takeaways (17 total).
DC John Chavis' charges have made at least seven tackles for loss (TFL) in every game and have generated 10 or more in four of six contests.
Produced a season-high 13 TFLs vs. Auburn on 9/17.
Among SEC teams, Texas A&M's 58.0 TFLs (6 gms) are 5.0 more than the No. 2 producer (Alabama with 53 in 7 gms).
Amazingly, 20 different Aggie defenders have contributed at least a half-TFL in 2016.
Aggies gained seven turnovers in its most recent game vs. then-No. 9 Tennessee.

New Wrecking Crew?

*Opponent*	*QBS-YDS*	*TFL-YDS*	*QBH*
UCLA	5.0-39	10.0-47	7
PVAMU	3.0-24	7.0-37	7
at Auburn	4.0-32	13.0-55	6
vs. Arkansas	1.0-9	10.0-35	3
at S. Carolina	3.0-23	10.0-41	5
Tennessee	4.0-29	8.0-37	7

Run-Game Renaissance

Texas A&M leads the SEC with 274.3 rushing yards per game and its 6.8 yards/carry average is over a half-yard better than any other SEC team.

The Aggies have opened 2016 with six-straight 200-plus rushing peformances, which hasn't happened at Texas A&M since the Wishbone heydays in 1975. Five of the six 200-plus rushing efforts came against FBS Power 5 teams (UCLA, AUB, ARK, SC, UT).
Texas A&M is one of seven FBS teams with two 500-yard rushers -- freshman RB Trayveon Williams (704) and graduate QB Trevor Knight (502). Other teams are Auburn, Iowa, Louisville, New Mexico, South Florida and Western Michigan.
Under Kevin Sumlin, the Aggies are 28-0 when rushing for 200 or more yards (14-16 when held under 200).
Texas A&M has two 300-yard rushing games vs. SEC opponents in 2016 -- 366 vs. ARK, 353 vs. UT. The 366 vs. ARK were the most by the Aggies since joining the SEC.
Opponents have rushed the ball six more times than the Aggies but gained 560 fewer yards.

Making and Limiting Explosive Plays

Texas A&M has allowed just two TD plays of more than 20 yards in length while scoring 12 touchdowns of more than 20 yards.

The Aggies have 40 rush or pass plays of 20 or more yards through the first six games, including 15 plays over 35 yards.
The 40 rush/pass explosive plays have been made by 12 different players.
Opponents have been limited to 26 20-yard offensive plays -- including just nine over 35 yards.
Opponents have just five 20-yard+ rushing plays.

Balanced Attack

Texas A&M has rushed and passed for over 200 yards in every game in 2016 and are one of 25 teams (three in the SEC) to average 200/200 rush/pass.

Through six games, Texas A&M has attempted 242 rushing attempts and 227 pass attempts. The Aggies have rushed for 1,646 yards and passed for 1,551 yards.
Texas A&M is one of nine FBS teams with more than 1,500 yards rushing and passing.

Fast Start Trends

Under head coach Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M has traditionally been a fast starting team -- the Aggies entered 2016 having scored first in 41-of-52 games and compiling a 33-8 record when A&M scored first. That trend has reversed thus far in 2016.

In 2016, Texas A&M opponents have scored first in four of six games and the Aggies have compiled a 4-0 record with wins over UCLA, Auburn, Arkansas and South Carolina in games that when their opponents scored first. Entering the year, Sumlin's Aggies were 3-8 in games that the opponent scored first.

Transfer Impact

The Aggies have a number of four-year school and junior college transfers making significant contributions in 2016.

Transfer Impact in 2016

*Player*	*Pos*	*Former School*
Kalvin Cline	TE	Virginia Tech
#Jermaine Eluemenor	OT	Lackawanna (Pa.)
#Justin Evans	SS	Gulf Coast (Miss.) CC
#Keith Ford	RB	Oklahoma
#Avery Gennesy	OT	E. Mississippi CC
Claude George	LB	Hutchinson (Kan.) CC
Jake Hubenak	QB	Blinn (Texas) JC
#Trevor Knight	QB	Oklahoma
Damion Ratley	WR	Blinn (Texas) JC
#Josh Reynolds	WR	Tyler (Texas) JC
#Priest Willis	CB	UCLA
# -- Denotes 2016 starter

True Freshman Impact

Multiple true freshmen from the Aggies' highly-regarded 2016 signing class have been making an early impact. The 2016 signing class was rated No. 17 nationally by Rivals.com.

Early Risers

*Player*	*Pos*	*Hometown*
Austin Anderson	OL	Mineola, Texas
Clyde Chattman	DB	New Orleans, La.
Tyrel Dodson	LB	Franklin, Tenn.
Aaron Hansford	WR	Washington, D.C.
Braden Mann	PK/P	Houston, Texas
Charles Oliver	DB	Fairfield, Texas
#Colton Prater	OL	Bossier City, La.
Trayveon Williams	RB	Houston, Texas
# -- Denotes 2016 starter

Road Warriors

Texas A&M has compiled a 21-7 record in games away from Kyle Field (road and neutral site games) during the Kevin Sumlin era.
The Aggies are 7-1 at neutral sites and 14-6 in true road games.
In the previous five seasons before Sumlin's arrival, the Aggies were 10-19 away from Kyle Field.
The last winning record away from Kyle Field prior to Sumlin's arrival in 2012 came in 2006

Myles Garrett

Defensive End • Jr-2L • Arlington, Texas (Martin HS)

2016 Preseason All-American, All-SEC
2016 Watch List: Rotary Lombardi Award, Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy, Walter Camp Player of the Year and the Ted Hendricks Award
2015 Finalist: Rotary Lombardi Award, Ted Hendricks Award
2015 first-team All-American: Walter Camp, FWAA

Nightmare for QBs, OCs

Junior DE Myles Garrett is, arguably, the nation's most feared pass rusher.

Missed the SC game due to injury, return for limited duty vs. UT two weeks ago.
Garrett was a finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award (college lineman of the year), the Hendricks Award (top DE), a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award (defensive POY) and was a quarter-finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy.
His older sister, Brea Garrett, was a NCAA Champion thrower for the A&M track and field team. His older brother, Sean Williams, has played for several NBA teams and currently plays basketball overseas.
Among his measurables are: 40-yard dash: 4.46; broad jump: 9 feet, 5 inches; vertical jump: 38.5 inches; power clean: 372 pounds; deadlift: 528 pounds; incline bench press: 355 pounds; leg press: 1,100 pounds.
Described as a "dino-geek," Garrett says of his post-football life: "I want to be a paleontologist, whether it's amateur or professional." (Sports Illustrated, July 27, 2015)

Veteran Leader

One of the keys to Texas A&M's 2016 improvement on defense has been the continued development and leadership for senior LB Shaan Washington.

Washington is regularly referenced by the coaching staff for his physical development over the past year.
Washington arrived at Texas A&M as a 210-pound safety in 2013 but has developed into a 240-pound linebacker in 2016.
Has increased his bench press to over 400 pounds, according to DC John Chavis.
Chavis also believes Washington has a future in the NFL.
Despite battling various injuries over the past two seasons, the Louisiana product or "Louisianimal" ranked No. 2 on the team with 81 tackles in 2015 and No. 4 with 64 in 2014.
Injured for the first three games of 2014, Washington averaged 6.4 tackles per game after returning to lineup which was the best per-game average on the team.

Hall's Growth

While developing into one of the nation's top DEs, senior DE Daeshon Hall has gained nearly 60 pounds since coming to campus on his recruiting visit.

Hall came to Texas A&M on his recruiting visit in 2013 as a 208-pound "basketball player," according to head coach Kevin Sumlin. He has bulked up to 270 pounds as a senior.
Hall's nickname is "Dae Dae."
Hall moved from Seattle, Wash., to Lancaster, Texas in high school. His high school coach Chris Gilbert got his first glimpse of Hall playing basketball. "He was just like hammering dunks," Gilbert said. "He was a little thin, but I could tell he was strong. He said, 'Coach, I love basketball but everybody tells me they think I can play on Sundays, and I think I can.' '' (Dallas Morning News, Sept. 12, 2014)
Hall's four-sack effort vs. Arizona State in 2015 tied for second-most in a single game in school history, trailing only the five-sack performance by Alex Morris vs. Houston in 1987. Hall matched the sack total of three first-team All-Americans: Jacob Green, Ray Childress and John Roper.
Teams with Myles Garrett to give the Aggies one of the nation's top defensive ends combos. Last year, Hall and Garrett combined to average 1.50 QB sacks per game, which was more than any other tandem in the SEC.
Garrett said of the pair's friendly competition to get to the quarterback, "It's a race to get to the quarterback every time."

Big-Play Ability

Junior FS Armani Watts is the SEC's only player to have registered at least one QB sack, tackle for loss, QB hurry, interception, pass breakup, forced fumble and recovered fumble.

Earned SEC Defensive Player the Week after the Aggies' 2016 win over Arkansas. He posted a pair of game-changing plays with a strip and fumble recovery at the goal line and a fourth-down TFL vs, ARK.
Had a record-setting season in 2015 with six double-digit tackle games, including a 20-tackle effort vs. Ole Miss, and he ranked No. 2 in the SEC with 126 tackles (9.7 per game).
With 126 tackles, Watts was the first Aggie to hit the century mark since LB Michael Hodges had 115 in 2010. Only a handful of Aggie DBs have reached 100 tackles in a season, most recently Jaxson Appel had 135 in 2003.
Watts led the SEC with an amazing 83 solo tackles.
His 20-tackle game vs. the Rebels was the second-most prolific tackle game by a DB in school history. Safety Larry Horton matched the overall school record with 24 tackles vs. Baylor in 1990 (originally set by LB Larry Kelm in 1985).
Watts finished 2015 tied for 14th nationally with 126 tackles.
A consensus 4-star recruit out of North Forney HS, Watts earned all-state honors at safety and was an all-district pick on offense and defense and as a return man.

Record-Setting Reynolds

Senior Josh Reynolds is the only player in Texas A&M and SEC history and FBS's only active player with two 90-yard plus catches -- a 95-yarder vs. Vanderbilt in 2015 and a 92-yard vs. Arkansas in 2016.

Reynolds led the SEC with a 17.8 per catch average among players with more than 35 catches in 2015. He's on the same track in 2016 with a 21.8 average, which ranks No. 2 in the SEC among players with double-digit catches.
Reynolds' 13 receiving TDs in 2014 broke the school record of 12 originally set by Jeff Fuller in 2010 and matched by 2014 NFL first-round pick Mike Evans in 2013.
Overlooked by FBS programs out of HS, Reynolds went to Tyler JC as a full qualifier and then transferred to A&M with three years of eligibility in 2014. The FB coaching staff was tipped off to Reynolds by TAMU T&F coach Pat Henry, who had recruited Reynolds as a high jumper.
Reynolds' younger brother, Moses, is a true freshman defensive back for the Aggies.

TAMU Career Receiving TDs

*Player, Years*	*TDs*
Jeff Fuller, 2008-11	34
Ryan Swope, 2009-12	24
Josh Reynolds, 2014-	22
Bob Long, 1966-68	19
Uzoma Nwachukwu, 2009-12	19

Honey Badger Redux

Junior nickel back Donovan Wilson has drawn comparisons to former LSU playmaker Tyrann Mathieu or the "Honey Badger" because of his penchant for making big plays.

Wilson ranked third in the SEC with five interceptions in 2015, which matched the entire Texas A&M team's output in 2014.
Texas A&M defensive coordinator John Chavis says of Wilson, "We need that catalyst and he's been that catalyst force. He's made big play after big play. (Former LSU All-American Tyrann Mathieu) had the 'it' factor. We're starting to see some of that with Donovan." (Bryan-College Station Eagle, Oct. 7, 2015)

2015 Wilson (13 gms) vs. 2011 Mathieu (13 gms)

*Player*	*TFL*	*QBS*	*INT*	*PBU*	FR	FF
Wilson	8.5	2.0	5	3	2	3
Mathieu	7.5	1.5	2	9	5	6

Wilson fills the stat sheet like few other defenders. He ranked No. 4 on the team in tackles (63), had 8.5 TFL, 2.0 QBS, three FF, two FR and three PBUs, along with his five INTs last season.
A late addition to the Aggies' 2014 signing class, Wilson led the Shreveport, La., area with 13 interceptions while earning All-City Defensive POY (Shreveport Times) and Louisiana Class 4A all-state honors.

Captain Kirk

Sophomore WR/RS Christian Kirk burst onto the scene in 2015 as one of the most dangerous and versatile players in the nation. He was named SEC Freshman and Newcomer of the Year in 2015 and was a preseason All-SEC pick as a receiver, return specialist and all-purpose.

Kirk posted a career-high 12 catches vs. South Carolina.
Kirk led all SEC freshmen in touchdowns (8), receptions (6.2/G), receiving yards (77.6/G), punt return average (24.4), all-purpose yards (1,789).
He set the freshman school record with 1,789 all-purpose yardage and was just off the overall school record of 1,806 set by Cyrus Gray in 2010.
Kirk was a game-breaker for the Aggies as a punt returnerwith two returns for touchdowns and an NCAA-best three returns of 50 yards or more (tie).
A consensus 5-star recruit out of Saguaro HS in Scottsdale, Ariz., Kirk was an early enrollee in January of 2015.

Tough Matchup

At 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds, junior WR Ricky Seals-Jones ranks as one of the toughest matchups for defensive backs in the nation.

Seals-Jones has missed the last two games due to injury.
Seals-Jones has been consistently praised as one of the team's top blockers on the perimeter.
Seals-Jones has been the team's third-leading receiver the past two seasons with 49 catches in 2014 and 45 in 2015.
His receptions single game high is 10 catches vs. Mississippi State in 2014, which ranks as one of five double-digit catch games by a freshman.
RSJ played in two games as a true freshman in 2013 before suffering a season-ending injury. In his first career game, Seals-Jones reeled off a 71-yard TD catch and run against Rice that remains his career long.
The early-season showdown of future Texas A&M signees Seals-Jones of Sealy HS and QB Kohl Stewart of St. Pius in 2012 was the first destination of the "Swag-copter" when head coach Kevin Sumlin used a helicopter to get from College Station to St. Pius' Parsley Field in Houston.

Graduate Transfer QB

Graduate transfer Trevor Knight is the first upperclassman QB starter of the Kevin Sumlin era at Texas A&M with a caveat: Junior Matt Joeckel started the 2013 season-opener vs. Rice in place of Johnny Manziel, who was suspended for the first half.

Knight joined the Aggies in January as a graduate transfer after playing three seasons at the University of Oklahoma.
Has already established career highs in total offense (422 vs. PVAMU) and rushing yards (157 vs. ARK).
Named Davey O'Brien National QB of the Week and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose POTW after rushing for 157/2 TDs and passing for 225/2 TDs in win over ARK (9/24).
At OU, Knight started 15 games, including two bowl games.
Knight's stats at OU were 3,424 passing yards/25 TDs and 852 rushing yards/8 TDs. He was named the MVP of OU's 2014 Sugar Bowl win over Alabama after connecting on 32-of-44 passes for 348 yards and four TDs.
Knight had four 300-yard passing games and two 100-yard rushing games at OU.
His fraternal twin brother, Connor, is a senior fullback for the Sooners.
Knight earned his bachelor's degree in finance at OU and is pursuing his master's degree in management at Texas A&M.
Knight helped spearhead the Aggies' humanitarian trip to Haiti last summer, and had made previous trips to the impoverished nation while at OU.

Ball Hawk Safety

Senior SS Justin Evans has a well-earned reputation as one of the SEC's biggest hitters. He added ball-hawk to his repertoire with a pair of pickoffs vs. highly-touted UCLA QB Josh Rosen in the 2016 season-opener.

Named Mideason National Defensive POTY by NFL.com.
Evans was spectacular in the season-opener against UCLA with a pair of interceptions, another broken up pass, a 21.0 average on kickoff returns and eight tackles. He earned Nagurski and Thorpe National Player of the Week honors.
After the Auburn game, Evans was named SEC Defensive POTW after making a game-high 12 tackles and breaking up a pass against the Tigers.
Evans ranked No. 3 on the team with 78 tackles in 2015, and he also contributed an interception and three broken up passes.
He had a season-high 10 tackles in SEC games against Alabama and Vanderbilt.
Evans joined the Aggies as an early enrollee after transferring from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Was also a standout baseball player in high school, batting .495 as a senior at Wiggins High School.

Instant Impact

True freshman RB Trayveon Williams still isn't listed as the Aggies' starter at running back, but his impact on the Texas A&M rushing attack is undeniable.

Williams leads the SEC with an average of 117.3 rushing yards per game, while averaging 8.6 yards per rush.
With 217 rushing yards against UT, Williams became the first Aggie true freshman to surpass the 200 rushing yards plateau. His 89-yard sprint vs. AUB was the second-longest by a freshman in A&M history.
Williams has at least one TD run in four straight games entering the Alabama game.
His 689 rushing yards against Power 5 opponents are 180 more than any other FBS player. His 497 rushing yards against AP Top 25-ranked opponents is 137 more than any other FBS player.
According to PFF College Football, Williams has a 98.0 pass blocking efficiency rating, allowing just one QB hurry in 2016.
Was an early enrollee at Texas A&M in January 2016. A four-star recruit, Williams was District 15-5A MVP in 2015 after rushing for 1,409 yards and 20 TDs as a senior at C.E. King. Rushed for nearly 4,000 yards and 40 touchdowns his final two seasons.

Big Maroon Goons

Calling themselves the Maroon Goons since 2012, the Aggies' typical starting lineup of tackles Jermaine Eluemenor and Avery Gennesey, guards Colton Prater and Connor Lanfear and center Erik McCoy weigh in at 1,555 pounds, or 311.0 pounds per goon.

Collectively, they are the second-heaviest starting five in school history, just behind the year-ending starting five in 2014 that averaged 312.0.

Here's the Beef

*Goon*	HT	WT	*Starts*
Jermaine Eluemunor, RT	6-5	315	7
Connor Lanfear, RG	6-6	315	6
Erik McCoy, C	6-4	305	6
Colton Prater, LG	6-4	295	6
Avery Gennesy, LT	6-5	315	19

Goon Facts

Texas A&M has produced a NFL first-round pick at offensive tackle for the past four seasons -- Luke Joeckel in 2013, Jake Matthews in 2014, Cedric Ogbuehi in 2015 and Germain Ifedi in 2016.
Easily the most experienced Goon, senior LT Avery Gennesy started all 13 games in 2015 and has 19 career starts.
Entering 2016, RT Jermaine Eluemenor was the only other Goon with starting experience -- he started one game at guard in 2015 (bowl game vs. Louisville).
Eluemenor is nicknamed "London" because he grew up in London, England before moving to New Jersey as a teen.
Eluemenor was the "hot chicken eating" champion at last year's Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn.
Texas A&M starting QB Trevor Knight has been sacked just four times while attempting 215 passes (35.8 passes/game) in 2016.
The Aggies have rushed for 200+ yards in all six games, including 366 vs. ARK which was the most against a SEC opponent since joining the league.
Texas A&M hadn't rushed for 200+ yards in the first six games of a season since the days of Emory Bellard's famed Wishbone offense with Bubba Bean and George "Big Woo" Woodard in 1975.
Texas A&M leads the SEC in rushing offense (274.3 yards/G) and total offense (532.8 yards/G).
The Aggies' 6.8 yards per carry average leads the SEC by over a half-yard.
The first Goon off the bench has been 305-pound swing tackle Koda Martin, who relieved an injured Gennesy at LT vs. UCLA and started in place of the injured Eluemenor at RT against South Carolina.

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What to Watch For: #TAMUvsBAMA

Aggies vs. AP No. 1 Team

Texas A&M-Alabama Connections

Disruptive Defense

Run-Game Renaissance

Making and Limiting Explosive Plays

Balanced Attack

Fast Start Trends

Transfer Impact

True Freshman Impact

Road Warriors

Myles Garrett

Nightmare for QBs, OCs

Veteran Leader

Hall's Growth

Big-Play Ability

Record-Setting Reynolds

Honey Badger Redux

Captain Kirk

Tough Matchup

Graduate Transfer QB

Ball Hawk Safety

Instant Impact

Big Maroon Goons

Goon Facts

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Players Mentioned

Austin Anderson

Kalvin Cline

Tyrel Dodson

Jermaine Eluemunor

Justin Evans

Keith Ford

Myles Garrett

Avery Gennesy

Claude George

Daeshon Hall

Aaron Hansford

Jake Hubenak

Germain Ifedi

Christian Kirk

Trevor Knight

Connor Lanfear

Braden Mann

Koda Martin

Erik McCoy

Charles Oliver

Colton Prater

Damion Ratley

Josh Reynolds

Ricky Seals-Jones

Shaan Washington

Armani Watts

Trayveon Williams

Priest Willis

Donovan Wilson

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