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What To Watch For | Texas A&M vs. Clemson
Sep 04, 2018 | Football
2018 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL
GAME 2 | VS. CLEMSON
SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 2018
GAME TIME: 6:05 PM CT | SITE: KYLE FIELD | TV: ESPN
WHAT TO WATCH FOR #CLEMvsTAMU:
- The arrival of the No. 2 Clemson Tigers will mark the highest ranked non-conference opponent for the Aggies ever at Kyle Field. The previous highest ranked non-conference foe at the Home of the 12th Man was No. 6 LSU in 1987 (17-3 win by Mike Archer's Bayou Bengals).
- Texas A&M leads the all-time series against Clemson, 3-1. The two teams previously played home-and-home series in 1973/74 and 2004/05.
- College GameDay, ESPN's popular college football road show, will originate from Aggieland for the sixth time on Saturday. The extraganza will set up in Aggie Park facing the east side of Kyle Field (same as 2016 edition). Texas A&M is 1-4 in games when hosting GameDay, with its lone victory coming in 2016 (W, 45-38 OT vs. No. 9 Tennessee).
- The Aggies will be seeking to snap a five-game losing streak to AP Top 25 teams dating back to the win over No. 9 Tennessee in 2016.
- The Aggies will be seeking their 30th straight home victory over non-conference opponents. Texas A&M's streak of non-conference home wins dates back to 2008 (last loss was 41-23 to Miami (Fla.)).
- Texas A&M carries a 28-game streak of scoring at least 14 points into Saturday's game, which is the longest such streak in the SEC.
SETTING THE SCENE: CLEMSON AT TEXAS A&M
- KICKOFF: 6:05 p.m. CT
- SERIES VS. CLEMSON: A&M leads, 3-1
- 10/6/73 at Clemson (W, 30-15)
- 9/14/74 College Station (W, 24-0)
- 9/18/04 College Station (W, 27-6)
- 9/3/05 at Clemson (L, 24-25) - SITE: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas (Capacity: 102,733)
- RANKINGS: Clemson: No. 2 (AP), No. 2 (Coaches) | Texas A&M: RV (AP), RV (Coaches)
- TELEVISION: ESPN (National)
Rece Davis, play-by-play
Kirk Herbstreit, analyst
Maria Taylor, sideline - RADIO:
Compass Media Networks (National)
Gregg Daniels, play-by-play
Chad Brown, analyst
Texas A&M Radio Network (Regional) - The Texas A&M Radio Network provides coverage via nearly 60 stations across the state of Texas. For a complete list of affiliates, please go to 12thMan.com.
Andrew Monaco, play-by-play
Dave Elmendorf, analyst
Will Johnson, sideline
Texas A&M Spanish Network (Regional) - Texas A&M's Spanish broadcast can be heard on radio stations in Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, El Paso, Brownsville and McAllen, Texas. Locally, the TAMU Spanish Network can be heard on 1550 AM.
Pedro Vela Almaguer, play-by-play
Noel Orellana, analyst
SIRIUS XM: The Texas A&M Radio Network call of the game can be heard on SiriusXM at Sirius 137/XM 203/Internet 969. Clemson's call of the game can be found at: Sirius 135/XM 193/Internet 955.
COLLEGE GAMEDAY RETURNS TO AGGIELAND:
- ESPN's popular college football road show returns to the campus of Texas A&M for the sixth time for Saturday's showdown between the Aggies and the No. 2-ranked Clemson Tigers.
MILESTONES TO WATCH:
- Junior RB Trayveon Williams' next rushing touchdown will be the 20th of his career, and he is 355 all-purpose yards shy of the 3,000-yard barrier.
- Sophomore QB Kellen Mond needs 88 yards of total offense to reach 2,000 for his career.
- Senior PK Daniel LaCamera is four FGs away from becoming the eighth player in school with 40 or more field goals.
- LaCamera is currently tied with NFF Hall of Famer Joel Hunt with 224 career points (No. 12 in school history).
- Senior LB Otaro Alaka needs two tackles to reach 200 for his career. He is Texas A&M's leading active tackler by more than 60 stops.
- Alaka also ranks as the team's most experienced player in terms of career starts and is slated to make the 35th start of his career against Clemson. The fifth-year senior is the team's only player with 30 or more starts.
- Alaka and junior OL Erik McCoy are the team's leaders in consecutive starts at 27.
- Senior 12th Man (and fullback) Cullen Gillaspia has made 27 consecutive appearances as the Aggies' 12th Man. He is chasing Sam Moeller's school record of 39 starts in the Aggies' hallowed No. 12 jersey.
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