Aggies Return Home to Host No. 4 Florida

THE MATCHUP

• (#4) Florida at (#21) Texas A&M
• Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 10 / 11 a.m. (CT)
• Venue: Kyle Field
• Live Stats: Click Here

TV INFO

• ESPN (Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe)
• Live Stream: Click Here

RADIO

• Texas A&M Sports Network (Andrew Monaco, Dave Elmendorf, Will Johnson)
• Local: WTAW-AM 1620
• Satellite: Sirius/XM 81
• Live Stream: 12th Man Mobile
   
• Texas A&M Spanish Network (Michel Gonzalez, Pedro Luna, Alejandra Dorbecker)
• Local: 102.7 FM La Jefa

Milestones to Watch For

• Senior QB Kellen Mond needs just 125 passing yards to be A&M’s all-time leader in career passing yards as he enters the Florida game with 7,886.
• Mond needs two rushing TDs to join Johnny Manziel, Joel Hunt and Bucky Richardson as the only Aggie QBs with 20 career rushing scores.
• Mond currently ranks No. 5 on the Aggies’ winningest QB list, one behind No. 4 Bucky Richardson (24-6-1 from 1987-88, 90-91).
• Senior OL Carson Green is slated to make his 32nd consecutive start, which is the longest streak on the team.
• Senior S Keldrick Carper needs five tackles to reach the century mark for his career. 
• Senior DB Myles Jones has 24 career pass breakups, which is three shy of breaking into the school’s top 10 list for PBUs.  

Dual Threat Mond 

• Senior QB Kellen Mond is one of two Power 5 players with more than 7,000 career passing yards and 1,200 career rushing yards (all games at P5 school). Mond has passed for 7,886 and rushed for 1,351 in 39 career games at Texas A&M.
• Mond leads all SEC starting quarterbacks having passed and rushed for a touchdown in the same game 15 times in his career ... He was named MVP of the Texas Bowl after tallying 117 yards on the ground, including a  67-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. 

*Power 5 7000 Pass / 1200 Rush QBs

• Sam Ehlinger, Texas 9,794 1,660
• Kellen Mond, Texas A&M 7,886 1,351
  * all seasons at Power 5 school

Texas A&M Rushing Yards by a QB

• Johnny Manziel (2012-13) 2,169
• Bucky Richardson (1987-91) 2,095 
• Reggie McNeal (2002-05) 1,889
• Stephen McGee (2005-08) 1,750
• Kellen Mond (2017-p) 1,351

SPILLER JOINS 1,000-YARD CLUB

• Sophomore RB Isaiah Spiller eclipsed the 1,000 career rushing yards mark in just his 14th game as an Aggie, becoming the 49th player in program history to reach the milestone. 
• Spiller’s eight carries for 117 yards on the ground against Vanderbilt put him over 1,000 for his career as he recorded the fifth 100-yard rushing game of his career and became the fourth Aggie all-time to rush for over 100 yards on less than 10 carries in a game.  

Hansford Steps Up

• Senior LB Aaron Hansford made the second start of his career in the opener against Vanderbilt and helped lead the defense with 11 tackles. 
• Hansford played in 13 games as a junior, making his first start at then-No. 1 LSU ... He made some of his biggest plays against big opponents last season, recording his first career sack against No. 1 Alabama for a 10-yard loss and had another for an 8-yard loss at No. 4 Georgia. 
• Hansford was originally recruited to A&M as member of the receiving corps and made the transition to the defensive side of the ball as a junior after battling a pair of season-ending injuries in 2016 and 2018.

Defense Makes the Difference in Opener

• Senior LBs Buddy Johnson, who led the Aggies in tackles last season, and Aaron Hansford led the defense with 11 takedowns apiece in the season-opening victory over Vanderbilt. 
• Making his presence felt against Vanderbilt was 5th-year senior DE Micheal Clemons, who was recruited out of Junior College as the heir apparent to Myles Garrett, but had contributed just 1.5 QB sacks in his previous two seasons ... He matched that total in the 2020 season opener with 1.5 QBS, including a crucial sack on VU’s final drive.
• Clemons received the Lohman Inspiration Award at Texas A&M’s 2020 Building Champions Awards gala last spring for overcoming the loss of his father and helping his mother raise his brother. 
• The Aggies’ veteran group of safeties - senior Keldrick Carper, junior Leon O’Neal and sophomore Demani Richardson - had a big impact against VU, combining for 15 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, two pickoffs and a broken up pass.
• Seeking to offset the loss of NFL third round pick Justin Madubuike, the Aggies’ interior defensive front was disruptive against the ‘Dores ... Senior Jayden Peevy made five stops, including 1.5 TFLs, with a batted down pass, while junior Bobby Brown III contributed three stops and had a QB hurry ... True freshman McKinnley Jackson had two stops and a half-sack in his first game. 
• Sophomore DL DeMarvin Leal, who can play inside or outside, was disruptive as expected with seven tackles, including 2.0 for losses against VU.

Dynamic Backfield Duo

• Sophomore RBs Ainias Smith and Isaiah Spiller impressed in the season opener.
• Smith logged his first start at running back against Vanderbilt and scored his first rushing touchdown on a 25-yard run to the end zone ... Smith finished the game with 51 yards on 10 attempts. 
• Spiller went off for 117 yards on just eight carries in the win, the fifth time in his career he has surpassed the century mark ... He also reached a career milestone in the opener as he reached 1,000 career rushing yards in just his 14th collegiate game.