Football Game Notes: LSU

BATON ROUGE – No. 3 Texas A&M stays on the road with a 6:30 p.m. battle with the No. 20 LSU Tigers on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.

SETTING THE SCENE:
Texas A&M (7-0 overall, 4-0 SEC) at LSU (5-2, 2-2)
6:30 p.m. CT | Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025

Rankings
LSU: 20 (AP) | 19 (Coaches)
Texas A&M: No. 3 (AP) | No. 3 (Coaches)

Television
ABC (National)
Chris Fowler, Play-by-Play
Kirk Herbstreit, Analyst
Holly Rowe, Sideline

Radio
ESPN (National)
Marc Kestecher, Play-by-Play
Kelly Stouffer, Analyst
Ian Fitzsimmons, Sideline

SiriusXM:
Channel 82 (Texas A&M Network call)

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 Broadcast (Regional)
Texas A&M's Spanish broadcast is streamed on RadioAggieland.com and airs in the Bryan-College Station area on La Jefa 102.7 FM, as well as in Monterrey, Mexico on Radio Nuevo Leon.
Pedro Luna, play-by-play
Michael Gonzalez, analyst

NCAA STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Statistic	Rank	Texas A&M	Rank	LSU
Total Offense	17	464.0	T81	366.6
Rushing Offense	30	196.7	116	112.9
Passing Offense	35	267.3	48	253.7
Passing Efficiency	27	156.65	62	140.32
Scoring Offense	27	36.1	T85	25.6
Total Defense	37	327.7	26	311.6
Rushing Defense	46	126.9	41	122.0
Passing Defense	46	200.9	32	189.6
Passing Eff. Defense	61	127.91	15	108.99
Scoring Defense	62	23.4	10	14.6
Turnover Margin	T58	+.14	T46	+.29
3rd Down %	72	.396	53	.420
4th Down %	T24	.667	4	.833
3rd Down Defense%	2	.230	31	.337
4th Down Defense %	T40	.455	T72	.571
Red Zone Offense	T9	.963	T92	.800
Red Zone Defense	T125	.955	T32	.786
Net Punting	84	39.14	44	40.81
Punt Returns	14	16.07	45	10.67
Kickoff Returns	T19	26.00	59	21.17
First Downs	28	163	66	146
First Downs Allowed	T33	121	43	126
Penalties/Game	T123	8.14	T91	6.86
Penalty Yards/Game	115	67.43	92	60.57
Time of Possession	15	32:28	67	30:03

NEED-TO-KNOWS
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: After a three-game home stand to start SEC play, the Aggies are now in the middle of a three-game road stretch.
The middle contest of the road swing takes Texas A&M to Baton Rouge to face the LSU Tigers, where the Aggies haven't won since 1994. The teams didn't meet in Baton Rouge after the 1994 game until 2013.
AGGIES & TIGERS: LSU ranks as Texas A&M's third-most played rival among SEC schools with 63 previous engagements, dating back to the first meeting in 1899. The Tigers hold a 36-24-3 lead in the series, including a 9-4 edge as SEC foes. The programs have split the last eight clashes, with the home team emerging victorious since 2017.
ABOUT THE START: The 45-42 road win over Arkansas improved the Aggies to 7-0 for the first time this century as they matched R.C. Slocum's 1994 team that won its first seven games on the way to Texas A&M's ninth unbeaten campaign in program history (10-0-1).
The Maroon & White are 4-0 in conference play for the second consecutive year and third time since joining the SEC in 2012. Last season, the Aggies won their first five SEC contests.
WITH A WIN: Texas A&M seeks to improve to 8-0 for the first time since 1992 when Slocum's Aggies finished the regular season with a perfect 12-0 record.
moving on up: Texas A&M jumped to an Elko era-high No. 3 in this week's edition of the Associated Press Top 25 poll. It's the highest ranking for the Aggies since Slocum's 1995 squad spent the first five weeks of the season at No. 3.
COMPLEMENTARY FOOTBALL: Texas A&M has answered an opponent scoring drive with a scoring drive of its own on 13-of-19 occasions dating back to the Notre Dame game, including 5-of-6 times against Arkansas last week.

TEAM TRENDS

Using a balanced offensive attack that produced 200-plus rushing and passing yards, Texas A&M logged its sixth-straight game with 400-plus yards of total offense vs. Arkansas last Saturday, gaining 497 yards on 67 plays (7.4 average). The Aggies rushed for 217 yards and passed for 280 while logging a season-high 45 points.
Last season's scoring leaders in SEC games (29.4 per game), the Aggies are one of five league schools averaging more than 30.0 points per game in 2025 (31.5). Over the past three SEC games, the Aggies are averaging 36.7 points.
The Aggies rank sixth nationally in sacks (3.6 per game) and tackles for losses (7.9).
The defense has logged at least 6.0 TFLs in every game, including 8.0 vs. Arkansas last week.
Since only logging a single sack in its season opener vs. UTSA, Texas A&M has 24.0 in the past six contests (4.0).
The Maroon & White has opened the past two games with a trio of touchdown drives, including five drives that covered 75-plus yards.
It marks the first time in more than a decade that the Aggies have opened consecutive games with three-straight touchdown drives. The 2012 Aggies did it in three-straight contests against Auburn, Mississippi State and Alabama.
Additionally, the Aggies had touchdown drives to open both halves against the Razorbacks for the first time in 2025.
While being stingy to opponents on third downs (14.0% / 6-of-43 over the past four games), the offense has converted 50.0% of its third-down tries (21-of-42) over the last three games.
The Aggies' offensive line, also known as the "Maroon Goons" have allowed just a single sack (no sacks allowed the past two games) and 4.0 tackles for loss over the past three games.
Texas A&M is among six teams in the nation with five wins vs. A4 opponents, joining Alabama, BYU, Georgia Tech, Ohio State and Oregon.

PLAYERS TRENDS

QB1 Marcel Reed connected on a career-high 71.9% of his passes vs. Arkansas while completing 23-of-32 passes for 280 yards and three scores. He added 55 rushing yards for 335 yards of total offense, which was his career-high against an SEC opponent without benefit of overtime.
Reed's 82.3 offensive grade against the Hogs was a season high and ranks as the second-highest of his career, behind only the 90.1 grade against LSU last year.
Junior WR KC Concepcion leads the team in total touchdowns with seven and receiving scores with six. He has reached the end zone in four-of-seven games this season, including a trio of two-TD efforts vs. UTSA, Utah State and Mississippi State.
Sophomore WR Mario Craver is one of four FBS players with 600-plus receiving yards while also averaging over 10.0 yards per rush. The SEC leader with 674 receiving yards, Craver also averages 11.5 yards on four carries.
Graduate student DE Dayon Hayes has posted 0.5-plus sack in each of the past four games (combined 3.5 sacks for -31 yards).
Junior LB Daymion Sanford has averaged 6.2 tackles in his last five games while logging at least 0.5 tackle for loss for a total of 6.5 TFLs, with 2.5 sacks. Additionally, he turned his first career pickoff and forced fumble in that span.
Texas A&M's receiving crew averages 14.5 yards per catch, which ranks tenth nationally (second in the SEC). Led by Craver's 18.7 yards per catch, the Aggies have seven players averaging more than 13.0 yards per reception.
Redshirt sophomore RB Rueben Owens II is in the midst of the most productive three-game span of his career. Owens has rushed for 262 yards (87.3 average) and three touchdowns on 52 carries in his last three contests.
Junior S Marcus Ratcliffe is challenging the team lead with 40 tackles and has averaged 6.7 stops over the past three games.

MAROON GOONS PAVING THE WAY

Texas A&M's success on offense starts with the strong play of its offensive front, also known as the "Maroon Goons." The Aggies' offensive line was named to the Joe Moore Midseason Honor Roll last week.
The Aggies have one of just five FBS offenses that rank in the top 30 in total yards, passing efficiency, rushing, scoring and time of possession.
Additionally, Texas A&M is the FBS leader in fewest tackles for loss allowed (2.7 per game).
According to Pro Football Focus, Texas A&M's starting five offensive line of LT Trey Zuhn III, LG Chase Bisontis, C Mark Nabou Jr., RG Ar'maj Reed-Adams and RT Dametrious Crownover has allowed just a single sack and three QB hits while all logging more than 200 pass snaps.
Also via PFF, Texas A&M's offensive line has a 92.7 pass block efficiency rating, which ranks ninth among Power 4 conference teams.
The Aggies' offensive line unit was one of the most experienced in the nation with 161 career starts entering 2025, which ranked fifth-most among FBS schools.
The 2025 starting unit ranks as one of the heaviest in school history, weighing in at 1,617 pounds, or 323.4 per goon.

Breaking Down the Starting Five

Goon	Ht.	Wt.	Starts
Trey Zuhn III, LT	6-6	319	44
Chase Bisontis, LG	6-5	315	29
Mark Nabou Jr., C	6-3	322	21
Ar'Maj Reed-Adams, RG	6-5	325	34
Dametrious Crownover, RT	6-7	318	22
AVERAGES	6-5.2	323.4	30.0

TEXAS A&M-LSU CONNECTIONS

Mike Elko served as Notre Dame's defensive coordinator under now-LSU head coach Brian Kelly in 2017, helping guide the Irish to a 10-3 record and a win over LSU in the Citrus Bowl.
Director of Football Strength & Conditioning Tommy Moffitt oversaw LSU's strength & conditioning program for 21 seasons from 2000-21. While at LSU, Moffitt helped the Tigers win three national titles under three different head coaches - Nick Saban (2003), Les Miles (2007) and Ed Orgeron (2019).
Associate Director of FB Strength & Conditioning and Director of FB Applied Sports Science Jeremy Jacobs served under Moffitt at LSU from 2016-21.
Assistant Director of FB Strength & Conditioning Blake McCall also served under Moffitt from 2019-21, which included LSU's 2019 national title.
Recruiting General Manager Derek Miller served two stints at LSU from 2014-15 and 2017.
Director of Player Personnel Allen Gaudet served as a recruiting/player personnel assistant at LSU in 2017. He's also a 2017 LSU graduate.
Associate Director of Recruiting/Acqui Mason Smith is a 2018 LSU graduate and served as Kelly's Director of High School Relations at LSU before arriving in Aggieland in 2023.
LSU offensive line coach Brad Davis was a graduate assistant at Texas A&M in 2006-07.
Many LSU administrators, including Director of Athletics Scott Woodward, served stints at Texas A&M.

Schedule

Players Mentioned

Chase Bisontis

KC Concepcion

Mario Craver

Dametrious Crownover

Dayon Hayes

Mark Nabou Jr.

Rueben Owens II

Marcus Ratcliffe

Marcel Reed

Ar'maj Reed-Adams

Daymion Sanford

Trey Zuhn III

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