Record Comeback Lifts No. 3 Football to 31-30 Win over South Carolina

Saturday, November 15

Bryan-College Station

11:00 AM

Texas A&M

10-0 , 7-0

South Carolina

3-7 , 1-7

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

South Carolina

Texas A&M

Nov 15, 2025 | Football

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By: Athletics Communications

BRYAN–COLLEGE STATION – No. 3 Texas A&M sparked a miraculous second-half comeback after trailing by 27 points to down South Carolina, 31-30, on Saturday. The 27-point come-from-behind victory stands as the largest deficit erased in an Aggie win in program history.

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Marcel Reed passed for a career-high 439 yards on 22 completions with three touchdowns. Junior wide receiver KC Concepcion registered a career high with 158 receiving yards on eight catches. Redshirt freshman wide receiver Ashton Bethel-Roman had a career day with four receptions for 139 yards and a touchdown. Redshirt freshman wide receiver Izaiah Williams and graduate tight end Nate Boerkircher also posted receiving scores on the afternoon.

The Aggie defense prevented the Gamecocks from scoring on each of their five drives in the second half to secure the victory. Junior linebacker Taurean York was the Maroon & White's leading tackler with eight, including 1.5 tackles for loss. Senior cornerback Will Lee III added five tackles with a pass breakup and his first career sack, and junior safety Dalton Brooks notched his first interception on the year. Redshirt senior defensive end Cashius Howell recorded a sack on the final drive of the contest to help seal the win and matched a career high with three pass breakups.

HOW IT HAPPENED

South Carolina charted the first points of the game after converting a 36-yard field goal on its opening drive.
Texas A&M evened the score on the ensuing drive with a 40-yard field goal from Randy Bond.
The Gamecocks reclaimed the lead midway through the first quarter on a 50-yard receiving score from Vandrevius Jacobs.
The visiting team recovered an Aggie fumble to the end zone to extend its lead to 17-3 at the end of the first quarter.
South Carolina tacked on a 41-yard field goal to go up 20-3 with 9:32 left in the second quarter.
Nyck Harbor took an 80-yard reception to the end zone to extend the Gamecocks' advantage to 27-3.
In the final seconds of the first half, South Carolina converted a 35-yard field goal, making it a 30-3 game at the break.
The Aggies opened the second half with a 27-yard receiving score from Williams to cut the deficit to 30-10.
Reed hit Bethel-Roman 39 yards downfield in the end zone for a touchdown with 4:18 left in the third quarter, making it a 30-17 ballgame.
Boerkircher hauled in a 14-yard strike from Reed to put the Aggies within one score, 30-24, late in the third quarter.
EJ Smith punched in a 4-yard rushing score to even the contest early in the fourth quarter. Texas A&M took its first and final lead of the afternoon with Bond's converted extra point attempt.
On the Gamecocks' final offensive drive, Tyler Onyedim notched a pivotal sack on 2nd-and-1 to move the opposition back 11 yards. Howell followed up with a sack of his own on 3rd-and-12 before recording the game-clinching tackle on 4th down.