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No. 3 Texas A&M vs No. 20 LSU Game Preview
The final matchup of ranked opponents on this Saturday will have Texas A&M against LSU. LSU is facing a “backs against the wall” scenario. With recent losses to Ole Miss and Vanderbilt, LSU desperately needs this ranked upset win if they can pull it off. Sitting at 5-2 overall and 2-2 in conference, LSU cannot afford to lose this game if they want to stay in college football playoff contention. Texas A&M on the other hand, sits atop the SEC standings as the lone unbeaten. They are also right outside the Big Ten and Midwest battle between Ohio State and Indiana, the consensus No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country. If Texas A&M wins today, it sets up an opportunity to move up to at least the No. 2 spot as Ohio State plays Indiana next week.
Defense could tell the story in this game. An intriguing matchup that puts the very good LSU secondary vs Cashius Howell on the edge for Texas Tech to see which defensive phase can affect the game more. Howell comes into this game for the Aggies with 8 sacks, 32 pressures and a 25%-win rate. As a unit, the Aggies are the No. 1 team vs the run in the country. Whereas LSU does not rank in the top 50 for rushing offense. Conversely, the LSU secondary is one of the best back-end units in the country while Texas A&M ranks as the 35th best passing offense in the country.
Offensively, both teams have significant receivers that can dramatically affect the game. Texas A&M wide outs Mario Craver and KC Concepcion are both on pace to break a thousand yards each, on the season. In the top 50 rankings for receivers, there are only three teams with two receivers in that top 50. Ohio State (Smith and Tate), Indiana (Sarratt and Cooper), and Texas A&M. That is also a list of the top three teams in the country, in order. While LSU doesn’t have any players that are flirting with the 1K benchmark, they do have four pass catchers Texas A&M has to worry about. Aaron Anderson, Barion Brown, Zavion Thomas and TE Trey’Dez Green.
There are also two intriguing quarterbacks to keep tabs on. Garrett Nussmeier, once considered a future NFL top 10 pick has had a down year. Only throwing 66% and with a 2:1 touchdown to interception ratio, leaning on Nussmeier to carry the team might be a tall order against the No. 3 Aggies. Texas A&M quarterback Marcell Reed is actually playing better than Nussmeier. Reed is slightly ahead of Nussmeier in yards but the big difference is the td:int ratio where Reed is almost holding at 4:1. LSU is only averaging 21 points per game vs Power 4 competition, while Texas A&M is averaging almost 35 points per game vs Power 4 competition. LSU is capable of putting together a game winning effort, but almost every indicator on paper points to favoring a Texas A&M.
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