OFFENSE: F

A Kevin Sumlin-coached team never has been shut out in seven years. There’s a first time for everything.

RT Germain Ifedi got beaten by Xzavier Dickson in the first quarter for a sack, and the floodgates opened. (They haven’t really shut since the Arkansas game in Arlington, Texas.) Every unit is at fault in a 59-0 loss, but the offensive line is at least as much at fault as any other collection of players on this team.

The running backs aren’t all that talented, and with the offensive line flailing, the team totaled 31 rushing yards, putting all the pressure on a regressing Kenny Hill.

Hill threw for a season-low 138 yards and threw an interception to Reggie Ragland. He nearly threw several others. Malcome Kennedy returned, but appeared to divert his route upfield at the last instant early in the second quarter, nearly leading to a Nick Perry interception. Landon Collins also dropped an interception in the third quarter, and Perry almost got one on the ensuing play.

DEFENSE: F+

Alabama ran for 298 yards despite missing starting center Ryan Kelly and seeing starting right tackle Austin Shepherd leave the game due to injury. Blake Sims and Jacob Coker also combined for 304 passing yards.

T.J. Yeldon, Sims and Amari Cooper broke three and four tackles on multiple plays. The Aggies have devolved into one of the worst tackling teams in the country. As good as Alabama is on offense — this may be Nick Saban’s most talented unit on that side of the ball since he arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2007 — A&M’s defense put on a clinic demonstrating what not to do.

Deshazor Everett dropped what would’ve been a 98-yard interception return on the first drive of the game, and it went downhill from there.

Sims’ touchdown run in the second quarter made for a terrific highlight, but Daeshon Hall, Armani Watts and Myles Garrett all whiffed on clear tackle chances. It was a fitting example of how things went the entire game.

SPECIAL TEAMS: B-

Trey Williams had a 75-yard kickoff return to set up A&M’s best chance at points, but the offense went backward and couldn’t convert a fourth-and-11. P Drew Kaser got off a few good ones, but Alabama specialist Christion Jones returned a punt 47 yards. This Crimson Tide special teams has been woeful, but Texas A&M couldn’t muster any advantage here.

COACHING: D

Alabama looked more prepared and more motivated.

This team got exposed nearly a month ago and if anything has gotten worse sense. Sumlin’s recruits, swag and offensive system minus Johnny Football haven’t proven to be anywhere near championship level in the SEC. And defensive coordinator Mark Snyder can’t keep his job after singlehandedly sinking the 2013 team and failing to make meaningful progress in 2014.

OVERALL: D-

Texas A&M still can recover, beat Missouri and LSU at home and get to eight wins. But beating Auburn seems like more than a pipe dream, and this team will be worse than 8-4 without improvement.

Through five games, some people speculated the offense was even better than 2013 despite losing Jake Matthews, Johnny Manziel and Mike Evans. Other than some garbage time yards and points, the offense stagnated in the three losses.

The defense, especially the defensive line and Deshazor Everett, seemed improved. But the bottom fell out the last three weeks. High school teams have tackled better than this group.

Part of this is a product of inflated expectations, but A&M has fallen below even and below the platform of preseason expectations.