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Jimbo Fisher discusses Texas A&M’s come-from-behind win against Colorado
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No. 5 Texas A&M faced plenty of adversity Saturday but found a way to do just enough to escape with a 10-7 win over Colorado at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver.
The Aggies lost starting quarterback Haynes King in the opening quarter, struggled throughout the game on offense, and had what looked to be the go-ahead touchdown overturned in the 4th quarter.
Things certainly looked bleak for the better part of 57 minutes, but back-up quarterback Zach Calzada’s 18-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Spiller with 2:41 to play in the game allowed Texas A&M to survive.
Calzada, who replaced the injured King, completed 18-of-38 passed for 183 yards and the game-winning score, while the Aggies defense was effective throughout the game, allowing just 260 total yards.
Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher was relieved to escape with a win but he also knows that his team still has a long way to go.
Here are some of his observations of the game and his team.
On the Aggies currently being ranked 5th in the country:
Jimbo Fisher: "All that ranking stuff means diddly to me."
— Sam Khan Jr. (@skhanjr) September 11, 2021
On the close call against Colorado:
Jimbo Fisher: "The great teams that I've been on, there are always one or two games that you have to scratch, fight, claw and find a way to pull them out. … That's one thing this team has done and hopefully continues to do."
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) September 11, 2021
On Calzada’s final 2 drives, which were the most effective of the game:
Jimbo Fisher on what changed for Zach Calzada on the final two drives: "Urgency. Certain guys get that urgency and adrenaline in those situations."
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) September 11, 2021
On where things stand with King’s injury:
Jimbo Fisher on Haynes King's injury: "We're still waiting. There is not a final analysis yet."
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) September 11, 2021
On the plays of his defense:
Jimbo Fisher:”You’re going to win some games with your offense, you’re going to with some with defense. This was a defensive game.” pic.twitter.com/NG7NZg3XYk
— Duvalier Johnson (@DuvalierJohnson) September 11, 2021
On what he learned about his team Saturday:
Jimbo Fisher: "We found out that we have fight and heart, but we need to find out if we have execution and precision."
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) September 11, 2021
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