Rapid Reaction: Texas A&M survives despite lackluster performance vs. UMass
By Adam Spencer
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Texas A&M hosted a UMass team that entered Saturday’s Week 12 game in College Station with a 1-9 overall record.
This was supposed to be an easy win for the 3-7 Aggies, a get-right game ahead of next week’s regular-season finale against SEC West-champion LSU. Instead, the Aggies had to fight and claw their way to a win with a lackluster effort in front of a scarce crowd.
At the end of the cold, wet Saturday in College Station, the Aggies had managed to fight their way to a 20-3 victory, handing UMass its 10th loss of the year.
The Aggies only managed to find the end zone once against the Minutemen in the first 2 quarters. It came in the second quarter on this pass from Conner Weigman to Noah Thomas:
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With Texas A&M driving before halftime, the Minutemen forced another turnover, their second of the day, on this play:
Jordan Mahoney comes up with the Minutemen's second takeaway of the day!
Q2, 2:45| Texas A&M 10, UMass 3#Flagship ? pic.twitter.com/UgGa8fzJby
— UMass Football (@UMassFootball) November 19, 2022
As has been the case for most of this season, the defense played really well, while the offense floundered and struggled to put points on the board.
The Aggies took a 10-3 lead into halftime. After the intermission (which saw most of the Kyle Field crowd clear out, too), it was a boring third quarter, with A&M tacking a field goal on to extend its lead to 13-3.
In the fourth quarter, the Aggie ground game found the end zone, with Le’Veon Moss scoring on this 12-yard run:
First career TD for @turnUplevee❗️
? SECN+ | #GigEm pic.twitter.com/8HGB7MJLZS
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 19, 2022
The Aggies are now 4-7 on the season. They’ll finish up their 2022 campaign next Saturday against No. 6 LSU. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Eastern time on ESPN.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
