Texas A&M made SEC history on Saturday afternoon and stayed undefeated while doing it.
The 3rd-ranked Aggies completed an improbable comeback from down 27 points at halftime, rallying for a 31-30 victory over South Carolina in front of a raucous crowd at Kyle Field. Texas A&M improved to 10-0 overall and 7-0 in the SEC with the largest comeback victory in program history, according to the broadcast on ESPN.
SEC teams were 0-286 when they trailed by 27 or more points in a conference game since 2004. Make that 1-286 now, as the Aggies scored 21 points in the 3rd quarter and finished off the record-breaking comeback with another 7 points in the 4th period.
Marcel Reed bounced back from a horrible first half to lead the Aggies’ comeback, throwing for 439 yards and 3 touchdowns on the memorable afternoon to continue his drive for the Heisman Trophy.
Reed and the Aggies woke up after a forgettable first half that ended with them trailing 30-3 and looking for answers. The offense found those answers and so did the defense, which pitched a shutout in the final 30 minutes after getting torched in the first half.
Texas A&M finished off the comeback by stopping South Carolina on downs with 1:07 left in the game, and all there was left to do was celebrate the improbable victory.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
