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3 takeaways from Texas A&M’s bounce-back stomping of McNeese

Ethan Stone

By Ethan Stone

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Texas A&M did exactly what it was supposed to do following a backbreaking loss to Notre Dame last weekend. The Aggies, led by a strong effort from QB Conner Weigman, dismantled McNeese 52-1o Saturday at Kyle Field.

The Aggies improve to 1-1 on the season ahead of their SEC opener vs. Florida in Gainesville next weekend. We’ll learn even more about these Aggies in the weeks to come, but for now here are 3 takeaways from Texas A&M’s bounce-back stomping of McNeese State.

Conner Weigman posts strong outing after struggles in Week 1

Conner Weigman’s day was done by the end of the 2nd quarter, but we saw much more from the A&M signal caller compared to last week’s rough performance. Weigman completed 11 of his 14 passing attempts for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also added 39 rush yards on 4 rushes.

Here’s his first touchdown, a great backshoulder toss to Noah Thomas for 6:

And here’s touchdown No. 2, a slant to Moose Muhammad:

Defense dominates and then some

The Aggies were not able to complete the shutout, but it’s also worth noting that Texas A&M essentially stopped trying after halftime and gave up their only touchdown of the game in the 4th quarter as well as a last-second field goal. Let’s take a look at what else Texas A&M was able to accomplish defensively Saturday.

For one, the Cowboys were completely ineffective through the air. McNeese was able to post just 80 passing yards, and Cowboys QB Kamden Sixkiller – who has an all-time football name – threw 2 interceptions on 9-19 passing.

McNeese recorded just 76 yards from scrimmage and were held to just 2 first downs in the first half when Texas A&M’s first team was on the field. The Cowboys inflated those numbers in the 2nd half, of course, but the Aggies were the definition of dominant through the first 30 minutes.

Aggies limit turnovers, costly penalties against outmatched opponent

It’s hard to take much of anything away from these types of games to a certain extent, let’s just be honest with ourselves. The Aggies 3rd team has just as much if not more talent than McNeese State’s first-team roster.

If you’re limiting the mistakes that you can control – penalties, turnovers, etc – that’s always a step in the right direction. Well, Texas A&M didn’t turn the ball over once on Saturday and committed just 3 penalties for 33 yards.

Texas A&M travels to Gainesville to take on a faltering Florida team at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.

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