ESPN’s Rece Davis predicts Texas A&M won’t play scared vs. Clemson, will be competitive
By Jake Rill
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Texas A&M may be playing the No. 2-ranked team in the country this weekend, but it’s nothing that the Aggies aren’t used to. They frequently play against highly-ranked opponents such as Alabama, Georgia and Auburn in the SEC.
That’s why ESPN’s Rece Davis doesn’t think Texas A&M will play scared when Clemson arrives to Kyle Field on Saturday night.
“The one thing I think that gets a little bit overblown in some quarters is, ‘Oh, here comes Clemson.’ Clemson is a standard bearer in our game, for sure,” Davis told the media on Friday, including TexAgs.com. “Them and Alabama, they are the two. They are a championship, elite program. But the Aggies aren’t exactly going to be scared. They see this, they play Alabama, they play Auburn, they play LSU. They know what a fearsome defensive front looks like. And I know some of the offensive linemen are a little bit younger, but they know. …
“It’ll be a huge challenge. A&M would have to have a couple of things go wrong, in my judgement, for Clemson, to win the game. But I think it will be a very competitive game.”
Texas A&M and Clemson are set to kick off at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday.
For more of the interview with Davis, watch the clips from TexAgs.com below:
Rece Davis predicts that tomorrow’s game will be close. Says A&M won’t come into the game scared as they’ve seen similar opponents before. pic.twitter.com/3j8UCc2wVO
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Davis attended the A&M practice yesterday and said that it felt similar to the practices Jimbo Fisher conducted at Florida State. pic.twitter.com/OZLq9cK7wt
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) September 7, 2018
Rece Davis on the A&M environment. pic.twitter.com/2pN6nPxSsN
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) September 7, 2018
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
