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Texas A&M ended its regular season with a heart-breaking loss at LSU on Saturday night, 27-24,
The Aggies trailed 17-7 at the half but had rallied to take a 24-20 lead late in the 4th quarter.
The Tigers, however, came up big with a 9-play, 85-yard scoring drive in just 1:38 that was culminated by a 28-yard touchdown pass from Max Johnson to Jaray Jenkins with just 20 seconds left on the clock.
The win moved LSU to 6-6 on the season and will allow the Tigers to play in a bowl game.
Texas A&M, meanwhile, which started the season ranked 6th in the Associated Press preseason top-25, finished a disappointing 8-4.
Zach Calzada led the Aggies by completing 20-of-35 passes for 242 yards and 3 touchdowns, but A&M was limited to just 54 rushing yards in the game.
The Texas A&M defense also struggled all night against the Tigers’ passing attack, as Johnson threw for 306 yards and 3 touchdowns.
After the game, Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher met with the media.
Here’s a look at some of his thoughts on the loss in Baton Rouge.
On Calzada’s play in the game:
Jimbo Fisher on Zach Calzada: "I thought he battled. I thought he made some plays. Scrambled. Made some big-time plays… He put us in a position to win the game. We had a chance to win the game."
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) November 28, 2021
On losing the game in the final seconds:
Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher: "[We] left plays on the field at times, but when you play good teams, that happens … We battled, they battled and they made one more play than we did."
— Alex Miller (@AlexMill20) November 28, 2021
On dropping 4 games in the regular season:
Jimbo Fisher on A&M's four losses: "They all hurt. They all hurt when you don't have success. There's not one that hurts any more than the others. They all hurt the same."
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) November 28, 2021
On the status of linebacker Edgerrin Cooper:
Jimbo Fisher said Edgerrin Cooper got banged up and he doesn't know what the prognosis is but he'll be out for some time.
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On his team’s poor tackling in the game:
Jimbo Fisher: "We missed some tackles early. We missed some key tackles. On the screen, it should've been a two or three-yard gain. Maybe they don't score before half."
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) November 28, 2021
On Ainias Smith being unavailable to return punts:
Jimbo Fisher says Ainias Smith did not return punts because a toe has been bothering him.
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) November 28, 2021
On the Aggies’ inability to run the ball:
Jimbo Fisher: "We couldn't get the running game going. Inside runs and stuff that we do, we couldn't get that going."
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) November 28, 2021
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