Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy rips Aggie players after blowout loss vs. Mizzou

The Texas A&M Aggies hosted a struggling Mizzou squad in College Station on Saturday afternoon, with both teams needing a win to stay afloat in SEC play.

However, the Aggies looked sluggish from the opening tip, and ended up falling to the Tigers in convincing fashion by a score of 66-43.

After the game, which saw the Aggies fall to 1-4 in SEC play and 7-9 overall, coach Billy Kennedy apologized to fans and questioned his team’s effort. Here’s a sampling of what he had to say:

Billy Kennedy: "I want to apologize to our fans." Says Aggies' effort was poor.

— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) January 19, 2019

Kennedy on benching starters for walk-ons in second half: "I was going to play guys that were going to compete and play guys who play like Texas A&M should be playing."

— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) January 19, 2019

Billy Kennedy: "When things go bad we have no leadership on the floor."

Ouch

— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) January 19, 2019

Junior F Josh Nebo led the way for the Aggies, scoring 12 points. Meanwhile, the Tigers were led by PG Jordan Geist, who had a game-high 17 points in the Mizzou victory.

The Aggies have a trip to Florida and then host a tough Kansas State squad in the SEC-Big 12 showdown in the next week, so things could get worse before they get better.