The manner in which the Longhorns ended the Aggies’ playoff hopes and punched their own ticket to Atlanta validated the committee’s faith in the Longhorns,...
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, center left, reacts as his team recovers a fumble late in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Texas A&M, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in College Station, Texas., the 1940 game had long owned title to the biggest in the series between the flagship universities. A Texas touchdown in the first minute — the game’s only score — denied Texas A&M back-to-back national titles and re-routed the Aggies from the Rose Bowl to the Cotton Bowl.
A blocked punt by Trey Jones III set up the Aggies deep in Texas territory with a chance to make it close. But third- and fourth-down stops on two tries from Texas’ 1 effectively ended the Aggies’ hopes. Texas’ best hope against a Georgia defense uncharacteristically soft up the middle is a running game that has improved dramatically since. The Longhorns could do without a little of the drama, too. Two turnovers and a blocked punt are no way to instill faith in the mission.But whatever Texas’ shortcomings on offense, the defense is the real thing. Held Marcel Reed to just 146 yards passing and the Aggies’ running game to 98 yards.
As for the Aggies, this will be a tough loss to swallow. They’ve now lost two games at home this year, though they can take some consolation in that both were to likely playoff teams. At least they took it like gentlemen. Not like Ohio State did. Then again, no one tried to plant a Texas flag on the Aggies’ logo, either.
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