Texas A&M Football: 3 takeaways from a wild win over the Arkansas Razorbacks

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Sep 24, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies running back Devon Achane (6) rushes with the ball against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the third quarter at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports /

I’ll be very honest: these are a lot easier to write when Texas A&M football wins, and boy, did we need this one. It wouldn’t have ruined the season if we lost, really, but this was a big one. 10-of-11 over the Razorbacks sure does feel good.

Jimbo Fisher is now 7-3 at A&M vs teams who are ranked but outside the top four.
— Robert Behrens (@rcb05) September 25, 2022

From the opening salvo by the Hogs, to the fumble return, to the doink on the missed field goal, this was much more of a nail biter than is healthy for me, but I’m sure it’s one that many Aggie fans will be revisiting time and again in the years to come. Just another typical A&M-Arkansas matchup, right? Let’s revisit the last few years:

2014: 35-28 A&M (OT)
2015: 28-21 A&M (OT)
2016: 45-21 A&M (Close until the 4Q)
2017: 50-43 A&M (OT)
2018: 24-17 A&M (Closer than it should’ve been)
2019: 31-27 A&M (Way closer than it should’ve been)
2020: 42-31 A&M (Surprisingly, much less close than it looks)
2021: 20-10 Arkansas (Yes, let’s be fair, closer than it should’ve been)

And now this latest gem. This series always delivers, and I hate it while I’m watching. Every time. Let’s talk takeaways.