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Three Turning Points from Texas A&M Football vs. Auburn

By Graham Harmon

Sep 23, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Max Johnson (14) hands off the ball to running back Le'Veon Moss (8) during the third quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 23, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Max Johnson (14) hands off the ball to running back Le'Veon Moss (8) during the third quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports /
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Texas A&M football QB Max Johnson hands off the football
Sep 23, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Max Johnson (14) hands off the ball to running back Le’Veon Moss (8) during the third quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports /

Biggest Moments in Texas A&M Football vs. Auburn

That was one of the wilder games for Texas A&M football that I’ve seen in a while. The Aggies looked like they were dominating early in the game, but the score didn’t reflect how well this Texas A&M football team was playing. Auburn, for their part, was bringing aggression with success on the defensive side, which resulted in something I was afraid might make this list in an injury to Conner Weigman, and was effectively stymying the Aggies.

All this led to a grim feeling at halftime. As I mentioned in my Instant Reaction column, I’m sure I’m not the only Texas A&M football fan who was feeling like this was 2022 all over again. Anemic offense, defense that was having trouble against the run game, and a quarterback injury? All these things added up to some pretty bad feelings headed towards the second half.

Things flipped in the second half, however, as the Texas A&M offense got rolling and the defense began to impose their will upon the Tigers. It became nigh impossible for the Auburn offense to get so much as a first down for a long stretch of the game, and the defense for this Texas A&M football team racked up TFL after TFL. After a short scare, the Aggies were able to salt this one away. But what were the biggest inflection points in this contest? Here are the three moments that I see as the biggest momentum shifts and builders in Texas A&M football’s victory over Auburn.