Despite infuriating loss to Auburn, Texas A&M football is still an SEC contender

Even with gut-punch loss to Auburn, Texas A&M football can still make the SEC Championship

Texas A&M football is coming off of an aggravating overtime loss to the Auburn Tigers, the Aggies' first OT loss in their time in the SEC. The Aggies have dropped to 8-3 as a result, and 6-2 in conference.

The Ags are now 1-2 in the month of November, with road night games accounting for both of those losses. Their lone win was over New Mexico State.

Even so, the Aggies are still in contention for a SEC championship—and therefore, a playoff spot.

This is no wishy-washy "well, they haven't yet been mathematically eliminated," either. The Aggies, as crazy as it might seem, still control their destiny to get to Atlanta.

This is thanks to Ole Miss and Alabama both going down to unranked teams this weekend. The Rebels and Tide pick up a third conference loss each, meaning that the Aggies—who only have two—are tied with Georgia for second place in the SEC.

Texas, with one conference loss to the one good team they've played, sits in first, staring down the barrel of a trip to Kyle Field. If the Aggies vanquish their rival next week, they enter a three-way tie—since Texas's schedule is obviously the weakest, they get left out of Atlanta.

It's all still on the line next week. The Aggies got enough help this week to set up the matchup we've been dreaming of, even if A&M is coming into this one a little bit wobbly.

The Ags probably need to get a win in the conference championship to make it into the playoff at this point, but the path is still there. A&M is still alive in their quest for the 12-team field, a 10-win season—everything. The goals are all still on the table.

But they have to reach out and take them. And that's something they haven't exactly been doing a great job of.