Notable numbers for Texas A&M football vs. Florida: Who has statistical advantage?

Breaking down statistics for Texas A&M football vs. Florida: Where are biggest advantages for each team?

Texas A&M football is headed to the Swamp this weekend to take on the Florida Gators. The Aggies have quite the albatross around their necks in this one, given the road struggles for this team over the last few years, not to mention the poor offensive performance they put out in game one.

Being only two games into the season at this point, there's only so much information the numbers can give you. Still, though, I think we're seeing distinct enough identities emerge for each team that we can develop an idea of what the strengths and weaknesses of each team are and how those may interact. Let's jump in and see what the stats tell us about Texas A&M football vs. Florida.

Florida's strategy vs. Texas A&M football: Hit the explosives

The Gators come into this one with an offensive unit that is in a bit of a torrid state at the moment. Against Miami, with Graham Mertz at signal caller, UF looked overmatched; against Samford, with DJ Lagway behind center, they just bombed away.

That latter strategy worked, to be sure, but it was against Samford. The back end of the defense for the Aggies will be significantly more talented than that of the Bulldogs, but they haven't yet really been tested.

Of course, they haven't been tested in part due to the fact that the Aggies possess an immensely talented defensive front. Neither Notre Dame nor McNeese was willing to routinely drop back for fear of exposing themselves to the pass rush of the Aggies. If Florida can neutralize the pressure, they could find a few plays down the field.

Where I know they'll go with some tenacity is to the outside run game. It is this facet of the game where the Aggies have had some trouble from time to time in their first two contests. If they can catch the Aggie DEs playing undisciplined, they can break some big runs.