Three takeaways from Texas A&M football's dominant and expected win over McNeese

3 takeaways from Texas A&M football vs. McNeese: The Florida game just keeps getting more important

The Aggies' road trip to Gainesville, coming up next week, is a massive inflection point in this season—for both teams. The Gators are reeling so far with an extremely unfriendly schedule coming up. They could see a new coach on the sideline before the season is half-done.

But then there's the hope of freshman DJ Lagway, who had a statistically stellar start against Samford. The gameplan was clearly to let the UF receivers run wide open downfield and chuck bombs, and Lagway was able to do that with aplomb.

The Aggies come into this one looking to break an ignominious streak of road losses. Setting the tone early in the Elko era on this front would be a boon for this team.

It's not just that, though. This is A&M's second chance to make an impression on a national audience after failing their first test. This is also a chance for the Ags to prove to themselves that they can indeed hang with a tough team—a desperate one—even on the road.

This is a pivotal moment going forward for this Aggie team. They are better than Florida, but will they show it? With the rest the starters got against McNeese, the excuses will be few if they put out another dud.