Three reasons Texas A&M football comes out with the victory on Saturday night and advances to Atlanta
Texas A&M football is playing for everything in tomorrow night's renewed rivalry game against the Longhorns. This may be the most meaningful edition of this long and storied rivalry to date, given that both teams are eyeing a spot in the College Football Playoff.
The road won't be easy for the Aggies, though. They need to beat the Longhorns tomorrow, and then defeat the Georgia Bulldogs in Atlanta in the SEC Championship game.
This is a team skilled enough to pull something like that off, but it's a tall task. But every journey begins with a single step—and the Aggies just need to keep their eyes on what is immediately in front of them.
Here are three reasons why Texas A&M football will knock off the Longhorns to advance to the SEC Championship in Atlanta.
Marcel Reed carves up Texas defense
Marcel Reed has been getting better and better every single week that he's been behind center for the Aggies. He's recorded a passer rating of 130 or greater in every single game he's played in since LSU, including a whopping 394.0 passer rating against LSU.
He has eclipsed 200 yards in the air in each of the last three games, including against South Carolina, and has improved his accuracy very noticeably. This is not even to mention his dynamic running ability, which has been a huge boon to his game so far this year as well.
Whether on the ground or through the air, I think this is the game that Reed really, truly breaks out. He showed when he was subbed in against LSU that he's built for big moments, and I think he shows up in that same way in this one.