The Texas A&M Aggies are ready for next week in South Bend. Instant rising stars like KC Concepcion and Mario Craver balled out again, and almost make guys like Noah Thomas and Cyrus Allen a distant memory at this point.
Mike Elko touched on some miscues on the side of Marcel Reed, but every fan is only concerned about the health of Reed at this point. Elko has said that Reed is fine after taking an awkward hit, which is all fans needed to hear to get ready for the Irish.
We have three risers and one faller in Texas A&M's win against Utah State.
Riser: KC Concepcion
Is it OK to have him twice already on here this season? Conception finished with six catches for 73 yards and two touchdowns. Concepcion is clearly a star in the making and Reed has a clear No. 1 target for the future. It's becoming more clear that NC State misused him badly, and Elko just took advantage in the portal when he could've.
Riser: Cashius Howell
How can you not have the "triple jack sack" man on this list? Howell finishing with three consecutive sacks drew all kinds of buzz on social media, leading to reporters bringing up the point of this rare accomplishment.
Howell's 2025 NFL Draft is rising, along with others on the Aggies' defense. This rare feat shows that Howell has the makings of something more special this season.
Faller: Miles O'Neill
It might be unfair to put the backup quarterback on here, but throwing an interception right to a defender looked like a classic rookie mistake.
O'Neill will learn from this, but he managed to throw a touchdown pass as well. He's young, and will only grow from here.
Riser: Sam M'Pemba
A strip sack and a recovery? That's a story.
While both teams were clearly playing garbage time minutes, Sam M'Pemba was able to get to the quarterback and strip sack him to get a fumble. Going three-for-three in that instance is incredible effort, and M'Pemba might be getting more minutes after all of that.