Playing Texas A&M is entering a different football world. UMass fans would be all excited if the Minutemen signed a four-star recruit. We'd be stopping random people on the street to tell them the news.
In 2022, the Aggies signed the #1 recruiting class in the nation. Athlon Sport college football magazine has Texas A&M signing 5 five-star recruits and 19 four-star players! This brought some sour grapes from even mighty Alabama.
Texas A&M is 3-7 in the 2022 season, which included a loss to giant killer Appalachian State.
Some sources even place the Aggies in the Bottom Ten, which is probably not true.
In the matter of head-to-head match-ups with highly talented players, this is about as challenging as it gets. It will be interesting to see what Brown's defense can do.
Unless we get some offensive production, the UMass defense will probably get gassed in the second half, hurting our impressive defensive stats so far.
Don Brown said before the season, if you're not excited to be playing Texas A&M, you're not a football player--or a fan.
Wish I could be there at College Station to watch the game.
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Gigem 247Sports has a quick look at the Texas A&M UMass game.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" recaps the Arkansas State game.
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Yahoo News says the Aggies look to stop a six-game skid.
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Texas A&M's pass protection is ranked last in the SEC. Former BC head coach Steve Addazio in OL coach for the Aggies.
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My Aggies Nation has a podcast that discusses whether or not Texas A&M will cover the spread against UMass.
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