It doesn’t matter that Florida is 2-3 and has not yet won on the road this year.
According to Texas A&M coach Mike Elko, his fifth row team will face his most difficult opponent this year when the Gators invade the college station for a match of the Southeast Conference on Saturday evening.
“By far, the most talented team we have played this year,” said Elko. “They have an excellent group of players. They have already played a very competitive calendar. They have already played in two first environments, so they will know what it is.”
That being said, there is a reason why the Aggies (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) are strong favorites and classified among the first five. They have proven that they can win any type of game, whether it is an eruption (state of Utah), a shooting (Notre Dame) or a defensive slugfest (Auburn).
A home victory of 31-9 against the state of Mississippi last week last week, is probably approaching the Auburn match that the competition of the State of Utah. It was 7-3 at halftime and 14-3 after three quarters before Texas A&M ultimately obtained a workplace with two rapid affected in the fourth quarter.
The defense carried out the Aggies through the first two games of the SEC teams. Texas A&M only granted 19 points in total, regularly winning the first and second trials before locking the third. The opponents have only converted 1 of the 23 in the past two weeks.
“Much of our success is that we have been very well in advantageous situations in the third reduction,” said Elko. “A team goes from first and 10, second and 6, third and 2, your third drop percentage will obviously not be what it was for us.”
The Texas A&M offensive is punctuated by the quarter-Arrière Marcel Reed, which finished 59.7% of its passes for 1,256 yards and 11 affected with three interceptions. Le’Veon Moss added 343 yards and five scores on the ground.
Meanwhile, Florida (2-3, 1-1) made a sequence of three consecutive defeats last week with an impressive home victory of 29-21 at the time. 9 Texas, a result that sent the Longhorns drop all along the top 25.
The second-year quarter of a year DJ Lagway destroyed the defense of Texas for 298 yards out of 21 out of 28, launching two affected. The defense of the Gators granted only 52 yards on the ground and forced Arch Manning to be a horseman alone, the dismissal six times and intercepting two passes to compensate 263 yards and two scores.
It was a great victory for the besieged coach Billy Napier, who landed on the hot seat after consecutive defeats against southern Florida, then. 3 lsu and then-no. 4 Miami (Florida). After having obtained the answer to the adversity he wanted, it is impatient to see how the team manages the success against an opponent among the first five on the road.
“I have to turn around and play an exceptional team,” said Napier. “This is an incredibly talented team (Texas A&M). Large and fast. A very hard physical group. We respect the opponent, of course.
“The quarterrier is able to make unexpected games. It will be a big challenge, and we will have to be at our best. This is what you expect in this league.”
Lagway launched 988 yards and seven affected, but also launched seven interceptions. Jadan Baugh leads the ground match with 396 yards and three scores.
The Aggies have a 4-3 lead, including a 33-20 victory last year in Gainesville, Florida.
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