Texas A&M — not Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee or anybody else — is the highest-ranked workforce within the ultra-competitive Southeastern Convention.
The No. 3 Aggies are tied with the No. 4 Crimson Tide atop the convention standings as Texas A&M prepares for a matchup with No. 20 LSU on Saturday evening in Baton Rouge, La.
“This place actually does have the potential that I assumed it did after I took the job,” second-year Aggies coach Mike Elko mentioned. “We got here right here with a imaginative and prescient for what this program must be.”
The Aggies (7-0, 4-0 SEC) have been in a position to win shut video games whether or not they have been high-scoring or low-scoring.
Texas A&M gave up 40 factors to Notre Dame on the highway and received by a degree. The Aggies scored simply 16 factors at dwelling in opposition to Auburn and received by six factors. Final week, the surrendered 42 factors at Arkansas and received by three factors as quarterback Marcel Reed accounted for 4 touchdowns.
“If you discuss what a championship program appears to be like like, it appears to be like like a bunch of men being purchased in for when it is time,” Elko mentioned. “There’s going to return a time when the sport is on the road and the ball goes to return to you. Your problem is that it’s a must to be able to make that play.
“We won’t simply hold saying we wish to be one thing. In some unspecified time in the future, we’ll need to exit and do it. … It is good to see this system proceed to maneuver in the precise path.”
LSU (5-2, 2-2) is transferring within the improper path. The Tigers had been ranked as excessive as No. 3 early within the season, however they misplaced two of their previous three video games, most just lately falling 31-24 at then-No. 17 Vanderbilt final weekend.
The Tigers may find yourself lacking the Faculty Soccer Playoff for the fourth time in as many seasons beneath $100 million coach Brian Kelly.
“I perceive all people’s angst,” Kelly mentioned. “I imply, my meal would not style good. I am not in an important temper. I am not comfortable. … We have put in a lot preparation time and to to not come via in these conditions, the fellows are indignant and so they’re pissed off.
“Some (followers) are saying that I am not getting it finished now. I get that, proper? We’re working onerous each single day to get our soccer workforce higher.”
Kelly mentioned he is pleased with his gamers’ “resolve,” however the working sport has been under par and quarterback Garrett Nussmeier and the protection have been inconsistent.
“We have not performed that complementary soccer the place each side are hitting on all cylinders,” Kelly mentioned. “We simply have not hit that time but. So we’ll proceed to arrange our soccer workforce, work on the issues that may assist us get to that stage.
“It is a aggressive state of affairs every week. The SEC is a troublesome league. It is aggressive every week. There are not any layups.”
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