Texas A&M 38, Louisiana State 23
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 26, 2024
Where: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
Temperature:
87°
Head Official:
Kyle Olson
Attendance:
108852
By Field Level Media
Backup quarterback Marcel Reed rushed for three second-half touchdowns Saturday night and No. 14 Texas A&M took sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference with a 38-23 win over No. 8 LSU in College Station, Texas.
Reed scored on a pair of 8-yard runs in the third quarter after relieving starter Conner Weigman, giving the Aggies (7-1, 5-0) the lead for good at 21-17.
Reed added a 4-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, then answered a Tigers score with his fourth straight touchdown march. Le'Veon Moss made it 35-23 with 8:09 left on a 3-yard run, his second score of the night.
Randy Bond added a 26-yard field goal with 3:44 remaining to cap Texas A&M's seventh straight win.
Garrett Nussmeier completed 25 of 50 passes for 405 yards and two touchdowns but also tossed three interceptions. LSU (6-2, 4-1) saw its six-game winning streak end.
LSU got off to a fast start, scoring 10 points in just over two minutes during the first quarter. Damian Ramos hit a 23-yard field goal at the 6:15 mark, followed by Nussmeier's 2-yard touchdown pass to Mason Taylor that came four plays after the Tigers recovered a Moss fumble at the Texas A&M 36.
The Aggies got on the board with seven seconds left in the quarter when Moss rushed for a 7-yard score, finishing a 75-yard drive. Moss started the drive with a 25-yard run, while Amari Daniels converted a third-and-8 later in the march with an 11-yard run.
However, LSU regained a 10-point lead with a big play. Nussmeier found Aaron Anderson for a 76-yard catch-and-run touchdown with 4:55 remaining. Although Ramos missed what would have been a career-long 49-yard field goal later in the half, the Tigers still took a 17-7 advantage to the break.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Louisiana State |
|
Texas A&M |
Aaron Anderson
|
Player |
Noah Thomas
|
3 |
Receptions |
1 |
126 |
Yards |
54 |
42.0 |
Avg Yards |
54.0 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Louisiana State
|
429 |
24 |
405 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4.0 |
1 |
Texas A&M
|
376 |
242 |
134 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2.0 |
0 |