US EditionReed Throws for 280 Yards and 3 TDs, Runs for Another Score as No. 4 Texas A&M Beats Arkansas 45-42
Texas A&M scored 45 points and amassed 497 yards of offense to start 7-0 for the first time since 1994, maintaining the SEC's only unbeaten record.
- Saturday, Texas A&M Aggies football team beat Arkansas Razorbacks 45-42 at Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Ark., recovering an onside kick to secure their first 7-0 start since 1994.
- After other top teams fell, Texas A&M Aggies stand as the Southeastern Conference's lone unbeaten, and Miami's loss makes them likely to enter the AP Top 25 poll's top three.
- Marcel Reed paced the offense with an efficient passing and rushing outing, throwing for 280 yards and three touchdowns while Ruben Owens II rushed for 69 yards and two scores as Texas A&M totaled 497 yards and scored on seven of nine drives.
- Concern over run defense emerged immediately after the game as Texas A&M defense surrendered 527 total yards and 268 rushing yards; Mike Elko said the defense must improve, noting mis‑fits and schematic issues.
- Next week the Aggies travel to Tiger Stadium to face No. 10 LSU in a pivotal SEC showdown, extending their dominance after winning 13 of the last 14 meetings against Arkansas; Marcel Reed, Texas A&M quarterback, also surpassed 4,000 career passing yards.
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Marcel Reed shines as No. 4 Texas A&M holds off late Arkansas rally to stay perfect
Marcel Reed passed for 280 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another to help Texas A&M remain unbeaten with a 45-42 victory over host Arkansas on Saturday at Fayetteville, Ark.
Reed throws for 280 yards and 3 TDs, runs for another score as No. 4 Texas A&M beats Arkansas 45-42
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Marcel Reed threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 55 yards and another score as No. 4 Texas A&M held on to beat Arkansas 45-42 on Saturday and keep its perfect season going. The Aggies (7-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) have opened with seven wins for the first time since 1994, when they finished 10-0-1. With No. 9 Georgia’s 43-35 win over No. 5 Mississippi earlier Saturday, Texas A&M is the only remaini…
Aggies Silence the Sooie, Stay Perfect in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (FOX 44) - The smell of pork hung in the Ozark air, but it was the Aggies who left Fayetteville full and undefeated. Texas A&M outlasted Arkansas 45-42 on a storm-delayed Saturday night that had everything — lightning, late rallies, and just enough drama to make an undefeated team sweat. Kickoff came two hours late after lightning rolled through the Ozarks, but once the skies cleared, both teams lit up the scoreboard like …
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