Halfway through their penultimate game of the regular season, the Texas A&M Aggies find themselves deep in a hole that they don’t have much time to come back from.

A missed field goal and an interception told the story of their offensive woes through two quarters, all the while the Auburn Tigers are chasing the stellar play of graduate quarterback Payton Thorne, who has 190 passing yards and as many touchdown passes (2) as incompletions.

Entering the matchup, the story for Texas A&M was whether or not it would give Auburn the attention it needed to avoid a repeat of the defeat at the hands of the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Fortunately, the last few drives seemed to turn around due to the helplessness the Aggies showed in the first quarter, but at halftime they still trail by two scores, 21-7.

Beyond Thorne, Tigers running back Jarquez Hunter finished just under 50 yards rushing, and was a catalyst for the rushing consistency Auburn established on offense.

On the other end, Marcel Reed is 9-for-16 for just 88 yards and an interception, while Amari Daniels takes the load in the backfield behind him. The Aggies generated 168 yards of total offense and showed signs of life toward the end of the half, but were unable to convert their final drive into more points.

Entering the second half, the Aggies will need to revamp their defense to contain Thorne and prevent a slew of completions that keep Auburn on the field. In the event of a violation, the most important thing will be to prevent minor errors.

Texas A&M has some work to do, but still has a second half to go – and a lot to play for.

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