In Aggie affair, the Texas A&M Aggies will open the doors of Kyle Field for the New Mexico State Aggies in their final game of the season against a non-conference opponent.

Texas A&M is coming off a bye week after an embarrassing loss to South Carolina in Columbia two weeks ago, their first and so far only SEC loss this year in what has been a freshman year to remember for head coach Mike Elko. After dropping the season opener to Notre Dame, A&M would win seven straight games and skyrocket to both the SEC Championship and College Football Playoff pictures. The loss to the Gamecocks may have changed the team’s approach going forward, but the playoffs are still in the green for Texas A&M.

State of New Mexico? Not so much.

After a successful 10-5 year last year in which they advanced to the Conference USA Championship game, the Aggies have fallen to a dismal 2-7 at this point in the season, losing their most recent game against Western Kentucky by 41- 28 lost.

This may seem like a write-off win for Texas A&M, but as we all know, anything can happen. With that said, here are three keys to victory that Elko’s Aggies must follow to emerge as the superior Aggies tomorrow night.

1) Ground and pound

Texas A&M may have just lost their star running back Le’Veon Moss for the year after suffering a lower leg injury in that loss to South Carolina, but the plan remains the same: run the football. The Aggies are second in the SEC with 212.9 rushing yards per game. Amari Daniels has shown just as much prowess in the A&M splitting carries in the backfield with Moss, a workload he should be able to carry just fine.

2) Wrap ’em up, take ’em down

Not many teams win football games after missing more than 20 tackles, and that proved true for Texas A&M against South Carolina, as quarterback LaNorris Sellers and running back Raheim Sanders used their size and speed to their advantage to destroy the A&M defense. But the Aggies have had a bye week to collect themselves, go through the film and fill in the gaps. Look for the open field tackling to be an improvement this Saturday.

3) Protect the bag

A tough but wounded Aggie offensive line makes this easier said than done, especially in the two games that follow, but the more time Weigman or Reed get to find open men, the better results will favor Mike Elko and Texas. BEN.

The two Aggie teams will kick off from College Station on Saturday evening at 6:45 PM CT.

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