Aggies Down 2 Touchdowns to Auburn After Abysmal 1st Half

On By Littum

Halfway into their penultimate game of the regular season Texas A&M Aggies find themselves deep in a hole 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 as the Auburn Tigers cruised through stellar play from graduated quarterback Payton Thorne, who has 190 passing yards and as many touchdown passes (2) as incompletions.

Going into the game, the narrative for Texas A&M was whether it would give Auburn the attention it needed to avoid a repeat of its road beatdown at the hands of the South Carolina Gamecocks.

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

In addition to Thorne, Tigers running back Jarquez Hunter finished just short of the 50-yard rushing mark and has been a catalyst for the rushing consistency Auburn established on offense.

On the other end of things, Marcel Reed is 9-for-16 for just 88 yards and one interception, while Amari Daniels carries the load in the backfield behind him. The Aggies generated 168 yards of total offense and showed signs of life near the end of the half, but couldn’t convert their final drive into more points.

Heading into the second half, the Aggies will need to revamp their defense to limit Thorne and prevent a series of completions that keep Auburn on the field. On offense, preventing minor mistakes will be the name of the game.

Texas A&M has some work to do, but it has a second half to go — and a ton to play for.

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