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The LSU Tigers saw their winning streak snapped at five games after they lost to the Texas A&M Aggies, 38-23, on the road in Week 13 of the 2022 College Football season. It was LSU football’s third loss this year, and it practically extinguished any hope they would still enter the College Football Playoff. Here …

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With about six and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter Saturday night, John Emery Jr. scored on a three-yard touchdown run to cut the Aggies’ lead to 38-23. With a PAT, the Tigers could have cut the lead to 14 points, a two-score game. Brian Kelly decided to try something different, though. Instead …

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LSU was less ferocious defensively against the pass than they were the run, but still were no slouches, allowing Arkansas only 63% of their average YPA (albeit without KJ Jefferson); Tennessee only 84%; Alabama only 80%; and Mississippi State only 80%.  Behind the work of Conner Weigman, Evan Stewart, and Moose Muhammad, the Aggies hit …

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Despite his Tigers’ loss to the Aggies on Saturday, first-year LSU head coach Brian Kelly stood behind his team and their attitude toward preparation this week. Although Texas A&M was on a major slump with just one SEC win on their resume, Kelly insists that the Tigers didn’t overlook Jimbo Fisher’s struggling squad. — Read …

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Brian Kelly couldn’t quite put his finger on why his team wasn’t ready for the moment. The last six weeks, this LSU team had been different in both confidence and execution of the week to week process that it takes to win in the SEC. But the purple and gold couldn’t match their recent success …

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It wasn’t the fairytale ending LSU fans had hoped for on Saturday night. Heading into the regular season finale against Texas A&M with the chance to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive, the Tigers simply couldn't get it done after falling to the Aggies.  From start to finish it was the Devon Achane show. …

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To his left, he watched two would-be LSU tacklers get completely shaken off by Texas A&M back Devon Achane. To his right, team captain and defensive end Ali Gaye rocked back and forth on the ground in pain as trainers sprinted toward him. Brian Kelly looked left. He looked right. He pulled on the brim …

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LSU's playoff hopes are over following Saturday night's loss at Texas A&M, one Tigers coach Brian Kelly did not take lightly. Kelly said his team did not overlook the Aggies with the matchup with Georgia in the SEC Championship looming, but LSU's players lacked "fire" against a worthy opponent. Texas A&M's Devon Achane rushed for …

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Devon Achane rushed for 215 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Aggies past No. 5 LSU, 38-23, on Saturday night in the regular season finale. LSU falls to 9-3 on the season. The Tigers return to action next Saturday in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium against No. 1 Georgia at 3 p.m. CT on …

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Texas A&M's struggles have been well documented this season, but they have a chance to end their season on a high note when they host LSU this weekend for their finale. The Aggies are out of bowl contention, so for all intents and purposes this is their senior night and their bowl game. The Tigers …

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The Tigers face a tremendous challenge when they hit the road to College Station to take on the Texas A&M Aggies. A squad in search of spoiling LSU’s improbable season, it’ll take a complete effort from the Bayou Bengals to earn another SEC road victory. From top to bottom, the Tigers will need production, but …

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Texas A&M entered the season ranked No. 6 in the AP preseason Top 25 after hauling in what was the best recruiting class in modern football history. Equipped with seven of the nation’s 34 five-star recruits, including A&M's first five-star quarterback since 2015 in Connor Weigman, the Aggies had high expectations. — Read on http://www.nola.com/sports/lsu/what-you-need-to-know-about-lsus-opponent-texas-am/article_00a5dcd0-6b66-11ed-8f83-3b1ab053c676.amp.html

All Texas A&M (4-7, 1-6) can do at this point is spoil the College Football Playoff hopes of LSU (9-2, 6-1), which has a date with Georgia in the SEC Championship Game next week. Meanwhile, Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher will do a lot of soul-searching after this lost season. The All Aggies Staff has its predictions for …

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No team in the country has exceeded preseason expectations more than the No. 5 Tigers and no team in the country has fallen shorter of preseason expectations than the fading Aggies. LSU (9-2 overall, 6-1 SEC), expected to begin a multiyear rebuilding project in coach Brian Kelly’s first season, sees its Saturday game at A&M …

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LSU Looks For 10th Win of Season * - Denotes SEC Games | All dates & times are Central and Subject to Change COACH LOCATIONS On The Field Jamar Cain, Defensive Line Coach Kerry Cooks, Safeties Coach Brad Davis, Offensive Line Cortez Hankton, Recievers Coach Brian Kelly, Head Coach Brian Polian, Special Teams Coordinator Robert …

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When I was a lad, I remember the preacher at our church giving a sermon about greed. How much money is enough, he asked? He gave his own reply: just a little more. Just a little more. Sometimes, though, as the reptilian financier Gordon Gekko said in the movie “Wall Street,” sometimes “greed is good.” …

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There isn’t much on the line for Texas A&M in the finale of a disappointing season. There will be no bowl game or conference title game — though Jimbo Fisher and his squad could derail LSU’s playoff hopes — but Fisher still wants his team to bring the energy and competitive spirit on Saturday — Read …

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By LONN PHILLIPS SULLIVAN @LonnPhillips Brian Kelly's focused LSU are already long into preparations for their final game of the regular season, even meeting for a team brunch on Thanksgiving ahead of their road trip to College Station. — Read on http://www.lsuodyssey.com/post/lsu-vs-a-m-preview-prediction

We’ve made it. Texas A&M’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad season is coming to an end, and not to live in the land of sports panacea, but the Aggies’ season finale vs. the now 5th-ranked LSU Tigers could be one of the better matchups during rivalry weekend, mainly due to the fact that the …

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On Saturday night, in College Station, the Aggies will close out their 2022 season – a season ready to be put in the rear view mirror – against CFP No. 5 LSU. LSU has already punched their ticket to the 2022 SEC Championship game, against CFP No. 1 Georgia, on Saturday, December 3rd in Mercedes-Benz …

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The regular season finale against Texas A&M is vastly approaching, and as the Tigers continue putting the final touches on their game plan, they’ll need to limit the production from the Aggies’ star players in order to come away with a victory. — Read on http://www.si.com/college/lsu/.amp/football/three-texas-a-m-players-to-watch-against-lsu

Texas A&M's defense leads the Southeastern Conference in yardage allowed throwing the football.  However, that's more of a reflection the fact that they're also the 14th best team in the league when it comes to stopping the run. As a result, teams are running the ball nearly 45 times a game versus them which is …

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Though Jimbo Fisher’s Aggies have been a disaster this season, you’d think his massive guaranteed contract would give him job security. But in modern college football, buyouts are no longer a roadblock. — Read on http://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/college-football/2022/11/22/23473730/jimbo-fisher-college-football-buyout-aggies