The Auburn Tigers (4-6) enter their final home game of the season in desperation mode seeking a win to cling on to bowl eligibility hopes. The task won’t be easy with No. 14 Texas A&M (8-2) coming to the Plains hoping to bolster its College Football Playoff resume. Head coach Mike Elko’s Aggies have plenty of opportunity in front of them with No. 3 ranked Texas still waiting in the wings next week, but in order to make that game mean something, Texas A&M needs to take care of business on the Plains first.
Hugh Freeze’s Auburn team has only beaten one SEC opponent this season, so it comes as little surprise the the Tigers come into this contest as underdogs, albeit just 2.5-point underdogs, according to BetMGM. Jordan-Hare Stadium will surely be “rocking” all night long, but the Aggies have shown the resiliency and wherewithal to win in hostile territory before. Here are five ways Texas A&M can go into Jordan-Hare and ruin Auburn’s hopes at reaching a bowl game.
The Aggies continue to run the ball at an elite rate
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Texas A&M’s offense has been nothing short of sensational since an opening night loss to Notre Dame. The Aggies have scored under 21 points just twice since the opener, surpassing the 30-point mark six times. One of the main reasons for the offensive explosion was junior running back Le’Veon Moss. The Walker, LA native rushed for 765 yards and 10 touchdowns this season while surpassing the 80-yard mark in six of the Aggies 10 games before he went down with a season-ending knee injury. Backup Amari Daniels has picked up the mantle from the star back since he went down, rushing for back-to-back games of 80+ yards as well. Auburn’s front seven cannot afford to give Daniels, or quarterback Marcel Reed, any kinds of space on Saturday.
Auburn loses the turnover battle
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While Moss had been the star of the show for…
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