Coming off of a 17-9 victory over, then, No. 13 Miami on Saturday night, Texas A&M jumps up two spots to No. 20 in the latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA coaches poll.
The Aggies’ prime-time victory was fueled by cleaner special teams play – Miami muffed a punt in Aggies’ territory, leading to a touchdown, and missed two field goals (one blocked) – a strong defensive performance by a thin unit, and a great individual effort by Devon Achane who made impact plays as a rusher, receiver and kick returner.
The top-5 saw a few changes, as well, with, now, No. 1 Georgia trading places with, now, No. 2 Alabama and, now, No. 5 Clemson dropping down one spot to, now, No. 4 Michigan. Ohio State remains at No. 3.
The Aggies open up SEC play versus No. 10 Arkansas on Saturday evening, 6:00PM CT, in Arlington, TX, at Jerry World.
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So the voters had a change of heart on the No. 1 team in the country.
Georgia's dominant three-game stretch was too hard to ignore as the Bulldogs' era as the top-ranked team in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA football coaches poll starts right now… pic.twitter.com/sdIw3VbbB5
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