Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0 SEC) enjoyed the week off amid the first of two bye weeks, as head coach Mike Elko and his team will now shift their focus to a Mississippi State team that went toe to toe with Georgia on the road this weekend.
Still positioned as the first-place team in the SEC standings, the Texas Longhorns are right on the Aggie’s tail after destroying a beat-up Oklahoma team 34-3 in the annual Red River Rivalry.
The rest of the SEC slate was enjoyable from start to finish, beginning with Alabama’s nail-biting win against South Carolina. At the same time, Tennessee nearly fell to Florida at home before taking charge of overtime, mostly due to Vols running back Dylan Sampson’s big day on the ground.
However, both teams look more like pretenders than contenders over the last two weeks, and you can also throw Ole Miss into that group after the Rebels fell to LSU in OT in a game where they led by double digits.
Even during the bye week, Texas A&M has risen to No. 14 in the newest AP Top 25 Poll, while Texas remains the No. 1-ranked team. Ole Miss has dropped nine spots to No. 15 after falling to LSU.
Here is the link for the rest of the AP Top 25.
Texas A&M will face Mississippi State on the road on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 3:15 p.m. CT. The game will air on the SEC Network.
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