For at least one more week, all is well in Aggieland after Texas A&M (5-3, 3-2 SEC) picked up a much-needed win against South Carolina (2-6, 1-5 SEC) in Week 9.
The Aggies trounced the Gamecocks to the tune of 30-17, with much of their victory coming off the heels of a 21-0 second-quarter offensive surge. While there remain clear areas of improvement, namely on offense, A&M improved just enough to put them in a comfortable position to win on Saturday.
Of course, their goal was much much easier thanks to another elite performance from the Aggies’ defense, which forced three intentional groundings on Spencer Rattler while allowing just two offensive scoring drives from South Carolina all afternoon.
There’s little time to relish in the victory, however, as A&M prepares to go back on the road for a significant matchup against Ole Miss. Of course, it’s always worth looking back at the takeaways in order to build off of what worked, and to address what needs fixing.
Here are five takeaways from Texas A&M’s much-needed bounce-back win against South Carolina.