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Texas A&M football will be featured in a Netflix documentary this summer

The Texas A&M football team will be part of a Netflix docuseries focusing on the 2024 SEC football season

On Wednesday, Netflix announced that they produced an eight-episode docuseries featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the 2024 SEC football season that will air in the Summer of 2025.

While not every team participated in the production, Texas A&M took advantage of the opportunity, and after it airs, we’ll know if it will be a net positive or negative.

In the age of unlimited transfers and unchecked NIL deals, any edge a university can get in recruiting will be explored. Aggie fans already get a glimpse of what goes in the locker room due to their excellent in-season series “The Pulse.”

This series will provide a different perspective and lead to other conferences in future series. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey believes it will be a binge-worthy watch for Netflix subscribers.

“This behind-the-scenes docuseries will bring all the drama and pageantry of Southeastern Conference Football to a worldwide Netflix audience”

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ESPN’s College GameDay will return to Kyle Field for No. 19 Texas A&M versus No. 3 Texas

College GameDay kicked off the 2024 regular season at Texas A&M and the ESPN staple will be returning to Kyle Field to wrap up the campaign.

College GameDay kicked off the 2024 regular season at Texas A&M and the ESPN staple will be returning to Kyle Field to wrap up the campaign before postseason play begins.

The No. 19 Aggies (8-3, 5-2 SEC) will host the No. 3 Longhorns (10-1, 6-1) on Saturday evening with a shot in the conference championship game on the line. The winner of the Lone Star Showdown will play No. 6 Georgia for the SEC crown.

Texas A&M was upset this weekend in quadruple overtime at Auburn. College GameDay panelist and legendary coach Nick Saban alluded to the fate the Aggies were about to face on the Tigers’ home turf.

“I would be alerting Texas A&M because in my opinion, in 17 years going to Auburn, playing in Jordan Hare, that place is haunted,” Saban proclaimed Saturday morning. “The way we lost games and won games there is unbelievable.”

College GameDay was on campus prior to Texas A&M’s matchup against Notre Dame in August. The Aggies play Texas on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. on ABC.

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Instant reactions to No. 14 Texas A&M football team’s overtime loss at Auburn

Following Saturday’s matchup between the Aggies and Tigers, we break down our instant reaction.

Well, perhaps Nick Saban was right after all.

The legendary college football coach at Michigan State, LSU and Alabama shared a warning for the 12th Man on Saturday morning during College GameDay on ESPN.

“I would be alerting Texas A&M because in my opinion, in 17 years going to Auburn, playing in Jordan Hare, that place is haunted,” Saban proclaimed. “The way we lost games and won games there is unbelievable.”

No. 14 Texas A&M (9-2, 6-1) lost 43-41 in quadruple overtime at Auburn (4-7, 1-6) on Saturday night. With five minutes left in the second quarter, the Aggies trailed 21-0, but ultimately tied the game 12 minutes later at 21 a piece.

The contest went into overtime knotted 31-31. The game ended with a dropped 2-point conversion reception by junior running back Amari Daniels. The haunted hallows of Jordan Hare Stadium certainly factored into the crazy contest.

The Aggies host their regular season finale at Kyle Field against No. 3 Texas on Nov. 30 at 4:30 p.m. on ABC.

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Updated SEC football Standings after Week 7

Here are the updated SEC standings after another chaotic finish in conference play

Week 7 of the 2024 college football season was exciting, to say the least. Several ranked matchups did not disappoint, led by Ohio State’s one-point loss to Oregon after Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard was unaware of the clock when running for the first down.

In the SEC, Texas A&M enjoyed the first of two bye weeks. Alabama and Tennessee were just a couple of plays away from losing their second consecutive game. Another loss would have likely eliminated both programs from a spot in the 12-team college football playoffs.

Even more interesting was the continued impressive play from the Vanderbilt Commodores, who are now 4-2 and 2-1 in SEC play after traveling to Lexington to defeat Kentucky 20-13 behind another impressive outing from duel-threat quarterback Diego Pavia.

Around the rest of the SEC, Texas obliterated Oklahoma 34-3 in the Red River Rivalry, while Ole Miss is now 5-2 and a dismal 1-2 in SEC play after falling to LSU in OT late into the night.

2024 SEC Football Standings after Week 7

  1. Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0 SEC)
  2. Texas (6-0, 2-0 SEC)
  3. LSU (5-1, 2-0 SEC)
  4. Georgia (5-1, 3-1 SEC)
  5. Arkansas (4-2, 2-1 SEC)
  6. Vanderbilt (4-2, 2-1 SEC)
  7. Alabama (5-1, 2-1 SEC)
  8. Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC)
  9. Missouri (5-1, 1-1 SEC)
  10. Ole Miss (5-2, 1-2 SEC)
  11. Oklahoma (4-1, 1-2 SEC)
  12. Florida (3-3, 1-2 SEC)
  13. South Carolina (3-3, 1-3 SEC)
  14. Kentucky (3-3, 1-3 SEC)
  15. Auburn (2-4, 0-3 SEC)
  16. Mississippi State (1-5, 0-3 SEC)

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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Updated SEC standings after Week 6’s wild action

See where your favorite SEC team stands in the conference after a weekend chocked full of upsets

Week 6 in college football was one for the ages as multiple top-25 teams took losses, and the SEC went from around eight teams with zero conference losses to only three.

The biggest upsets of the week mainly came from the SEC. Vanderbilt knocked off Alabama, Arkansas beat Tennessee, and Texas A&M started the day of upsets by beating Missouri 41-10. This season seems to be the most open in decades, with two Texas teams sitting at the top.

Not only did the national rankings have a ton of movement, but the SEC standings tightened, and they have some work to do after dropping their first game. You can check out the updated standing below.

2024 SEC Football Standings after Week 6

1. Texas A&M (3-0)

T-2. Texas, LSU (1-0)

T-4. Georgia, Arkansas (2-1)

T-6. Missouri, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida (1-1)

T-13. South Carolina, Kentucky (1-2)

15. Mississippi State (0-2)

16. Auburn (0-3)

I’m not sure it was on anyone’s bingo card that the Aggies would lead the SEC into Week 7 of the season. They have put themselves in a great position to grab one of the spots in the college football playoffs. A lot of football is left, but A&M appears to be finding its identity.

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Kyle Field at Texas A&M ranks in the middle of the pack among pregame destinations in SEC

“The pregame action in College Station begins the night before games with the Midnight Yell and it keeps going to kickoff,” per bookies.com.

The SEC is the best and most consistent Power Four conference when it comes to play on the field and a case could be made that it is at the top when it comes to off the field shenanigans as well.

Texas A&M was recently featured in the third annual “SEC Pregame Destination Rankings” compiled by bookies.com. The list was based on four categories: location, tailgating, entertainment around stadium and family sentiment.

The Aggies were slotted seventh overall among the 16 programs in the conference. While the ranking isn’t poor, it is a downgrade from last year, when Texas A&M finished fifth.

“The pregame action in College Station begins the night before games with the Midnight Yell, and it keeps going to kickoff,” Adam Thompson wrote. “To no surprise, A&M ranks top five in entertainment options and in overall location, with all the action near Kyle Field. Scores were above the average for families, too.”

The Aggies‘ results by category are the following: location (5th), tailgating (10th), entertainment (4th) and family sentiment (8th).

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Texas A&M football team to travel the third furthest among SEC programs

During Mike Elko’s first year as the football head coach, Texas A&M will have to travel the third furthest among the 16 programs in the SEC.

During Mike Elko‘s first season as the football head coach in College Station, Texas A&M will have to travel the third furthest among the 16 programs in the Southeastern Conference.

According to bookies.com, the Aggies will rack up over 5796 miles this year traveling to only four road games. The only SEC squads that have to go further is LSU and Mizzou. The respective Tigers from Louisiana and Missouri each travel long distances for non-conference contests. Therefore, Texas A&M is traveling the furthest for its SEC games.

Texas A&M‘s longest route is 1847 miles to Columbia, South Carolina for a matchup versus the Gamecocks. The Aggies’ closest away contest is still pretty far, 967 miles away in Starkville against Mississippi State. Per BetMGM, Texas A&M has the eighth best odds to win the conference at +2000.

When it comes to the Aggies’ SEC opponents this year, they rank in the following order regarding miles traveled: LSU (1st), Mizzou (2nd), Texas (4th), Mississippi State (5th), South Carolina (8th), Florida (12th), Arkansas (13th) and Auburn (16th).

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‘Pulling for him,’ Alabama QB Jalen Milroe shares assessment of Aggies QB Conner Weigman

“I had the chance to share the same Texas football with him. I’m pumped for him, all the success he’s had at A&M and I’m pulling for him.”

Separated by only 16 miles, junior quarterbacks Conner Weigman and Jalen Milroe played at rival high schools in the Lone Star State.

Weigman now starts under center about 70 miles from home at Texas A&M. Meanwhile, Milroe is over 600 miles away at Alabama. The latter was asked about the former at SEC media days on Wednesday in Dallas.

“He’s a Texas kid, local, around my high school, not too far. So I had the chance to share the same Texas football with him. I’m pumped for him, all the success he’s had at A&M and I’m pulling for him,” Milroe said. “Texas is a great state for football, especially at the quarterback level. The resources being provided in the state of Texas with big stadiums, great coaching staffs, the weight rooms are outstanding. It’s a lot of factors of the performance from high school quarterbacks with all the resources provided.”

The Aggies could play the Crimson Tide in the SEC championship game on Dec. 7 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Sep 2, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman (15) throws a pass during the first quarter against the New Mexico Lobos at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

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Head Texas A&M football coach Mike Elko confirms Anderson will be a full time safety

Junior safety Bryce Anderson is confirmed to be moved to full time safety position

The Texas A&M secondary spent a lot of time on the struggle bus last season, giving up 123 first downs and 95 passes over 15 yards. It was a main point of interest, with head coach Mike Elko hitting the portal hard to bring in as many defensive backs as possible to breed competition at the spot. However, Elko made something absolutely clear about one of his players.

After splitting time at a few positions last year, Bryce Anderson will now be a full-time safety in the Elko and Jay Bateman scheme. This is not a surprising move, just one waiting to happen. Anderson was recently named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Top 10 safeties in Texas in the No. 4 spot.  Here is Anderson’s impressive stat line during the 2023 campaign: Total tackles (55), Sacks (1.5), Forced fumbles (1), Interceptions (1), and Pass break ups (4).

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‘They were promised Texas would never come in’: Paul Finebaum explains SEC’s betrayal of Texas A&M

“They felt that they had been promised Texas would never come in and they were promised, but things change. It’s A&M’s fault,” he explained.

Paul Finebaum was recently a guest on “That SEC Podcast” and the ESPN college football commentator discussed how the SEC went back on its word to Texas A&M Athletics by allowing the University of Texas to join the conference.

“They felt that they had been promised Texas would never come in and they were promised Texas would never come in, but things change. It’s A&M’s fault,” Finebaum recalled. “A&M was so successful in the SEC that Texas said, ‘We want some of that!’ Texas in 2010 was heading to the Pac-12, they had already commandeered a bunch of schools because they wanted to be more in line with the Pac-12 academics, the Stanfords, the Cals, which are now in the ACC.

“They finally realized that we need to do something. Texas could’ve gone to the Big Ten, ACC, all this nonsense that we heard. The SEC did nothing but answer the same phone call that everybody else got. The were on the prowl to leave and were going to go somewhere.”

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