Texas A&M’s critical 38-23 win over the LSU Tigers has vaulted the Aggies to No. 10 in the AP Poll for the first time since the 2022 season. Head coach Mike Elko’s influence has taken hold after just eight games.
After making the change at quarterback in the second half of Saturday’s game, leading to redshirt freshman Marcel Reed leading the offense to five consecutive scoring drives, including three rushing touchdowns on his own end, Texas A&M’s offensive line looked much better in run blocking compared to pass protection.
In place of starting left guard Chase Bisontis, who missed his first game of the season due to a lower-body injury sustained against Mississippi State, sophomore OL TJ Shanahan was impressive as a run blocker but came out of the game as the lowest-graded pass protector per Pro Football Focus.
While Shanahan will likely start at left guard against South Carolina despite his struggles, Elko revealed on Monday that Bisontis will ‘probably’ be out for at least the next couple of weeks, which could mean he’ll return against New Mexico State on Nov. 16th after the Aggies’ second bye week.
Texas A&M will travel to Columbia to face South Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 2nd, at 6:30 p.m. CT. The game will air on either ABC or ESPN+.
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