3. Texas A&M finally won by going Texas A&M
All year long, Texas A&M has been the slowish, methodical team that relied on time of possession, control and grinding things down to a dead stop.
And then, with the score tied at 27, it got the one big play that finally turned things around for the Aggies.
It was a perfect situation for a team like A&M. There was just over five minutes to go, grind out the drive, wind down the clock, kick the field goal, leave the building. Instead, Devon Achane took it to the outside, showed incredible balance got into the clear and he was gone 76 yards for the game-winning score.
WHAT A RUN.
DEVON ACHANE 76 YARDS FOR SIX.
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When it was time to put it away, the Aggies came up with the stop on the ensuing drive, drove down in three plays and got another Achane score. For the team that was known for its slow-and-go style all year, it managed to put up an Orange Bowl record 24 points in the fourth quarter and survived the team with the high-powered, big play offense.
In the end, the team with the running game put up huge points by running it.
And yet …