COLLEGE STATION, texas โค(AP) – No. 16 Texas extinguished No. 3 Texas A&M‘s undefeated seasonโฃ with a 27-17 victory on Saturday, simultaneously dashing the Aggies‘ hopes for an SEC Championship Game berth. The longhorns’ second-half surge spoiled a previously perfect campaign for Texas A&M and injected uncertainty intoโฃ the College Football Playoff picture.
The loss eliminates Texas A&M from contention for the SEC title and casts doubt on their College Football Playoff aspirations. Texas, meanwhile, โbolstered โits bowl game prospects with a dominant performance fueled byโ a โresurgent running game. The Aggies now await the final โCFP rankings on Dec. 7, โwhile Texas eyesโ its bowlโ destination, alsoโ factoring in โthe CFP rankings.
Texas took control in theโ second half, spearheaded by a rushing attack that had struggled for much โขof the season. Quintrevion Wisner led the charge with a season-high 155 โฃyards, adding to his extraordinary 186-yard performance against the Aggies โlast year. โ
Texas A&M quarterbackโ Max Reed briefly left the game in the first quarter after rolling his left โankle โขduring โa scramble. He returned after missing only one offensive play, butโ the โขAggies’โ ensuingโค drive โฃstalled, culminating in a blocked field goal attempt by Texas’โ Ethan Burke.
“Their front played a โขlot harderโค than ours,” Reed said. “They just had a better game plan in the second half for us.”
The Aggies had previously held a lead, โคbut three consecutive punts in the decisiveโค third quarter allowed Texas to seize momentum.