We had a battle in a game with a lot of stakes in it as the winner would go to face the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game. The third-ranked Texas Longhorns won on the road 17-7 over the 20th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies. The Longhorns had a true team effort and did great in the first half to just maintain the lead in the second half.
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The Longhorns (11-1, 7-1 SEC) now will host the Bulldogs in the championship game in a rematch of an earlier season game. The Aggies (8-4, 5-3) are not going to make the College Football Playoff but they are going to be a tough team to match up with.
Let’s take a closer look at these teams in their Week 14 matchup to see how the game went throughout the fourth quarter.
The Texas Longhorns controled the game on the offensive side of things as they had 26 first downs and 458 total yards of offense (218 passing, 240 rushing).
The team was able to get 7.8 yards per pass attempt while also running 50 times and averaging 4.8 yards per attempt. The team was able to sustain drives as they were 7-of-15 on third downs and converted their singular fourth-down attempt. They turned the ball over twice (one fumble lost, one interception) but was able to be strong in terms of just five penalties committed.
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The Aggies are coming off a tough game offensively as they recorded just 15 first downs and 248 total yards of offense.
The passing game was able to do well but but well enough with just 146 yards. The team also struggled later in the series as they were 4-of-11 on third downs and failed to convert on all three fourth-down tries.
The Aggies also committed a pair of turnovers (one interception, one lost fumble) so they need to be better at maintaining possession.
5:42 3Q: Will Lee III 93 Yard Interception Return | 17-7 Texas
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Vincent Pensabene
Vincent is a College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with close to 6 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Sport Business from Saint Leo University, and has worked with Pasco News Publications and Pro Football Focus.
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