Aggies Rally for Overtime Win Over Arkansas

Saturday, September 26

Arlington, Texas

6:00 PM

Texas A&M

4-0 , 1-0

Arkansas

1-3 , 0-1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Texas A&M

Arkansas

Sep 26, 2015 | Football

Box Score

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Kyle Allen threw for 358 yards, with a 20-yard touchdown to Christian Kirk in overtime as No. 14 Texas A&M completed another late comeback against Arkansas, winning the SEC opener 28-21 on Saturday night.

The Aggies (4-0) had a chance to win the game on the final play of regulation, but Taylor Bertolet's 38-yard field goal attempt was just wide right.

Allen, who was 21 of 28 passing with both of his touchdowns to Kirk, hit the true freshman receiver in the end zone on the second play of overtime.

Arkansas (1-3, 0-1) then got its chance, but DeVante Harris tipped away Brandon Allen's pass to Drew Morgan on fourth-and-4 from the 19.

Kirk finished with eight catches for 173 yards. Josh Reynolds had three catches for 106 yards, including a 63-yard play to set up Texas A&M's touchdown with 2:50 left before catching the tying 2-point conversion.

TEAM/GAME NOTES
•   The 2015 Aggies trailed for first time this season after Arkansas scored a 1st quarter touchdown.
•   The 2015 Southwest Classic marked the first time this season that A&M did not score first in a game.
•   Aggies enter game with three-game winning streak over the Razorbacks, the longest winning streak for the maroon and white in the rivalry since early 1940s.
•   Texas A&M moved to 4-0 vs. Arkansas since joining the SEC.
•   The Aggies moved to 9-6 in overtime games, winning their second straight (both over Arkansas in the Southwest Classic). The Aggies and Razorbacks went to overtime a season ago at AT&T Stadium, A&M won 35-28 in 2014.

OFFENSIVE NOTES
•   True freshman WR Christian Kirk rolled to his third 100-yard receiving game in just his fourth career game. He already matched the Texas A&M freshman record for season 100-yard games set originally by Uzoma Nwachukwu in 2009 and matched by Mike Evans in 2012. Kirk went over the 100-yard plateau early in the second quarter with 130 yards on his first three catches of the game.
•   Kirk's 173 receiving yards brings his season total to 442 receiving yards, moving him into 9th on the A&M freshman receiving list.
•   Sophomore Kyle Allen set a new career-high with 358 passing yards, lapping his previous high of 294 yards set in the 2014 Liberty Bowl against West Virginia.
•   Junior Josh Reynolds joined Kirk in triple digit receiving against the Hogs, the 106 yards pushes him past 1,000 career yards (1,084 yards).

DEFENSIVE NOTES
•   Sophomore DT Zaycoven Henderson made 1st sack his career in the second quarter. It was also the first sack allowed by Arkansas in 2015.
•   Sophomore nickelback Donovan Wilson grabbed his second interception of 2015 (returned seven yards), which is also the second of his career with a pickoff of ARK QB Brandon Allen in the second quarter.
•   Sophomore FS Armani Watts, the team leader in tackles entering the game, posted a game-high 14 tackles, which was a career high and his second double-digit game of 2015 and his career.
•   Sophomore Shaan Washington (11) and Junior AJ Hilliard (10) joined Watts in doubles digit tackles on the night.

SPECIAL TEAM NOTES
•   Senior P Drew Kaser had his first non-50-yard average game of 2015, but still averaged an impressive 48.8 yards on four boots.

MISCELLANEOUS
•   Game captains were OC Mike Matthews, RT Germain Ifedi, DE Myles Garrett CB Brandon Williams. Arkansas won the toss and chose to receive the opening kickoff.
•   Making his 30th consecutive 12th Man start was senior Sam Moeller (San Antonio, Texas). Moeller matches the school record for 12th Man starts originally set by Nick Lamantia from 2006-08.
• The Texas A&M and Arkansas coaching staffs wore Coach to Cure MD patches in tonight's game to raise awareness and funding for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. Fans are encouraged to donate online at www.CoachtoCureMD.org or donate $5 by texting CURE to 90999