Football Hosts Florida Saturday

Saturday, November 5

Bryan-College Station

11:00 AM

Texas A&M

Florida

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Nov 04, 2022 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

Texas A&M returns to the gridiron on Saturday when the Aggies play host to the Florida Gators at Kyle Field. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. on ESPN.

GAME 9: TEXAS A&M (3-5, 1-4) vs FLORIDA (4-4, 1-4)

Saturday, November 5 • 11:07 a.m.
Kyle Field (102,733)
TV: ESPN (Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich)
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network, SiriusXM 191 (Andrew Monaco, Dave Elmendorf, Will Johnson)
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Weather: low 60s, sunny

GAME NOTES (PDF)

GAMEDAY CENTRAL

COLLEGE STATION, TX - October 29, 2022 - during the Football game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field in College Station, TX. Photo By Brendall O'Banon/Texas A&M Athletics

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Texas A&M remains at home this week to take on Florida ... The Aggies hold the series lead, 3-2, and topped the top-five Gators, 41-38, on a last-second field goal in 2020.
Freshman Conner Weigman has taken over as QB1 after an impressive first start, throwing for 338 yards on 28-of-44 passing and four touchdown strikes ... His passing yard total is the highest among true freshmen in A&M history.
Junior RB Devon Achane ranks third in the SEC averaging 95.6 rushing yards per game and 765 total yards on the ground ... He is the only Power 5 player to score as a rusher, receiver and kickoff returner this season.
Achane ranks fifth in the country and leads the way in the SEC averaging 159.0 all-purpose yards per game ... His 1,272 total yards on the season rank him third nationally.
Freshman WR Evan Stewart ranks fifth overall in the SEC and leads all league freshmen averaging 68.3 receiving yards on the season ... His 390 receiving yards so far this season also lead all conference freshmen.
The A&M defense boasts the No. 7 passing defense (170.1 y/g) in the country, also limiting its opponents to just 56.0 yards per pass, which is good for eighth nationally.
The Aggies have forced 10 fumbles on the season, which ties them for 10th in the country ... A&M’s nine fumble recoveries are the seventh-most in the nation.
Junior DL McKinnley Jackson went off against Ole Miss, tallying a career-high 12 tackles as he more than doubled his previous high ... He also recorded the first sack of his career.

Donovan Green

QUICK HITS

For the second time this season, junior RB Devon Achane and sophomore WR Moose Muhammad III eclipsed the century mark in the same game ... Achane tallied 138 yards on the ground against Ole Miss for his third 100-yard game of the season, while Muhammad added 122 yards through the air, including his third touchdown catch in the last four games.
Freshman TE Donovan Green has proven himself to be a reliable target for all three Aggie QBs this season, catching 81-percent of the passes that come his way ... Against Ole Miss he secured all four targets and finished with 48 yards on the day, just 2 yards off his career high.
Senior DB Demani Richardson has put his veteran leadership and versatility on display this season, leading the team with 39 career starts ... He ranks 13th in the SEC with 31 solo tackles on the season.
Sophomore DB Jardin Gilbert has been a key contributor on the Aggie defense in his first year as a starter ... After making multiple tackles in a game just three times last season, Gilbert has tallied at least five takedowns in all eight games this season, leading the team with 53 total tackles on the year.
A&M is fifth in the SEC with 31 pass breakups on the year ... Sophomore DB Tyreek Chappell ranks 11th in the league with five breakups on the season.
Junior RB/RS Devon Achane holds the No. 6 spot nationally and is second in the league with 28.4 yards per kickoff return ... As a team, the Aggies rank 21st in the country with a 22.8 yards-per-return average.
Achane and sophomore PLK Randy Bond rank as some of the top scorers in the SEC ... Achane’s seven TDs on the year rank among the top 10 in the league, while Bond’s 6.3 ppg average is good for 14th overall.
The Aggies are 23-6 (.793 win pct.) at Kyle Field under Coach Fisher ... In the five seasons prior to Fisher’s arrival, the Aggies were 23-12 on their home turf (.657).

Evan Stewart

MILESTONE WATCH

Junior RB Devon Achane is 37 yards away from moving into the top 20 on A&M’s all-time career rushing yards list, chasing Tra Carson’s (2013-15) mark of 2,075, racking up 2,039 to-date.
Achane is making his way up A&M’s single-season and all-time career all-purpose yards lists ... Achane enters the week with 3,205 career yards and is in search of 127 more to move into the top 15 and pass Christine Michael’s (2009-12) 3,331 ... He is also 49 yards away from making his second appearance on A&M’s single-season top 25 list with 1,272 yards so far this season.
WR Evan Stewart is quickly climbing A&M’s freshman receiving charts, as his 466 yards and 38 catches rank 10th and eighth on their respective lists ... He is in need of 54 yards to jump up the list and pass Terrence Murphy (2001, 518) and Brian Mitchell (1991, 519), and is also 12 receptions away from becoming the sixth Aggie to catch 50 passes in their debut season.

Devon Achane

ACHANE IS OFF THE CHAIN

Junior RB Devon Achane leads the Aggies in his first season as the premier back after flexing his speed and versatility last year.
It took Achane just three games this season to show off his versatility and reach the end zone as rusher, receiver and returner, totaling a team-best six touchdowns so far this year ... He is the only player in the Power 5 that has reached the end zone as a rusher, receiver and kickoff returner.
One of the premier running back in the country, Achane ranks in the top 25 nationally and third in the SEC in rushing yards per game (95.6) and total rushing yards (765) ... His seven trips to the end zone this season are good for 10th among SEC scorers.
Achane registered the eighth 100-yard game of his career after tallying 138 yards on a career-high 25 carries against Ole Miss.
Achane racked up a career-high 156 yards on the ground, in the win over Arkansas to register his first 100-yard game of the 2022 season.
Against App State, Achane’s two trips to the end zone marked the seventh multi-TD game of his career, when he scored on a 26-yard rush to put the Aggies on the board and later added the second special teams touchdown of his career.
Achane ranks fifth in the country and leads the SEC averaging 159.0 all-purpose yards per game, while his 1,272 total yards on the season are good for third nationally and first in the league.
Achane is quickly climbing A&M’s career all-purpose yards list, currently sitting in 16th with 3,205 career yards ... Against Mississippi State, he registered A&M’s first 200 AP yard game since the 2019 season, finishing with 208 (111 rush, 21 rec., 76 KOR)
With his 95-yard kickoff return against App State, Achane became the fourth Aggie with multiple kickoff return TDs of 95-or-more yards, joining Leeland McElroy (100 vs. Southern Miss, 1994 and 100 vs. Texas, 1994), Carl Roaches (100 vs. Boston College, 1973 and 97 at LSU, 1972) and Cyrus Gray (99 at Colorado, 2009 and 98 vs. Oklahoma, 2008).
Despite a slow start in 2022, Achane still averages an impressive 6.6 yards per carry for his career (2,039 yards on 315 carries in 28 games) ... Among Aggies with more than 1,400 career yards, Achane is one of three that averaged 6.0-or-more yards per carry -- Johnny Manziel (6.3) and Trayveon Williams (6.0).
The talented back also runs track for the Aggies, receiving NCAA All-America selections in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay ... In April of this year, Achane clocked the sixth-fastest time in A&M history in the 200m (20.20) and posted a time of 10.14 in the 100m at the 2022 Texas Relays.

Moose Muhammad III

MOOSE STEPS UP

With the Aggies looking for a spark at wide receiver after the loss of senior leader Ainias Smith to injury, sophomore WR Moose Muhammad III has stepped up and consistently produced for the Aggies.
In his second career start at Mississippi State Muhammad led the Aggies with 119 receiving yards on six receptions and he also grabbed his first TD catch of the 2022 season.
The young receiver registered his second 100-yard game of the season, racking up 112 yards on eight catches, including a 3-yard touchdown reception, against Ole Miss.
Muhammad also stepped in Smith’s role at punt returner against MSU, with 22 yards on a pair of returns, including a 20-yarder.
He is the son of longtime NFL wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad II, who enjoyed a 14-year professional career with the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears from 1996-2009. He was a two-time Pro Bowler and earned first-team AP All-Pro honors in 2004 when he led the NFL with 1,405 yards and 16 receiving TDs on 93 catches.

Conner Weigman

WEIGMAN TAKES OVER AS QB

True freshman Conner Weigman became the third quarterback to start a game for the Aggies this season, making his first career start against Ole Miss ... Weigman joining the starting lineup marked the first time since the 2002 season that the Aggies have started three different quarterbacks in a regular season game in the same season.
Against Ole Miss, Weigman put up 338 yards on 28-of-44 passing and four touchdowns ... His passing yards were the most in a game by a true freshman in program history and his four passing TDs were the most in a game since Kellen Mond (2017-20) threw four against South Carolina in 2020.
Weigman made his collegiate debut in the fourth quarter at South Carolina, finishing with 91 yards on 8-of-15 passing.
Weigman was a highly touted 4-star prospect out of Bridgeland High School and was rated the No. 1 quarterback by Rivals and ESPN ... He was named a 2022 Under Armour All-American and was a multi-sport athlete that was also rated as one of the top baseball prospects in Texas.

Demani Richardson

SEASONED SECONDARY

A&M boasts a seasoned secondary that returns five Aggies that have tallied double-digit career starts, as Demani Richardson (39), Jaylon Jones (28), Antonio Johnson (19) and Tyreek Chappell (15) have combined for 101 starts.
The A&M defense ranks seventh nationally and leads the SEC in passing defense, allowing 170.1 yards per game ... The Aggies are giving up just 6.0 yards per pass, good for eighth in the country and third in the SEC ... Richardson and sophomore DB Jardin Gilbert rank 13th in the SEC with 31 solo tackles apiece this season, while Chappell’s five breakups on the year are good of 11th in the SEC.
Richardson and Chappell teamed up against Arkansas for the Aggies’ first defensive touchdown of the season after Chappell scooped up a loose fumble and later handed it off to Richardson, who took it 82 yards to the house.
Against Miami, A&M’s top five tacklers were all defensive backs, tallying six-or-more takedowns in the victory, while also adding 1.0 TFL and five breakups.
The Aggies picked up right where they left off last season, shutting out Sam Houston and limiting the Bearkats to just 198 yards of offense, including 91 yards through the air, which marked the sixth game under Coach Fisher that A&M has held its opponent to less than 100 passing yards in a game.
A&M was one of the best in the nation at limiting opponents last season, finishing the year second in the country in points allowed (191) and third in scoring defense (15.9) ... A&M led the SEC in yards allowed (3,930) and pass yards allowed (2,312).