Football Game Notes: vs. South Carolina

Saturday, November 15

Bryan-College Station

11:00 AM

Texas A&M

South Carolina

Nov 11, 2025 | Football

Game Notes vs. South Carolina

By: Brad Marquardt, Assistant AD/Athletics Communications

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – No. 3 Texas A&M is back at home for the first time in over a month as the 9-0 Aggies host South Carolina in an 11 a.m. matchup at Kyle Field on Saturday.

SETTING THE SCENE:
South Carolina (3-6 Overall, 1-6 SEC) at Texas A&M (9-0, 6-0)
11 a.m. CT | Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025
Kyle Field, Bryan-College Station, Texas

Rankings
South Carolina: NR (CFP) | NR (AP) | NR (Coaches)
Texas A&M: No. 3 (CFP) | No. 3 (AP) | No. 3 (Coaches)

Television
ESPN (National)
Dave Pasch, Play-by-Play
Dusty Dvoracek, Analyst
Taylor McGregor, Sideline

Radio
ESPN (National)
Marc Kestecher, Play-by-Play
Kelly Stouffer, Analyst
Ian Fitzsimmons, Sideline

SiriusXM:
Channel 84 (Texas A&M Network call)

Texas A&M Radio Network (Regional)
The Texas A&M Radio Network provides coverage via nearly 60 stations across the state of Texas. For a complete list of affiliates, please go to 12thMan.com.
Andrew Monaco, play-by-play
Dave Elmendorf, analyst
Will Johnson, sideline

Texas A&M Spanish Broadcast (Regional)
Texas A&M's Spanish broadcast is streamed on RadioAggieland.com and airs in the Bryan-College Station area on La Jefa 102.7 FM, as well as in Monterrey, Mexico on Radio Nuevo Leon.
Pedro Luna, play-by-play
Michael Gonzalez, analyst

NCAA STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Statistic	Rank	Texas A&M	Rank	South Carolina
Total Offense	17	459.8	127	294.1
Rushing Offense	19	204.9	126	100.8
Passing Offense	40	254.9	102	193.3
Passing Efficiency	26	156.04	93	125.63
Scoring Offense	12	37.8	118	19.7
Total Defense	23	317.3	47	344.2
Rushing Defense	43	128.3	T-82	153.7
Passing Defense	31	189.0	32	190.6
Passing Eff. Defense	39	122.70	31	120.10
Scoring Defense	57	22.9	49	22.1
Turnover Margin	T-68	0.00	T-35	0.33
3rd Down %	44	.435	121	.325
4th Down %	T-35	.636	77	.520
3rd Down Defense%	1	.241	100	.421
4th Down Defense %	T-27	.429	T-46	.500
Red Zone Offense	T-20	.919	T-109	.778
Red Zone Defense	130	.963	T-68	.844
Net Punting	T-94	38.20	10	43.15
Punt Returns	5	19.32	10	16.16
Kickoff Returns	12	26.07	63	20.79
First Downs	T-31	208	124	154
First Downs Allowed	T-24	156	54	175
Penalties/Game	T-124	7.89	T-114	7.56
Penalty Yards/Game	118	66.89	75	56.33
Time of Possession	14	32:35	118	27:58

NEED-TO-KNOWS
ABOUT THE RANKED-ROAD WINS: Texas A&M leads the FBS with a program-record three road wins over AP top 25 opponents. The Aggies have logged road wins over No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 20 LSU and No. 19 Missouri.
ELKO AND THE RANKINGS: Texas A&M has been ranked in the AP top 25 for 19 of Mike Elko's 22 games as the Aggies' head coach, which is more than any previous coach through the same 22-game span (Previous best was 17 by R.C. Slocum and Kevin Sumlin).
Texas A&M has been ranked in 23-of-27 possible AP Top 25 polls in the Elko era.
ABOUT THE START: Texas A&M is 9-0 for the first time since 1992 when Slocum's Aggies posted a perfect 12-0 regular season. It is the fifth time in program history that the Aggies have reached 9-0.
The Texas A&M head coaches that have started a season 9-0 are Elko, Slocum, Emory Bellard, Homer Norton and D.X. Bible.
The Maroon & White are 6-0 in SEC play for the first time since joining the league in 2012. It's the third time the Aggies have tallied six or more SEC victories in a season.
It's the Aggies' first 6-0 league start in any conference since Slocum's Aggies had three-straight undefeated worksheets in the Southwest Conference from 1991-93.
CFP rankings: Texas A&M was ranked No. 3 in the initial edition of the College Football Playoff rankings (11/4), which was the highest the Aggies have been in the poll. The previous high was No. 4 in the initial CFP ranking of 2016.
WITH A WIN: Texas A&M would post a double-digit win streak for the first time since the Aggies won 12 straight over a two-season span from 2020-21.
The Aggies would reach 10 wins for the first time since 2012 and for the 13th time in program history.
The Maroon & White would reach 7-0 in SEC play for the first time, and would post at least seven league wins for the second time since joining the SEC.
COMPLEMENTARY FOOTBALL: Texas A&M has answered an opponent scoring drive with a scoring drive of its own on 18-of-25 occasions dating back to the Notre Dame game, including 3-of-3 last week vs. Missouri.
WINNING WITH A TARGET: Texas A&M has logged two ranked-road victories as a top-three-ranked team for the first time in school history after posting back-to-back ranked-road victories over No. 20 LSU and No. 19 Missouri.

TEAM TRENDS

Texas A&M remains No. 3 in the AP Top 25 poll for the fourth-straight week. It's the highest ranking for the Aggies since the 1995 squad spent the first five weeks of the season at No. 3.
The 9-0 Aggies are one of three undefeated FBS teams, joining Ohio State and Indiana.
The defense has limited opponents to under 100 yards in either rushing or passing in six-of-nine games, including last week when Missouri was held to 77 passing yards (fewest since 2023).
The offense has gained over 400 total yards in its last eight games and logged its third-straight contest with 200-plus yards rushing and receiving. The Aggies rushed for 243 yards and passed for 221 for 464 yards against Missouri.
Texas A&M is tied for the national lead with 34 sacks and has logged 2.0-plus sacks in eight-straight games.
The defense has posted 6.0-plus tackles for loss in every game, including 7.0 last week against Missouri. The Aggies rank fourth nationally with 8.1 TFLs per outing.
The Aggies have opened the second half with a touchdown in their last three games.
While being the nation's best at stopping opponents in third-down situations, the Aggie offense has converted 52.2% of their third-down tries (35-of-67 over the last five games). The Aggies' average yards-to-gain in that span is 5.6.
Texas A&M allowed just two sacks in its last five games and leads the SEC in fewest sacks allowed (No. 8 nationally) at 0.89 per game.
Texas A&M leads the nation in fewest tackles for loss allowed at 2.9 per game and have allowed 2.0 or less in six-of-nine contests.
The Aggies have won the time of possession battle in six-straight games after opponents had the TOP advantage in two of the season's first three games.

PLAYERS TRENDS

QB1 Marcel Reed has thrown for two-plus touchdowns in three-straight outings and has at least two passing scores in seven-of-nine games.
Reed ranks No. 21 nationally in total offense with 285.7 yards per game while averaging 8.0 yards per play (ninth-best among FBS quarterbacks).
Junior WR KC Concepcion leads all SEC receivers with 10 total touchdowns (8 receiving, 2 punt returns). He has four games with two touchdowns and has reached the end zone in six-of-nine games at Texas A&M.
Sophomore WR Mario Craver has had two-plus rushes in three-straight games and four of the last five contests. He's rushed for 82 yards on nine carries for the season (all in the last five games).
Junior S Dalton Brooks, who rushed for 2,500-plus yards at Class 2A Shiner High School, put his rushing skills on display against Missouri with a 48-yard scamper on a fake punt and 26-yard fumble return.
Junior LB Daymion Sanford has averaged 5.3 tackles and tallied 8.5 tackles for loss in his last seven games. Additionally, he recorded his first career pickoff and has two forced fumbles during that stretch.
Texas A&M's receivers average 14.3 yards per catch, which ranks ninth nationally (second in the SEC). Led by WR Ashton Bethel-Roman's 20.2 yards per catch, the Aggies have eight players averaging 10.0-plus yards per reception.
Redshirt sophomore RB Rueben Owens II has rushed for 408 yards and five touchdowns on 73 carries (5.6 per carry) in his last five contests, including a pair of 100-yard games.
Junior S Marcus Ratcliffe has taken over the team lead with 50 tackles and has averaged 6.0 stops over the past five games.
Senior CB Will Lee III leads the team with six pass breakup and has a breakup in three-straight games.

SCORING IN THE SEC

Texas A&M ranks second in scoring offense (35.5) and scoring defense (20.0) in SEC play. The Aggies are the only SEC school ranked in the top five in both categories.

SEC Team Scoring Leaders (SEC games)

Rk	School	Total	Avg.
1	Tennessee	219	36.5
2	Texas A&M	213	35.5
3	Arkansas	167	33.4
4	Georgia	228	32.6
5	Ole Miss	194	32.3

SEC Team Scoring Defense Leaders (SEC games)

Rk	School	Total	Avg.
1	Alabama	110	18.3
2	Texas A&M	120	20.0
3	Oklahoma	108	21.6
4	Auburn	162	23.1
5	Texas	117	23.4

WINNING ON THIRD DOWN

Texas A&M leads the nation in third-down conversion defense, allowing opponents to convert just 23.6% of the time. In league play, the Aggies are even stingier, holding opponents to just a 18.8% success rate.
Four of the Aggies' six SEC opponents faced double-digit yards-to-gain on third downs in 2025, and the average yards-to-gain was 10.0. Opponents average just 26.3 yards per drive against the Aggies in league play.

Third-Down Yards-to-Gain in SEC Play

Opponent	Yards-to-Gain Avg.	Third Downs
Auburn	10.7	0-13 (.000)
Mississippi State	11.4	1-10 (.100)
Florida	9.5	1-10 (.100)
at Arkansas	10.1	4-10 (.400)
at LSU	10.2	2-13 (.154)
at Missouri	8.2	5-13 (.384)