It was a tale of 2 cutsinhalf for LSU on Saturday night versus Texas A&M.
The Tigers controlled the veryfirst half and looked like they were on the method to a declaration win on the roadway. But TAMU totally reversed the script in the 2nd half, outscoring them 31-6 as it eventually pulled away to win 38-23 and hand coach Brian Kelly’s group its veryfirst SEC loss as well as a serious blow to its College Football Playoff hopes.
LSU caught the early momentum on the roadway, taking a 3-0 lead before a fumble from star Aggies running back Le’Veon Moss deep in their own area set it up with exceptional field position. The Tigers’ offense cashed in with an exceptional toss and catch from Garrett Nussmeier to Mason Taylor to extend the lead to 10-0.
However, Texas A&M reacted with an remarkable drive to get on the board as Moss made up for the fumble with a goal to get on the board.
LSU had a opportunity to push its lead back up to 10, however a dropped goal from Chris Hilton Jr., who mistimed his effort to high-point a ball in the endzone in his veryfirst target of the season, brought out the field objective system. From 48 lawns out, Damian Ramos missedouton simply to the right as the Tigers lost a scoring chance.
However, they wouldn’t waste their next ownership. After beginning at the 10, Nussmeier discovered Aaron Anderson on a fast slant, and he did the rest as he hit a space and discovered paydirt 75 lawns lateron, outrunning the whole Aggie secondary.
LSU had the momentum goinginto the 2nd half however missedouton some chances. Ramos missedouton another long field objective before halftime, and early in the 3rd quarter, Garrett Nussmeier tossed an awful interception to