Sunday, September 25, 2016

Texas A & M 45 - 24 Arkansas (Final)

Not much happened after that last Aggie touchdown, and A & M HAS TAKEN THE UCFC!

Texas A & M 45 - 24 Arkansas (4:57 left in 4th Quarter)

But the Arkansas defense has nothing left.  The Aggies roll through them for their fourth touchdown of the second half, this one coming on a 22-yard run by Trayveon Williams.

Fire up the bus!  The Big Gold Trophy is coming to Columbia, South Carolina for next week's game between the Gamecocks and the Aggies.

Texas A & M 38 - 24 Arkansas (6:21 left in 4th Quarter)

Good for Arkansas.  Down 21 points, they go 92 yards in 12 quick plays for a touchdown that they really could have used about 30 minutes ago.  Allen hits Jared Cornelius of Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, La. with a five-yard pass for the score.  It's almost certainly too little, too late, but it shows a good fighting spirit.

Texas A & M 38 - 17 Arkansas (10:25 left in 4th Quarter)

That didn't take long.  Arkansas looks punch-drunk, and the Aggies swiftly scored again on a 9-yard pass from Trevor Knight to Christian Kirk of Saguaro H.S. in Scottsdale, Ariz.

In the first three quarters, these teams appeared to be very evenly matched.  But since the Aggies made that fabulous goal-line stand, they have really dialed up their athletic advantage -- making play after play that the hard-working, but athletically-limited Razorbacks can't match.  And so it appears that the Big Gold Trophy will be on its way back to the Lone Star State.

Texas A & M 31 - 17 Arkansas (11:05 left in 4th Quarter)

Arkansas doesn't like to pass all the time -- they are a run-first sort of team.  But down 14 points, they had little choice.  Unfortunately for them, the Aggies knew what they would be doing, and Daeshon Hall -- a very large defensive lineman from Seattle -- went crashing into QB Austin Allen, forcing another FUMBLE, which the Aggies recovered at the Arkansas 15.

Texas A & M 31 - 17 Arkansas (11:54 left in 4th Quarter)

And that's probably your ball game.  The Aggies go 86 yards in 7 plays -- the touchdown coming on another long run up the middle.  This time it's a 33-yard dash by running back Trayveon Williams of C.E. King H.S. in Houston.  That's 21 points in a row for the Aggies, who are now showing their superior quality.

Arkansas has a good team, and a good coach.  They had a good game plan tonight, and a lot of chances to build a big lead.  But there were just too many times where they couldn't score from inside the Aggie 10, and now time is running out for them.

Texas A & M 24 - 17 Arkansas (14 minutes left in 4th Quarter)

The Aggie defense holds, and forces Arkansas to punt.  The Aggies will start from their own 14, and they have a chance to put the Hogs in a big hole.