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Aggies Stomp the Sooners, 41-21
College Station, Texas-For the third week in a row the Aggies looked like a title contending team. This week A&M went up against Oklahoma in what was the biggest conference game to that point. The Aggies knew it would take a complete and efficient team effort to beat the Sooners for the second year in a row, and that exactly what the Aggies got in front of the 80,000 Aggie fans at Kyle Field.
The Sooners won the toss and elected to receive to start the game. A few critical holding penalties killed the first Sooners drive and forced them to punt it to the Aggies. The punt was downed inside the 10 yard line. The Aggies would have to drive 90 plus yards to score on their first drive and did exactly that. Tannehill led the way for the Aggies with his arm and Russell carried them with his legs. After over ten plays the Aggies finally got the ball down into the redzone where they were determined to come away with a touchdown. The Aggies were set up with a first and goal from the eight when Russell got his number called again. He took the dive and would not be denied until he stretched over the goal line for the 7-0 Aggies lead.
Russell Stretches for the Touchdown
After the Russell touchdown Oklahoma would look to even the score, but the Aggies defense wasn't having any of it. Three negative plays by the Sooners the result of the next drive. Another good punt placed the Aggies 80 yards away from the endzone. Again the Aggies marched down the field to get into scoring range. This time Tannehill did the work by himself running in for six and with the PAT the Aggies went up 14-0. The next drive would be critical for both teams. An Oklahoma touchdown would put the Sooners right back in the game, but an Aggies stop would give A&M a chance to open up the lead even more. The Sooners had moved the ball to around midfield, but were forced with a big third and long. The Sooners dialed up a draw play to Murray and it worked to perfection until the Aggies finally got to the ball. After gaining the first down Murray was striped of the ball and in a mad scramble Miller for the Aggies came up with the ball.
Miller with the Big Fumble Recovery
With the ball up 14-0 the Aggies took advantage of the short field and moved it in for six. The Aggies now had a strong hold on the game and the Sooners would need to score or it was all but over. Yet again the Aggies defemse stepped up and got a stop getting the ball back for its offense. The offense was able to score another touchdown before the half to make the score 28-0. This time it was star receiver Jeff Fuller that came up with the touchdown reception.
Fuller Gets his Feet Down in the Back of the Endzone
The second half would be really just a victory lap for the Aggies. They tacked on a couple of field goals and another touchdown in the second half. The Sooners were able to muster their first touchdown of the game, but their offense still struggled mightily until the last two drives. On their last two drives the Sooners got a 69 TD pass and an 85 yard drive to cut the lead to 41-21 for the final. Tannehill didn't have a great game on the ground but did well through the air. Russell had over 100 yards again nearly pushing his total to 1,000 on the year. Next week A&M will take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the second to last BIg 12 game.
