Missouri State BearsvsTexas A&M Aggies
MOST 0/TA&M 50
Things to say
Texas A&M shut out Missouri State 50-0 at Kyle Field.
01
opener
A&M just hung a 50-burger on Missouri State and pitched a shutout. It was never close. The Bears couldn't move the ball all night.
02
key player
Marcel Reed was surgical — 21 of 30 for 233 and a couple touchdowns. Dude barely broke a sweat before they pulled him.
03
hot take
Honestly the 50 flatters A&M. You want to feel good about a shutout, but this was a tune-up against a body-bag opponent, not a statement.
04
deep cut
The whole thing opened on a safety — Missouri State gave up two points before they ran an offensive play worth a damn. And they threw for 30 yards. Thirty.
05
exit
We'll see what they're actually made of when the schedule stops handing them cupcakes. Anyway, on to next week.
The recap
Texas A&M opened with a beatdown, hanging a 50-0 shutout on Missouri State that was never remotely competitive. Marcel Reed carved it up early, going 21-of-30 for 233 and a pair of scores before the backups got their run, and the ground game just kept pounding away with rushing touchdowns from four different guys.
Missouri State couldn't move the ball an inch — 30 passing yards all day and a safety coughed up in their own end zone. The defense pitched the shutout and the Aggies emptied the bench; this one was over by halftime.