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The Matchup: No. 6 Texas A&M (3-0) at SMU (0-2)
The Venue: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
The Kick: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC/ESPN2
Series Record: Texas A&M 44-29-7
Last Meeting: Johnny Manziel ran for 102 yards and threw for 244 in just more than a half as Texas A&M beat SMU, 42-13, at Kyle Field. Third-team quarterback Kenny Hill completed 1 of 5 passes and rushed three times for 15 yards.
Coaches: Kevin Sumlin (58-23 overall), interim Tom Mason (1-9 overall).
Last game (Texas A&M): The Aggies cruised to a 38-10 victory against Rice. Hill threw four more touchdown passes. The Owls outgained A&M and put up nearly 500 yards of total offense.
Last game (SMU): After getting shut out for nearly eight quarters to open the season, Nate Halverson caught a 33-yard touchdown pass on the game’s final play. Coach June Jones resigned soon after the 43-6 loss to North Texas.
Texas A&M wins if: The apocalypse doesn’t occur prior to Saturday and there’s no lightning-induced postponement.
SMU wins if: The NCAA retroactively levies sanctions against Kevin Sumlin’s program for paying Johnny Manziel. (No, this isn’t based on anything credible. But it would be ironic, considering Eric Dickerson’s recent comments.)
What it means if Texas A&M wins: Not much.
What it means if SMU wins: Area 51 exists.
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
