Texas A&M vs Arkansas: Can the Aggies get a win against its future SEC foe?

The Arkansas Razorbacks will welcome the Texas A&M Aggies to the SEC this Saturday in Dallas, TX in a game dubbed The Southwest Classic at Cowboys Stadium.

Both teams will be trying to bounce back after tough losses in week four, the Razorbacks were drilled by the Tide and the Aggies blew a 20 to 3 lead in the second half. This game will probably be a shootout.

Arkansas has a high power passing game led by quarterback Tyler Wilson and his group of elite wide receivers. Wilson has completed 81 passes out of 121 attempts for 1,007 yards, seven touchdowns, and three interceptions. Joe Adams, Jarius Wright,Cobi Hamilton and Greg Childs will need to get open and often for Wilson. Hamilton is more of a deep threat, Adams is a dangerous play-maker when the ball in his hands, Wright is more of a possession "go-to" receiver, and Childs has struggled some after recovering from injury and only has four catches this season. The running game is led byRonnie Wingo, who has rushed for 260 yards so far this season.



Texas A&M has a more balanced attack led by quarterback Ryan Tannehill. The senior has completed 75 of 112 pass attempts for 892 yards, six touchdowns, and four interceptions. The Aggies should try to run and control the game. The duo of Cyrus Gray and Christine Michael need to have big games to keep the A&M offense balanced. The Razorback defense is like most SEC defenses, big and fast. If the Aggies get predictable, the Hawg defense is good enough to dominate them even without three of their stating defensive ends. Ryan Swope and Jeff Fuller need to get off to a fast start to open up the run game.

The Aggies are favored by three over the....

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Texas A&M vs Arkansas: Can the Aggies get a win against its future SEC foe?
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