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No. 23 Texas A&M upset Appalachian State at home two weeks ago, but beat No. 10 Arkansas 23-21 at AT&T Stadium on Saturday.
Hard turnovers proved to be the big difference in winning.
Arkansas was just inches away from leading with two touchdowns in the second quarter. Instead, KJ Jefferson fumbled at the goal line and Tyreek Chappell returned it to the 18-yard line. However, he handed it to Demani Richardson just as he was tackled. Demani Richardson had a touchdown on his 82 yards to go and he had 3:11 to go.
The Arkansas defense was able to force the Aggies to attempt a 53-yard field goal, but missed wide down the left, giving the Razorbacks a chance to lead on their own 36 with 6:30 remaining. I was. On the 3rd and 6th, Jefferson found Matt Landers for 19 yards, followed by Raheim Sanders and Jefferson, who rushed for 11 and 10 yards respectively to reach the opponent’s 21 yards.
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But two plays later, a bad snap pushed them back to 25. On the 4th and 13th, Cam Little scored a 42-yard field goal to give Arkansas the lead, but he countered it from the top of the right upright. A&M was able to kneel the clock for the win.
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A&M got the ball in the half and drove it 70 yards in six plays, including a 26-yard catch by Donovan Green. Devon Acane scored for his 9 yards and the PAT gave the Aggies his 20-14 lead.
After Arkansas went 3-and-out, the Aggies made a long, steady drive and a 32-yard catch by Aeneas Smith put them in the red zone, but they didn’t go further and had to settle for a field goal. However, they gave him a 23-14 lead with 3:48 remaining.
After both teams traded punts, the Razorbacks’ 13-play drive was capped off with Jefferson’s 9-yard rushing touchdown to cut the deficit to 2 with 10:05 remaining.
Akane had 159 rushing yards on 19 carries, one of which was a score, while Max Johnson completed 11 of 21 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown. .
Jefferson only threw for 171 yards, but ran for an additional 105 yards as the team’s top rusher. Yards recorded.
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Texas A&M will visit Mississippi next Saturday while Arkansas will host Alabama.