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- Pick/market: COLLEGE STATION — After a stunning Week 3 loss, things don't get any easier for Texas A&M football.

- Pick/market: COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M football plummets in the rankings Sunday after a Week 3 loss to Kentucky.

- Pick/market: COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M football suffered its first loss of the 2026 Saturday in ugly fashion.

- Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed threw two interceptions against Kentucky and has three through the first three 2026 games, the LSU-week preview says. LSU has allowed 203.6 passing yards per game and a 64.8% completion rate while losing safety Dashawn Spears; those are matchup conditions, not a guaranteed Reed rebound or quarterback change. - The preview cites a 61.9 PFF pass-block grade for Texas A&M left tackle Tyree Adams, with eight pressures and seven hurries allowed on 122 plays but no sack through three games. Opposite him, LSU edge Princewill Umanmielen has six sacks and 16 pressures in this article. The writer assumes tight-end or back help; no protection call or tackle change is confirmed.

- Jeff Tarpley's radio discussion says Texas A&M, with Terry Bussey hurt on the opening kickoff and Ashton Bethel-Roman unavailable, used freshman Aaron Gregory at receiver against Kentucky. That describes the game's depth response, not a new LSU starter or fixed receiver rotation. - Tarpley says Texas A&M used running back Rueben Owens to field kickoffs after losing Bussey as a returner and did not return another kickoff that game. He raised Craver or Horton as possible alternatives, but did not report a chosen future returner.

- Injury: Gigem 247's Jeff Tarpley appeared on Your Afternoon Stretch with host Glenn "Stretch" Smith to discuss the loss of Texas A&M wideout Terry Bussey for the season with what was described as a lower...

- Injury: Texas A&M and LSU both enter Saturday night's matchup with several key players dealing with injuries, according to the latest SEC availability report released Wednesday.

- Injury: Coach Elko says WR Terry Bussey is lost for the season following a lower leg injury suffered on Saturday's opening kickoff.

- Injury: That will be one to watch out for on Wednesday's availability report.

- Injury: On the opening play of the game, Texas A&M wide receiver Terry Bussey went down with a lower body injury on a kickoff return.

- Pick/market: COLLEGE STATION — There may not be a game on the Week 4 slate that means more to both teams than the Texas A&M football and LSU matchup.

- QB: Your QB isn't a great passer, your WRs are pretty good, your LT is kinda skinny, your DEs can't rush the passer, and your CBs are struggling when opponents get time to throw the...

- QB/RB: They're taking away QB run with the way the DEs are playing.

- QB/RB: When you have a QB that you need to use as a running back because you can't rely on him as a passer, you don't need a new offensive scheme.

- QB/LB: It's at home and he needs a statement game to show that losing to A&M three times in a row isn't going to happen.

- QB/LB: I know it's easy to blame the QB but what should be disconcerting is that I would put Reed behind a few other issues.

- Pick/market: The Texas A&M Aggies came away with a loss against Kentucky on Saturday, 31-21, as the Aggies struggled for the majority of the game.

- Mike Elko said Texas A&M's offensive line progressed through the first three games, with larger running lanes against Kentucky than the previous week and mostly clean pockets during the heavy passing workload. That was his film assessment after the loss, not a declaration that the line's problems are solved. - Elko said Texas A&M kept tweaking its defensive plan during Kentucky week but never became comfortable with it. He described the looseness as preparation and execution uncertainty, not lack of effort, and said eye discipline and assignments must be corrected in film study, walkthroughs and practice.

- Pick/market: Texas A&M is ranked 10th in the Southeastern Conference in rushing offense per game.

- The 2026 LSU-week scouting report describes Texas A&M using pre-snap side selection and high-low reads, with Marcel Reed distributing RPO throws. Isaiah Horton has drawn more targets than any other Aggie so far this season. These are reported tendencies and usage, not an announced new game plan. - The report says Texas A&M guards have turned pass rushers loose and played with low hands, while left tackle has also struggled. The writer expects protection to shape route depth and how often Reed must move; this is a pass-protection assessment, not a new lineup or certain LSU outcome.

- The 2026 LSU-week analysis identifies split zone as Texas A&M's better rushing fit because motion gives H-backs and play-side tackles favorable blocking angles. It calls Micah Riley the most physical H-back at contact but says head-up blocking and 12 personnel remain weaknesses. This is the writer's evaluation, not a newly installed package. - For Texas A&M's 2026 LSU matchup, the writer contrasts Rueben Owens and Jamarion Morrow's patience and block reading with freshmen KJ Edwards and Carsyn Baker's explosiveness. He expects limited pass-protection use for the freshmen to make their appearances more predictable. This is role analysis, not a new depth order or an availability update.

- QB/OL: Texas A&M is ranked 15th in the Southeastern Conference in passer rating (124).

- The 2026 LSU-week analysis lists Texas A&M 15th in the SEC in passer-rating defense at 141 and 16th in sacks. The writer says the ends can create pressure with speed or power but have not converted it into sacks, leaving opponents time to attack deep over routes. This is the report's current assessment, not a forecast of LSU's passing output. - For Texas A&M's 2026 LSU matchup, the writer identifies DJ Hicks as the Aggies' best interior pass rusher, crediting his length, leverage and get-off. LSU guard Bo Bordelon's slower feet and release from his stance are identified as a potential weakness against quicker rushers. This is matchup scouting, not a confirmed rush assignment or a new starter.

- The 2026 LSU-week analysis says Kentucky's four- and five-man blocking surfaces forced Texas A&M to roll more defensive backs into the box and use coverage players in run support. The writer links those looks to worse safety pursuit angles and five missed tackles. This is a Kentucky-game explanation, not an announced defensive-back replacement or scheme change. - For Texas A&M's 2026 LSU matchup, the writer argues that crashing the ends against RPOs is riskier with Sam Leavitt able to keep the ball around the edge. The assessment calls for disciplined gap and alignment responsibilities against motion, misdirection and favorable box numbers. It is a matchup constraint, not confirmation of a new A&M front or a prescribed call sheet.

- LB/DB: The Russians have always been much better at defense.

- LB: UK was in 12 personnel at least 75% of the time which meant that they gave A&M 8 gaps to defend.

- LB: Lot of football left to be played but how the Aggies show up in Death Valley will be telling.

- Intel: Back on the air with Aggie Football Hour tonight, presented by @CapitalFarmCred @CoachMikeElko joins @AndrewMonaco_Sr at Rudy’s starting at 8 p.m.

- LB: COLLEGE STATION — Week 4 is upon us, and so is a bit of desperation.

- Intel: Ask Playmaker or everyone else that argued for weeks with me about how bad York was and how good Coney was going to be.