'We'll Evaluate Everything - Seriously': No. 6 Aggies Fall in Major Upset to Appalachian State

The Aggies are the latest major program to fall victim to the Appalachian State Mountaineers

Matt Galatzan | Sep 10, 2022

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The Texas A&M Aggies entered Saturday's matchup with the Appalachian State Mountaineers at Kyle Field as major favorites.

And while the Las Vegas oddsmakers are usually spot on with their predictions, that was not the case here, with the Aggies falling to the Mountaineers 17-14 in arguably the biggest college football upset of the season.

'We'll evaluate everything we do,'' said coach Jimbo Fisher after the flop. "Seriously.''

From the beginning of the game, something was off for the Aggies, with their offense continuing its struggles from a week ago against Sam Houston.

For the game, the Aggies managed just seven points offensively, with their other score coming off of a 95-yard Devon Achane kick-off return touchdown.

In the passing game, Haynes King was once again inconsistent, completing 13 of 20 passes for just 97 yards, with no touchdowns and no interceptions.

The running game was also suspect, with the Aggies rushing 18 times for a mere 89 yards.

On the other side, the Mountaineers were in control on the offensive side, rushing 51 times for 187 yards and eating up over 40 minutes of game clock.

Camerun Peoples was the hero of the game for App State, rushing 19 times for 112 yards for the game.

Following the loss, the Aggies must now take things back to the drawing board, with the No. 15 ranked Miami Hurricane's coming to College Station for a ranked matchup.

Not to mention a potentially warm seat for coach Fisher - and his "serious evaluation'' after another major disappointment in the loss column.

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Published Sep 10, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.