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WATCH: Texas A&M QB Zach Calzada Pulls Aggies Ahead of Colorado With Clutch TD Toss

Zach Calzada made a massive play for the Aggies College Football Playoff Hopes

Matt Galatzan

Aggies backup quarterback Zach Calzada had a tough task ahead of him on Saturday afternoon, as he attempted to replace starter Haynes King following King's exit from the game due to a lower-body injury. 

King went down on the Aggies' second series of the game, following a keeper on a zone-read, that was stopped for a loss by the Buffaloes. 

King was then helped to the locker room by the Texas A&M training staff, where he later emerged from wearing street clothes and a boot on his leg.

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From that point on, it was Calzada's ball, and while it wasn't pretty, Calzada might have made the play of the game for the Maroon and white.

With 2:41 to go in the game, Calzada connected with star running back Isaiah Spiller on an 18-yard touchdown pass to put the Aggies up 10-7, and give them both their first touchdown, and their first lead of the day. 

Luckily for the Aggies, that was all they needed, as the defense was able to hold the Buffaloes on a fourth down to seal the game. 

Either way, the Aggies' College Football Playoff hopes remain alive. 

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Matt Galatzan
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.

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