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Texas A&M Aggies Start Fast, Coast To Win vs. New Mexico State

The Texas A&M Aggies did everything they needed to do vs. New Mexico State on Saturday night.

Matt Galatzan

Nov 16, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver Moose Muhammad III (7) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter with wide receiver Noah Thomas (3) against the New Mexico State Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images
Nov 16, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver Moose Muhammad III (7) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter with wide receiver Noah Thomas (3) against the New Mexico State Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images / Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images
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The Texas A&M Aggies needed to do two things and two things only vs. New Mexico State on Saturday night.

Win and stay healthy.

Fortunately, that's exactly what they did, coasting to a 38-3 win over New Mexico State, and moving to 8-2 on the season.

Things could not have started better for Texas A&M either, with the first scoring coming on an eight-play 75-yard opening drive that was capped off with a 16-yard passing touchdown from Marcel Reed to Noah Thomas.

After a quick stop, the Aggies were right back at it, scoring on a one-play 71-yard touchdown run by running back Amari Daniels and expanding their lead to 14-0.

Texas A&M then added another field goal, followed by arguably their most impressive drive of the night, driving 95 yards in five plays and scoring on a Reed touchdown pass to Moose Muhammad.

That score would expand the Aggies' lead to 24-0 heading into the locker room at halftime, effectively shutting the door on New Mexico State.

From there, the Texas A&M defense held the Aggies from the west largely in check, ending the game giving up just 214 yards of total offense, including a mere 80 yards on 6 of 19 passing from New Mexico State QB Santino Marucci.

Meanwhile, on the other end, the Texas A&M offense was all but unstoppable, accruing 565 yards of offense, over 200 yards on the ground.

Reed also had one of his better days under center for the Aggies, completing 20 of 31 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing four times for 41 yards and another score.

Now with another win in their pocket, the Aggies will hit the road one last time this regular season next Saturday, when they take on the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium.

After that, its on to the biggest game of the year vs. the Texas Longhorns at Kyle Field.

And if they can navigate those final two games unscathed, their first-ever SEC Championship appearance could be next.

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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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