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UTRGV REPORTSThe UTRGV baseball team fell 11-8 to the New Mexico State Aggies in the series opener on Friday at Presley Askew Field. Junior Bryan Sturges then followed with a two-run single that gave the Vaqueros the 3-2 lead which also knocked out starter Cade Swenson. Graduate student Freddy Rojas Jr. then weclomed reliever Frank Dickson IV with a three-run home run that extended UTRGV’s lead to 6-2. Logan Gallina drove in Kevin Jimenez with an RBI single. After a walk and a strikeout, Cal Kilgore delivered a two-run double to right field that cut the Vaqueros lead to 6-5.

Texas A&M University has named a Head Yell Leader for the upcoming academic year -- Zac Cross, a senior from Pearland, Texas.

Teddy Allen scored 37 points and New Mexico State won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time almost three decades, upsetting fifth-seeded Connecticut 70-63 to become the second No. 12 seed to advance out of the first round.

Quenton Jackson scored 20 points and eighth-seeded Texas A&M took down a ranked opponent for the second straight day, stunning No. 15 Arkansas 82-64 to reach the championship game of the SEC Tournament.

James Reese V scored 20 points to lead four in double figures and South Carolina pulled away about midway through the second half to beat Texas A&M 74-63.

Brandon Murray capped a 21-point performance with a pair of clutch free throws in the final minute, and No. 19 LSU outscored Texas A&M 13-2 in the last 3:34 to beat the Aggies 70-64 and snap a three-game skid.

JD Notae scored 17 points and Arkansas held off a late Texas A&M rally for a 76-73 overtime victory.

Henry Coleman III scored 18 points as Texas A&M cruised to its seventh-straight win, beating Mississippi 67-51.

The UTRGV women’s basketball team added a nonconference game against No. 9 Texas at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, after having its Western Athletic Conference game at New Mexico State postponed due to COVID concerns within the Aggies program, UTRGV announced Friday. The game will air live on the Longhorn Network. This will be the first matchup between the programs since Nov. 20, 2019, when the Vaqueros visited the Frank Erwin Center. The Vaqueros (5-8, 1-1) snapped a three-game losing streak with a win against Grand Canyon on Thursday, while the Longhorns (10-2, 1-1) lost to Texas Tech on Wednesday.

Marcus Williams dribbled out of the back court and drilled a pull-up 3-pointer with under a second left to give Texas A&M an 81-79 win over Georgia in the Southeastern Conference opener for both schools.

Quenton Jackson scored 31 points shooting 11 for 18 and Texas A&M throttled Central Arkansas running away in the second half for an 85-59 win before starting Southeastern Conference play next week.

Former Texas A&M football star and current NFL player Deshazor Everett was involved in a fatal car crash on Thursday night where the passenger in his vehicle died.

No. 23 Texas A&M won’t play in the Gator Bowl against No. 20 Wake Forest because of COVID-19 issues and season-ending injuries.

Freshman Manny Obaseki had 19 points and nine rebounds — both season highs — and Texas A&M never trailed in its 80-61 win over Northwestern State.

Katy High four-star defensive end Malick Sylla officially signed with Texas A&M on Wednesday morning.

HOUSTON – Watching how Jimbo Fisher and the Texas A&M offense utilizes the tight end position is something that has always caught the attention of Donovan Green.

Katy High four-star defensive end Malick Sylla officially signed with Texas A&M on Wednesday morning.

HOUSTON – Early National Signing Day is normally a spectacle by itself.

Andre Gordon scored 15 points to lead five in double figures and Texas A&M defeated New Orleans 85-65.

It’s well-documented that Jimbo Fisher is friends with LSU athletic director Scott Woodward, who hired Fisher at Texas A&M in the first place when Woodward was the athletic director there.

Just when it seemed like the Texas football program had hit rock bottom, out came the shovels and the figurative hole was dug further.

Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

So, by a show of hands, how many expected Texas A&M to be celebrating a win over No. 1 Alabama after losing to unranked Mississippi State the week prior?

Seth Small made a 28-yard field goal as time expired and Texas A&M stunned top-ranked Alabama 41-38 to end the Crimson Tide’s winning streak at 19 games.

The last time the No. 1 team in the country lost to an unranked team was 2008.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Texas A&M quarterback Haynes King is out indefinitely after having surgery to repair his broken right leg, suffered early in the seventh-ranked Aggies' 10-7 win at Colorado over the weekend. Coach Jimbo Fisher said Monday that King’s surgery to repair a broken tibia went well but that there is no timeline for his return. “When you’re healed, you’re healed," Fisher said.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at the first full week of the football season, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M’s head yell leader, Guillermo “Memo” Salinas,...

Texas A&M rolled to a season opening victory against Kent State.

All twelve FBS teams in Texas play this week. Here’s what we’re wondering about, from UT and A&M to UT San Antonio and Texas State.

The coach has overseen the rise of Aggies football into a national powerhouse, and the rest of the university stands to benefit.

With a top-six preseason ranking and a spot in the conference UT wants to join, Texas A&M is the state's dominant college football program.

A runaway success!

Texas A&M football coach Jimbo Fisher jabbed Alabama coach Nick Saban on Wednesday, claiming the Aggies would defeat Saban's Crimson Tide in 2021.

A Supreme Court case being argued this week amid March Madness could erode the difference between elite college athletes and professional sports stars. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)San Antonio is home to the NCAA Women’s Tournament, and three Texas schools were represented in the Sweet 16. Here’s a look at how they did on the second weekend in San Antonio:TEXAS A&MThe Aggies and Gary Blair were the earliest to lose, bowing out in the Sweet 16 to Arizona. 1 seed UConn before DiDi Richards hurt her leg. #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/amSH91IEQV — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 30, 2021TEXASThe Longhorns pulled two huge upsets in the second round and Sweet 16, beating 3-seed UCLA and 2-seed Maryland on their way to the Elite 8.

(AP Photo/Ben McKeown)HOUSTON – Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, and Stephen F. Austin got four of the spots in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament hosted entirely in Texas. Similar to how the men’s tournament will be played entirely in Indiana this year due to COVID-19 concerns, the women’s tournament will be held entirely in Texas. 1 seed for the women’s NCAA Tournament. 1 seed is a is a great honor, obviously,” N.C. State coach Wes Moore said. Tennessee continued its streak of making the NCAA Tournament all 39 years.

2, its highest ranking ever in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll, a day after winning its first Southeastern Conference regular-season title. 5 South Carolina on Sunday to win the conference title and then moved up a spot in the Top 25. AdBaylor, South Carolina, Maryland, UCLA and Indiana were the next five. The Aggies snapped a seven-game losing streak to South Carolina on Sunday. ___More AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Aaliyah Wilson scored 17 points and N’dea Jones added 16 to lead Texas A&M to a 65-57 win over fifth-ranked South Carolina to give the Aggies their first regular-season Southeastern Conference title. Texas A&M (22-1, 13-1 SEC) snapped a seven-game skid against South Carolina and finished the season 13-0 at home after playing in front of a season-high 2,700 on Sunday. The Aggies outscored South Carolina (19-4, 14-2) 19-8 in the third quarter to take a commanding lead before the Gamecocks get back in it late. AdThe Aggies added a basket after that before South Carolina got its first field goal of the second half on a layup by Lele Grissett a few seconds later. A 5-0 run by Texas A&M, with another 3 by Nixon, came next to make it 52-37 and spur South Carolina Staley to call a timeout.

There is no need to worry about geography in this year's NCAA Tournament. The Aggies said Friday they were prepared to play the home game with a limited roster, but a new positive COVID-19 test along with subsequent contact tracing forced the postponement. Arkansas coach Eric Musselman said his team found out about the postponement while boarding the bus to travel to College Station. Musselman says his team is working with the Southeastern Conference to see if it can add a nonconference game. ___A limited number of fans will be allowed to attend all rounds of next month’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Indiana.

HOUSTON - It'll be 10 years this fall since the last time Texas and Texas A&M would have faced each other on the field. In the never-ending battle of recruiting, Texas A&M, after another pair of successful National Signing Days, can chalk up another win over the Longhorns and new head coach Steve Sarkisian, especially in Houston. Overall, Texas signed 13 of the Top 100 players from Texas, while Texas A&M brought in 14. Among the Top 20 players in Texas, the Aggies signed seven, which was the most by any single university. 247 Sports Recruiting Class Rankings (Class of 2021)No.

HOUSTON – As a whole, we’ve been studying and counting cars on our roads for more than 70 years, but data on cyclists and pedestrians is limited. TxDOT has teamed up with Texas A&M Transportation Institute researchers to evaluate the best pedestrian bicycle monitoring technology to get an accurate pulse of those who walk or bike on our Texas roadways. According to Texas A&M, pedestrians and cyclists are about 5-10% of the total traffic stream we see in Texas. “This is a fairly new area in traffic monitoring in terms of monitoring bicyclists and pedestrians, and it uses some newer technologies,” P.E. So this information is imperative to help identify pedestrians and cyclists make their presence count when it comes to transportation planning.

4 in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll of the season. It marks A&M’s second-highest finish in the AP Poll and highest since 1939 when the Aggies won the national championship. 4 rank is Texas A&M’s second top-five finish since joining the SEC in 2012 and marks the third time in his career that head coach Jimbo Fisher has finished inside the top-five. In the regular season, the Aggies went 9-1 against an all-SEC slate as they compiled the most victories against conference foes since joining the SEC for the 2012 season. It was A&M’s fourth top-five AP finish along with the No.

4 Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal originally scheduled to serve as the 107th Rose Bowl, the playoff committee announced Sunday. In the end, those two teams were assigned to the Sugar Bowl semifinal, while the other playoff game will feature the national championship favorites against the final addition to the four-team playoff. But instead of a week amid the pomp and pageantry of the Rose Bowl, the teams will spend their semifinal week in Arlington, Texas. Oregon State beat Duke in Durham, North Carolina, in that version of the Rose Bowl. The festive week of genteel celebrations around the Rose Bowl game had already been mostly canceled.

5 Texas A&M to close its case for a spot in the College Football Playoff with a 34-13 victory over Tennessee. 5 CFP) finished their regular season and hoped for an upset or two within the CFP’s top four. Texas A&M's advantage went to 17-7 when the Aggies turned a Bailey fumble into a 23-yard field goal by Seth Small. Tennessee: After the second game of the season, the Vols were tied with Notre Dame for the longest winning streak among FBS teams. A victory over winless Vanderbilt ended the skid, but the loss to Texas A&M ended the regular season on a sour note.

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Jimbo Fisher and the Texas A&M Aggies will have to wait to take on Ole Miss if they even get the chance. The school issued a statement Monday evening announcing the game was postponed due to COVID-19 issues. “The opportunity to reschedule the game will be contingent on any cancellation of games currently scheduled for December 19 due to COVID-19, otherwise the game will not be played and would be declared a no-contest,” the statement read.

Kellen Mond passed for two touchdowns and ran for a third and the fifth-ranked Aggies scored 17 points in the fourth quarter of a come-from-behind 31-20 victory over Auburn on Saturday. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher wasn't interested in speculating on how the win might affect his team's playoff chances. He completed 18 of 23 for 196 yards, highlighted by two TDs to Jalen Wydermyer, and ran for 60 yards. The Aggies ran for a season-high 313 yards and held a 16-minute advantage in time of possession. Auburn: Was outgained 168-21 in the fourth quarter.

“In the past four SEC games, the Aggies have led by 20 or more points after the third quarter,” Liucci said. 1 defense in the SEC.”Currently, Ohio State is fourth in the rankings but has been limited to only four games. “If Ohio State plays only five games then they don’t deserve to be in,” added Liucci. The Aggies beat the Gators back in week three but should Florida win out and also beat Alabama in the SEC Championship, then what? “If Florida wins out and beats Alabama then they are in and ‘Bama may just drop a couple of spots,” Liucci said.

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Los Angeles Rams will hold their team meetings from home Wednesday after an unidentified player tested positive for coronavirus Tuesday night. Los Angeles center Brian Allen was the first NFL player to confirm he had tested positive for coronavirus back in April. The list is used for players who either test positive for the coronavirus or have had close contact with someone who tested positive. ___Bill Haas has tested positive for the coronavirus and has withdrawn from the RSM Classic this week at Sea Island. ___An unidentified New York Giants player has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the team to work remotely Tuesday.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday that Saturday’s game between Texas A&M and Tennesse has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests. SEC officials did not disclose how many players or staff members tested positive for the virus. Texas A&M released a statement saying a player and a student worker had tested positive Sunday after returning from a trip to South Carolina. Texas A&M announced that the postponed game will be rescheduled for Dec. 12. The College Station school also said the testing rate has increased to 8.1%.

(AP) – Kellen Mond threw four touchdown passes to become Texas A&M’s career leader, Isaiah Spiller ran for 131 yards and the No. 7 Aggies routed South Carolina 48-3 on Saturday night. South Carolina has surrendered 1,071 yards and 100 points in losses to LSU and the Aggies its past two games. South Carolina linebacker Ernest Jones said the most disappointing thing was playing this poorly after a week off. South Carolina: The Gamecocks played without three defensive starters in lineman Aaron Sterling and defensive backs Shilo Sanders and R.J. Roderick.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Kellen Mond threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns as eighth-ranked Texas A&M built a big lead and held on for a 42-31 victory over Arkansas on Saturday night, extending its winning streak over the Razorbacks to nine games. Mond faced some criticism after A&M's 52-24 loss to the Crimson Tide, but Fisher said he never doubted his quarterback. Franks threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 91 yards for Arkansas. Reed made a 34-yard field goal in the third quarter to cut the Aggies' lead to 28-17 after missing two longer tries in the first half. Mond’s second TD pass was on a 6-yard reception by Wydermyer, which extended the lead to 21-7 about seven minutes before halftime.

11 Aggies beat Mississippi State 28-14 on Saturday. Mississippi State (1-3) had little offensive rhythm for the third straight game. Mississippi State had minus-2 yards rushing and just 217 yards of total offense. THE TAKEAWAYThe Aggies continue to put points on the board, scoring 28 or more points for the second straight week. Meanwhile, Leach’s maiden voyage in Starkville continues to take on water in a second straight home loss.

“Now I want to see what do you follow up with?”Isaiah Spiller rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 21 Texas A&M beat fourth-ranked Florida 41-38 on Seth Small’s 26-yard field goal as time expired Saturday. Spiller helped get the Aggies get into position for Small’s decisive kick, sending A&M to its first win over a top-five team since a 41-38 victory over No. Florida led 28-24 early in the fourth when Spiller struck again, running 19 yards for a touchdown on a fourth-and-2 play. Spiller bounced off several defenders before waltzing into the end zone and then hitting the Florida fan section with a Gator chomp.

Briefly threatened early, Jones and the Crimson Tide (2-0) flexed their considerable big-play muscle in the passing game to put away the Aggies (1-1). Metchie and Jones hooked up for a 63-yarder in the fourth, giving the sophomore five catches for 181 yards. Jones finished 19-of-26 passing for a second straight surgically precise performance marred by one interception off a deflection. Smith, a converted receiver, emerged as another needed threat in the passing game. Alabama: Any questions about production of the Tide's passing game after Tua Tagovailoa, Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs III have been answered.

HOUSTON – When rules are broken the NCAA steps in and investigates and now they have ruled on the missteps inside of the Texas A&M Football program led by Head Coach Jimbo Fisher. According to the report, the Aggies program violated NCAA recruiting and what they deem "countable athletically related activities rules during the period from January of 2018 through February of 2019. The NCAA ruled those missteps were unintentional. Coach Fisher will also serve a six month “show cause” order which will limit his off campus recruiting activity this fall. “As Texas A&M’s Head Football Coach, I am responsible for promoting and monitoring for NCAA compliance in our program.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M heads back out on the road this weekend to face Ole Miss at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. When the outcome doesn't come out the way that you hoped it would, you're going to have some disappointment from people. Looking forward to Ole Miss and from there on out, we have some opportunities to really complete the goals and accomplishments that we want to complete. Q: Jimbo Fisher mentioned that Ole Miss run the ball to set up the pass. A: Against a team who run, run, run then deep pass, that's something that will get you a little frustrated playing in the secondary, of course.

23 Texas A&M (2-2) has stumbled out of the gates this season, mostly due to struggles on offense. Despite the early troubles, team leaders like quarterback Kellen Mond and wide receiver Jhamon Ausbon are focused on keeping the teams mindset positive. The Aggies have scored limited points early in their two biggest games this season against No. Ausbon agreed, saying the team leaders ultimately set the mindset for the entire team. Its very important that we dont let [doubt] creep in as leaders, Ausbon said.

Despite the early troubles, team leaders like quarterback Kellen Mond and wide receiver Jhamon Ausbon are focused on keeping the teams mindset positive. The Aggies have scored limited points early in their two biggest games this season against No. Mond said the teams initial tempo and energy is not where it needs to be. Ausbon agreed, saying the team leaders ultimately set the mindset for the entire team. Its very important that we dont let [doubt] creep in as leaders, Ausbon said.

16 Texas A&M will look to bounce back against Lamar at Kyle Field on Saturday night after struggling in a loss to No. Here are five things to watch in Saturday night's game:Will Kellen Mond bounce back after a rough performance against Clemson? The only other time the two teams have met, Texas A&M beat Lamar 73-3 at Kyle Field. In the season opener against Texas State, Mond looked sharp, accounting for three passing touchdowns and one rushing TD. "In those games, it's the little things, the discipline, the minute things that keep drives alive or on offense they kill them.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Toneil Carter ran for 106 yards and three touchdowns, Donovan Williams gained 117 yards rushing and Sam Houston State had its largest margin of victory in 70 years, defeating NAIA-member Oklahoma Panhandle State 77-0 on Saturday. SHSU rushed for 366 yards with five players scoring rushing touchdowns. Ty Brock threw to Dewaylon Ingram for the Bearkats' only TD through the air. The Aggies were held to 107 yards -- 113 passing and minus-6 rushing. SHSU led 63-0 at halftime and the final score was the Bearkats' largest margin of victory since defeating Brooke Medical 83-0 in 1949.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Toneil Carter ran for 106 yards and three touchdowns, Donovan Williams gained 117 yards rushing and Sam Houston State had its largest margin of victory in 70 years, defeating NAIA-member Oklahoma Panhandle State 77-0 on Saturday. SHSU rushed for 366 yards with five players scoring rushing touchdowns. Ty Brock threw to Dewaylon Ingram for the Bearkats' only TD through the air. The Aggies were held to 107 yards -- 113 passing and minus-6 rushing. SHSU led 63-0 at halftime and the final score was the Bearkats' largest margin of victory since defeating Brooke Medical 83-0 in 1949.

By Jack HolmesKPRC ContributorWill Texas A&M continue - its mostly - season opening winning ways when it hosts Texas State at Kyle Field on Aug. 26 at 7:30 p.m. to open up the 2019 season? Here is how the Aggies have fared in their last five season openers:2014 No. 9 South Carolina, W 52-28The Aggies were given a tough opponent to open the season, traveling to face No. He ended the game with 198 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, while Murray totaled 49 yards and threw one interception. 2016 UCLA, W 31-24 (OT)The Aggies opened their 2016 season with a thrilling battle against the Bruins at Kyle Field.