{"id":17241,"date":"2018-10-04T09:20:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T13:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosoncfb.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=17241"},"modified":"2018-10-04T09:20:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T13:20:31","slug":"previewing-kentucky-versus-texas-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2018\/10\/04\/previewing-kentucky-versus-texas-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Previewing Kentucky Versus Texas A&M"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Stoops<\/strong><\/a>‘ club looks to add to an already historic season on Saturday when they travel to College Station, Texas to take on the Texas A&M Aggies<\/strong>. The Cats have a chance to start 6-0 for the first time in 68 years. In addition to previewing Kentucky versus Texas A&M we are going to show you some history between the two schools.<\/p>\n

Previewing Kentucky Versus Texas A&M<\/h1>\n

Not Since The Bear Roamed The Sidelines<\/h4>\n

Saturday’s contest marks only the third time the two schools have met and the first since 1953. However that doesn’t mean they don’t share some history.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0only time Kentucky played at Texas A&M was October 6, 1952 when the\u00a0Bear Bryant–<\/span><\/a><\/strong>led Cats won 10-7. The next season the Aggies returned the favor by defeating Kentucky 7-6 at\u00a0Stoll Field. Bryant left Lexington after the 1953 season and headed to Texas A&M where he coached four years before moving onto Alabama.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though Bryant hasn’t coached at Kentucky in over six decades he is still the school’s all-time winningest coach with 60 victories. Despite going 1-9 in his first season in College Station, Bryant finished with a 25-14-2 overall record.<\/p>\n

Scouting The Aggies<\/h4>\n

Under first year coach\u00a0Jimbo Fisher<\/a><\/strong>, Texas A&M comes into the game with a 3-2 record. However, their losses have been to two of the top three teams in the country. They nearly\u00a0 beat Clemson<\/strong> before\u00a0before falling 28-26<\/a> while two weeks ago Fisher’s club was routed by Alabama 45-23<\/a>. Last time out\u00a0they knocked off fellow SEC West rival\u00a0Arkansas 24-17<\/a> in a rather uninspiring contest.<\/p>\n

The main man on offense is junior running back\u00a0Trayveon Williams<\/a>. Though five games Williams has 582 yards rushing with six touchdowns. With all the attention on Kentucky’s Benny Snell<\/a><\/strong>, the Houston native wants to show he is the conference’s best back.<\/p>\n

In addition to Williams, another player to watch is quarterback Kellen Mond<\/a><\/strong>. On the season the sophomore has thrown for 1,221 yards and seven touchdowns. His best game came in the Clemson loss where he lit up the Tigers for 430 yards and three scores. However, Mond has thrown two interceptions in each of the Aggies’ last two games. Look for the opportunistic Kentucky defense to test him on Saturday.<\/p>\n

One other thing the Cats hope to exploit is the Texas A&M offensive line. Through five games the Aggies have allowed 17 sacks which are the most in the SEC. That should set up a huge game for\u00a0Josh Allen<\/strong>. <\/span><\/a>The future first round draft pick leads the league with six sacks in 2018.<\/p>\n

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Kentucky headlines the list of 5 biggest surprise teams this season, riding RB Benny Snell and edge defender Josh Allen (via @PFF_Cam)https:\/\/t.co\/djBkHUwlhF<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/91AhfRwlpC<\/a><\/p>\n

— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n