Overview
- The defense limited Samford to 77 total yards, the fewest allowed by A&M since 1996, in the program's first shutout since 2022.
- Quarterback Marcel Reed went 10-of-15 for 120 yards with three touchdown passes before being pulled with 10:07 left in the second quarter.
- Senior Amari Daniels, informed he would start on game day, rushed for a season-high 106 yards and a touchdown.
- Special teams concerns persisted, with Jared Zirkel converting 2 of 3 field goals and Randy Bond sending a kickoff out of bounds.
- A&M remained No. 3 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and heads to Austin on Black Friday with 12-0 and an SEC Championship berth at stake.