Overview

• Texas A&M edged then-No. 8 Notre Dame 41-40 on a fourth-and-goal 11-yard Marcel Reed touchdown to Nate Boerkircher with 13 seconds left and a Randy Bond extra point.
• Mike Elko was named the Paul “Bear” Bryant and Dodd Trophy National Coach of the Week following the comeback in South Bend.
• Quarterback Marcel Reed threw for 360 yards and two touchdowns with 37 rushing yards, and Robert Griffin III placed him No. 1 in his Week 3 Heisman rankings, as receiver Mario Craver logged 207 yards for the second-highest single-game total in school history.
• The broadcast drew about 9.4 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, reflecting the team’s surge in national attention.
• Texas A&M enters its open week before hosting No. 22 Auburn on Sept. 27, with Bryce Anderson described as recovering after a scary in-game injury.