The No. 16/17 ranked Texas A&M football team has started 2-0 for the first time in almost a decade. They have shown improvement each week and have one final game on Saturday before conference play begins on September 27.
This past weekend, defensive end Cashius Howell had one of the best three-play stretches for a DE in recent history. In the second quarter, Howell registered three consecutive sacks against Utah State, showing he might be the answer to the pass-rushing question in the 2025 season.
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On Monday, the SEC named the redshirt senior as the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after a four-tackle, three-TFL, three-sack weekend at home against Utah State. Below is the excerpt from the release from the conference officials:
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Posted a 78.9 pass rush grade, according to Pro Football Focus.
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Recorded three consecutive sacks during a single drive in the second quarter, which research indicates is the first FBS player to do so since Wisconsin’s Jack Cichy in the 2015 Holiday Bowl.
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Became the first Aggie to record 3.0+ sacks in a game since Edgerrin Cooper in 2023.
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The 4 tackles accounted for minus-18 total lost yardage (1.0 tackle for 3 yards, 1.0 sack for minus-6 yards, 1.0 sack for minus-7 yards & 1.0 sack for minus-8 yards).
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Led Texas A&M defense that limited Utah State to an 2-for-14 performance on 3rd down conversions.
Texas A&M will go on the road for the first time this season to take on the No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a Top 25 showdown on Saturday, September 13 at 6:30 p.m. CT on Peacock.
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