Those questions and concerns got answered when A&M captured the 95-88 win over Arizona State. Zach Clemence stole the show, leading the team with 20 points and the most threes made with five, while Rashaun Agee led the defense with eight rebounds.

We have bigger aspirations for where we can go than anybody else,” Mike Elko said. “As we win, I think other people will catch up.”

Tiebreaker talk: Alabama's in great position to reach its end game of appearing in the SEC Championship Game for the first time under Kalen DeBoer. That three-point win at Georgia in September looms large at this point, along with those victories over Vanderbilt and Tennessee.

For Texas A&M’s offense, the highest graded player was center Mark Nabou Jr. Nabou missed all of the Aggies’ 2024 season with an injury and has not missed a beat since getting healthy. He recorded an 83.4 pass blocking grade and a 75.8 run blocking grade, the highest on the squad.

After rising to No. 3 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, the Aggies will hit the road to take on No. 19 LSU on Saturday, Oct. 25 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana — one of the toughest road environments in college football.

The Aggies' victory also snapped gave LSU head coach Brian Kelly's his second loss in Death Valley for a night game. With a second straight loss for Brian Kelly, it is safe to assume he is in the hot seat and the LSU faithful let him know.

No. 20 LSU (5-2, 2-2 SEC) will return to action on Saturday night in Death Valley with a Top-25 matchup against the Texas A&M Aggies set to kickoff at 6:30 p.m.

Texas A&M hasn’t been 8-0 since 1992, and for many Aggies who weren’t even born the last time the 12th Man was doing this well, it’s exciting.