Texas A&M · SECTexas A&M needs touchdowns after wasting 457 yards
The Aggies went 0-for-3 in red-zone touchdown chances against South Carolina and need two wins against Tennessee, Oklahoma or Texas to reach bowl eligibility.
NOV 8, 2026
Red-zone touchdown chances converted
Yards without an offensive touchdown
Offensive touchdowns in six SEC games
01 · The NewsYards Without Touchdowns
Texas A&M turned 457 yards into no offensive touchdowns in Saturday’s 17–9 loss to South Carolina, extending an SEC scoring problem that has left Mike Elko’s team 4–5 overall and 1–5 in conference play.
The Aggies ran for 206 yards and reached the red zone three times, but those possessions produced only three points. South Carolina won by eight despite Texas A&M outgaining it by nearly 100 yards.
Texas A&M has scored nine offensive touchdowns through six SEC games, an average of 1.5 per conference game. Four came in the Oct. 3 win over Arkansas. In the other five SEC games, the Aggies have scored five offensive touchdowns.
Marcel Reed completed 25 of 43 passes for 251 yards against South Carolina. Rueben Owens II ran 19 times for 137 yards. The production was there; the points were not. Red-zone execution is the immediate problem, with the offense repeatedly reaching scoring range and leaving with field goals or nothing.
The collapse is a sharp turn from 2025, when Texas A&M went 11–2 overall and 7–1 in SEC play. It also makes the failures harder to write off as a simple inability to move the football. The Aggies gained 457 total yards, including 206 on the ground, and still failed to score an offensive touchdown.
Texas A&M returns home to face Tennessee on November 14 before closing the regular season against Oklahoma and Texas. Two wins from those three games would make the Aggies bowl eligible.
For Elko and offensive coordinator Holmon Wiggins, the number that matters now is not 457. It is the nine touchdowns Texas A&M has scored in six SEC games.
02 · The StakesThe Stakes
That leaves the Aggies needing two victories against Tennessee, Oklahoma or Texas to reach six wins and traditional bowl eligibility. The bowl path — and the future of Elko’s offensive staff — now depends on turning yards into touchdowns before the season ends.
“The production was there; the points were not.”
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Can Texas A&M finish its red-zone drives?
The Aggies reached the red zone three times against South Carolina but produced only three points.
Can the Aggies find two wins to become bowl eligible?
Texas A&M closes the regular season against Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas, and needs two victories to reach six wins.