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A fan reacts after catching a football that was kicked over the net for a field goal during Texas A&M’s game against McNeese State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Around the Country: Week 8

Shalina Sabih, Kolton Becker, and Youngchan Kang October 14, 2024

No. 2 Oregon at Purdue Friday, Oct. 18 — Ross-Ade Stadium — West Lafayette, Indiana 7 p.m. on FOX The No. 2 Oregon Ducks are gearing up for battle against the Purdue Boilermakers, with both...

Bowling Green quarterback Connor Bazelak (7) throws the ball in Bowling Green's game against Texas A&M on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Kelii Horvath/The Battalion)

College football winners and losers: Week 7

Mathias Cubillan, DJ Burton, and Justin Chen October 13, 2024

Winner: Army remaining unbeaten Army methodically marched down the field against the University of Alabama at Birmingham on the way to a 44-10 victory. This has become routine for the Black Knights,...

A Texas A&M player waits for a drill to begin during the first day of fall football practice at the McFerrin Athletic Center in College Station Texas, on July 31, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Around the Country: Week 7

Andrew Paredes, Roman Arteaga, Ian Curtis, and Justin Chen October 7, 2024

  No. 4 Penn State at USC - Andrew Paredes @andrewparedess  Saturday, Oct. 12 — Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — Los Angeles, CA  2:30 p.m. on CBS  After going into Week 6 ranked...

A Texas A&M player waits for a drill to begin during the first day of fall football practice at the McFerrin Athletic Center in College Station Texas, on July 31, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Around the Country: Week 6

  SMU at No. 22 Louisville  -  Braxton Dore’ Saturday, Oct. 5 — L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium — Louisville, Kentucky 11:30 a.m. on ESPN In a tight race for the Atlantic...

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffen walks back to the locker room after Texas A&M's game against Ole Miss at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022.

College football winners and losers: Week 5

Justin Chen, Noah Ruiz, Ian Curtis, and Eric Liu September 29, 2024

Winner: Ryan “Youngest Bossman” Williams I still remember what I was doing  when I was 17 years old: Enjoying my last year of high school, playing Fortnite  smacking on McChickens daily. Five...

The Aggies raise the Southwest Classic Trophy after defeating Arkansas 23-21 on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The Old Army days: A&M meets Arkansas in Southwest Conference rematch

Noah Ruiz, Sports Writer September 24, 2024

With the clank-clank of fish spurs jangling around the Quad once more, Aggieland prepares for a battle in Arlington. There will be cold drinks, some Cowboy stars and maybe some bacon for the ride home. As...

The 12th Man on third deck during Texas A&M's football game against Alabama at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Megan Williams/The Aggieland)

Around the Country: Week 5

Noah Ruiz, Luke White, Shalina Sabih, and Roman Arteaga September 23, 2024

No. 15 Louisville at No. 16 Notre Dame Saturday, Sept. 28 — Notre Dame Stadium — South Bend, Indiana  2:30 p.m. on Peacock With only one of these teams actually competing for a conference...

A Texas A&M player waits for a drill to begin during the first day of fall football practice at the McFerrin Athletic Center in College Station Texas, on July 31, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

College football winners and losers: Week 4

Braxton Dore', Mathias Cubillan, Justin Chen, and DJ Burton September 22, 2024

Winner: Travis Hunter  This week’s matchup between Colorado and Baylor had just about everything a college sports fan would love. From a 100-yard kickoff return to a show-stopping overtime that ended...

Texas A&M quarterbacks Marcel Reed (10) and Connor Weigman (15) throw the ball during the second day of fall football practice outside the Coolidge Football Performance Center on August 1, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

A tale of two quarterbacks

Braxton Dore', Sports Editor September 19, 2024

Oh, where to start? Well, maybe by explaining the quarterback carousel that has revolved around Texas A&M football. There have been five starting QBs named since the start of the 2021 season — and...

A fan reacts after catching a football that was kicked over the net for a field goal during Texas A&M’s game against McNeese State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Around the Country: Week 4

Braxton Dore', DJ Burton, Justin Chen, and Noah Ruiz September 16, 2024

No. 24 Illinois @ No. 22 Nebraska  Friday, Sept. 20 — Memorial Stadium — Lincoln, Nebraska 7 p.m. on FOX This Big Ten matchup might determine which team emerges as the front-runner for the...

Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) cuts into the end zone during Texas A&M's game against McNeese State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Marcel Mania takes over The Swamp

Mathias Cubillan, Sports Writer September 14, 2024

With starting redshirt sophomore quarterback Connor Weigman ruled out of Texas A&M’s matchup with Florida due to a throwing-shoulder injury, redshirt freshman QB Marcel Reed was the next man up....

Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver Noah Thomas (3) catches the ball for a touchdown during Texas A&M’s game against McNeese State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

College football winners and losers: Week 2

Mathias Cubillan, DJ Burton, Justin Chen, and Braxton Dore' September 8, 2024

Winner: Dylan Raiola’s Patrick Mahomes cosplay Is getting a similar haircut, wearing the same clothes and mimicking the mannerisms of his training partner Mahomes a bit strange? Probably. But there’s...

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