On Saturday, Sept. 26 Aggies returned to Kyle Field for the first football game of the season against Vanderbilt. Texas A&M struggled with turnovers but was able to walk away with the victory over the Commodores. A&M will travel to Tuscaloosa next weekend to face the Crimson Tide and returns to College Station to take on the Florida Gators Oct. 10.
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Combined Band Drum Major Kyle Medlock leads the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band through campus.
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Families were on campus for the game.
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Instead of marching into Kyle Field the Corps of Cadets marched through campus.
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Seniors of Squadron 21 salute the reviewing stand as they march past.
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Reveille walks alongside mascot corporal Batie Bishop and Mascot Company E-2.
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Reveille IX participated in the march-in.
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Seniors polish all of their boots.
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Parsons’ Mounted Cavalry finished the march-in.
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Texas A&M is known as the “Home of the 12th Man.”
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The Aggie Band has three bass drummers.
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The Aggie Band was in attendance but did not perform at halftime.
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Linebacker and 2020 12th Man Braden White leads the football team onto the field.
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Redshirt freshman placekicker Caden Davis made his debut against Vanderbilt.
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Despite face masks being required, many in attendance did not wear them.
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Cadets salute during the national anthem.
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Aggies remove their hats for the national anthem.
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The F-35 flyover was conducted by two Aggie pilots.
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A cadet was able to make his 12th Man towel stand straight up.
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Students wave their towels to celebrate a touchdown.
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Senior Yell Leader Keller Cox takes in the crowd.
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Combined Band Drum Major Kyle Medlock, Artillery Band Drum Major Sam Ortiz and Infantry Band Drum Major Kolemann Dooley conduct the Aggie Band.
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Sophomore wide receiver Jalen Preston had four receptions for 39 yards.
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A young Aggie fan waves his 12th Man towel.
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Junior defensive back Leon O’Neal Jr. had two tackles-for-loss.
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The student section waves their towels on third down to support the defense.
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Members of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band watch as their prerecorded halftime performance is played on the jumbotron.
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Senior quarterback Kellen Mond hands the ball off to sophomore running back Ainias Smith.
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Senior quarterback Kellen Mond fakes a handoff.
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Senior quarterback Kellen Mond passes the ball before getting sacked.
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Senior quarterback Kellen Mond loses control of the ball for a turnover.
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Freshman defensive back Jaylon Jones had six total tackles.
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Vanderbilt quarterback Ken Seals hands the ball off.
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The student section waves their towels on third down to support the defense.
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Sophomore running back Isaiah Spiller led the Aggies with 117 rushing yards.
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Senior quarterback Kellen Mond totaled 189 passing yards.
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Sophomore tight end Jalen Wydermyer had two receptions for 19 yards.
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Junior placekicker Seth Small kicked one field goal.
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Cadets raise their towels with messages on them.
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One student tied multiple towels together.
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Cadets wave towels with their outfit logo on it.
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The Aggie defense celebrates a stop.
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The Aggie defense celebrate an interception.
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Vandebilt Commodores reach for an Aggie fumble.
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Senior quarterback Kellen Mond attempts to recover his fumble.
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Senior quarterback Kellen Mond regains possession of his fumble on fourth down but was unable to convert on yards.
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The Aggie Band performed in the stands but not at halftime.
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The A&M football team saws ’em off to the “Aggie War Hymn” after the win.
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