College Football Week 5 Power Rankings

Texas A&M, who came in ranked eighth last week, dropped a spot in the Week 5 rankings. The Aggies are coming off a 24-13 against a struggling South Carolina team.

Will Muschamp and the South Carolina Gamecocks have not had a good start to the 2016-2017 season. Their loss on Saturday against the Aggies moved them to 2-3, losing to Mississippi State and Kentucky as well.

Texas A&M is finding themselves in a similar position, as they have now started 5-0 in their last three seasons.

Their game on Saturday didn’t start the way they were hoping. South Carolina’s AJ Turner took the first play of scrimmage 75 yards to the house for a rushing touchdown. After announcing four starters weren’t going to play due to injury, and the 7-0 hole they started themselves in, head coach Kevin Sumlin and the Aggies saw no reason to panic.

Quarterback Trevor Knight came into the game second in the SEC in total offense, and threw for 206 yards while rushing for 84. After the first play of the game, South Carolina only managed to rack up 142 yards and didn’t find the end zone again.

SEC wins on the road aren’t easy to come by no matter who you play, so the Aggies have to be pleased with what they saw on the field Saturday.

It was briefly mentioned last week, but the next two games are brutal for A&M. They have Tennessee at home this weekend before traveling to Tuscaloosa for a matchup against Alabama after their bye week.  Tennessee (9) and Alabama (1) are the two other teams to represent the SEC in the top 10 of the AP Top 25 poll.

The Aggies have already announced a maroon out for this weekend’s game in College Station.

Next Matchup: Tennessee