Texas A&M Football: 3 hot takes from shut out win vs. New Mexico

Sep 18, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver Yulkeith Brown (8) and quarterback Zach Calzada (10) and wide receiver Demond Demas (1) sing the Aggie War Hymn after the win over the New Mexico Lobos at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

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1. The defense can compete with anyone

The Aggie offense may be full of question marks, but the defense surely isn’t. They are currently the top passing defense and scoring defense in college football.

They kept the Aggies in the Colorado matchup and then made Terry Wilson and the Lobo offense uncomfortable all day long. Shown below is just one of the many big plays we saw from the Aggies defense on Saturday.

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Look for the defense to be the reason the Aggies win quite a few games this season, games like the Colorado game.

This unit, led by Leon O’ Neal and DeMarvin Leal, is strong and I truly believe that they will be able to keep the Aggies in games and make game-changing plays.

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This is a unit that will be ready to go any given Saturday. Now, if only the offense could keep up.