The Aggies' matchup against the resurgent Hurricanes counts as a 'must-win', following...
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COLLEGE STATION — Nonconference contests typically don’t register as must wins for a program preparing for league play. Texas A&M’s game on Saturday night against the resurgent Hurricanes absolutely counts as much, following a 17-14 home loss to Appalachian State a week prior. The Aggies need decent play from their new starting quarterback, for starters, the first of five things to watch in a must win for the home team, considering they could potentially be staring a 1-5 start in the facemask:He beat ’em and then he joined ’em, and now he gets a chance to save the Aggies’ season. Johnson, LSU’s starting quarterback last season, is expected to
, with the notion of sparking the offense. A&M has seen Johnson’s spark up close — he led the Tigers to a 27-24 comeback victory over the Aggies in last year’s regular season finale in Baton Rouge, La.Johnson, who’s more of a pocket passer than a scrambler, in many ways will only be as good as his protection, and two games in it has been awful.
Foster’s conditioning and overall game acumen is in question, however, following such a long absence . The line’s top mauler, guard Layden Robinson, has been fighting through some minor injuries, and hasn’t been his usual mauling self to date.
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