NCAAF Game Recap - Texas State at Texas A&M
Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:30 PM EDT

GATec
14
Clem
52
F
Duke
3
Bama
42
F
UGA
30
Vand
6
F
Hou
31
Okla
49
F
FlAtl
21
OSU
45
F
GaSo
3
LSU
55
F
MidTN
21
Mich
40
F
ND
35
Lou
17
F
LT
14
Tex
45
F
Oreg
21
Aub
27
F
TxSt
7
TxAM
41
F
EWa
14
Wash
47
F
Utah
30
BYU
12
F
Idaho
7
PSU
79
F
FlaAM
0
UCF
62
F
Tuls
7
MSU
28
F
Wisc
49
SoFL
0
F
MiaOH
14
Iowa
38
F
NoIa
26
IASt
29
F(2OT)
Syr
24
Lib
0
F
NMS
7
WaSt
58
F
SoAl
21
Neb
35
F
NW
7
Stan
17
F
Alb
21
C Mi
38
F
UCLA
14
Cin
24
F
RMor
10
Buff
38
F
Wagn
21
UConn
24
F
Mor
3
BGSU
46
F
C Ark
35
W Ky
28
F
GWebb
28
UNCC
49
F
JacSt
14
SouLA
35
F
AlaSt
19
UAB
24
F
FLInt
14
Tul
42
F
SDSU
21
MIN
28
F
NoCol
18
SJSU
35
F
Kent
7
AzSt
30
F
Rice
7
Army
14
F
UMass
21
Rut
48
F
UtSt
35
Wake
38
F
Purd
31
NEV
34
F
ColSt
31
Colo
52
F
OkSt
52
OreSt
36
F
Miss
10
Mem
15
F
MissSt
38
ULLaf
28
F
InSt
17
Kans
24
F
Akr
3
Ill
42
F
ECU
6
NCSt
34
F
How
0
MD
79
F
Toled
24
KY
38
F
Ind
34
Ball
24
F
Boise
36
FlaSt
31
F
JMU
13
WVU
20
F
URI
20
Ohio
41
F
Buck
12
Temp
56
F
HolyC
7
Navy
45
F
Colg
7
AF
48
F
GASt
38
Tenn
30
F
SCar
20
UNC
24
F
E Mi
30
CoCar
23
F
ETenn
7
App
42
F
MonSt
10
TxTch
45
F
PorSt
13
Ark
20
F
VaTec
28
BC
35
F
SamHu
31
NM
39
F
(N/A)
7
UTSA
35
F
Camp
14
Troy
43
F
UCDav
13
Cal
27
F
VMI
17
Marsh
56
F
IllSt
10
NIU
24
F
Monm
13
WestMI
48
F
AlcSt
10
SMiss
38
F
Nich
14
K St
49
F
SFA
17
Bayl
56
F
SMU
37
ArkSt
30
F
Norf
21
OD
24
F
MIZ
31
Wyo
37
F
Abil
31
NorTx
51
F
UVA
30
Pitt
14
F
Gram
9
ULMon
31
F
HBU
34
UTEP
36
F
ArkPB
7
TCU
39
F
Web
0
SDSU
6
F
SoUt
23
UNLV
56
F
Fres
23
USC
31
F

Aug 29, 2019, 8:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Texas State (0-1)

0

0

0

7

7

(12) Texas A&M (1-0)

14

14

3

10

41

Mond accounts for 4 TDs at No. 12 A&M routs Texas St. 41-7
Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:23 AM

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) With Texas A&M's date against No. 1 Clemson looming next week, it would have been easy for the Aggies to take 33 1/2-point underdog Texas State lightly.

After the 12th-ranked Aggies easily handled the Bobcats, coach Jimbo Fisher said he never worried about his team looking past its first opponent.

"I'm telling you there was no looking at Clemson, doing anything with Clemson and that's a fact," he said. "We've learned that. We're not going to do that ... you've got to learn to play the game at hand and I thought they did that."

Kellen Mond threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score in just more than three quarters, and Texas A&M had four interceptions in the 41-7 rout.

Mond, who threw for 194 yards, had touchdown passes of 21 and 3 yards and ran for another score in the first two quarters as Texas A&M raced to a 28-0 halftime lead.

Fisher raved about Mond's improvement since last season.

"I think he's really in a good place right now," Fisher said. "Command of things is really good. He really understands what's going on."

Quartney Davis had 85 yards receiving and a touchdown and Jhamon Ausbon added a touchdown catch. First-year starter Jashaun Corbin had 103 yards rushing with a touchdown reception and a TD run.

Myles Jones had two of Texas A&M's four interceptions, and the Aggies had three sacks and nine tackles for losses. The four interceptions were the most Texas A&M has had since 2006.

"It was a solid first game and hopefully we'll get a lot better," Fisher said.

Tyler Vitt threw two interceptions in the first half before first-year coach Jake Spavital, a former Texas A&M assistant, benched him for Gresch Jensen. But he didn't fare much better, throwing two interceptions, including one on his second pass. Vitt was 9 of 15 for 51 yards and Jensen had 160 yards passing and a fourth-quarter touchdown pass.

The Bobcats couldn't get anything going on the ground and were outgained 246 yards to 8.

"We've still got a long ways to go offensively," Spavital said. "We've got to figure out our quarterback situation."

The Aggies took a 7-0 lead when Mond connected with Quartney Davis on a 21-yard touchdown pass with about eight minutes left in the first quarter.

Leon O'Neal Jr. grabbed the ball just before it would have hit the ground for an interception on Texas State's next drive.

Fisher said the play of his secondary was one of the highlights of the opener.

"They were huge," he said. "Once they start making plays and realize they can make them, they gain confidence."

A 1-yard touchdown by Corbin pushed the lead to 14-0. That score was set up by a 40-yard pass from Mond to Ausbon three plays earlier.

Mond showed off his scrambling skills in the second quarter on a 5-yard touchdown run where he stiff-armed a defender.

"I felt like a lot of the work I put in this offseason led me to what I was able to do tonight," he said.

Jones hopped in front of a receiver on Texas State's next drive to give the Aggies another interception with about five minutes left in the second quarter. Mond's TD throw to Corbin came after that to make it 28-0.

Spavital pulled Vitt for Jenson on Texas State's next drive, and he was quickly intercepted.

Mond's only big mistake came when he was intercepted by Bryan London II in the third quarter. But it didn't matter much as Jones grabbed his second interception on the next play.

Freshman Isaiah Spiller had an 85-yard run late in the third quarter. The Aggies pushed the lead to 38-0 when Mond threw a 1-yard pass to Ausbon early in the fourth, and the QB headed to the bench soon after that.

THE TAKEAWAY

The Aggies looked sharp on both offense and defense against a lesser opponent, but will need to step up their play next week if they hope to topple No. 1 Clemson.

PICKING `EM OFF

Texas A&M's secondary was considered a weak spot last season when the group finished the season with just seven interceptions. After they had four in the opener, a reporter jokingly asked Jones if fans should expect them to match that in each game this season and finish with 48.

He thought for a second before smiling and leaning into the microphone to simply say, "yes."

THEY SAID IT

"They all agree that a lot of the stuff happening tonight was self-inflicted. I think that they all believe that if we play well together as a team and stop shooting ourselves in the foot, that we can be very competitive in the Sun Belt," Spavital said.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

The Aggies should retain their spot in the poll before their first big test next week against the defending national champions.

UP NEXT

Texas State: Hosts Wyoming on Sept. 7

Texas A&M: Visits top-ranked Clemson on Sept. 7.

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Passing

TxSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
G. Jensen 31 20 64.5 1 160 27 2 61.2
T. Vitt 15 9 60.0 0 51 13 2 26.7
TxAM Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Mond 27 19 70.4 3 194 40 1 112.3
Z. Calzada 9 4 44.4 0 38 11 0 56.7

Rushing

TxSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. Taylor 7 19 2.7 8 0
G. Jensen 2 2 1.0 12 0
TxAM Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
I. Spiller 7 106 15.1 85 0
J. Corbin 22 103 4.7 20 1

Receiving

TxSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
H. White 7 60 8.6 18 0
T. Graham Jr. 4 53 13.3 27 1
TxAM Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
Q. Davis 6 85 14.2 29 1
J. Ausbon 6 75 12.5 40 1

Fumbles

TxAM F FL
K. Rogers 1 1

Returning

TxSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Sheread 3 20.3 0 25 0 0 0
H. White 0 0 0 1 5.0 0 5
TxAM KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
R. Paul 0 0 0 2 6.5 0 12
J. Corbin 1 19.0 0 19 0 0 0

Punting

TxSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
S. O'Kelly 7 249 35.6 48
TxAM Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Mann 3 130 43.3 55

Takeaways

TxSt Int Yds InTD
B. London II 1 13 0
TxAM Int Yds InTD
M. Jones 2 33 0
R. Elam 1 24 0

Team Stats Comparison

TxSt TxAM
Points For 7 41
Total Yards 219 478
Rushing Yards 8 246
Passing Yards 211 232
Passing Completions / Attempts 29/46 23/36
Turnovers 4 2
Interceptions Thrown 4 1
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 1/1
First Downs 15 22
Penalties - Yards 4/24 3/30
Time Of Possession 14:14 46:46
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/15 6/11
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 7/36 3/43

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter TxSt TxAM
TxAM 07:16 TD Quartney Davis 21 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick) 0 7
TxAM 12:44 TD Jashaun Corbin 1 yd run (Seth Small kick) 0 14
2nd Quarter TxSt TxAM
TxAM 07:35 TD Kellen Mond 5 yd run (Seth Small kick) 0 21
TxAM 11:55 TD Jashaun Corbin 3 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick) 0 28
3rd Quarter TxSt TxAM
TxAM 11:23 FG Seth Small 22 yd FG 0 31
4th Quarter TxSt TxAM
TxAM 00:05 TD Jhamon Ausbon 1 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick) 0 38
TxAM 10:03 FG Seth Small 26 yd FG 0 41
TxSt 14:24 TD Trevis Graham Jr. 27 yd pass from Gresch Jensen (Joshua Rowland kick) 7 41

Game Information

Stadium: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
Attendance: 98,016
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