Early this week, Texas A&M coach Mike Elko told anyone who would listen that the Aggies had to ignore South Carolina’s 3-6 record and respect the Gamecocks. This same coach and quarterback took a sledgehammer to the Aggies in Columbia, S.C., a year ago, routing Texas A&M by 24 points.
“If we want to have any level of success on Saturday, we will do a much better job of understanding what the challenge actually is this year,” Elko said on Monday of the Gamecocks.
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For 30 minutes, it looked like Elko’s warnings had fallen on deaf ears. But the No. 3 Aggies woke up in the second half and erased a 27-point deficit en route to a miraculous 31-30 win over South Carolina to remain unbeaten. It was the largest comeback in Texas A&M history.
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