Kevin Sumlin
Kenny Hill
Joe Cheek
Jeremy Tabuyo
Jay Arnold
Alonzo Williams
Texas A&M Football
* Mastro (Jordan Mastrogiovanni) got in there a little and we got him out early. Also, Shaan Washington can really, really help us. He creates negative plays.
* The disappointing thing was starting the game with three straight penalties.
* Asked if he's as good as advertised: "I don't know who's advertising. That's for you guys to talk about."
* (Malcome Kennedy) has been valuable since we've been here. Senior leader who has been in big games, has made big plays in big games.
* Too early to tell (what we have in Darrell Jackson). Big, long, athletic guy that plays real hard. Needs to eat but has tools.
* There was a Justin Manning sighting today. Everyone has been on me about him. He played a lot; back home ... more pep in his step.
* I think we'll know a lot more about (our defense) next week. We've improved. Point total has gotten significantly better.
* I think I'm coming along alright. Have had moments but need to be more consistent. The coaches and players have helped me out a lot.
* Playing here, where I grew up, means a lot. Last time I played here (in high school), we lost to DeSoto. Didn't want to do it again.
* Started with the defense. They came out and played lights out to start the game.
* Nobody in the country has more (great) wide receivers than us.
* The WR crew is close. Always someone there to pick us up. Not a competition as much as just seeing who will be next to make a big play.
* Biggest thing is having depth and being able to improve rotation and keep fresh legs out there. Happy for (Justin) Manning to get his sack.
• It is the second 4-0 start of Aggie head coach Kevin Sumlin’s career. His University of Houston squad won the first 12 games of 2011.
• It was the Aggies’ sixth straight victory over the Mustangs.
• The Aggies remain perfect against non-conference opponents under Sumlin (11-0). A&M’s last non-conference loss came vs. Arkansas in 2011 when the Aggies were still in the Big 12 Conference.
• It’s the first time since 1978 that the Aggies have opened with four straight victory margins of 20 points or more.
• The Aggie defense didn’t allow a SMU first down until the 7:28 mark of the second quarter.
• A&M allowed only 13 SMU first down for the game, which was a season-low. It was the fewest first downs allowed by the Aggies since last year’s UTEP game (10).
• The 241 yards allowed were the fewest of 2014 for the Aggie defense. It was the lowest opponent offensive output since Vanderbilt could muster only 198 yards in 2013.
• Opponents were kept out of the Aggie end zone for the second time in 2014. Texas A&M has allowed just one touchdown in the last three games (vs. Lamar, Rice and SMU).
• It was the fifth-highest offensive output of the Sumlin era.
• The Aggies averaged 9.8 yards per offensive play, which was the highest per-play average of the Sumlin era.
• The Aggies passed for 395 yards while rushing for a season-high 268 yards.
• The 268 rushing yards were the most by the Aggies since 2013 AT&T Cotton Bowl (326 vs. Oklahoma).
• The Aggies rushed for four touchdowns for the third time in four games.
• With 58 points against the Mustangs, the Aggies have surpassed the 200-point level in the fourth game of the season for the second straight year and for the second time since 1917.
• The 221 points scored by the 2014 Aggies after four games is a school record. In fact, it is the highest-scoring four-game span in school history. The previous high four-game scoring total was 211 by College Football Hall-of-Famer D.X. Bible’s 1917 team (first four games). Since 1950, there were 21 full seasons when the Aggies didn’t score 200 points.
• It was the Aggies’ first 50-yard FG since Lambo’s current teammate Taylor Bertolet booted a 50-yarder vs. LSU In 2012.
• Lambo remained perfect on place-kicks in 2014 — 5-of-5 on field goals and 29-of-29 on PATs.
• Washington celebrated his return to the lineup with a game-high two QB sacks (-10 yards) and six tackles.
• Making his first career start was true freshman Nick Harvey, who is the fourth true freshman and fifth member of the 2014 signing class to earn starts in 2014.
• Sophomore DT Jay Arnold made his first start of 2014 and second of his career against SMU (also started the Chick-fil-A Bowl vs. Duke).
• Sophomore QB Kenny Hill had a career-long 58-yard gallop in the second quarter.
• Hill suffered the first INT of his career in the first quarter against the Ponies. Hill’s first pickoff came on the 128th attempt of 2014 and the 150th of his career.
• Sophomore WR Jeremy Tabuyo logged a pair of receiving TDs, which were the first of his career.
• Freshman Darrell Jackson, who redshirted at Blinn JC last year, was disruptive on defense with five tackles, a sack and three total tackles for losses — all of which were the firsts of his A&M career.
• Also logging his first career QB sack was redshirt freshman DT Justin Manning, who is a Dallas Kimball grad.
• The Aggies’ eight QB sacks came from six different players. The Aggie OL allowed no sacks on 37 pass attempts.
• Junior Sam Moeller was the Aggies’ 12th Man for the 17th straight game.
Quotes, Notes & Video: Texas A&M 58, SMU 6
HC Kevin Sumlin
* Got a lot of guys in other than emergency guys that we're trying to redshirt. Got through without Mike Matthews having to play.* Mastro (Jordan Mastrogiovanni) got in there a little and we got him out early. Also, Shaan Washington can really, really help us. He creates negative plays.
* The disappointing thing was starting the game with three straight penalties.
* Asked if he's as good as advertised: "I don't know who's advertising. That's for you guys to talk about."
* (Malcome Kennedy) has been valuable since we've been here. Senior leader who has been in big games, has made big plays in big games.
* Too early to tell (what we have in Darrell Jackson). Big, long, athletic guy that plays real hard. Needs to eat but has tools.
* There was a Justin Manning sighting today. Everyone has been on me about him. He played a lot; back home ... more pep in his step.
* I think we'll know a lot more about (our defense) next week. We've improved. Point total has gotten significantly better.
QB Kenny Hill
* (The 54-yard scramble) was big. It was a broken play. We blocked great and broke a few tackles. Got rolling after that.* I think I'm coming along alright. Have had moments but need to be more consistent. The coaches and players have helped me out a lot.
* Playing here, where I grew up, means a lot. Last time I played here (in high school), we lost to DeSoto. Didn't want to do it again.
* Started with the defense. They came out and played lights out to start the game.
* Nobody in the country has more (great) wide receivers than us.
WR Jeremy Tabuyo
* Today was big for me to get my confidence. It started with the OL. My routes were short. I got the ball and ran after catch (for 2 TDs).* The WR crew is close. Always someone there to pick us up. Not a competition as much as just seeing who will be next to make a big play.
OL Joseph Cheek
* SMU came out and challenged us to find rhythm. Kenny's explosive play was very good to get us started.DT Jay Arnold
* Had to follow through on move that Johnny did on his Snickers commercial.* Biggest thing is having depth and being able to improve rotation and keep fresh legs out there. Happy for (Justin) Manning to get his sack.
DT Alonzo Williams
* We're at least two deep on the defensive line and maybe three deep. That's very important moving forward (in the schedule).About the win
• With the win, the Aggies move to 4-0 for the first time since 2006.• It is the second 4-0 start of Aggie head coach Kevin Sumlin’s career. His University of Houston squad won the first 12 games of 2011.
• It was the Aggies’ sixth straight victory over the Mustangs.
• The Aggies remain perfect against non-conference opponents under Sumlin (11-0). A&M’s last non-conference loss came vs. Arkansas in 2011 when the Aggies were still in the Big 12 Conference.
• It’s the first time since 1978 that the Aggies have opened with four straight victory margins of 20 points or more.
Offense spreads it around
• Two more Aggies scored their first touchdowns of the season against the Mustangs (WR Jeremy Tabuyo and RB Brandon Williams). The Aggies now have nine receivers with touchdowns and five running backs with TDs.About the defense
• The Aggies generated a season-high eight sacks against the Ponies, which matched the high-water mark of the Sumlin era at Texas A&M. The Aggies also had eight sacks against Florida in the season-opener of 2012.• The Aggie defense didn’t allow a SMU first down until the 7:28 mark of the second quarter.
• A&M allowed only 13 SMU first down for the game, which was a season-low. It was the fewest first downs allowed by the Aggies since last year’s UTEP game (10).
• The 241 yards allowed were the fewest of 2014 for the Aggie defense. It was the lowest opponent offensive output since Vanderbilt could muster only 198 yards in 2013.
• Opponents were kept out of the Aggie end zone for the second time in 2014. Texas A&M has allowed just one touchdown in the last three games (vs. Lamar, Rice and SMU).
About the offense
• The Aggies gained 663 total yards on 68 plays, which was the 13th game of the Sumlin era with 600 or more yards.• It was the fifth-highest offensive output of the Sumlin era.
• The Aggies averaged 9.8 yards per offensive play, which was the highest per-play average of the Sumlin era.
• The Aggies passed for 395 yards while rushing for a season-high 268 yards.
• The 268 rushing yards were the most by the Aggies since 2013 AT&T Cotton Bowl (326 vs. Oklahoma).
• The Aggies rushed for four touchdowns for the third time in four games.
• With 58 points against the Mustangs, the Aggies have surpassed the 200-point level in the fourth game of the season for the second straight year and for the second time since 1917.
• The 221 points scored by the 2014 Aggies after four games is a school record. In fact, it is the highest-scoring four-game span in school history. The previous high four-game scoring total was 211 by College Football Hall-of-Famer D.X. Bible’s 1917 team (first four games). Since 1950, there were 21 full seasons when the Aggies didn’t score 200 points.
Long-range Lambo
• Senior PK Josh Lambo boomed his career-long field goal with a 50-yarder in the third quarter. His previous long was 47 yards last week vs. Rice.• It was the Aggies’ first 50-yard FG since Lambo’s current teammate Taylor Bertolet booted a 50-yarder vs. LSU In 2012.
• Lambo remained perfect on place-kicks in 2014 — 5-of-5 on field goals and 29-of-29 on PATs.
Notables
• Seeing their first action of the season were veteran defenders De’Vante Harris and Shaan Washington, who were both injured during fall camp.• Washington celebrated his return to the lineup with a game-high two QB sacks (-10 yards) and six tackles.
• Making his first career start was true freshman Nick Harvey, who is the fourth true freshman and fifth member of the 2014 signing class to earn starts in 2014.
• Sophomore DT Jay Arnold made his first start of 2014 and second of his career against SMU (also started the Chick-fil-A Bowl vs. Duke).
• Sophomore QB Kenny Hill had a career-long 58-yard gallop in the second quarter.
• Hill suffered the first INT of his career in the first quarter against the Ponies. Hill’s first pickoff came on the 128th attempt of 2014 and the 150th of his career.
• Sophomore WR Jeremy Tabuyo logged a pair of receiving TDs, which were the first of his career.
• Freshman Darrell Jackson, who redshirted at Blinn JC last year, was disruptive on defense with five tackles, a sack and three total tackles for losses — all of which were the firsts of his A&M career.
• Also logging his first career QB sack was redshirt freshman DT Justin Manning, who is a Dallas Kimball grad.
• The Aggies’ eight QB sacks came from six different players. The Aggie OL allowed no sacks on 37 pass attempts.
Game captains, 12th Man
• Game captains were senior Malcome Kennedy and juniors Julien Obioha and Drew Kaser. The Aggies won the toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff.• Junior Sam Moeller was the Aggies’ 12th Man for the 17th straight game.
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