Exuding confidence: Aggies undaunted by rematch with No. 1 Clemson

Texas A&M guard Jared Hocker is a big guy. On Monday he made a big statement.

Hocker all but guaranteed that No. 11 Texas A&M will defeat No. 1 Clemson when the Aggies square off with the Tigers on Saturday in one of the premier college football games of the weekend. He was unfazed when asked about Clemson being a 19.5-point favorite.

“I like being the underdog,” Hocker told a group of reporters. “You always have something to prove.