Take out an ugly Week 2 loss at Miami, and the Aggies' defense has been giving Texas A&M every chance to push for a big season.
Don’t you just hate it when the achievements of a potentially excellent defense get overshadowed by the struggles of their offense? No, we’re not referring to Iowa. Let’s talk about Texas A&M to lead off this week’s stop rate update. What is stop rate? It’s a basic measurement of success: the percentage of a defense’s drives that end in punts, turnovers or a turnover on downs.
This final five-game stretch includes November meetings with and Ole Miss, the two highest-scoring offenses in the conference, and several more tests that increasingly feel like must-wins for Fisher and the trajectory of the program. The good news is Texas A&M’s defense keeps giving this group a chance to overcome its mistakes and survive tough SEC fights. They’re going to need to keep doing so every week.