No. 3 Texas A&M’s 49-25 beatdown of No. 20 LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday night time was extraordinarily private for one Aggies staffer.
Tommy Moffitt spent 21 years working as a power and conditioning coach at LSU earlier than he was let go by Tigers coach Brian Kelly upon his arrival in Baton Rouge from Notre Dame in late 2021. Moffitt spent a couple of years out of soccer earlier than touchdown on the Texas A&M employees beneath Mike Elko because the staff’s director of power and conditioning.
If the Aggies wanted any further motivation going into Tiger Stadium, Moffitt was there to supply it. A&M quarterback Marcel Reed gave reporters perception into the week main as much as the sport, together with one explicit element: Moffitt introduced in a tackling dummy with Kelly’s face on it for Thursday’s follow.
The Aggies fell behind 18-14 at halftime earlier than fully dominating the second half to remain atop the SEC standings with Alabama. Reed completed 12 of 21 for 202 yards and two touchdowns and likewise added 108 yards and two extra scores on the bottom in an announcement win.
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The Aggies improved to 8-0 and concurrently defeated Kelly’s squad for the second consecutive yr beneath Elko. Final season, Texas A&M got here from behind to win 38-23 in School Station in Yr 1 of Elko’s tenure. This time round performed out equally, because the Aggies scored 35 unanswered factors within the second half to drag away for good and put Kelly’s job standing in a troublesome place as his Tigers are more likely to miss the School Soccer Playoff but once more.
That is probably music to Moffitt’s ears after Kelly elected to not retain him and as a substitute introduced over Jake Flint from South Bend.
