Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference:
Game of the week
No. 9 Missouri (4-0, 1-0) at No. 25 Texas A&M ( 4-1, 2-0), noon ET Saturday (ABC).
Yes, it’s early, but the Aggies are the only 2-0 team in Southeastern Conference play so far and could make their biggest statement yet about where they’re headed under first-year coach Mike Elko.
Texas A&M went back and forth with Arkansas before Marcel Reed’s 5-yard pass to Tre Watson in the fourth quarter proved to be the game winner. The Aggies, ranked 24th last week, fell into a tie for 25th with UNLV despite the victory.
Le’Veon Moss is third in SEC rushing yards with 471 yards for the Aggies.
Missouri hopes to start 5-0 for a second straight season and, so far, are doing it with defense. They are second overall in the SEC in yards allowed at 219 a game. They’re fourth in the league in points given up at 12 a game.
Missouri has won five of the past seven meetings with Texas A&M, although the Tigers fell to the Aggies 35-14 the last time they played in 2021. The previous meeting in College Station came in 2014 with the Tigers coming out on top, 34-27.