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The Texas A&M defense suffocated Garrett Nussmeier and the LSU offense, holding the Tigers to just 278 total yards while sacking LSU quarterbacks seven times. The Tigers had just 14 yards in the second half until a 75-yard, garbage-time touchdown drive in the final minutes.
LSU sent a blitz off the edges and as A&M's protection held up, there was a wide lane in the middle of the field. Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed ripped off up the gut and burned the Tigers for a 41-yard touchdown run.
Vanderbilt football is bowl eligible. The Commodores remain in the conversation for a spot in the College Football Playoff. And Vandy just knocked off its second top-10 team in two years at FirstBank Stadium.
Game summary of the Texas A&M Aggies vs. LSU Tigers NCAAF game, final score 49-25, from October 25, 2025 on ESPN.
BATON ROUGE — Ju’Juan Johnson spent time with reporters this week ahead of LSU football’ s matchup with Southeastern Louisiana. The sophomore Lafayette native detailed the position switches he’s endured in his short career with the Tigers. Johnson expressed his desire to stay at running back as he feels “most comfortable” there.
BATON ROUGE – LSU football knocked more times than the door was answered against South Carolina. Twice inside the 10-yard line against the visiting Gamecocks, the Tigers offense looked to pull away but were turned away but two uncharacteristic turnovers in the red zone that allowed South Carolina to stay in the game.
Logan Diggs, who played for LSU a couple of seasons ago, just scored against the former team. A rush straight up the gut and LSU's defense can't stop him. He falls into the end zone for the touchdown and Ole Miss goes back up two scores.
On the latest "College GameDay Podcast," Davis floated the idea of former Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher as a potential “sleeper” candidate for the position. Fisher, who was fired by the Aggies in 2023 with a $77 million buyout, has reportedly been eager to return to coaching.
In the matchup with Pavia and Vanderbilt’s offense, the absence of junior linebacker Whit Weeks and defensive tackle Bernard Gooden was sorely felt as LSU (5-2, 2-2 SEC) appeared to lack some speed and instinct against the option style attack from the Commodores (6-1 2-1).