On Saturday night the Texas A&M Aggies are set to host the LSU Tigers as both programs look to avoid their second loss of the season.
Before the game kicks off, LSU head coach Brian Kelly remembered back to what happened two years ago when an unranked Aggies team crushed LSU’s playoff hopes.
“Yeah, we learned a lot about the different venues in this league,” Kelly said. “I think when you go to A&M, a lot like coming to Tiger Stadium, they kind of separate themselves and you have to prepare for that kind of environment and block out those distractions because if you don’t they will affect the outcome of certain games.”
Fast forward to Saturday night and things are already getting chippy.
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Clearly both teams are up for the challenge – at least before kickoff.
Ahead of the showdown, LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier knew playing at Kyle Field would have its challenges.
“Obviously we acknowledge it’s going to be a tough environment — a tough place to play,” he said. “It’s going to be loud. It’s going to be exciting … it’s real easy to get caught up in the extracurriculars of what this game means and all the different things that play into it. We can think about those all week and then lose the football game and it won’t matter.”
Both teams are fired up, but who will come out on top?
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