A rivalry that didn’t need anything else to fuel it just got a couple powder kegs courtesy Texas A&M’s players.
A&M Rushing Stats
In the Aggies’ running game, three players have at least 70 carries on the season. Leading the team is 268 pound junior RB Jorvorskie Lane with 89 carries for 397 yards. That’s 4.5 yards per carry with 10 TDs.
The speedy Michael Goodson is next with 75 carries for 363 yards and 4.8 yards per carry with two TDs so far.
QB Stephen McGee has rushed 71 times for 455 yards, which adds up to 6.4 yards per carry. McGee has rushed for four TDs as well.
Seven other players have run the ball this year for A&M. That group is headed by Keondra Smith who has 19 touches for 64 yards, which is 3.4 yards per carry, with one score.
A&M Receiving Stats
A&M’s receiving stats are much more pedestrian, with 14 players having caught passes this season.
TE Martellus Bennett is McGee’s favorite target. The junior has 20 catches for 241 yards. That’s 12.1 yards per catch, with one score.
Kerry Franks, whose little brother Jacoby is a freshman at Texas Tech, is A&M’s deep threat. The senior has 17 catches for 325 yards and one score.
Fans of either school probably remember that Franks had a 99-yard kickoff return for a TD in last year’s game.
RB Mike Goodson is also a go-to receiver. He has 12 catches for 154 yards and two scores.
Jorvorskie Lane and Terrance McCoy are the only other Aggies that have receiving TDs.
Texas Tech
While A&M has done some talking, mum is the word in Lubbock.
Mike Leach doesn’t like to talk about injuries—not even his own, apparently. Tech’s head coach hurt his arm while riding his bicycle but refused to talk about it.
“Here at Texas Tech, we don’t discuss injuries,” Leach said.
Texas Tech approaches the game of football much differently than Texas A&M. Leach’s Red Raiders pass the football, a lot. As proof of this, Texas Tech has two of the nation’s top three wide receivers in terms of total yardage.
Junior Graham Harrell leads the offense. He has completed 228 of 310 pass attempts, a respectable 73.5 completion percentage, with 2,726 yards, 28 TDs, and three INTs.
Texas Tech Rushing Stats
Junior Shannon Woods paces the Raiders’ rushing attack with 53 carries for 316 yards (6 YPC) and seven TDs.
Kobey Lewis has 28 rushes for 94 yards, a total of 3.4 yards per carry, and two TDs.
True freshman Aaron Crawford is next with 19 totes for 58 yards, an average of 3.1 yards per carry, but no TDs.
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