Texas A&M and the 5 Worst Second Half Teams in College Football

Each season, we observe our share of teams who can look like a champion in the first half and chumpians in the second half. However, I cannot remember a team who looked so vastly different from one half to the second half like the Texas A & M Aggies do. 

Not to worry Aggie fans, misery loves company and A & M has plenty of it. In this article, I will list the five worse second-half teams in the nation. Teams who dwell in mediocrity because of their inability to play a complete football game. 

Texas A&M

If games were decided at the end of the first half, Texas A&M might be the No.1 team in the nation. The problem for the Aggies is that a game consists of two halves.

In four of the Aggies last five games, they gave up a combined 93 points and were outscored by a total of 64 points in the second half. In those four games, Texas A&M dropped three games.

As a result, instead of being in contention for a shot at the national championship, they are 5-3. The Aggies are loaded with talent but operate like a kicker who has been iced in the second half.

The Aggies might lack the leadership on the field to stop this trend from continuing. Coaches can only encourage players so long before they become deaf to them. You must have players on the field who can rally the team and hold them together when a team is making a run.

It appears that A&M does not have those type of leaders. 

Tennessee Volunteers

The Tennessee Volunteers have legitimate excuses for their record this season. Not only have they lost their top two players in Justin Hunter and Tyler Bray, but they lost them at crucial times in the schedule.

Tennessee has lost three games to ranked teams. However, in all three instances, they were in the mix at halftime. Against Georgia they were tied 6-6. Against Alabama, they were also deadlocked at six. Against LSU, they only trailed 17-7.

Three games against ranked teams, and they were in all three but were manhandled in the second half in all three examples.

In Tennessee’s case, youth and depth is probably the contributing factor. 

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

In Georgia Tech's last three games, they have scored a total of 14 points. Two of those games resulted in losses. The Tech offense is somewhat of an enigma. Many times they look explosive in the first half, only to struggle in the second half.

With Clemson, Virginia Tech and Georgia remaining on the schedule—they need to fix this problem fast. Tech is a program on the verge of collapse, and if they do not become more balanced, Paul Johnson could be soon introduced to the hot seat.

Georgia Bulldogs

The Georgia situation is tough to comprehend. They can look dominant in one half and horrific in the next. For example, they scored 24 points on Ole Miss in the first half and only three points in the second.

Against Mississippi State they took a commanding 24-3 lead to the half but were only able to score three points in a 27-10 victory. The same was true against the Vanderbilt Commodores. They led 20-7 with the Commodores' only score coming on a half-back pass.

The Bulldogs did look better this week, but they must become more consistent if they want to keep their winning streak intact. 

BYU Cougars

Only a handful of teams in the nation have collapsed in the second half of games like the BYU Cougars. The Cougars lost their first game of the season to Texas despite a 13-3 halftime lead. BYU was outscored by 40 in the second half of a once competitive game between Utah.

BYU lost their third game of the season this week but could have avoided two of those losses had they played a complete game.

With Idaho, New Mexico State and Hawaii remaining on the schedule, the Cougars should be able to finish the regular season 8-3. However, they will be haunted with the memory of what could have been.