Aggies survive shootout in 7 OTs

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Kellen Mond’s twopoint conversion to Kendrick Rogers in the seventh overtime gave No. 22 Texas A&M 74-72 victory over No. 7 Louisiana State on Saturday night in a game that tied the NCAA record for most overtimes in an FBS game.

Mond connected with Quartney Davis on a 17-yard throw to tie it at 72. Greedy Williams was called for pass interference on the first twopoint conversion try, giving the Aggies (8-4, 5-3), another shot. After a false start by Texas A&M, Mond found Rogers for the conversion to end it.

Joe Burrow had a 10-yard touchdown run to put LSU (9-3, 5-3) up 72-66 in the seventh OT, but his two-point conversion throw failed.

Mond threw for 287 yards and six touchdowns, three two-point conversions and ran for one more touchdown as Texas A&M snapped a seven-game skid against LSU and got its first win over the Tigers since 1995.

LSU coach Ed Orgeron’s clothes might have already dried by the time this one ended after he was prematurely doused with Gatorade after the Tigers appeared to have a clinching interception in the fourth quarter. But the play was reviewed and it was ruled that Mond’s knee was down before the throw, keeping the Aggies alive and setting up the wild finish.

Mond threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Jace Sternberger and a two-point conversion to Rogers in the sixth overtime before Burrow had a four-yard touchdown run and and threw for the two-point conversion to push it to a seventh OT.

Burrow wound up passing three touchdowns, and rushed for three more. Trayveon Williams rushed for 198 yards for A&M.