Buffs-aggies starters
No. 12 23 6 2 14 38 60 58 65 54 74
No. 54 91 99 26 0 53 12 6 5 23 3
CU OFFENSE Ht. 6-3 5-9 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-7
Name
Brendon Lewis Jarek Broussard Daniel Arias Brenden Rice Dimitri Stanley Brady Russell Jake Wiley
Kary Kutsch Colby Pursell Kanan Ray Chance Lytle
CU DEFENSE Ht. 6-7 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2
Name
Terrance Lang Na’im Rodman Jalen Sami Carson Wells Chris Miller Nate Landman Quinn Perry
Mekhi Blackmon Mark Perry
Isaiah Lewis Christian Gonzalez
Wt. 210 185 210 205 195 250 310 310 300 295 340
Wt. 285 305 325 245 190 235 245 175 200 205 200
TEXAS A&M DEFENSE Positions Name Ht. QB DE Tyree Johnson 6-4 RB DT Demarvin Leal 6-4 WR DT Jayden Peevy 6-6 WR DE Michael Clemons 6-5 WR WLB Aaron Hansford 6-3 TE MLB Andre White Jr. 6-3 LT CB Myles Jones 6-4 LG CB Jaylon Jones 6-2 C S Leon O’neil Jr. 6-1 RG S Dennis Richardson 6-1 RT NB Antonio Johnson 6-3
Positions DE QB DT RB NT WR DE WR NB WR LB TE LB LT CB LG FS C SS RG CB RT
TEXAS A&M OFFENSE Name Ht. Haynes King 6-3 Isaiah Spiller 6-1 Chase Lane 6-0 Ainias Smith 5-10 Caleb Chapman 6-5 Jalen Wydermyer 6-5 Jahmir Johnson 6-5 Aki Ogunbiyi 6-4 Luke Matthews 6-4 Layden Robinson 6-4 Kenyon Green 6-4
SPECIALISTS
Punters — Colorado: Josh Watts UNC: Nik Constantinou Placekickers — Colorado: Cole Becker UNC: Seth Small
Punt returners — Colorado: Dimitri Stanley UNC: Ainias Smith Kickoff returners — Colorado: Brenden Rice UNC: Jalen Preston
Wt. 240 290 310 270 240 225 185 205 210 215 200
Wt. 200 225 190 190 200 255 300 315 320 320 325
No. 3 8 92 2 1 32 0 17 9 26 27
No. 13 28 2 0 81 85 58 74 75 64 55
Texas A&M keys to victory
Pressure the freshman: Against Northern Colorado, Lewis was under pressure, as he was sacked twice and four of his 15 passes were
“hurried throws.” Against A&M, Lewis is likely to be under much more pressure. The Aggies racked up five sacks in the opener and held senior, three-year starting QB Dustin Crum to 12-for-26 for 89 yards and two interceptions.
Get the ball to the playmakers: Running backs Devon Achane and Isaiah Spiller and receiver Ainias Smith combined to handle the ball on 42 of the Aggies’ 76 offensive snaps last week. They also combined for 377 yards of offense and four touchdowns.
Avoid mistakes: On paper, this should be a win for A&M, as it has the edge in talent and depth. Turnovers, penalties and general mistakes can be equalizers, however. The Aggies got away with four turnovers last week, but have lost the turnover battle just once in their last nine games.
Aggies notables
• Head coach Jimbo Fisher is one of five active head coaches with a national title. He also ranks fourth among active coaches in the Power 5 in winning percentage (.769), behind Clemson’s Dabo Swinney (.805), Alabama’s Nick Saban (.797) and Georgia’s Kirby Smart (.791).
• In 37 games under Fisher, the Aggies have their opponents under 100 yards rushing 17 times, including six times in the last nine games. A&M is 15-2 when holding the opposition under 100 yards.
• The Aggies have ranked 3rd, 11th and 3rd nationally in time of possession during Fisher’s tenure and held the ball for 35 minutes, 10 seconds last week. Last year, six of A&M’S 10 opponents ran 60 plays or less on offense.
• RB Devon Achane has received All-america honors in track and field in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay. He has clocked a 10.22-second 100meter dash. In only nine career games, he’s averaged 8.9 yards per carry, with six touchdowns in 55 attempts.
• Defensive coordinator Mike Elko has had a top-50 defense nine years in a row, with stops at Bowling Green, Wake Forest, Notre Dame and A&M during that time.