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Three Takeaways From Texas A&M’s Win Over the Florida Gators
Another SEC game at Kyle Field, and another win for the No. 5 Texas A&M Aggies, who denied the Florida Gators their second straight conference win with a 34-17 win Saturday night during their throwback game to the 1975 Aggies team that won the Southwest Conference championship.
With the No. 3 Oregon Ducks losing to the No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers and the No. 4 Ole Miss Rebels narrowly avoiding defeat at the hands of Washington State, a rise in the AP Top 25 is likely in the Aggies’ future come Sunday afternoon.
But as for now, the Aggies now must shift into road warrior mode as they begin a three-game stretch of road conference matchups starting next weekend with the Arkansas Razorbacks.
With the Maroon and White still one of few undefeated teams in the country and one of two in Texas alongside the Texas Tech Red Raiders, here are three takeaways from the Aggies’ 34-17 home win over Billy Napier and the Florida Gators.
Texas A&M defensive lineman Albert Regis said in his postgame interview that there was no secret to the team’s remarkable defense on third downs since conference play has begun, but I’m still not 100 percent sure that he’s being truthful.
The “Wrecking Crew” again lived up to their name against the Gators Saturday night, only allowing Florida to convert one of their 10 third-down attempts, bringing their total for conference play to 2-for-33 on third-down conversions.
Yes, you’re reading that right, and my jaw is on the floor as well.
Led by Cashius Howell, who secured his nation-tying eighth sack in the win Saturday night, the team held the Florida rushing game to just 74 yards, with the team overall showing an advancement in discipline, only committing three penalties the entire night, which according to linebacker Taurean York at his postgame conference, earned the team some golf carts for transportation, courtesy of head coach Mike Elko.
The Texas A&M fans likely had their hearts skip a beat when running back Le’Veon Moss was slow to get up in the second quarter with what seemed to be a lower body injury, which would have served as the second major injury suffered by the running back in a calendar year, though he needed some support in getting up and off the field, he was able to walk back to the sideline on his own feet, but was not seen on the field for the rest of the game.
The team’s rushing attack still flourished sans the senior halfback, combining for 183 yards and three touchdowns, with Moss still doing his damage in the little bit that he played, finishing with 46 yards and a 22-yard touchdown that saw Moss refuse to go down, going through the Florida defense like a knife going through butter.
The Aggie offense came out firing on all cylinders to start the game, and it all started with Reed connecting with wide receiver Mario Craver for an astounding 67-yard gain to start their opening drive, which then led to an eight-yard rush from Reed to put Texas A&M on the board early on.
Reed has struggled lately with his deep ball passes, notably overthrowing KC Concepcion on a few big plays early on in the season, but the work in practice has seemed to finally translate to the field, especially between Reed and the former Mississippi State wideout in Craver, who is atop the SEC in terms of receiving yards.
The Aggies travel to Fayetteville to combat the Razorbacks next Saturday at 2:30 PM.
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Read Florida’s lawsuit against Roblox
The Florida Attorney General’s Office on Thursday, Dec. 11, filed a lawsuit against popular online gaming platform Roblox, accusing the company of failing to protect its millions of underage users from predatory adults who would “find, groom, and abuse children.”
“Roblox aggressively markets to young children, but fails to protect them from sexual predators,” Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a post to X. “As a father of three little ones and as Florida’s attorney general, my number one priority is simple: to protect our kids.”
The lawsuit claims Florida children have been talked into taking and sending sexual images of themselves and lists several recent incidences, including a 20-year-old California man arrested last month for having sexually explicit conversations with a Palm Coast child and asking for nude photos.
A Roblox spokesperson said the lawsuit “fundamentally misrepresents how Roblox works.”
“We have advanced safeguards that monitor our platform for harmful content and communications,” Roblox Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman said in a statement, adding that the company — currently the most downloaded game in the world — will be rolling out additional safeguards “beyond what is required by law and what other platforms do.”
Read Florida’s lawsuit against Roblox
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What is Roblox?
San Mateo, California-based Roblox, released in 2006, hosts millions of user-created games (or “experiences”) constructed with the platform’s built-in game engine. Any user can create a game and share it with others, and there are millions of games available of all types.
The game platform and most games are free to use, but some cost to play. There is also a thriving economy based on Robux, an in-game virtual currency used to purchase virtual items. Roblox offers a subscription service called Roblox Premium that provides access to more features and a monthly allowance of Roblox.
Voice chat is available, but only for users aged 13 or older with verified ages. Age ratings were introduced for games in 2022, and in 2023, 17+ games were permitted to include more graphic violence, romance, and drinking.
According to Roblox, as of 2020, the monthly playerbase included half of all American children under the age of 16.
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Florida’s complete 2026 football schedule unveiled
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 2026 football schedule for the Florida Gators has been set. Next year’s slate was unveiled Thursday night on SEC Network.
The most notable dates are Florida’s SEC opener on Sept. 19 — a Week 3 trip to Auburn, where the Gators haven’t played since 2011 — along with a road game at Texas on Oct. 17 and home games against Ole Miss (Sept. 26) and Oklahoma (Nov. 7).
Next season will mark the Sooners’ first-ever visit to Gainesville. The teams have previously played twice in the postseason, with the Gators defeating Oklahoma 24-14 in their first-ever meeting to win the 2008 national championship.
The Gators open the season in The Swamp on Sept. 5 against Florida Atlantic. UF’s other non-conference opponents will be Campbell (Sept. 12) and at Florida State (Nov. 28).
Florida is also hosting South Carolina (Oct. 10) and Vanderbilt (Nov. 21). The Gators haven’t played the Gamecocks or the Commodores since 2023.
UF takes on Georgia in Atlanta on Oct. 31 after the bye week. Florida’s other road games are Missouri (Oct. 3), Texas (Oct. 17) and Kentucky (Nov. 14).
The Gators will be led by first-year coach Jon Sumrall. He won the American Conference title with Tulane last week and has the Green Wave in the College Football Playoffs. They will have a rematch against Ole Miss on Dec. 20 in the first round after losing in Oxford, 45-10, on Sept. 20.
Sumrall was back in Gainesville this week to assemble his staff. So far, he has hired offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner, defensive coordinator Brade White and defensive line coach Gerald Chatman.
Date
Opponent
Location
Sept. 5
Florida Atlantic
Gainesville, Florida
Sept. 12
Campbell
Gainesville, Florida
Sept. 19
at Auburn
Auburn, Alabama
Sept. 26
Ole Miss
Gainesville, Florida
Oct. 3
at Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Oct. 10
South Carolina
Gainesville, Florida
Oct. 17
at Texas
Austin, Texas
Oct. 24
Bye
Oct. 31
Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov. 7
Oklahoma
Gainesville, Florida
Nov. 14
at Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Nov. 21
Vanderbilt
Gainesville, Florida
Nov. 28
at Florida State
Tallahassee, Florida
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