After a number of upsets all through school soccer on Saturday, Texas A&M, ranked fifteenth within the nation, had an opportunity to sneak into the following School Soccer Playoff bracket projection.
However they fell to unranked Auburn, 43-41, instantly traditional that took 4 overtimes to finish.
Auburn had taken a 43-35 result in start the fourth extra time, as Payton Thorne hit KeAndre Lambert-Smith for a two-point play.
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Tigers quarterback Payton Thorne makes his method off the sphere after beating the Texas A&M Aggies at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, on Saturday. (Jake Crandall/Advertiser/USA At present Community by way of Imagn Pictures)
With the groups each getting one play to attain from the three, Texas A&M turned to trickery on its try and ship it to a fifth OT. Receiver Terry Bussey took the direct snap and handed off to quarterback Marcel Reed. Reed’s go to Amari Daniels was dropped ultimately zone.
The Aggies (8-3, 5-2), who had rallied from a 21-0 first-half deficit, suffered the destiny of two different SEC playoff hopefuls. Florida had already upended No. 9 Mississippi’s playoff and SEC title hopes with a 24-17 upset, and No. 7 Alabama fell 24-3 at Oklahoma.
The Tigers (5-6, 2-5 SEC) grew to become the day’s newest unranked league group to play spoiler. Followers who’ve endured a disappointing season stormed the sphere and crammed it from finish zone to finish zone however did go away the goalposts alone.
Followers of the Tigers rush the sphere after defeating the Texas A&M Aggies at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 23, 2024 in Auburn. (Michael Chang/Getty Pictures)
“This one’s actually going to harm, and we’re clearly extraordinarily upset,” Texas A&M coach Mike Elko mentioned. “We had ourselves in a very good place. Clearly with who we play and what we’re enjoying for, there’s nonetheless going to be numerous power going into that stadium subsequent week.”
Thorne handed for 301 yards and two touchdowns to Cam Coleman. Jarquez Hunter ran 28 instances for 130 yards and three scores. Coleman had seven catches for 128 yards, and Lambert-Smith had two for 104.
With 5 top-15 groups dropping on Saturday, three of them being SEC groups, there may very well be a serious shakeup within the rankings this week – the brand new bracket projection will come out on Tuesday.
Auburn Tigers teammates have fun their 43-41 win over the Texas A&M Aggies at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Jake Crandall/Advertiser/USA At present Community by way of Imagn Pictures)
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The Aggies can nonetheless make the SEC title recreation – however they do face No. 3 Texas subsequent week.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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