The Week 2 CardPreview · debut edition
Texas A&M should win by about two touchdowns, and the only Sun Devil path to something closer runs through Cutter Boley's arm and the one thing this Aggie defense did badly last year: give up the big play.
We think Texas A&M wins by about two touchdowns. A&M's pass rushers should spend the day in the Arizona State backfield, because the Sun Devils are breaking in new blockers. The one way Arizona State keeps it close is long passes.
33–18
Our call, frozen Thursday
−14.5
The market
~84%
Implied win prob. (moneyline)
Three tells for the first quarter: Reed's first three dropbacks against Ward's blitzes, the first Sun Devil deep shot, and whether the Aggie front has two sacks before the second quarter. Open the full card · Read the scouting report
Season coverage plan
Week 1 · Missouri State · before Dispatch coverage began
Week 2 · Arizona State · Sat, Sept 12, 11:00 AM CT · Scouting report · Card
Debut edition
Week 9 · Bye · Oct 31 · season-to-date report in the Thursday slot
Week 13 · Texas at Texas A&M · Friday, Nov 27 · one shared edition with the Texas section, one call, both pages graded on it
Shared edition
Gameday songs and yells
Aggie War Hymn · the fight song, "Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck!"; on the last verse the whole stadium locks arms and sways to saw Varsity's horns off · Aggie Band at Kyle Field · Las Vegas Bowl 2024 · Lyrics
The Spirit of Aggieland · the alma mater, slower and heavier than the War Hymn by design, sung before kickoff and at Muster · Aggie Band · pregame at Kyle Field · with the words on screen · Lyrics
The yells · Gig 'em, Farmers Fight, Beat the Hell, Locomotive, Horse Laugh; the Yell Leaders pass back a hand signal for each and the stadium answers · What is Midnight Yell · words and signals on the Aggie yells page
Midnight Yell Practice · the night before every home game, Kyle Field at midnight, the yells and the songs run through in the dark · a full practice · Traditions