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Texas Football: 5 reasons 2018 Longhorns would beat Aggies

By Andrew Miller

JACKSONVILLE, FL - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Jimbo Fisher of the Texas A&M Aggies with his son Ethan after a win against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at TIAA Bank Field on December 31, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. Texas A&M won 52-13. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Jimbo Fisher of the Texas A&M Aggies with his son Ethan after a win against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at TIAA Bank Field on December 31, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. Texas A&M won 52-13. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 01: Collin Johnson #9 of the Texas Longhorns scores on a two point conversion over Tyson Campbell #3 of the Georgia Bulldogs during the second half of the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 01, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

4. Longhorns receiving corps gives the offense a leg up

We just touched on the impact that a signal caller that posted 41 total touchdowns and just five interceptions like Ehlinger would have against a solid Texas A&M team. Yet, a good portion of the reason why Ehlinger improved so much this past season, at least in the passing game, was due to the tremendous breakthrough of his receiving corps.

Texas football got a massive season out of its receiving corps, mainly thanks to the junior wideout trio that encircles Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Collin Johnson, and Devin Duvernay. Humphrey was the first 1,000-yard receiver for the Horns in more than the past three seasons and Johnson was one of the most difficult receivers to cover on the outside in the Big 12.

Texas A&M mainly thrived through the ground game, with the dual-threat quarterback Mond and All-SEC running back Trayveon Williams, last year. Mond and Williams combined for an impressive 25 rushing touchdowns. Williams also averaged 6.5 yards per carry last season, and is set to now make his way into the 2019 NFL Draft as an early entrant.

Humphrey and Williams will both be early departures from the Horns and Aggies respectively. But, both made some of the biggest impacts for each team this past season. The versatility that Humphrey brings and the size mismatch for Johnson would make this an extremely difficult matchup to deal with for the Texas A&M secondary.

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