Mother Nature couldn’t stop Kenny Hill and Texas A&M on the night of their home opener, but she could slow them down. For a little while anyway.
A two-hour weather delay put an early damper on the proceedings at the newly-renovated Kyle Field, aka the House That Johnny Football Built. Reason for optimism on the Lamar sidelines?
Update: Lamar Cardinals hold offensive powerhouse, Texas A&M Aggies, scoreless for more than 2 1/2 hours. Peck 'em!
— Cky Carrigan (@ckycarrigan) September 7, 2014
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Not so much.
Once the lightning ceased, it was all-systems-go for the Aggies and their 2014 quarterback sensation. Call him Kenny Football or Kenny the Thrill…or just call him plain old Kenny Hill. Whatever name you want to give him, the sophomore QB was brilliant again Saturday night.
Texas A&M stormed out of the gate behind Hill, blitzing Lamar for 21 first quarter points. Hill threw 3 TD passes in the first half, going 12-of-16 for 233 yards.
A&M ran their advantage up to 31-3 with a little less than 8 minutes left in the second quarter, and it could have been worse had A&M not shot themselves in the foot with several turnovers and penalties.
The early huge lead allowed Kevin Sumlin to sit Kenny Hill down before half time and hand the reins to freshman Kyle Allen, the man Hill beat out to win the starting job this summer.
Sumlin’s plan may have been to let Allen finish out the game but a pick late in the second quarter by the freshman convinced the coach to let Hill come out again for the second half. Hill kept the offensive train rolling, hitting Malcome Kennedy on a touch pass in the corner of the end zone for another TD.
Hill would finally leave the game for good in the mid-third quarter, his growing Heisman resume sufficiently padded.
To no one’s surprise, Lamar was utterly out-classed by Texas A&M and all their offensive talent. Speedy Noil, Sabian Holmes and Ricky Seals-Jones all had their chances to shine for the Aggies, with Hill as the trigger man.
The much-maligned A&M defense had little problem controlling Lamar, who saw their hopes of an upset go by the wayside early on. Cast in the roll of Kenny Hill’s sacrificial victim, Lamar offered up little resistance.
Kyle Field got the triumphant opening the Aggies envisioned as A&M rolled over Lamar by a final score of 73-3. The second half was basically a scrimmage for A&M, who are now 2-0 on the season and looking like an offensive juggernaut.