New Texas A&M Aggies starting quarterback Trevor Knight heaves a fantastic touchdown pass to his wideout Josh Reynolds for a 40-yard score vs. UCLA.
Up 17-9 late in the third quarter versus the UCLA Bruins, new starting quarterback for the Texas A&M Aggies Trevor Knight unleashes a great passing touchdown to speedy Josh Reynolds for a 40-yard pay dirt to put the Aggies up big.
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Knight transferred to Texas A&M after losing the Oklahoma Sooners starting quarterback job to Baker Mayfield in 2015. He had played significantly for Bob Stoops in 2014, but has now found a new home in College Station playing for Kevin Sumlin.
Knight runs a zone read to get the Bruins defense to bite before running briefly to his right. This run fake had the Bruins secondary bite considerably, allowing Reynolds to be in one-on-one coverage near the UCLA goal line.
Reynolds wisely created separation at the goal line by going to his left to come down with the impressive 40-yard touchdown completion to put Texas A&M up 23-9 before the point after attempt.
Many didn’t know what to make of the Aggies this season. Were they going to be a force in the SEC or where they going to be middle of the pack in the deep SEC West? With many teams in the SEC looking unimpressive on Saturday, a big upset win at home over UCLA could get the Aggies into the AP Top 25 in Week 2.
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Knight is one of the more experienced passers in the SEC. That should be huge in the Aggies’ on-field success this season. He may be new to College Station, but Knight is ready to play after riding pine behind Mayfield at Oklahoma last season.