Marcel Reed threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores, KC Concepcion caught one of the scoring passes and added a 79-yard punt return for a touchdown and No. 3 Texas A&M routed No. 20 LSU 49-25 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Reed rushed for 108 yards, passed for 202 and overcame two interceptions as the Aggies (8-0, 5-0 SEC) outscored LSU 35-7 in the second half.
Garrett Nussmeier completed 22 of 35 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown and was sacked five times as the Tigers (5-3, 2-3) lost for the third time in four games.
Texas A&M received the second-half kickoff, drove down the field and scored on Reed’s 5-yard run to regain the lead, 21-18. LSU’s ensuing possession ended with a punt, which Concepcion returned for a touchdown to make it 28-18.
Reed’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Jamarion Morrow pushed the lead to 35-18 at the end of the third quarter. Nate Boerkircher ran 1 yard for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter, and Morrow added an 11-yard touchdown run.
Michael Van Buren Jr. replaced Nussmeier and threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Parker with 59 seconds left.
Reed ended the Aggies’ first possession of the game with a 41-yard scramble for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead. The Tigers tied the score on the ensuing possession when Nussmeier threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Trey’Dez Green.
Reed’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Concepcion gave Texas A&M a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.
LSU blocked a punt and the ball rolled out of the back of the end zone for a safety that pulled the Tigers within 14-9.
Nussmeier then threw a 41-yard completion to Barion Brown to set up Harlem Berry’s 7-yard touchdown run that gave the Tigers a 15-14 lead.
The Aggies reached midfield on the next possession, but Harold Perkins Jr. intercepted a pass from Reed. That led to Damian Ramos’ 30-yard field goal, which increased LSU’s lead to four points at halftime.
