TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Talk1370.com) -- Texas A&M is on the road Saturday, facing off against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Catch the matchup live on Talk 1370AM, 95.5 HD2, and the RADIO.COM app in the Austin metro, with pregame coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m. and the kickoff just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Andrew Monaco and Dave Elmendorf will be in the broadcast booth, with Will Johnson roaming the sidelines.
What To Watch For
- The Aggies are in search of their first win over Alabama since knocking off the then-No. 1 Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa in 2012, A&M's first year in the SEC ... Alabama leads the all-time series, 10-2.
- Senior QB Kellen Mond already ranks in the top five all-time at A&M in nearly every career passing category and is poised to claim the top spots in completions, attempts, passing yards and passing TD's in his final season.
- Mond needs 30 yards of offense to join Johnny Manziel as the only QB's in A&M history to tally over 9,000 yards of total offense ... He is in search of the 24th victory of his career, which would tie him for fourth all-time at A&M.
- Sophomore RB Isaiah Spiller is joined in A&M's offensive backfield this season by classmate Ainias Smith, who made the move from receiver to running back at the end of the 2019 season.
- Spiller was the only player in the SEC to rush for over 100 yards in the league's opening weekend, tallying 117 against Vandy while Smith scored the first rushing touchdown of his career on a 25-yard run in the opener.
- The Aggies will have a veteran o-line at work this season as seniors Carson Green, Jared Hocker and Dan Moore Jr. did not miss a start last season and have each started 20+ games in their careers, while sophomore Kenyon Green started all 13 games in his debut season.
- Junior PK Seth Small needs one field goal to become the eighth Aggie to reach the 40-FG plateau.
- The Aggies' 2019 statistical leader returns for rushing, passing, total offense, all-purpose, field goals, scoring, tackles, interceptions (tie), punt returns, kickoff returns and special teams tackles.
Quick Hits
- Head Coach Jimbo Fisher earned the 100th win of his career when the Aggies topped Oklahoma State in the Texas Bowl last season.
- Quick starts have been a harbinger of Aggie victories in the Jimbo Fisher era. The Aggies are 14-4 when scoring first and a perfect 13-0 when leading after the first quarter.
- Sophomore RB Isaiah Spiller surpassed the 1,000 career rushing yards mark in just the 14th game of his career after tallying 117 yards on the ground against Vandy, the fifth 100-yard rushing game of his career.
- Senior QB Kellen Mond has passed and rushed for a touchdown in the same game 15 times in his career, more than any other SEC starting quarterback.
- Mond made his 35th career start against Vanderbilt (23-12 record as a starter), which is the second-most by a QB in school history ... Corey Pullig (1992-95) is the school record holder with 40 career QB starts (33-6-1).
- Under DC Mike Elko, the Aggies ranked in the top 35 in total defense in 2018 (No. 32)and 2019 (No. 29) FBS statistical rankings. Prior to Elko's arrival, the Aggies hadn't ranked in the top 50 nationally in more than a decade (since 2006).
- Texas A&M was one of just 10 FBS schools to post a winning record in each season of the 2010's and was the only school in the state of Texas to go to a Bowl game in every year of the decade for the first time in program history.
Milestones to Watch For
- Senior QB Kellen Mond needs just 30 yards to join Johnny Manziel as the only Aggies to surpass the 9,000-yard plateau in total offense.
- Mond needs two rushing TDs to join Johnny Manziel, Joel Hunt and Bucky Richardson as the only Aggie QBs with 20 career rushing scores.
- Mond currently ranks No. 5 on the Aggies' winningest QB list, one behind No. 4 Bucky Richardson (24-6-1 from 1987-88, 90-91).
- Senior OL Carson Green is slated to make his 31st consecutive start, which is the longest streak on the team.
- Senior S Keldrick Carper needs nine tackles to reach the century mark for his career.
- Senior DB Myles Jones has 24 career pass breakups, which is three shy of breaking into the school's top 10 list for PBUs.
