Marcel Reed accounts for 3 TDs as No. 15 Texas A&M tops New Mexico St.

Marcel Reed passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to lead Texas A&M to a 38-3 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday night in College Station, Texas.The 15th-ranked Aggies (8-2) bounced back after a bye week that followed their first Southeastern Conference loss to South Carolina. New Mexico State (2-8) dropped its third in a row and suffered its eighth loss in its past nine games.Reed’s performance was a welcome sight for Texas A&M, which was hoping to see needed improvement in its passing game after a season-ending knee injury to starting running back Le’Veon Moss.So much of A&M’s offense came from Moss, who accounted for 906 yards from scrimmage. The Aggies entered the game ranked 113th in the nation in passing offense.Reed completed 20 of 31 passes and threw one interception. But he set the tone early with a 16-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone to Noah Thomas on Texas A&M’s opening drive.On the Aggies’ next possession, backup running back Amari Daniels broke loose for a 71-yard touchdown.

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