{"id":140583,"date":"2022-11-27T04:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T04:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/texas-am-upsets-no-5-lsu-38-23-ruining-tigers-cfp-chances\/"},"modified":"2022-11-27T04:54:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T04:54:00","slug":"texas-am-upsets-no-5-lsu-38-23-ruining-tigers-cfp-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/texas-am-upsets-no-5-lsu-38-23-ruining-tigers-cfp-chances\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&M upsets No. 5 LSU 38-23, ruining Tigers’ CFP chances"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LSU’s College Football Playoff hopes vanished on Saturday night thanks to Texas A&M.<\/p>\n

The Tigers wrapped up the SEC West a few weeks ago and were ranked No. 5 in the latest CFP rankings despite having two losses. It seemed like LSU had a viable path to the playoff with an upset over No. 1 Georgia in next week’s SEC title game.<\/p>\n

A loss to Texas A&M was not part of that path, but that’s just what happened.<\/p>\n

Texas A&M had lost six consecutive SEC games but managed to upset the Tigers 38-23 at Kyle Field. Devon Achane rushed for 215 yards and two touchdowns and Moose Muhammad had a tremendous one-handed touchdown grab in the fourth quarter to help the Aggies pull away.<\/p>\n

There was also a clutch play by the defense. LSU tied the score at 17-17 in the third quarter and had a chance to go in front after forcing an A&M three-and-out. On the ensuing drive, A&M’s Edgerrin Cooper knocked the ball loose from LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, resulting in a 27-yard scoop-and-score from Demari Richardson to give the Aggies a 24-17 lead.<\/p>\n

Early in the fourth, Muhammad’s epic catch made it 31-17.<\/p>\n

A few minutes later, Achane scored from 10 yards out to make A&M’s lead 38-17 with 7:46 to play.<\/p>\n

LSU showed some fight down the stretch, but the deficit was just too large to overcome as the Tigers finished out the regular season in majorly disappointing fashion.<\/p>\n

LSU vaulted up the rankings with its home win over Alabama back on Nov. 5. A week later, the Tigers clinched the SEC West with a 13-10 road win over Arkansas and then picked up a 41-10 blowout win over UAB.<\/p>\n

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