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Know Your Opponent: UCLA vs Texas A&M

By Michael Chavez

Dec 30, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Texas A&M Aggies running back Tra Carson (5) rushes for a touchdown against the Louisville Cardinals during the first half of the 2015 Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Texas A&M Aggies running back Tra Carson (5) rushes for a touchdown against the Louisville Cardinals during the first half of the 2015 Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 17, 2015; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin on the sidelines against Alabama the Crimson Tide at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 17, 2015; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin on the sidelines against Alabama the Crimson Tide at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports /

The UCLA Football team is planning to start it’s season off with a bang against an SEC opponent. How do the Aggies match up against the Bruins and what can we expect to see come Saturday? Go Joe Bruin takes a closer look at the Aggie football team and how they stack up against the Bruins.

UCLA and Texas A&M are tied in the series 2-2 but haven’t faced each other since 1998 when then head coach Bob Toledo got out of Dallas with a 29-23 victory.

Matching up with an SEC opponent to open the season is a gamble that can have a huge pay off. In the minds of poll voters, a victory over the conference deemed to be the best in the land can move you up in a hurry in terms of rankings. A loss can land you in the depths of voters’ minds.

The Bruins return star quarterback Josh Rosen while the Aggies had to search the ranks of transfers for former Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight before they found their guy. Both have played in big time games but only Knight has faced the likes of an Alabama and won. The experience and athleticism that he possesses gives the Aggies hope, hope that he can help this program in more ways than one.

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Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin has more than a few questions to answer and most aren’t of the normal season opening type. Losing his top two quarterbacks despite being considered an incredibly bright offensive mind raises questions regarding the type of program the Aggies are running and if there are issues just below the surface. How and when those potential issues come to light remains to be seen.

What can be answered is how the Aggies look when they take the field on Saturday.

Did you know: Trevor Knight had a total of 22 completions in 2015. Josh Rosen had eight games with at least 22 completions in 2015.

Next: The Texas A&M Offense