No. 7 Texas A&M, Kellen Mond throttle South Carolina 48-3

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Kellen Mond threw four touchdown passes to become Texas A&M's career leader, Isaiah Spiller ran for 131 yards and the No. 7 Aggies routed South Carolina 48-3 on Saturday night.

Mond moved past Jerrod Jefferson with the 68th touchdown pass of his career, a 52-yarder to Devon Achane in the third quarter with the game long decided.

Mond also ran for a score to help Texas A&M improve to 5-1 — all in the Southeastern Conference — for its best start since opening 6-0 in 2016. The Aggies are 7-0 against the Gamecocks.

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Mond and Spiller helped the Aggies open a 21-0 halftime lead and cruise to their fourth consecutive victory since a loss at Alabama last month.

Spiller had two short pickups for first downs — one on a fourth-and-1 with Texas A&M in chip-shot field goal range — before Mond flipped a 4-yard TD pass to Ainias Smith.

Mond found tight end Jalen Wydermeyer for two first-half scores. Wydermyer was left all alone and walked into the end zone on a 15-yard scoring grab. Right before half, Mond hit Wydermyer on a crossing route near the goal line to go up three scores.

South Carolina (2-4), coming off an off week, had no answer.

Quarterback Collin Hill was 8 of 21 for 66 yards and two interceptions before getting lifted in the fourth quarter for last year's starter and current backup, Ryan Hilinski.

Kevin Harris, the SEC's second-leading rusher coming in, was limited to 39 yards on 13 carries.

Mond had a 15-yard scoring run to start the third quarter before his long TD pass to Achane gave him his latest school record. Mond already holds career Aggies marks for completions, passing yards and total offense — probably with more on the way as his senior season continues.

He finished 16 of 26 for 224 yards.

Spiller also had two catches for 46 yards before limping off the field in the third quarter. The tailback went into the Aggies' medical tent and came out running on the sidelines. But with Texas A&M's big lead, he was not needed in the second half.

South Carolina has surrendered 1,071 yards and 100 points in losses to LSU and the Aggies its past two games.

The Gamecocks avoided their first shutout since 2018 on Parker White's 48-yard field goal with less than six minutes left.

THE TAKEAWAY

Texas A&M: The Aggies continued to look like a College Football Playoff team, although they'd need plenty of help to get there after losing to the Crimson Tide. The schedule, though, going forward is not easy with games at Tennessee and Auburn and a visit from defending national champion LSU.

South Carolina: The Gamecocks played without three defensive starters in lineman Aaron Sterling and defensive backs Shilo Sanders and R.J. Roderick. It's unsure why since Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp does not detail absences related to COVID-19 or those players forced to isolate. Still, the defense has

UP NEXT

Texas A&M: At Tennessee on Saturday.

South Carolina: At Mississippi on Saturday.

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