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WATCH: Marcel Reed TD Pass Puts Aggies Up Two Scores Early

The Texas A&M Aggies are out to a quick two-score lead after a Marcel Reed touchdown pass

Matt Galatzan

Dec 27, 2023; Houston, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) passes the ball during the third quarter against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
Dec 27, 2023; Houston, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) passes the ball during the third quarter against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
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No Conner Weigman, no problem for the Texas A&M Aggies.

Just before kickoff vs. the Florida Gators on Saturday, Weigman was ruled out thanks to a shoulder injury that he suffered vs. Notre Dame in Week 1.

As a result, backup Marcel Reed was thrust into the starting role in one of the toughest venues to play in college football.

And thus far, Reed has been very impressive, leading the Aggies to a back-to-back scoring drives to open the game, including a 29-yard touchdown pass to Theo Melin Ohrstrom to put his team up 10-0 in the first quarter.

Through the first quarter in Gainesville, Reed has completed 8 of 10 passes for 94 yards and the score, and has also rushed twice for 30 yards.

As of the touchdown drive, Reed has also singlehandedly out-gained the entire Florida offense on his own, with the Gators amassing just 10 total yards behind Graham Mertz.

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Dec 27, 2023; Houston, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) drops back to pass against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the second quarter at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images / Thomas Shea-Imagn Images

Florida freshman QB DJ Lagway is also expected to be a factor for the Gators, as he entered the game toward the end of the opening quarter.

As for Reed, This is not the first time he has impressed on a big stage, with the redshirt freshman completing 20 of 33 passes for 361 yards and rushing for a score against Oklahoma State in relief of an injured Jaylen Henderson in the Texas Bowl last season.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns In SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks with the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com for 247Sports. He then moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki, ex Longhorns Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, FOX News and former ESPN host Will Cain, as well as countless other recruits and former players for each of the teams he has covered. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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