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No lie: Aggies make good on Chief's promise in SEC opener

In front of an amped crowd at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium, the Aggies won the old fashioned way - by controlling one of the more potent ground games in the SEC. Just like John Chavis said they would.
By Olin Buchanan
September 18, 2016
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Numbers lie. John Chavis doesn’t.

Chavis, Texas A&M’s brutally honest defensive coordinator, frequently has said Texas A&M run defense would be dramatically improved in 2016.

He speaks the truth, even if statistics do not.

The numbers from Texas A&M’s clutch 29-16 victory over Auburn on Saturday night would not indicate the Aggies are significantly better in run defense.





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