No. 3 Texas A&M dominates 2nd half at No. 20 LSU to remain unbeaten

Marcel Reed threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores, KC Concepcion caught one of the scoring passes and added a 79-yard punt return for a touchdown and No. 3 Texas A&M routed No. 20 LSU 49-25 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.

Reed rushed for 108 yards, passed for 202 and overcame two interceptions as the Aggies (8-0, 5-0 SEC) outscored LSU 35-7 in the second half.

Garrett Nussmeier completed 22 of 35 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown and was sacked five times as the Tigers (5-3, 2-3) lost for the third time in four games.

Texas A&M received the second-half kickoff, drove down the field and scored on Reed's 5-yard run to regain the lead, 21-18. LSU's ensuing possession ended with a punt, which Concepcion returned for a touchdown to make it 28-18.

Reed's 24-yard touchdown pass to Jamarion Morrow pushed the lead to 35-18 at the end of the third quarter. Nate Boerkircher ran 1 yard for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter, and Morrow added an 11-yard touchdown run.

Michael Van Buren Jr. replaced Nussmeier and threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Parker with 59 seconds left.

Reed ended the Aggies' first possession of the game with a 41-yard scramble for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead. The Tigers tied the score on the ensuing possession when Nussmeier threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Trey'Dez Green.

Reed's 15-yard touchdown pass to Concepcion gave Texas A&M a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.

LSU blocked a punt and the ball rolled out of the back of the end zone for a safety that pulled the Tigers within 14-9.

Nussmeier then threw a 41-yard completion to Barion Brown to set up Harlem Berry's 7-yard touchdown run that gave the Tigers a 15-14 lead.

The Aggies reached midfield on the next possession, but Harold Perkins Jr. intercepted a pass from Reed. That led to Damian Ramos' 30-yard field goal, which increased LSU's lead to four points at halftime.