In Sundays game against Texas A&M, the Mustangs did not give their best performance.

The Mustangs two quarterbacks were sacked eight times.

The Mustangs also had trouble stopping the run. The Aggies totaled 212 rushing yards on the ground.

SMU running back Zach Line carried the ball 22 times for 128 yards and a touchdown.

The passing game was not working for the Mustangs and

Padron was benched after throwing his second early

interception.

Line averaged 5.8 yards a carry, just under his average of 6.1 yards last season. Line’s highlight play of the game was in the first quarter when he found a huge hole on the right side of the offensive side and ran the ball for a 27 yard gain to the Texas A&M one yard line.

Line punched the ball into the end zone on the very next play giving SMU their first score of the game.

Line had 101 yards on the ground with 10 minutes left to play in the second quarter, but was held to only 27 yards the rest of the game.

Line struggled in the second half, which allowed the Aggies to concentrate on stopping the run.