The 5 Biggest Winners and Losers of Week Six in College Football: Upsets Everywhere

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Winner: Texas A&M

After losing in Week One to Notre Dame, all Texas A&M has done is find a way to win football games. Marcel Reed took over for Conner Weigman when he was injured and helped get the Aggies to 4-1 keeping their season alive. This weekend, Conner Weigman made his return and quickly dispelled the notions that Reed should be the full time starter.

Weigman was 18 of 22 passing for 276 yards while he picked up another 33 yards with his legs extending plays. The most impressive aspect of Texas A&M's offense was their run game headlined by Le'Veon Moss who picked up 138 yards on 12 carries scoring three times while averaging 11.5 yards per carry.

The defensive line deserves a ton of credit as they put pressure on Brady Cook the entire game. This defense was plundered in the transfer portal losing star defensive linemen like Fadil Diggs and Walter Nolen. That did not matter as Texas A&M recorded six sacks led by prized transfer Nic Scourton who picked up 1.5 sacks.

If you look at the Aggies' remaining schedule this could be a team that competes for a College Football Playoff bid. The two ranked opponents left on their schedule are LSU and Texas to end the season meaning if they handle their business and win one of those games they'd be in the Playoff.

Loser: Missouri

Eli Drinkwitz had gotten this Missouri team to incredible highs achieving recruiting success while also taking hold of the 6th spot in the AP Poll. This weekend's game feels like one that could undo all of the progress Mizzou made pretty quickly.

From start to finish, Missouri got dominated by the Texas A&M Aggies who were reinserting their starting quarterback into the lineup after he missed nearly a month. The Aggies were always ahead of the sticks picking up 6.6 yards per carry and 12.5 yards per pass.

The Tigers offense struggled all game, picking up just 2.3 yards per rush and 6.0 yards per passing attempt. The offensive line was a massive reason for Missouri's struggles allowing six sacks as Brady Cook was facing pressure the entire game. Given what else happened in the SEC today, a win would've given Missouri a great shot at heading to the SEC Championship but, Missouri will now have to fight their way into contention with a weaker schedule.