SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 7, 2014
No. 13 Texas A&M 73, Lamar 3: Kenny Hill threw four touchdown passes in 2 1/2 quarters as the host Aggies throttled the Cardinals in front of the largest crowd to see a college football game in the state of Texas.
A boisterous throng of 104,278 at the newly renovated Kyle Field watched Hill cruise for Texas A&M (2-0) in an impressive follow-up to his school-record 511-yard performance in the season opener. Hill went 17-of-26 for 283 yards, while James White added a pair of short touchdown runs in a game that was delayed more than two hours prior to kickoff due to lightning in the area.
Caleb Berry went 16-of-42 for 153 yards and an interception for Lamar (1-1), which was outgained 630-243. Michael Handy led the aerial attack with five receptions for 62 yards for the Cardinals.
The Aggies came out hot following the delay, jumping in front on Trey Williamsกฏ 33-yard touchdown run on their third play. Hill took over from there, connecting with Ricky Seals-Jones on a 24-yard TD strike before rolling out to his left and hitting Sabian Holmes, who blazed untouched down the left sideline for a 51-yard score.
Hillกฏs third TD pass of the game - a nine-yard strike to Edward Pope - made it 31-3 near the midway point of the second quarter, and he added a fourth on the opening drive of the second half. White tacked on a 1-yard scoring run near the midway point of the third quarter and a 3-yard plunge early in the fourth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: According to Texas A&M, the former state attendance record for a college football game was 101,851, set in 2012 when Texas hosted West Virginia. กญ Kyle Allen was solid in relief of Hill, throwing for 122 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. กญ Hill has seven touchdown passes through two games, one more than 2013 starter Johnny Manziel had over the same time period.