Stingy Aggie run defense faces tough test against Benny Snell, Kentucky

An ancient Chinese proverb teaches: “The journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step.” That’s true wisdom, indeed.

So is a new Texas A&M philosophy that the journey for 100 yards can be slowed by a single defense with a huge chip on its shoulder. A&M’s defense once stopped the run like a drain stopped water. From 2013-2016 A&M’s run defense was among the nation’s weakest.

But this year the Aggies rank sixth in the nation in run defense.