The defense that has been ravaged by injuries had their best performance of the year on Saturday night.
Coming into the game, Texas A&M scored an average of 36.5 points per game. Against the Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, the Aggies only scored three points.
The Rebels accomplished this with their two arguably best defensive players, junior safety Tony Conner and junior defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche, ruled out.
Nkemdiche suffered a concussion last Saturday against Memphis, but as of Thursday was expected to play. When Nkemdiche woke up Saturday morning at the team hotel, he struggled with headache symptoms and Freeze said he made the decision to hold him out.