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Texas A&M, which only two weeks ago held the coveted No. 4 spot in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, will try to bounce back from back-to-back upset losses when it hosts Texas-San Antonio in a non-conference game on Saturday afternoon (noon ET, ESPNU) at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.The No. 23 Aggies (7-3, 4-3 SEC West) have struggled in November under head coach Kevin Sumlin, who is now squarely on the hot seat after losing at unranked Mississippi State 35-28 and blowing a 15-point lead in the final 15 minutes last week in a 29-28 home loss to Ole Miss 29-28.That was one of the toughest losses Ive ever been around, Aggies defensive coordinator John Chavis said Tuesday.Not only have Texas A&Ms CFP chances evaporated, the chances of even playing in a major bowl game is now in serious jeopardy.The Aggies lost starting quarterback Trevor Knight (shoulder) for the season against the Bulldogs and play-making free safety Armani Watts against the Rebels. And star defensive end Myles Garrett, considered the potential No. 1 overall pick in next springs NFL draft, also has been slowed by leg and ankle injuries. He had just one tackle against Ole Miss but is expected to play Saturday.Theres nobody in this building that are happy about the last two weeks, Sumlin said in his weekly Tuesday press conference. Theres no way you can be. Those are two games we wanted to win, two games -- where we were headed and what was at stake -- were big games.Texas A&M is now just 4-8 in its last 12 games in November with three of the wins over Louisiana-Monroe, Western Carolina and Vanderbilt. But the Aggies still have a chance to gain momentum going into the off-season and even finish with a 10-3 record if they can win their final three games (counting the bowl).First up is an interesting contest against a UTSA program on the rise on Saturday in College Station, Texas. A win over the Roadrunners would give Texas A&M some much needed confidence heading into the regular-season finale at home versus LSU.When its all said and done, depending on what happens in these next two games, says a lot about where this team is going to be, Sumlin said.UTSA is finishing up a three-game road trip that started with a 45-25 win over Middle Tennessee and included a 63-35 loss at Louisiana Tech in a Conference USA West Division showdown for first place.The Roadrunners have never defeated a nationally ranked team in five tries, the most recent a 69-14 loss at No. 25 Oklahoma State last season. UTSA did give a respectable Pac-12 opponent, Arizona State, a tussle earlier this season at home before losing 32-28.Those guys have gotten loose last couple of games. Sumlin said. Gone for quite a bit of yardage. Can really, really run.UTSA averages 170.4 yards rushing per game, which ranks 71st nationally. Sophomore Jalen Rhodes (70.9) and senior Jarveon Williams (67.5) have each scored eight touchdowns and combine for an average of 138.4 yards per game on the ground.Junior quarterback Jake Hubenak had a decent outing in his first full game as the starter for Texas A&M against Ole Miss. He completed 16 of 27 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns and one interception and hit Christian Kirk for a 69-yard gain to set up the Aggies first touchdown. Hubenka also threw TD passes of 1 yard to Speedy Noil and 13 yards to Josh Reynolds. However, other than the long pass to Kirk, he managed only 144 passing yards, less than six yards per attempt.Without Knights presence as a running threat, Texas A&M didnt establish a strong running game against Mississippi, finishing the day with 129 rushing yards. Running back Trayveon Willliams led the Aggies with 72 yards and now needs 124 yards to reach 1,000 for the season.Injuries are not excuse in this league at this point in year, Sumlin said. Got to be more creative with what were doing. Last game, without the presence of Trevor, we were getting a different defense, where maybe we have to block everybody instead of reading one or two guys. It changes some things schematically but we still have to be who we are. Havent been that team last few games. Fake Sports Jerseys . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. Stitched Sports Jerseys . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. https://www.discountsportsjerseyscheap.com/ . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. Clearance Sports Jerseys . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. Sports Jerseys Sale . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta.Geoffrey Sisk is going back to the U.S. Open, an example of why this major championship truly is open to one and all. In what looked like a marathon and felt like a sprint, the 48-year-old New Englander went from being a long shot to assuring himself of a tee time at the U.S. Open in just 20 days. Sisk was among 18 players -- the smallest group in more than a decade -- who made it through 18 holes of local qualifying and then 36 holes of sectional qualifying to join Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the stars at Merion next week for toughest test in golf. The hard part for Sisk was just getting there. And it gets even more impressive. This was the sixth time he has gone through both stages to qualify for the U.S. Open. "I wish I wouldnt have, to be honest with you," Sisk said while waiting to catch a train from New York to Boston. The chuckle made it clear that he was actually glad that he paid the $150 fee to enter Americas national championship. But it was another reminder how maddening this game can be. Sisk has been a pro for 25 years. He made it to the PGA Tour only one time, for the 1999 season. He has been around long enough to have started on the tours developmental circuit when it was known as the Hogan Tour. "Theres part of me that says, This is great," Sisk said. "The flip side is that if I can do this now -- I performed well -- why cant I do this on the other levels? Im my own worst enemy sometimes. But I just try to do the best I can." There are other stories like Sisks, as always. Mackenzie Hughes didnt make it out of local qualifying -- he was the first alternate. But a spot opened up for him at Old Warson in St. Louis, where he was among 42 players competing for two spots. Hughes went 72-70 and earned the final spot in a playoff. He was so flustered that, when interviewed by Golf Channel after his round, he forgot which state Merion was located. He was on his way to Vancouver to play before the U.S. Open. Lets hope he finds his way. Wil Collins and Ryan Nelson made it through both stages for the second time. But six times? "I think after going to Shinnecock (in 1995 and 2004) and Oakmont (in 2007), I thought these golf courses were too tough for me," Sisk said. "This year, I dont have any status on any tour. Im not playing a lot of tournaments. So I spent the $150 to add a tournament to my very limited schedule. And I added a big one." Sisk shot a 68 at Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth, Mass., to grab one of the five spots at his local qualifier. He signed up for the New York sectional because it was the closest one to home, and he had rounds of 68-69 at Old Oaks and Century to share medallist honours, making it with two shots to spare. Most of his U.S. Open memoriess are from Shinnecock Hills, where he made his U.dddddddddddd.S. Open debut the year before Woods turned pro. He had played some in South Africa and remembered the tall, athletic kid with an easy swing. So when he saw Ernie Els in the hotel lobby -- Els was the defending champion that year -- he asked for a practice round. "Id had a few cocktails, I asked him and he said, Sure, why dont we play. Mark McNulty was going to join us," Sisk said. "Im not the putting green, and Ernie says, Sisky, you ready? I said, Wheres Mark? And he said he wasnt there, along with a few choice words, and we were ready. Back then, I knew nothing about the U.S. Open. They had a starter on the tee who said, Now teeing off, Geoffrey Sisk and Ernie Els, the 1994 champion. "All of a sudden it goes from two people around us to about 200 on the first tee," he said. "Id never played before so many people in my life." He made it back to Shinnecock in 2004 after both stages of qualifying and was enjoying one of his best Opens, just 5-over going into the final round. Thats the year the course got away from the USGA, particularly the green on the par-3 seventh hole. "I remember hearing a rumour that Kevin Stadler had lipped out a par putt from 2 feet on No. 7 and his ball went into a bunker," Sisk said. "I hit a perfect shot that landed on a ledge and stayed on a ledge. A foot shorter, a foot longer, it would have been dead. I two-putted and never smiled so much over a par. I think I had four or five birdies that day and still shot 82." His next U.S. Open adventure could be a homecoming of sorts for Sisk, who played college golf at Temple until he graduated in 1987. But he doesnt see it that way. It was just another tournament to add to his schedule, another chance to test himself in a championship where he plays his best just to get in. How many more times will he try? Perhaps a more significant question is what keeps a guy going when hes 48 and had made to the big leagues just once? "I always said I would stop playing competitive golf when I did the best I could and things were going backward," he said. The next stop is Merion, though he wasnt in a huge rush to get there. Keegan Bradley, the former PGA champion and another New Englander, sent him a text of congratulations and invited him to fill out a group Sunday that includes Rickie Fowler. While he made it back to the U.S. Open, Sisk knows it will be even tougher the next time. Only five years ago, more than 30 players made it through local and sectional. But golf is getting younger, deeper. "Without a doubt, local qualifying is not easy nowadays," he said. Nonetheless, it still has room for anyone with $150 and a dream. ' ' '

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