COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M’s Cashius Howell sacked Utah State quarterback Bryson Barnes on three consecutive plays in the second quarter Saturday.

Howell said he gained confidence in his pass rush after the first two and was hoping Utah State would attempt to pass again.

“I was like, man, if they pass it, who knows,” he said. “I was just in like a (zone) at that point. So yeah, they threw it and the rest is history for real.”

Utah State had the ball on its 25 early in the second quarter when the defensive end muscled past left tackle Jake Eichorn and dropped Barnes for a loss of 6 yards for 19th-ranked Texas A&M. On the next play, Howell got past Eichorn again to take Barnes down for a loss of 7 yards.

Bullying past Eichorn one more time, Howell sacked Barnes for a loss of

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