COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The No. 9 Texas A&M football team opened SEC play with a 16-10 victory over Auburn on Saturday afternoon, relying on a dominant defensive performance after three weeks of high-scoring offensive displays.

The Aggie defense held Auburn to just 176 total yards, a stark contrast to Texas A&M's previous three games where the offense averaged over 40 points per game. The defensive unit sacked Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold five times and prevented the Tigers from converting a single third down attempt.

"Today, we didn't do anything on offense to help us in the second half, and that will happen at times in this league," Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko said. "You're going to play at times where you play teams that are really good on defense. And yet, defensively, we di

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