Marcel Reed threw two touchdown passes to KC Concepcion and ran for another touchdown, and No. 6 Texas A&M defeated Mississippi State 31-9 on Saturday night in College Station, Texas.
Reed passed for only 180 yards while completing 13 of 23 with an interception, but the Aggies (5-0, 2-0 SEC) rushed for 299 yards, led by Rueben Owens II's 142 yards on 21 attempts.
Blake Shapen passed for just 142 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and Mississippi State (4-2, 0-2) totaled 219 yards.
Texas A&M held the Bulldogs to one conversion on 10 third downs. A week earlier in a 16-10 win against Auburn, the Aggies didn't allow any conversions on 13 third-down and two fourth-down attempts.
Both teams punted on their first two possessions of the second half before Owens' 17-yard run and Reed'