Marcel Reed threw two touchdown passes to KC Concepcion and ran for another touchdown as 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 passes 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 as Mississippi State (4-2, 0-2) totaled 219 yards.
Texas A&M held the Bulldogs to one first-down conversion on 10 third-down plays. 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' 1