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Texas A&M to open 2026 season against Missouri State

The Aggies are scheduled to face Missouri State at Kyle Field on 5 September, with ESPN listed as broadcaster.

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Texas A&M is scheduled to begin its 2026 football season against Missouri State at 6 p.m. on 5 September at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Yahoo Sports reports that quarterback Marcel Reed and head coach Mike Elko are returning for the Aggies. Texas A&M was ranked No. 8 in the preseason polls after an 11-2 season and its first College Football Playoff appearance.

Missouri State is described as having finished the 2025 season with a 7-6 record. The supplied material does not include a result for the scheduled fixture.

ESPN is listed as the broadcaster, with Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport named as the broadcast team.

The listed betting line has Texas A&M favoured by 40.5 points, with an over-under of 53.5. Predictions cited by Yahoo Sports forecast wins for Texas A&M by 52-24 and 59-3; those projections are not confirmed outcomes.

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