No. 16 Texas A&M beats No. 8 Notre Dame 41-40 on late TD strike

Marcel Reed escaped pressure to throw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Nate Boerkircher with 13 seconds left, Randy Bond kicked the extra point and No. 16 Texas A&M beat No. 8 Notre Dame 41-40 on Saturday night

Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed (10) celebrates with teammates on the sideline after wide receiver Mario Craver caught a touchdown pass during the first quarter of an NCAA football game against Notre Dame, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

By CURT RALLO – Associated Press

2 hours ago

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Marcel Reed escaped pressure to throw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Nate Boerkircher with 13 seconds left, Randy Bond kicked the extra point and No. 16 Texas A&M beat No. 8 Notre Dame 41-40 on Saturday night.

Texas A&M (3-0) beat a Top 25 team on the road for the first time since knocking off then-No. 3 Auburn on Nov. 8, 2014. The Aggies had lost 13 straight road games to ranked opponents.

Notre Dame dropped to 0-2 after playing in the national title game last season.

Bond made a 45-yard field goal to tie it at 34 with 9:06 left.

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No. 16 Texas A&M beats No. 8 Notre Dame 41-40 on late TD strike

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