Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Toronto Star's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
4
Sports
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Sam Leavitt hit Jackson Harris twice for touchdowns — once for 57 yards on a Lane Kiffin fourth-and-short special — and No. 10 LSU defeated 23rd-ranked Texas A&M 35-6 on Saturday night.
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LSU → hit → night
Kiffin started sprinting down the sideline while Leavitt’s fourth-down pass was in the air, having seen the Aggies freeze on a play fake as Harris sprinted into the open down the middle of the field.
The LSU coach then put both hands over his shoulder and swung them down vigorously as if wielding a sledge hammer.
The play put LSU (3-1, 1-1 SEC) ahead 21-3 in the third quarter and the Aggies (2-2, 0-2) did not threaten after that en route to their second straight defeat.
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Aggies → start → defeat
Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed struggled for the second straight game, completing 10 of 26 passes for 106 yards, with some passes landing nowhere near intended receivers.
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passes → struggle → receivers
He also was intercepted by safety Tamarcus Cooley deep in A&M territory.
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He → intercept → territory
But Reed didn’t have many chances to throw comfortably.
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Reed → have → chances
LSU was able to apply pressure and keep him largely contained in the backfield — unlike the previous two times that Reed had faced LSU coordinator Blake Baker’s defense.
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Reed → apply → defense
Last season, Reed quieted Death Valley with 108 yards and two TDs rushing to go with two more TDs passing in a 49-25 triumph that helped A&M earn a College Football Playoff berth.
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A&M → quiet → berth
Now, A&M looks like a longshot at best for the 2026 CFP and will all but certainly drop out of the AP Top 25.
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A&M → look → Top
Reed was sacked four times in his latest visit to LSU and did not account for any touchdowns.
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Reed → sack → touchdowns
LSU edge rusher Princewill Umanmielen helped stall a third-quarter drive with his team-high seventh sack of the season.
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Umanmielen → help → season
But the Tigers also lost a key player when linebacker Whit Weeks hobbled to the locker room in a walking boot after an apparent ankle injury.
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Weeks → lose → injury
LSU never trailed after Dilin Jones’ 1-yard TD run made it 7-0.
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it → trail → ?
Leavitt, who passed for 312 yards, gave LSU a 14-3 halftime lead with his first scoring pass to Harris, which covered 16 yards on a timing pass to the right corner.
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which → pass → corner
Playing with an apparent leg injury and limping at times, Leavitt subbed out a few times in favor of backup Landen Clark, who rushed for touchdowns of 4 and 2 yards late in the third quarter, after which the Tigers led 35-6.
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Tigers → play → which
The takeaway
Texas A&M: In a pair of SEC games in the past two weekends, Reed has completed 36 of 75 passes for 342 yards and one TD against three interceptions.
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Reed → complete → interceptions
Coach Mike Elko came to Reed’s defense after the Aggies’ loss to Kentucky last week, but his comments were not validated by his QB’s latest showing.
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comments → come → showing
Reed was pulled in favor of Brady Hart in the fourth quarter.
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Reed → pull → quarter
Although Leavitt was intercepted once, and for the sixth time this season, he had a number of pinpoint completions downfield, finishing 17 of 23 (74%).
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he → intercept → completions
It looked as though his relative lack of mobility might even have helped him to commit to throwing more, and with more consistent accuracy.
uncertain
lack → look → accuracy
Up next
Texas A&M hosts Arkansas next Saturday.
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A&M → host → Arkansas
LSU hosts McNeese State next Saturday.
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LSU → host → State
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