Texas A&M defender Jaylon Jones ejected for targeting vs Florida

Texas A&M was already playing shorthanded against Florida after multiple players dealt with an illness. The Aggies then lost another player due to targeting in the first quarter.

Jaylon Jones was ejected after leveling a big hit on Ricky Pearsall, whom the officials deemed a defenseless player. Jones entered Saturday’s game with 24 tackles this season.

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Texas A&M DB Jaylon Jones was ejected for targeting for this hit. pic.twitter.com/lxS6cfJgom

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The penalty then put Florida deep in Aggies territory, and Anthony Richardson ran in a 10-yard touchdown to give the Gators a 10-7 lead with 6:01 left in the first quarter.

It’ll once again be next man up for Texas A&M, which lost six players due to an illness, including safety Bryce Anderson and defensive back Kent Robinson. Quarterback Conner Weigman is also out due to the outbreak.

Texas A&M is trying to halt its four-game losing streak and avoid falling to 3-6 on the season.

Texas A&M loses multiple starters for Florida game due to flu outbreak

The Texas A&M Aggies are looking to snap a massive losing skid right now, squaring off against the Florida Gators shortly. Unfortunately for the Aggies and head coach Jimbo Fisher, they will have to do it without some key players. Due to a flu outbreak amongst the team, Texas A&M will be without Bryce Anderson, Max Johnson, Conner Weigman, Ethan Moczulski, Kent Robinson and Kam Dewberry, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. in this morning’s game against the Gators.

Weigman was reported early on to be questionable for the game due to the outbreak of the flu. This comes one week after a very impressive outing for the young signal-caller, as he threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns in a narrow loss to Ole Miss. Weigman was not expected to play as much entering the season but the recent struggles have resulted in the Aggies looking for any changes they can make.