Florida Gators vs. Texas A&M Aggies: How to watch, channel, streaming

After beating then-No. 9 Texas last week at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the Florida Gators head to the Lone Star State looking for something they haven’t had since last season: momentum. UF steadied the ship against the Longhorns, but now Billy Napier and Co. hope to keep things moving in the right direction against No. 5 Texas A&M at Kyle Field on Saturday.

“In my opinion, I think this has got a chance to be a multiplier,” Napier said this week. “I’m hopeful that it will.”

With Florida at 2-3 overall, 1-1 in the SEC, a win Saturday could completely change the trajectory of the season. And cool the seat of Napier, who still is only 21-22 at Gators coach

Meanwhile, this game has added significance for Florida quarterback DJ Lagway, who is coming off arguably his best game as a Gator; he grew up about 65 miles from the Texas A&M campus.

“Maybe it’ll give him a little edge this week,” Napier said.

How to watch the Florida Gators vs the Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Sat. Oct. 11
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: Kyle Field (102,733), College Station, Texas.
TV: ESPN
Stream: Cox 7/1007[HD], DirecTV 8 [HD]
Radio: SiriusXM Channel: 386 [Gator Network]/ TBA [Compass Media Networks]

On The Call — ESPN

Play-by-Play: Mark Jones
Analyst: Roddy Jones
Reporter: Quint Kessenich

On The Call — Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD

Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley
Analyst: Shane Matthews
Reporter: Tate Casey

On the Call — Compass Media Networks

Play-by-Play: Gregg Daniels
Analyst: Tiki Barber
Studio Host: Tim Cates

Betting Lines

BetMGM, On3’s official partner, lists UF as a 7.5-point underdog (-110 for UF). The over/under is 47.5 (-110 for UF). The money line is +240 for the Gators and -300 for Texas A&M.

Gators-Aggies game notes

*Florida and Texas A&M have faced each other seven times, with the Aggies holding a 4-3 lead. In College Station, the Gators actually are 2-1.

*Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed has thrown for 1,256 yards, 11 touchdowns, and three interceptions, while rushing for 149 yards and two scores in 2025. This week, he was named one of 25 quarterbacks to make the first cut for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. 

*TAMU receivers Mario Craver (30 catches for 557 yards) and KC Concepcion (24 for 401), both have been strong additions to the offense. Craver leads the SEC in receiving yardage. Concepcion is fourth.

*Florida’s defense is ranked 24th nationally in total defense (295.6 yards per game) and 26th in scoring defense (17.00 points).

*All-time, an unranked UF team has just one road win over an AP Top 5 opponent. That win came over No. 3 Alabama 10-6 in 1963 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. That Tide did not lose again in that stadium for almost two decades. The Gators’ last beat an AP Top 5 opponent while unranked in 2002 vs. No. 5 Georgia (Jacksonville, Fla.).

*Florida Gators quarterback DJ Lagway has completed 104-of-151 passes (68.9%) for 988 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions for a 129.86 rating through five games. He is 8-4 as the starting quarterback of the Gators, and posted his third top-25 upset as a starter with the win over Texas last weekend.

*UF running back Jadan Baugh is sixth in the SEC with an average of 79.20 rushing yards a game. He had career-highs in carries (27) and yards (107) last week. That was his third 100-yard game in his two seasons as a Gator.

*Per UF, “Florida enters Week 7 boasting the No. 17 overall defense in the FBS per PFF with a 91.4 grade, featuring the third-highest tackling grade (90.1) and sixth-best run defense grade (93.0) in the nation. The Gators are one of four teams in the FBS to have a top-10 tackling and run defense grade, and one of two in the SEC (the other being Georgia). Florida’s defense grades fourth in the SEC behind Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma.”