Texas A&M fires defensive coordinator Mark Snyder
Mark Snyder has been fired as Texas A&M defensive coordinator, head coach Kevin Sumlin announced on Friday.
The move comes a day after the Aggies ended their regular season with a 23-17 loss to LSU to end Snyder’s third regular season as defensive coordinator. The loss, in which LSU ran for 384 yards, dropped the team’s regular season record to 7-5 after starting the year 5-0.
Entering Week 14, the Aggies’ defense was ranked No. 77 nationally, allowing 27.7 points per game. Snyder’s defense allowed 445.2 yards per game, ranking last in the SEC.
For Sumlin, Will Muschamp seems like a top target to coach the Aggies’ defense.
No. 17 Missouri beats Arkansas to take SEC East
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Marcus Murphy scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 12-yard run with 4:38 remaining and Markus Golden recovered a fumble to seal No. 17 Missouri's 21-14 victory Friday against Arkansas and send the Tigers to the SEC championship game for the second straight season.
It's the fifth division title in eight seasons for Missouri (two in the SEC and three in the Big12), which also reached 10 victories for the fifth time in 14 seasons under coach Gary Pinkel.