 Like the contest against Missouri , sportswriters touted the Texas A & M game as showcasing two of the best dual @-@ threat quarterbacks playing in college football . However , Texas A & M 's starting quarterback Reggie McNeal missed the game due to an ankle injury ; instead , freshman quarterback Stephen McGee made his first start . The game was a back @-@ and @-@ forth affair ultimately won by Texas , 40 – 29 . The eleven point win was their second slimmest margin of victory of the regular season to that point , and they lost points in all three major polls but still remained solidly in second place . 
