Texas A&M Football Lands Two on Coaches All-SEC Second Team

News release from Texas A&M Athletics:

BIRMINGHAM — Texas A&M defensive linemen Nic Scourton and Shemar Turner were selected to the Preseason Coaches All-SEC Second Team, the league office announced Thursday afternoon.

Scourton arrived in Aggieland in January after leading the Big Ten with 10.0 sacks and ranking fourth with 15.0 tackles for loss as a sophomore last season at Purdue. Starting all 11 games he played in, Scourton was fifth on the team with 50 tackles while also forcing a fumble and breaking up three passes. He closed out the year earning Second Team All-Big Ten honors. A native of Bryan, Texas, Scourton impressed in the Maroon & White Game in the spring, tallying seven tackles, including 3.5 for loss, while contributing to both teams. This preseason, Scourton has also been named to the Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award and Lombardi Award watch lists, while earning first-team All-America honors from ESPN and Sporting News as well as second-team All-America accolades from the Associated Press.

Turner returns for his senior season after helping the Aggies boast the best rush defense in the SEC and rank third in the league in total defense (316.2) last season. Texas A&M limited its opponents to just 108.8 rushing yards per game and nine touchdowns on the ground, while leading the league in sacks (42.0) and ranking second in tackles for loss (99.0). Turner started every game he played in over the last two seasons. The DeSoto, Texas, native was top-three on the team last year with 6.0 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss, good for eighth and ninth, respectively, among SEC defensive linemen. He totaled 33 tackles and blocked a pair of kicks as a junior, being named to the All-SEC Second Team by season’s end. Turner has also earned Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award and Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List nods, and was named to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team by the league’s media.

The Aggies begin the 2024 campaign hosting Notre Dame on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. on ABC.

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