Nicholls State @ Texas A&M preview

There are bad losses, and then there are your really bad losses. Texas A&M, which blew a 34-point lead in less than 19 minutes Sunday in a 45-44 loss to UCLA, will try to rebound Saturday night when it hosts Nicholls.

No one will be happier to move on than embattled Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin, who entered the season on a hot seat that might best be described as scalding after his Aggies were on the wrong end of the second largest comeback in NCAA history at the Rose Bowl. Afterward Texas A&M regent Tony Buzbee went on social media and called for Sumlin's firing. "People are frustrated," Sumlin said at his weekly news conference on Tuesday. "I'm frustrated about a lot of things. I'm not really happy. I'm sure there's a lot of things being said about this program. Our focus is on us. That never changes."

TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU. LINE: None

ABOUT NICHOLLS (1-0): The Colonels opened their son a high, defeating FCS Southland Conference rival McNeese 37-35 on Lorran Fonseca's 32-yard field goal as time expired. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak to McNeese which finished with 100 more yards of total offense (432-304) and doubled the time of possession. Sophomore quarterback Chase Fourcade led the way for the Colonels with 213 yards passing and three touchdowns while also rushing for 49 of Nicholls' 91 rushing yards.

ABOUT TEXAS A&M (0-1): Sumlin said that both junior Jake Hubenak and true freshman Kellen Mond will see time at quarterback Saturday after starter Nick Starkel underwent surgery for a broken ankle suffered against UCLA. Both will be throwing to All-American wide receiver Christian Kirk, the first player in school history to have 80 or more catches in consecutive seasons and the NCAA's active leader in punt-return average. Senior safety Armani Watts leads the defense and finished with a game-high 13 tackles, including 12 solo stops, to go with a fumble recovery, a forced fumble and two passes broken up against UCLA.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Texas A&M has won 25 straight non-conference home games dating back to a 41-23 loss to Miami in 2008.

2. Sophomore RB Trayveon Williams became the first true freshman in Texas A&M history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season in 2016 and had 203 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries in the loss to UCLA.

3. Kirk has returned five punts for touchdowns in 27 career games.

PREDICTION: Texas A&M 55, Nicholls State 7