mason a little wiggle on the sideline. wonderful! wonderful run. >> gary: how important was that play? auburn will hurry up to the line of scrimmage. boy, just read the zone. mason in the backfield. >> verne: 53 yard gain. marshall comes up a yard and a half short leaping towards the end zone. 9:17 to go. >> gary: ran the all over 300 yards. >> verne: artis-payne to the left and touchdown. tigers take the lead.

>> gary: remember how this team was embarrassed a year ago by texas a&m. they had no hope. no fans at the game almost. now in one season they are back competing. >> verne: parker for the extra point. white is the holder. and the extra point is good. 38-34 auburn. >> gary: we said it's going to take 40 to win. we will see. at least it will take 39 for texas a&m. trey mason on the 3rd and short stayed inbounds. and a great read by nick marshall to get mason on the 3rd and short. and into the end zone goes artis-payne.

>> verne: manziel, they will need his arm big-time. >> gary: they will need him scrambling and everything he's got. >> verne: 38-34. tigers lead. 24-24 at the half. the quarterback coach and offensive coordinator along side manziel. remember they lost last year's offensive coordinator kingsbury. he is the head coach at texas tech now. manziel was close to him but he is really happy this coach came aboard. he will take a knee. 9:06 remaining. aggies down by 4 and johnny manziel about ready to take the field.

>> [cheers and applause]. >> verne: 1st and 10 at the 25 yardline. >> gary: remember, he is a quick, instinctive thrower. it's one thing to do it on the sideline. can he take it to the field? >> [crowd noise]. >> verne: trying it on 1st down. why not. >> gary: that shoulder throw. >> verne: yes. the mismatch on the field. you don't have to read anything. just go right at him. your guy is taller. look at that side-arm throw. i would have to say he's okay. >> verne: i think. evans with another catch. manziel, is he favoring that shoulder? i am sure he must be. >> gary: remember, this is a

great fourth quarter auburn defense. they only allowed 16 points all year. we talked about them substituting early to make a play late. can they do it. >> verne: 2nd and 7. labhart. >> gary: a great catch. it will be 3rd and short, but a good throw again by manziel. >> verne: you are setting me up, right? 3rd and 1. trey williams number 3. 8:12 to go. 1st and 10. >> gary: the plan for auburn. get in the fourth quarter and stay fresh. can they make a play with the

fresh defensive line on the fourth quarter or will it be all manziel? >> verne: williams nice move. a good throw. >> gary: he is shifty and will get a face mask on top of it too. he darts and cuts and accelerates simultaneously. that's a beautiful run. >> verne: 4 moves in 1 move. >> gary: yes. i did not see a face mask there. i didn't see anything. they didn't either. >> verne: oh well. >> gary: they got it right because i didn't see anything. whitehead almost from the backside, it was almost run by chris but nothing on the face mask.

>> verne: 1st and 10. kennedy. oh boy. >> gary: there you go again. >> verne: therezie, 27. >> gary: that's where the defenders are confused. coaches will send this in and go why this one and not the other one? the crowd is saying why isn't that targeting a defenseless player? not easy to play in the backfield. >> verne: mike evans near side. manziel. slides down. >> gary: oh! i think it was chris roth coming at him again full speed that time. you want to run, we are going! >> verne: 3rd down. the aggies have not been that effective in this game on 3rd down. 3 of 10. 3rd and 4. for the season they have been

terrific. >> gary: yes, they have 2 downs to get one. they don't go field goal i don't think. >> verne: a man open. walker. >> gary: when you talk to the coaches, which guy has come the fartherest this year and they say walk. a big pitch and catch last week against ole-miss. >> verne: on 3rd down and 9 manziel hitting. kennedy. 6:10 remaining. >> gary: the way manziel moves his bode y around when he throws quickly is fun to watch. >> verne: 2nd and goal and auburn has a player down. that's ryan white number 19.

>> gary: the action this time from manziel -- he's been magnificent on this drive. 6th man of the year. he almost turns his body and throws at the same instant. watch him just pivot and throw instantly. no motion at all. drops the left foot back and quickly pumps it over there. >> verne: and almost quietly. he has 411 yards throwing the ball. 411, sketch yards -- 67 yards, closing in his 4th career 500 yard game. he is in the top 3 in the history of the sec. second down and 1. >> [applauding].

>> gary: isn't it interesting? a lot of these spreads look alike. but these two are completely different. >> verne: right. 6 of 6 for 59 yards. >> gary: started out with the back shoulder throw to mike evans. that's where he got comfortable. from there -- i don't know if he is doing it on adrenaline or fine, but he is good. >> verne: the running back is carson. number 21. mike matthews over the ball. >> gary: 3 tight ends in the game. >> verne: they gave it up. got nothing. lost yards.

blackson number 98 made the tackle. he was the first one there. so, 3rd and 3, they can get a 1st down. without the touchdown. >> gary: johnson bringing pressure. it appears he will. >> verne: carson out of the backfield goes left. and caught. i think that's short of the goal line. >> gary: but it should be a 1st down. >> verne: exactly. >> gary: a great catch. >> verne: 1st and goal a&m trailing by 4 with 5:10 left to go. >> [cheers and applause]. >> gary: a great job by the

officials. they warned moms. don't do it, i will throw a flag on you. >> verne: he got right in his face. >> gary: yep. he wanted to talk back. when he slid they were jawing with manziel. manziel wanted to fight back and the official kept him from doing it. >> verne: an injured player. an player is down. >> gary: i don't know if this was a called play or not. what a drive. >> verne: that was a great piece from the officials. got right into his face and said don't do it. >> gary: that's 10 straight games. kevin sumlin scored 40 points or more. how about that offense that kevin sumlin brought to the sec?

>> verne: jarvis harrison is the injured player. number 1. the left guard. we will take another look at the touchdown. here comes manziel. turns around quickly. >> gary: nice job by the officials. >> verne: yeah. terry waters. >> gary: and kevin sumlin's job bringing this job for a&m into this conference. did it at houston. always been connecting with offensive teams, ou, purdue and washington state and brought it right here to college station. >> [crowd noise]. >> verne: josh lambo for the extra point. >> [cheers and applause]. >> verne: 41-38. 5 to go.

one more look at manziel's scamper for the end zone. ,,,,

41-38. they have to open the defense can stand up against the auburn tigers. >> gary: they did it against ole-miss. they got a stop. i think both sides are going, this is a football game. auburn still believes they can win this game. 5 to go. they score every time. >> verne: another look at the manziel led last drive. >> gary: that left back shoulder throw. a quick screen to the outside. popped out to kennedy. wide open to the outside. and a nice catch by mike evans to set up the touchdown. >> [crowd noise]. >> gary: they only need 3 to tie the football game. >> verne: a 1st and 10 at the

25. marshall throwing the ball. 10 of 20 for 209. mason gouged the aggies defense. 21 carries and 142 yards. stansbury number 72. we are under 5 minutes to go. >> [crowd noise]. >> verne: marshall. stansbury the first time in and howard matthews completes the drive. >> gary: a great read by stansbury that time. >> verne: and a little jawing back and forth. >> gary: we always talk about manziel's competitiveness, but marshall is competitive himself. >> [crowd noise]. >> verne: 3rd and 3.

marshall keeps it up the middle. hit in the back, but he's got the 1st down. the clock will top with 4:04 to go and restart after the chains are set. >> [crowd noise]. >> gary: you are asking the quarterback to do that and marshall is a willing participant. >> verne: he has 20 carries. 4-wide. right to left. >> [crowd noise]. >> verne: malzahn rushed out and called time. i don't think he got time called in time. it's an incomplete pass. >> gary: yes, the auburn offense was confused. half of the players were not on the same page that time.

>> [cheers and applause]. >> gary: pretty close. auburn has to figure this is their last try. can they afford to punt the ball? i don't think so. >> verne: 2nd and 10. >> verne: on the ground again. mason. look at his legs run. >> gary: the offensive line as well. continued to push. >> verne: 3rd down. 3:20 to go. 3rd and 4. >> gary: a complete sellout by a&m. everybody in the box. man-to-man on the outside. no safety. >> verne: mason. >> gary: running that ball into a 9-man defense. there is no sacht on the field.

it's like goal line defense on 3rd down. >> verne: he picks up a 1st and 10. and that's his 25th carry. 166 yards and now mason will get a rest. >> gary: look at this. nobody back here. >> verne: cameron artis-payne. 2.5 to go. >> gary: we have our last drive of the game. remember, auburn has won the game on the last drive. mississippi state 88 yard drive. 1:56 on the clock. >> verne: artis-payne stopped. the clock will continue to run. both teams have 3 timeouts. >> gary: the only difference, they only need a field goal to tie. >> [crowd noise].

>> verne: he will throw it this time. the intended receiver sammy coates. >> gary: he knew it was coming. i thought it would be the wheel route. i have been looking for it the whole second half. >> verne: 3rd and 9. >> [crowd noise]. >> gary: still 2 more downs. they are too far for a field goal. >> [crowd noise]. >> verne: a&m. >> gary: the wheel route. there it is. i knew it was coming. >> verne: marcus davis. >> gary: he had them matched up on the linebacker.

>> verne: 27 yard gain. >> gary: there it is right there. you knew the wheel route was coming. >> [crowd noise]. >> verne: mason. he is down near the 6. >> gary: now does kevin sumlin start using his timeouts? he's got to give manziel time. remember the clock stops at the 1st down. auburn needs to slow down. a&m wants to stop the clock now. >> verne: mason again. >> gary: that's going be to a 1st down. boy, could be a touchdown. i don't know if his knees came down. >> verne: exactly. >> gary: they are not going to call it. what is the hurry? >> verne: 1st and goal. >> [whistle blowing]. >> gary: they will get a

challenge on this. >> referee: a 1st down. >> ♪ >> gary: the review is going. i don't know if he was climbing over his own guys dismukes. did he even touch the ground? does his knee go down? i don't think so. they will call it a touchdown and i don't know if that's a good play or not. >> verne: ford is the replay official. >> gary: they could call that a touchdown. >> verne: i think so. there is no knee on the ground. >> gary: nope, just his left hand and he reaches across. that means that auburn will score on this drive. but give the ball back with a minute and 20 to go. >> referee: after further review the ball carrier broke the plain

of the goal line. touchdown! >> gary: what a drive! a 13-play drive. running into the teeth of a 9-man front and they dialed up the wheel route to get it down there in scoring position. what a game by mason and by the offensive line for auburn. >> verne: mason what a heavy load he carried today. 27 carries. 177 yards. and the go-ahead touchdown. parker is on. >> gary: we said they would have to get into the 40s. we are in the 40s. >> [crowd noise]. >> verne: a 4 point game. and we invite you to stay tuned for the jeep post-game show on cbs sports.

>> gary: i heard all week doing introduce. one of the main questions was: can auburn stop manziel? i said no. that's proved to be true. but the second part of the question could have been: can a&m stop auburn? and that looks like a no too. >> verne: yes, that's been their weakness all year long. a young team. >> gary: the linebacker on the wide receiver. the wheel route. i thought they would see it all second half. gus malzahn for this play. a great throw and catch. called at the right time. and then mason extend for the touchdown. >> verne: all right, johnny manziel, sore right shoulder but did not show any difficulty on the last drive when he led them downfield. 1:19 to go. all 3 timeouts available for each team.

>> gary: remember manziel likes to start the drives going to evans. he gets him off to a comfortable beginning of the drive to throw him that short pass. >> verne: this is returnable. trey williams number 3. >> [cheers and applause]. >> verne: 33 yardline -- no spot it at the 35. 1:12 to go. >> gary: trey williams can move 3 ways at the same time can't he? >> verne: 1st and 10. 1:12. aggies trialing 45-41. manziel 413 yards, 4 touchdowns. evans wide to the bottom of the screen. chris davis has him now. manziel goes across the middle. and again, to the 50 and out of

bounds to stop the clock. >> gary: you knew he was going to do it. they like to start their drive throwing the ball to evans. >> verne: a gain of 19. and evans has caught 10, 266. 4 touchdowns. manziel. and under a minute to go. daniel with the tackle. a timeout. texas a&m. >> gary: you can see auburn might not win this game, but the substitution strategy employed by johnson the defensive coordinator has paid off in the fourth quarter. at least they have some kind of pass rush. >> verne: yes. well, we will make our first

visit to tennessee off the big victory today at alabama. the crimson tide plays tonight at home against arkansas. our game will be down there next saturday. 3:30 eastern. it begins with the auto trader college football show. tennessee at alabama. well, he crossed 500 total yards again. >> [whistle blowing]. >> verne: evans right side. davis defending. manziel in trouble. it happens again. out to the 18 yardline. >> gary: every time he gets in trouble, he looks for number 13. mike evans his roommate the night before the game, you know he will come back and help his

quarterback when he scrambles. >> verne: a new career record receptions yardage for mike evans. 11 for 287. a timeout auburn. >> gary: evans right away recognizes the scramble and comes back to help his quarterback. a little pressure in the pocket. out of the pocket. evans i will help you. i will come back. there it is. actually had help with the safety over the top that time and still went to evans. >> [crowd noise]. >> gary: mike evans it's either us or the state of alabama he likes playing in. >> verne: [laughing]. >> gary: and auburn the same

type of game. >> verne: auburn 617. the aggies with 6627. 1st and 10 with 43 seconds to go from the 18. the blitz. off the back foot. into the end zone. >> gary: oh, wow! a dangerous play. that could have been intercepted by jermaine whitehead. i thought whitehead was going to get this one. a little bit misjudged it and evans almost came up with it. that was a ballgame throw right there if whitehead makes that interception. he had a chance. >> verne: 2nd and 10. 36 seconds to go. the 4 man auburn rush. manziel scrambling again. >> gary: it finally paid off. gabe wright making the play. >> verne: and ford completing

it. >> gary: they used at least 9 defensive linemen all game and they are still fresh enough in the fourth quarter to rush the passer. it's in the middle. slashed by ford and comes back and makes the play. it is ford number 30. >> verne: the time is called. malzahn. >> gary: i have 9 defensive linemen on my board and they have all played. >> verne: 45-41. moments ago on the bench, ouch! >> gary: he should throw a couple before he goes out there. because remember the time before he thought he was okay and tried to throw it and he could not do it. >> verne: 3rd and 18.