Texas A&M heads into its Sept. 5 season opener against Missouri State with a new look on offense, and Marcel Reed is right at the center of it.
The Aggies have already worked through nine preseason practices, and Reed is entering his second full season as the starter under first-year offensive coordinator Holmon Wiggins. Last season, Reed put up career-best numbers, throwing for 3,169 yards, 25 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
But the finish was rough. Texas A&M reached the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history, then Reed struggled badly in back-to-back losses to Texas and Miami, throwing interceptions and producing no combined touchdowns in those two games.
The numbers against top-35 defenses tell a similar story. Reed managed just six touchdowns and eight of his 12 interceptions in those matchups, and most of those issues came when he was forced to sit in the pocket with little movement. That has never really been his game.
That setup was a big part of the problem in Collin Klein’s offense. Texas A&M leaned heavily on 12-personnel, with two tight ends on the field, which removed a wide receiver from the formation and put more pressure on Reed to make quick decisions from the pocket. With limited movement, he had to work around pass rushers rather than play to his strengths.
Now the hope is that Wiggins, even without previous play-calling experience, will get Reed outside the pocket more often through RPO looks. That would also open things up for A&M’s deep receiver group to create more after the catch.
This week, college football analyst Brooks Austin of The Film Guy Network dug into Reed’s 2025 season, with a focus on Texas A&M’s 27-17 road loss to Texas. In that game, Reed finished 20 of 32 for 180 yards and two interceptions.
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