Texas A&M got a welcome piece of news on its first injury report for Saturday’s trip to LSU: KJ Edwards is not on it.
That matters for a lot of reasons, starting with the fact that the freshman running back has flashed enough already to have Aggie fans talking like he should be getting starter-level work. Through just three games, his burst has stood out every time he gets the ball, and there was even a sense the staff was planning to feature him heavily last Saturday before things changed. Mike Elko said after that game that Edwards had gone down with an injury and was unable to play the second half.
Elko didn’t offer anything more definitive on Monday, saying it was too early in the week to make a final call on Edwards or anyone else. But the availability report now points in a clear direction: Edwards appears set to return when No.
23 Texas A&M visits No. 10 LSU in Baton Rouge.
That’s a major boost for an Aggies offense that can use all the help it can get. The report still lists Jamarion Morrow as questionable, which keeps at least some uncertainty in the backfield.
Morrow missed the Kentucky game with injury, and with Edwards out of the second half, Texas A&M was left with just Rueben Owens and Carsyn Baker in the running back room. Getting one, and ideally both, of those missing pieces back for Death Valley was always going to be important.
Morrow’s situation has been murky for a while. He’s been dealing with something even when he’s been available this season, and Elko has already said the issue that began in fall camp has lingered. He also hasn’t quite shown the same explosion he had last year.
Ashton Bethel-Roman is the other Aggie on the report, and his status matters too. ABR hasn’t made a huge impact yet this season, but he did come up with a couple of big catches against LSU last year. With Terry Bussey out, Texas A&M could use Bethel-Roman back in a hurry.
That’s especially true for Marcel Reed. The quarterback needs more than one weapon around him if Texas A&M wants to keep the offense humming, and the Aggies would love for this not to become a “get-right” spot for him in one of the toughest road environments in the country. Still, Reed has done damage against LSU’s defense in each of the last two seasons.
A big reason for that success has been the run game, and Edwards’ return gives Texas A&M a real chance to lean back into that formula. If Morrow and Bethel-Roman can join him, even better. For now, the Aggies can at least breathe a little easier knowing Edwards is trending the right way.
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