Texas A&M’s first availability report of the week brought a few fresh questions, but nothing that looks like a full-blown injury crisis heading into Saturday’s SEC opener against Kentucky.
Four Aggies landed on the questionable list Wednesday night: running back Jamarion Morrow, wide receivers Ashton Bethel-Roman and TK Norman and defensive end Anto Saka. No Texas A&M players were tagged doubtful or out.
Under the SEC’s system, questionable is basically a coin flip. Available means a player is expected to suit up, probably points to roughly a 75% chance of playing, questionable sits at 50/50, doubtful is around 25% and out is exactly what it sounds like. So for now, none of these names should be treated as automatic absences.
Morrow is the one worth watching most closely on offense. He has already earned a real role behind Rueben Owens II, and Texas A&M’s Week 2 depth chart had Owens and Morrow listed together as co-starters at running back, with freshmen Carsyn Baker and KJ Edwards next in line.
If Morrow can’t go, Mike Elko still has options. Owens would be in line for a heavier load, while Baker and Edwards could see their opportunities rise as well. That’s hardly a bad fallback plan when the next men up are two promising freshmen.
The receiver situation carries a little more uncertainty. Bethel-Roman and Terry Bussey were listed as co-starters at the same receiver spot going into Week 2, with Norman behind them. Now both Bethel-Roman and Norman are on the questionable list, which creates some real depth questions at that position.
If Bethel-Roman is unavailable, Bussey would be the obvious player to absorb those snaps. Texas A&M still has Mario Craver and Isaiah Horton in the other starting receiver roles, but the bigger issue would be how thin things get if both Bethel-Roman and Norman are sidelined.
Saka is the only defensive player on the report. The Northwestern transfer entered Week 2 as the backup to T.J.
Searcy at defensive end, with freshman Bryce Perry-Wright listed behind him. Texas A&M has other bodies available along the defensive front, so losing Saka would affect the rotation more than it would force a major change to the starting lineup.
The current depth chart still has Saka behind Searcy.
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