Texas A&M comes out of its bye week staring at a brutal four-game finish, and ESPN FPI isn’t offering much encouragement.
The Aggies’ next stop is a road trip to South Carolina in Week 11, then Tennessee comes to College Station, followed by another road game at Oklahoma, before the regular season closes at home against rival Texas on November 27.
That stretch comes with Texas A&M already sitting in a rough place in its 2026 season, and the outlook has only gotten gloomier. ESPN FPI’s updated projections have the Aggies expected to lose all four of their remaining regular-season games, a path that would leave them at 4-8.
Here are the probabilities ESPN FPI assigned to each matchup:
Texas A&M (48.4%) at South Carolina (51.6%) - November 7
Texas A&M (47.4%) vs. Tennessee (52.6%) - November 14
Texas A&M (41.6%) at Oklahoma (58.4%) - November 21
Texas A&M (25.8%) vs. Texas (74.2%) - November 27
Mike Elko addressed the team’s situation only once this week, during Wednesday’s SEC Teleconference, where he discussed the Aggies’ pursuit of the No. 1-ranked 2027 recruiting class and backed quarterback Marcel Reed to keep starting despite his struggles.
Brady Hart, the backup who flipped from Michigan in the 2025 cycle, is expected to see the field only if Reed gets hurt. Elko is still leaning on Reed’s dual-threat ability as Texas A&M tries to find at least two more wins and get bowl eligible.
After the bye, the ask is simple: respond with urgency and get the run game moving.
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