Texas A&M’s season took another hit after Saturday’s 27-6 loss to Missouri, with head coach Mike Elko confirming that offensive lineman Blake Ivy is done for the year.
Elko said Ivy suffered an injury in practice during the week and will miss the remainder of the season. Ivy had already been on the SEC injury report and did not play against the Tigers.
The setback adds another starter to a Texas A&M injury list that already includes several key offensive pieces. The players out for the season are Terry Bussey, WR, Tiger Riden Jr., RB, Madden Williams, WR, and Chace Sims, DL.
Ivy’s absence is especially notable because Texas A&M had already lost Bussey in the defeat to Kentucky last month. For an Aggies team trying to salvage what’s left of an ugly season, staying healthy has become a major part of the equation.
The Aggies will get a chance to regroup at home this week against The Citadel, and that matchup could give starters some much-needed rest if Texas A&M builds a comfortable lead.
Ivy opened the season as a starter in the first three games, though the coaching staff later turned to Trovon Baugh at left guard in the loss to LSU. Even before the injury, Ivy had not produced the kind of season he was hoping for, a reality that also fit the broader struggles along Texas A&M’s offensive line.
A four-star recruit in Texas A&M’s 2024 class, Ivy played in three games as a true freshman and then appeared in 10 contests last season.
Quarterback Marcel Reed had spoken recently about the way Ivy and the rest of the offensive line would help keep him clean. After the win over Missouri State, Reed said the group is "going to protect (him)."
"I remember running out, and Wilkin Formby just said, 'I love you, brother.' I said, 'I love you, too.'
Tyree Adams was checking in on me. I saw Blake Ivy maul somebody and get hype.
They're going to protect me."
Texas A&M hosts The Citadel on Saturday at Kyle Field, with kickoff set for 12 p.m. CT.
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