Texas A&M is taking a familiar look into Saturday night’s SEC spotlight.
The No. 23 Aggies will wear white helmets with maroon jerseys and maroon pants when they face LSU in Baton Rouge, a combination that has become one of the program’s more popular uniforms. Texas A&M revealed the Week 4 set on Thursday as it prepares for a primetime matchup after a rough Week 3 loss to Kentucky.
That defeat, a 31-21 setback at home, left the Aggies at 2-1 overall and 0-2 in SEC play, and the mood around the program has been far from upbeat. Third-year coach Mike Elko and starting quarterback Marcel Reed both drew plenty of blame after the loss, but both have since moved on and shifted their attention to LSU.
Elko said this week that he was encouraged by what he saw from his team in practice and also stood up for Reed, who remains the fifth-winningest quarterback in Texas A&M history. Reed, though, still has work to do. He missed some of the easy throws against Kentucky, and the Aggies need more from his legs as well after he ran for 100-plus yards in Texas A&M’s 49-25 win over LSU.
There’s still a long way to go in the season, but another loss would put the Aggies at 2-2 and 0-2 in conference play, a spot they’d rather avoid this early in the year.
On the field, Texas A&M will need its defensive line to create more heat in the pocket and force quarterback Sam Leavitt into quicker decisions. The Aggies also need longer possessions and a steadier run game if they want to leave Baton Rouge with the kind of result that can settle things down fast.
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Texas A&M picked up a timely recruiting note this week when five-star quarterback Donald Tabron, already committed to the Aggies for the class of 2028, reportedly canceled a planned visit to LSU. There had been some local skepticism about whether that trip was ever truly locked in, but LSU was still one of the finalists in the mix, which made the news worth watching for a program that wants to keep elite quarterback attention pointed its way.
For Mike Elko and his staff, the bigger takeaway is that the Aggies are still pushing hard on the recruiting trail even as questions linger around the current team. Keeping a commitment like Tabron from drifting toward another SEC power matters for the long view, especially when the competition for top quarterbacks can turn quickly. It is the kind of update Aggie fans have been waiting for, because it suggests the staff is still landing punches in an area where future stability starts. [Read more 🡒]
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For an A&M team trying to steady itself early in conference play, it is the kind of national nod that at least reinforces the idea that the Aggies are walking into a winnable spot. LSU still brings the usual Saturday-night noise and pressure, but Burns read suggests the matchup may come down to whether Texas A&M can build on Reeds success and make LSU prove its offense can answer. [Read more 🡒]
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Marcel Reed was a big part of the latest win, finishing with both passing and rushing touchdowns as Texas A&M controlled the game from start to finish. LSU and the Aggies have been at this since 1899, and they have played every year since A&M joined the SEC in 2012, which makes the current stretch even more notable for a rivalry with this much history. [Read more 🡒]