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They have some decent units and some decent players.  But laughable depth.  Any injuries at OL, QB, WR, the DB Lee, and they are cooked.  They look like an 8-4 team to me at best.

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Here's an article from Tarp gently trying to warn his fanbase that Marcel Reed pretty much sucks:

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Some quick thoughts on Texas A&M QB Marcel Reed from early in fall camp

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    I'm still in the process of watching clips from Texas A&M's first two practices of fall camp and talking to people. Thus, I thought I would go over some things about Aggies' quarterback Marcel Reed who is the most discussed player going into fall camp.

    - Quarterbacks tend to be what they are from a mechanical and mental standpoint by the time they're Reed's age. They should get better at certain things and especially at processing their reads and progressions via experience. However, if you're expecting them to change a great deal from a delivery standpoint, that's not very common. I've seen it happen but that depends on the quality of the coach and the mental and physical makeup of the player.

    - The other item is that because of this, your offensive coaches have to be able to program things around the quarterback's strengths and weaknesses. That's hard for some people and they wind up asking someone to do too much.

     

    - Physically, Reed is a slender guy who is never going to be a lot bigger and have a lot more strength. I think worrying about his weight given his frame is a probably a misapplied concern…he can avoid defenders or work to get the ball out faster as opposed to taking hits. However, he is also probably never going to be able to generate high end velocity because of this. This means that Reed's delivery is probably always going to have something of a hitch in it because he is going to put everything into his throws with his arm motion. In turn, that means that ball placement can be an issue because you're trying to make throws with your arm and not your body.

    - That brings me to another point: Reed's delivery has improved in terms of keeping the ball higher during his drop and orienting his shoulder to the target. His footwork has gotten better but it's never going to be equal to that of football only athlete who's been trained most of their life to be a drop back passer. The primary thing for him from a mechanical standpoint is going to be orienting his feet in the direction of the target which increases his chances of getting the ball there. It's not about perfect throws as much as it is giving the wideout the best chance of making the grab. An extra hop that redirects him on the same line as the target is a key for him.

    - However, this means that he is going to have to step up in the in the pocket more and scramble less. That's because he wants to get outside in space (even if it's just a step or two) but he may run into a blocker or defender (if he can't break containment) attempting to do that. As a result, it impacts his ability to set his feet and eventually deliver the ball. Not only that, because he wants to hold the ball, there are more things that can go wrong when he does that…defenders can close on him or his intended targets. He can scramble for positive gains playing like this but getting the ball down the field is what the position is about.

    Reed is going to set a tone for you on and off the field and he is going to work hard to make himself and everyone else around him better. I would like to see A&M move him around more if they want to throw it to the outside guys and create better spacing in the middle of the field to reduce his margin for error. RPOs will be his friend and experience should help him process things more quickly in 2025 and help A&M along the way.

 

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22 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

WLB: WLB1 Taurean York (JR); WLB2 Jordan Lockhart (SO); WLB3 Tristan Jernigan (Soph); WLB4 Kelvion Riggins (FR) – One of the more comical evaluations circulating talking season and shitty mock drafts is that York is some sort of budding superstar for the aggies. The guy is now LISTED! at 5’10”, 227 LBs. He’s smaller than that and he’s slow AF. We had this guy on our roster during a time of desperation and he was a helpful back-up, but completely limited in the same ways. His nickname was Tiny Dynamite. He was a transfer from JMU and I don’t remember his real name. Nice roster guy for early Sarkisian years, but he certainly was never lauded. Without 3 early draft picks playing in the front ¾ in front of him, times are only going to get harder for this mullet. I literally know nothing about the guys behind York and do not remember Texas recruiting any of them.

 

 

Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey, I believe.  Had to look it up because I certainly don't remember him playing or doing anything.

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Here's an article where Tarp is trying to gently let his readers know that their DTs this year are very likely to blow goats.

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How Texas A&M's defensive tackle rotation is going to have to win in 2025

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    Texas A&M's defensive tackles are going to have to win in a different way in 2025 than what we have seen in past seasons and particularly under former head coach Jimbo Fisher. The group has some size but it's lacking the big, space eating nose tackle that can hold their ground versus double teams. I understand that everyone has some reservations about this approach but that's not how this defensive scheme works. A&M boss Mike Elko really has never had big interior defenders at most of his stops and so he has built the position around people that have certain attributes….guys that can stay on their feet after contact, get up the field, not get washed down, maintain their gap integrity as part of an interconnected approach with the rest of the unit, and redirect plays. A&M also wants to play their interior defenders anywhere at the one, two, or three tech spots and flip them via alignment If necessary.

    Veteran Albert Regis and Iowa State transfer Tyler Onyedim are very much in this mode. For example, Regis is listed at 6 foot 1 and 317 pounds. He doesn't have long arms although he does have a good base. Regis played tight end in high school and so his lateral movement as well as his ability to chase the ball are much better than what you see from most interior guys. Most of all, he has very active hands since he had to catch passes in high school. He uses them to beat blockers with hand placement, hand fighting, and punch. Even if he gets stalemated as a pass rusher, they're quick enough to knock down passes.

    Onyedim is a longer version of Regis to an extent. He is very twitchy and has the length to keep his frame unblocked, taking on blockers and maintaining them at arm's length until he can shed them. He has the athleticism to follow the ball (which starts with good vision play recognition) and a motor that means he won't stop until he gets there. Onyedim can play a bit high, and he isn't someone who sufficiently powerful hands to escape blocks early.

     

    Former five star DJ Hicks has added more mass, but his hand placement, footwork, and lack of bend negates the remainder of his attributes some of the time. He's got the length and explosion to snap blockers back and get up the field but doing it consistently is the key. If Hicks can do those things, he should be the most naturally gifted guy at position and be no worse than a starting caliber player. He is not a natural nose in terms of holding ground, but his long arms should enable him to at least stalemate blockers.

    When I wrote about A&M's defensive rotations right before fall camp started, I noted that the Aggies had a three man rotation at the spot, and I haven't heard anything to change my mind about that. I'm not sure that any of the freshmen can become a fourth player at the position although I think you'll hear more about Landon Rink in fall camp than anyone else. However, the reason for that is because he is far more technically advanced than most of the backups he has or will be facing, is quick, and has a great motor and run down ability. Thus, he is going to more active and evident than most interior defenders. However, things will probably be different facing veteran competition for right now.

    I'm not going to say that he is a prototype for what A&M wants at the position, but he probably comes closer than anyone else because he is like Regis or Onyedim (staying engaged and following the ball) except that his explosion is superior. Those guys play laterally, and Rink plays vertically much like Shemar Turner did.

 

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It’s a team with some talent, a lot of gaps, and a pretty easy schedule outside the top 4-5 teams they play. 8-4 seems certain. 

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1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

On the ATM defense, their outlook for 2025:

Edge (Left side): TJ Searcy (JR); LDE2 Dayon Hayes (SR); LDE3 Rylan Kennedy (JR); LDE4 Kendall Jackson (FR) – Searcy and Hayes are transfers who have started for P4 schools. Neither UF or CU put in effort to retain either guy when they left and both have underwhelmed in their first offseasons at ATM. The mods are actually hyping Rylan Kennedy more than the other two, FWIW.

DT: DT1 Tyler Onyedim (SR); DT2 DJ Hicks (J); DT3 Jadon Scarlett (Soph); DT4 Chace Sims (FR) – Onyedim is a transfer from Iowa State who had decent numbers there. Hicks is trending towards bust territory with Tarp now talking about the guy simply not having the tools to be a quality starter on their front. Scarlett is a vestige of the 2022 disaster class and he’s not doing anything to offset that group’s infamy.

NT: NT1 Albert Regis (SR); NT2 Daelyn Evans (FR); NT3 DJ Sanders (FR) – ATM doesn’t really have a true NT this season. Regis will likely be rotating more with Onyedim in a 3 man front due to the lack of an NT on the roster. He’s a mediocrity and their whole front 3/4 is a far cry from the talent they stacked last season, even though that group didn’t really do much above average themselves. DJ Sanders is built like a giant bran muffin standing on two toothpicks. I assume he’s redshirting.

Edge (Right side): RDE1 Cashius Howell (SR); RDE2 Sam M’Pemba (Soph); RDE3 Marco Jones (FR); RDE4  Solomon Williams (FR) – Howell made plays when on the field last year, so he’s in line to have a decent year. Given the lack of high end talent around him on the DL and behind him at LB, he’s going to need to do so. M’Pemba was another transfer from a big time program (UGA) who did nothing while there and Georgia was fine watching him leave. ATM has gotten a lot of credit for these kinds of transfers from the lazy talking heads. Getting guys that programs were happy to see leave, that other big time programs didn’t compete for in the portal, is not a net gain in talent for that roster.  

WLB: WLB1 Taurean York (JR); WLB2 Jordan Lockhart (SO); WLB3 Tristan Jernigan (Soph); WLB4 Kelvion Riggins (FR) – One of the more comical evaluations circulating talking season and shitty mock drafts is that York is some sort of budding superstar for the aggies. The guy is now LISTED! at 5’10”, 227 LBs. He’s smaller than that and he’s slow AF. We had this guy on our roster during a time of desperation and he was a helpful back-up, but completely limited in the same ways. His nickname was Tiny Dynamite. He was a transfer from JMU and I don’t remember his real name. Nice roster guy for early Sarkisian years, but he certainly was never lauded. Without 3 early draft picks playing in the front ¾ in front of him, times are only going to get harder for this mullet. I literally know nothing about the guys behind York and do not remember Texas recruiting any of them.

MLB: MLB1 Scooby Williams (SR); MLB2 Damion Sanford (JR); MLB3 Noah Mikhail (FR) – Williams is a guy that had Florida coaches packing his bags for him when he announced his transfer aspirations. He showed up at ATM and suddenly he was another “big get” heralded from the portal by The Elk and Co. If you need a guy with no instincts and mediocre physical talents to make up for that? Williams is your man. Sanford has been a nothing at ATM after being a decently ranked recruit. I had to go look up Noah Mikhail’s picture to make sure he is a real person.

NB: NB1 Tyreek Chappell (SR); NB2 Jordan Shaw (Soph); NB3 Bravion Rogers (JR) – Chappell is a guy coming off of serious injury who also played a different position (CB) before he was hurt. They’ve been tepid with their thoughts on him since returning. He had a bizarre decline before injury anyways, as he had a much better Soph season than JR season. Shaw is a transfer who played a lot last year at UW. He had plenty of tackles, but that’s it. No INTs, FFs, Sacks. Rogers is another bust getting older on their roster.

LCB: LCB1 Dezz Ricks (Soph); LCB2 Julian Humphrey (JR); LCB3 Cobey Sellers (FR) – Again, you can see the trend where ATM goes out and pays for transfer guys who were highly rated out of HS but disappointments in college. They beat their chest about landing these types and the media laps it up. Ricks was a 5 star that they celebrated picking up and starting, and then they were shocked that he was mediocre as a starter and a pain point with their pass defense. Then they repeated that this cycle with Humphrey, who had been benched at UGA and has attitude issues. What could go wrong?

RCB: RCB1 Will Lee III (SR); RCB2 Jayvon Thomas (JR); RCB3 Jordan Pride (FR); RCB4 Adonyss Currie (FR) – Lee, aka “The Blanket”, is a good college CB who will be drafted in 2026 if he’s healthy. He’s their best defensive player and will generally be avoided in the passing game by most teams. When he’s gone, they’re as likely to go get another portal guy as they to let Thomas actually start. The aggies are thin behind Lee.

Strong Safety: SS1 Dalton Brooks (JR); SS2 Marcus Ratcliffe (Soph); SS3 Rashad Johnson (FR) – Brooks is a big hitter who is a step slow. Ratcliffe is getting talked up a lot by the aggie mods, so maybe he makes a run at starter, especially if Brooks is in jail for a hit-and-run.

Free Safety: FS1 Bryce Anderson (SR); FS2 Myles Davis (Soph); FS3 Jarred Kerr (SR) – Anderson was one of the highest rated guys in the 2022 class and coveted by Texas. He had a great early start to his career but has struggled since then. Last year, he had a terrible season, marred by nagging injury, and played at NB. They’ve moved him back to safety. As of now, he’s got a long way to go to get back to the budding star he looked like years ago. Davis is getting praise by the ATM staff and he was also highly rated. Kerr is another 2022 class signee who sucks.

Defensive Outlook and Coaching:

Mike Elko gets a ton of credit being a defensive guru. Some of that is deserved, as he was pretty damned good as a DC at ATM, and ND and WF before that. Some of that hype is living off of that rep and ignoring last year and also ignoring the dearth of development with the talent he’s usually working with on campus. Now he’s waddling around the media circuit and telling anyone who will listen that he’s about to produce double digit draft picks, “just like every SEC team that has won the conference”, while ignoring what’s actually on the roster or being kennel blind about same.

If you look at the defense for 2025 as whole, there’s plenty of experience and age on the roster, but how much of that is good? The DTs are a step down from their 2024 counterparts. The DEs are the same. LB has two guys that ATM loves to hype who have major deficiencies in key parts of their game. The secondary was a problem last year, but, hey, they return all of it!

Maybe Chappell and Anderson have great years. Maybe Taurean York grows 3-4 inches and Scooby Doo wakes the fuck up for every pre-snap read. Maybe a light goes on for Ricks and maybe The Elk lets Howell play freely rather than trying to tie up blockers for the second level. That’s a lot of maybes.

 

 

Regarding the Texas 8&4 Special Teams, here you go:

PK: PK1 Randy Bond (SR) – If there’s a strong point on the ATM roster, it’s at PK and Punter. Bond went 20-24 in FGA and made all of his XPs. He’s a senior and I’ll be happy to see him leave.

P: P1 Tyler White (Soph) – Tyler White is the aggiest looking aggie to have ever aggied. He’s also a damned good Punter. He averaged 44.9 ypp, netted 42 and landed 54% of his punts inside the 20. Every team in the country would take those numbers.  

KR: KR1 Reuben Owens (Soph); KR2 Ashton Bethel-Roman (FR) – Reuben Owens is looking more like fool’s gold than the real gold he was promised to be during his recruitment. He’s been a bad RB, frankly, but at KR, he’s got the speed to play the role. His lack of wiggle and willingness to be arm tackled won’t matter if the KO team can open the occasional hole for him. ABR is someone that Liucci has talked up but I know nothing about him. The two transfer WRs, Concepcion and Craver, have been discussed as KRs as well.  

PR: PR1 Mario Craver (Soph); PR2 Isaiah Williams (FR) -Craver is really fast and has some jitter to him. He didn’t return punts at MSU, so I have no idea if he’s good at it or not. I wouldn’t rate PR as a strength that jumps off of the paper for the aggies in 2025. 

ST Coaching and Outlook: The Elk brought a STC with him to ATM, Patrick Dougherty. ATM had a top 35 unit last year under him and he’s had success wherever he’s been. He put two good years together for Elko at Duke and rose to industry esteem while cutting his teeth at Ball State before that. He’s a rising name in the space. I expect ATM to have another solid year at PK and P.

 

Holy fuck Bravion Roger’s is a junior. I hadn’t thought of that dude since he committed to aTm. What a fucking bust. 
 

Also, lol Landon Rink.

 

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44 minutes ago, Darth Tron said:

Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey, I believe.  Had to look it up because I certainly don't remember him playing or doing anything.

44 tackles, 3 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, and now he's slinging commercial real estate in Austin.

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Yes! We needed another aggy thread. Who the fuck is Landon Rink?

Lemme quote my favorite line from Bear Bryant in the Junction Boys movie/book regarding aggy, "Half the team is smaller than monkeys' cajones, the other half is slower than smoke off shit."

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27 minutes ago, lemonandaturd said:

I see they are already hyping up Landon Rink.  

I didn't read that as hyping, more of "he's a physically maxed out white guy from a football family who's already had a lot of coaching"

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3 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Brady Hart says hi 

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I thought about posting his picture as the epitome of aggie and then I thought “these bastards can’t help themselves, he’ll get posted. “ Surly FTW!

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It was pointed out that Elko didn’t take his QB to SEC media days. Either he knows there is a good chance he goes with someone else, or he doesn’t want Reed getting comfortable?

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44 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:

Cowboys' legend, Emmitt Smith, let his kid transfer from Stanford to aggy?

You'd think he'd know better.

emmitt would never compromise. 

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2 hours ago, DFW Horn said:

His hair isn't short enough. Clem would like to have a word.

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He looks like a young Trey Parker.

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Trey Zuhn is decent but he has sub-32 inch arms, which is a complete deal breaker for NFL tackles. He's also really tall at almost 6'7, so he's got no leverage as a guard. Any time we lined our 34" arm DTs Alfred Collins or Vernon Broughton up against Zuhn, they kicked his ass.

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8 minutes ago, pyrofiend said:

Trey Zuhn is decent but he has sub-32 inch arms, which is a complete deal breaker for NFL tackles. He's also really tall at almost 6'7, so he's got no leverage as a guard. Any time we lined our 34" arm DTs Alfred Collins or Vernon Broughton up against Zuhn, they kicked his ass.

Are you calling the guy a T-Rex? 

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6 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Are you calling the guy a T-Rex? 

Thank god the yell leaders are available and willing to yank it for him, since he probably can't reach it

For the cause, of course

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1 hour ago, Hookem2147 said:

 

The Aggie247 guys seem to revel in the feeling of walking on the razor's edge with The Elk. They colored outside the lines too often last year and received one practice suspension and several phone calls in which they were upbraided and threatened. Posting this kind of stuff is why Liucci's crew gets to attend numerous practices that Karels and Tarp do not. I'd like to hear Tarp speak candidly about Elko over a beer. You can tell in his writing that he really doesn't like the guy.

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15 hours ago, Sgt Hulk said:

I wanna see full melt down and UTSA butt fucking them 

In 2004, I was at a Texans game when I heard someone talking about how Baylor had stunned A&M the night before. I had no idea this had happened. I spent a lot of money getting myself and my friends drunk in celebration. Great time. I would enjoy an aggie loss to UTSA this year even more.

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Here's Karels breaking down his observations on the offense at practice last night. It seems kind of obvious that Reed sucks in the passing game, but it's going to take aggies a while to get there. 

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Texas A&M football preseason practice takeaways: Aggie offense underwhelms during light drills

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    COLLEGE STATION, Texas  The Texas A&M football team held its fifth preseason practice Monday on the two outdoor Coolidge Practice Fields. It marked the third practice GigEm247 and other media outlets could partially observe during preseason camp. The reporters in attendance were permitted to watch, film video and take pictures for the first seven periods (approximately 45 minutes) of practice before leaving. 

    Reporters were not able to see the Aggies in any competitive settings like one-one-one drills, seven-on-seven work or 11-on-11 action. So given the limited and controlled viewing window, media members did not watch a lot of meaningful action.

    Still, there were plenty of notable observations that came from watching the first seven periods of practice. GigEm247 exclusively watched the offense. Here are some notes and takeaways from the viewing session.

     

     

    Not the best showing from the quarterbacks, wide receivers during one-on-ones against air … but also can't overreact

    It is not wise to take much from a small sample size of practice, especially during the portions that are not competitive settings like one-on-one, seven-on-seven and 11-on-11 action. Players can have good days and bad days, and during light work, they often are not going 100%.

    Still, A&M quarterbacks Marcel Reed and Miles O'Neill, and their receivers could have been better during their one-on-one work without defenders.

    On throws of 15-plus yards, the quarterbacks and receivers encountered the most problems. The timing between them seemed off far too often. Reed and O'Neill had their fair share of off-target passes, though some of the overthrows were because the receiver did not go 100%. Receivers KC Concepcion, Mario Craver, Terry Bussey, TK Norman, Izaiah Williams all dropped catchable balls on throws of 15-plus yards. Receivers Jerome Myles and Kelshaun Johnson bumped into each other while they were working on crossing routes.

    Below are all of the throws of 15-plus yards from Reed and O'Neill that I captured. For the most part, it is a mixed bag of good and bad:

    Here is every deep throw from Texas A&M QB Marcel Reed (with no defenders) that I took across a couple periods of practice tonight. pic.twitter.com/YhlKrLY32p

    — Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) August 5, 2025

     

    Here is every deep throw from Texas A&M QB Miles O’Neill (with no defenders) that I took across a couple periods of practice tonight. pic.twitter.com/Q5hzykgFxK

    — Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) August 5, 2025

     

    Again, these clips do not warrant a strong reaction. The quarterbacks and receivers have not consistently dealt with these issues during the media-observed portions of practice this offseason. But without anyone rushing the passer or covering the receivers, there should not be as many problems with the throws, timing and catching.

    Hello, Jerome Myles

    For the first time in preseason camp, Myles participated in a media-observed portion of practice. The former five-star recruit from Draper (Utah) Corner Canyon joined the Aggies in June and is now back from the season-ending ACL tear he suffered in his knee last August.

    From a physical traits standpoint, Myles certainly jumped out. Listed at 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, he is one of the bigger receivers for the Aggies. He also is one of their more athletic options and is quite fast for his size, clocking a 100-meter dash time of 10.36 seconds in May 2024.

    Texas A&M five-star wide receiver Jerome Myles is back at practice. Suffered a season-ending ACL tear in his knee last August. pic.twitter.com/yxawVYUpdn

    — Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) August 5, 2025

     

    Another look at Texas A&M freshman receiver Jerome Myles. pic.twitter.com/vmtHxkvxWY

    — Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) August 5, 2025

     

    During light position drills, Myles often worked behind several receivers like Concepcion, Craver, Bussey, Williams and Ashton Bethel-Roman. Myles also looked a little rusty at times, like when he bumped into Johnson. But there is still a lot to like about Myles and plenty of time for him to make enough progress to be in a position to play this fall.

    Who will be the starting center?

    It remains to be seen whether fifth-year senior Kolinu'u Faaiu or redshirt sophomore Mark Nabou Jr. will be the starting center this season. 

    During one offensive line position drill GigEm247 observed, Faaiu and Nabou both received action with incumbent starters. Faaiu worked with first-team left guard Chase Bisontis and left tackle Trey Zuhn III. Nabou ran with first-team right guard Ar'maj Reed-Adams and right tackle Dametrious Crownover.

    Texas A&M center Mark Nabou Jr. working with right guard Ar’maj Reed-Adams and right tackle Dametrious Crownover. pic.twitter.com/CerUfS2oZG

    — Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) August 5, 2025

     

    Texas A&M center Kolinu’u Faaiu working with left guard Chase Bisontis and left tackle Trey Zuhn III. pic.twitter.com/B3MpMmJvHY

    — Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) August 5, 2025

     

    Nabou seems like the favorite, because he entered last season as the starter. Still, he has a lot to prove. Only two of his 14 career starts have come at center. It remains to be seen, too, how well Nabou will bounce back from the season-ending lower leg injury he suffered in the opener vs. Notre Dame last fall. 

    In his lone season as a full-time starter in 2023, Nabou produced mixed results while primarily playing left guard. He received an underwhelming 57.0 run-blocking grade and surrendered the most pressures (21) and hurries (15) among his fellow interior offensive linemen.

    Faaiu comes with questions as well. All 19 of his career starts only came after the top option ahead of him went down with a season-ending injury. While Faaiu proved to be serviceable for much of last fall, he did not show enough to cement himself as the starter. Among the starting offensive line for the Aggies, Faaiu finished with the worst run-blocking grade (58.1) and well behind fourth-place Zuhn (68.0). He also gave up the most pressures (15) and hurries (12) among his fellow interior offensive linemen.

    Center will be among position battles to watch during preseason camp. A&M will wear full pads and scrimmage for the first time this preseason Wednesday and Saturday, respectively, so everything will begin to heat up soon.

 

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Honestly, for all of the "culture shift" talk from the aggies, those clips do not look good at all. Multiple guys are visibly half-assing their plays and there appears to be no recourse for it. Not great, Bob, if you're an aggie.

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2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Are you calling the guy a T-Rex? 

Even more-so than Will Campbell. I had a clip of him pancaking the right guard on a run play during last year's spring game, which is a great metaphor for how their season went. Unfortunately the video I got it from was deleted so the clip is gone as well, but I have a blurry screenshot of the moment. Bottom right of the screen.

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5 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Honestly, for all of the "culture shift" talk from the aggies, those clips do not look good at all. Multiple guys are visibly half-assing their plays and there appears to be no recourse for it. Not great, Bob, if you're an aggie.

Given the Elks personal background and despite all the yuk yuks he puts on in front of a camera it wouldn't surprise me if the aggie players weren't sold. In fact, I could see more of John Mackovic sort of reaction/relationship with players. Sure he was the coach but on a pure human level, of the multiple players I knew, all agreed they hated Mackovic as a person. 

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Those throws are tough to make when the receivers are halfassing it. Not sure if they were supposed to be going full speed, but it makes for a rough looking video. 

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