No matter how much you try to ignore the wave of pre-season expectations, every major college football outlet will attempt to cloud your vision regarding Texas A&M’s chances to rebound after their dreadful 5-7 (2-6 SEC) 2022 campaign.
However, here at Aggies Wire, it’s our job to not only provide you with breaking news regarding Texas A&M Athletics daily but to analyze and dissect articles that may sway you in an unrealistic direction or flat-out characterize the Aggies in an unflattering and biased manner, while altogether avoiding facts.
Late last week, Athlon Sports, one of the more trusted outlets in the sports writing sphere, released one of their many previews regarding Texas A&M’s 2023 season outlook. This time, author Steven Lassan provided his “Expert Prediction,” writing “3 Reasons Why Texas A&M will be the SEC’s Most Improved Team in 2023.”
To his credit, Lassan didn’t spend too much time lamenting the failure of the coaching staff and play-calling issues but instead focused on the bigger picture, including the critical offseason moves that should make an immediate impact as soon as September rolls around.
Pointing out that the Aggies return the highest number of starters in SEC with 15, any positive outlook is based on the roster finding to reach their talent potential. At the same time, new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino is assumed to take the play-calling reigns, leaving Jimbo Fisher to manage the game in a CEO-type fashion.
Here are Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan’s three reasons why Texas A&M can rebound in 2023.