No. 23 Texas A&M (1-0) showed that they were ready to destroy the memories of 2022 with a dominant 52-10 victory over New Mexico in Week 1. As head coach Jimbo Fisher aptly noted leading up to the game, it was “put up or shut up,” and suffice it to say the Aggies made a statement on Saturday night.
From an explosive offensive performance to some bright spots on the defensive side of the ball, there was no shortage of promising takeaways for the rest of the season.
Texas A&M’s offense, which was rightfully scorned for its 101st ranking in 2022, looked like a far cry from what we saw a year ago. Conner Wegiman came out firing early with most of his passes, and touchdown throws, coming between the hash and the boundary, or deep.
Whether it was by design or it was done to allow Weigman to be himself, that level of aggressiveness had not been seen in quite some time.
Of course, enough cannot be said for the game that Noah Thomas had. The sophomore receiver entered the 2023 season on the breakout player watchlist, and if you haven’t bought your stock on him, well, Saturday’s performance proves why you should. The defense was largely functional in holding the Lobos to 10 points, and a key transfer addition proved to be the most impactful player on that side of the ball Saturday evening.
For the first time this season, here are five takeaways from Texas A&M’s dominant 52-10 win over New Mexico.