Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman is, by far, the most important player on the roster going into the beyond critical 2024 season, as new Aggies head coach Mike Elko will enter his first full season at the helm.
After the firing of now-former head coach Jimbo Fisher, Weigman’s future in Aggieland was realistically never in doubt, as his previous relationship with Elko during his time as A&M’s defensive coordinator from 2018-2021, helping recruit the former five-star signal caller in 2022.
After just four starts during the 2023 season, Weigman, who had already passed for 979 yards, eight touchdowns, and only two interceptions, sustained a season-ending lower-body injury just minutes before halftime amid the Aggies’ 27-10 win over Auburn back on Sept. 23.
Still sticking around the sidelines during the rest of the season, Weigman is now in the rehabbing stage after a successful surgery and is poised to return to spring football in the next couple of months if all goes well. Providing fans more clarity, Weigman joined TexAgs’ Billy Liucci on Friday for a 12-minute interview to discuss his return and his excitement to play under a familiar face in Mike Elko.
“I was excited because I’ve known coach Elko for a while, I played baseball with Mikey (Mike Elko’s son Michael), he was with the team when I was being recruited here, and just a really cool, down-to-earth guy, and it’s cool to see him back in Aggieland.”
While Elko has made several staff changes, including the dismissal of offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino, an announcement regarding Petrino’s replacement should be coming sooner or later. Still, as of now, everything is based on speculation.
However, Elko has already gained the trust of Weigman and the rest of the offense, as whoever is deemed to become the Aggies’ new OC will hopefully bring a wealth of explosiveness to the offense in 2024. As Liucci noted his excitement that the offense will have a clean slate to work from, he asked Conner just how pumped he is on a scale of 1-10:
“I’m at a 10. All of us offensive guys are, and we trust him to make a good hire, and that’s what he’s preached to us that he’ll go get a really good guy and put us in a good position to succeed.”
As usual, Liucci and the rest of the TexAgs staff cleared up yet another rumor regarding the ongoing transfer portal chaos, so no matter what happens next, knowing that one of the most talented quarterbacks in the country will be back on his Aggie redemption tour next season is undoubtedly a sight for sore eyes. Here is the full interview:
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