For those of you wanting a majority of sports media to avoid expectation-based articles related to Texas A&M this offseason, I’m sorry to say that you can’t escape it because the 2023 Aggie football squad is ready to rebound in a big way with less than two months away from their season-opening matchup vs. New Mexico on Saturday, Sept. 2.
Earlier this week, On3 college football personality J.D. PicKell revealed how he feels things will shape out for Texas A&M ahead of the 2023 season. Focusing on the Aggie’s elite roster and returning stars on both sides of the ball, PicKell has placed the Maroon and White on “Boom Watch” to make some serious noise in the SEC and potentially the college football playoff.
“The talent is there,” PicKell stated. “The way I am looking at this, they have as many four and five-stars as just about everybody else they’re going to play in the country. They’re going to be competitive from a roster standpoint… I love Conner Weigman, I love Evan Stewart. Having Ainias Smith back is huge. They got a lot of ingredients on this roster.”
PicKell’s use of the term “ingredients,” being the abundance of talent on the roster, is essential in the context of discussing Texas A&M’s issues during their 5-7 2022 season, as Head Coach Jimbo Fisher repeatedly touted the need to “find the inches,” something he feels TCU accomplished every week during their incredible playoff run last season. PicKell took his prediction even further, proclaiming the Aggies a potential College Football Playoff wildcard if all the pieces fall in place.
“If they put it together, they’re going to be a team that I think competes in the SEC,” PicKell stated. “And they’re going to put a dent in the College Football Playoff race. Just look at who they play.”
Lastly, PicKell, like many of us in Aggie media, believes that even if the coaching staff falters early in the season, Texas A&M’s roster is just too talented not to rise to the occasion when in-game situations arise.
“Whether or not they compete for the College Football Playoff or not — who knows,” PicKell stated. “But I’m telling you. The roster itself is enough to be very, very dangerous when it comes to the 2023 season.”
The 2022 season failures will continue to plague until wins are produced on the field, and consistency is found in SEC play. It’s good that fellow media members believe the Aggies are equipped to prove that last season was simply a fluke.
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