Texas A&M’s 2024 season will start and end in high-profile fashion, hosting Notre Dame to open the season, while the Lone Star Showdown vs. Texas will resume more than a decade after the Longhorns transitioned to the SEC this summer.
This month, progress has been made on both sides of the ball. At the same time, the defense has unsurprisingly taken center stage due to the dangerous pass rush duo of defensive ends Nic Scourton and Shemar Stewart, who are both poised to wreak havoc on most of the quarterbacks they face.
However, under new offensive coordinator Collin Klein, starting quarterback Conner Weigman, who is coming off a season-ending injury after four games last season, has continued to adjust to his scheme, which will feature tight end-heavy sets with more use of running backs in the passing game.
Avoiding Alabama and Ole Miss for the first time since entering the SEC back in 2012, the schedule is challenging but manageable if everything falls in place and the offense can consistently put more points on the board. While the national predictions for Texas A&M vary from 7 to even 10 wins, one analyst is much higher on the Aggie’s playoff chances.
According to CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm, Texas A&M is predicted to make the College Football Playoffs as an 8-seed. The Aggies would face 9-seed Penn State with a chance to face No. 1-seed Georgia in late December.
Just a thought: it’s very interesting how high some analysts are on Texas A&M’s playoff chances compared to those who view this season as a one-off because it is Mike Elko’s first season. However, this roster is too talented not to challenge every team they face every week, so Jerry Palm may be onto something.
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