Texas A&M is in the midst of spring football in preparation for their April 15th Maroon and White Spring Game, and for those able to witness the quarterback duo of sophomore and future superstar Conner Weigman and veteran lefty Max Johnson for the next three weeks, consider yourself lucky.
Earlier this week, ESPN Senior Writer Adam Rittenberg previewed the 2023 season from the quarterback perspective, ranking the top QB depth charts going into the season, and in one of the bigger surprises, as sit here in late March, Texas A&M was left out of the list after being ranked No. 4 in last years 2022 preview.
Going into the 2023 season, Weigman is slated to start his first full campaign with the Aggies after finishing the regular season with 896 passing yards and eight touchdowns, as his potential is unlimited under newly minted offensive coordinator, Bobby Petrino. With former LSU starting quarterback Max Johnson entering his second season in College Station, he’ll surely compete for the starting spot with Weigman this off-season, yet remains the backup this spring.
The third-string position will likely go to the talented 4-star freshman duel-threat Marcel Reed once he arrives on campus this summer, rounding out one of the more competent quarterback rooms in the FBS, and surely worth being ranked among the other blue blood programs in the country.
However, after the departure of former starting quarterback Haynes King, who transferred to Georgia Tech in late December, Rittenburg likely deducted points from the depth chart due to King’s vast experience with the program, yet Max Johnson is a much more competent replacement due to his pocket presence and accuracy, two areas that King, who’s still as tough as they come, will need to improve on as he himself competes for a starting spot with the Yellow Jackets this Fall.
So, let’s just chalk this up to recency bias after Texas A&M’s 5-7 2022 season has placed the “prove it” stamp on any pre-season praise the program receives because until results on the gridiron take a drastic turn, I don’t blame the hesitancy one bit.
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