On Wednesday night, the SEC Network released the entire SEC schedule for the 2024 season, focusing on Texas and Oklahoma, who are set to join the Conference that season.
Storylines galore, the East and West divisions will be eliminated, providing a “fair playing field” for every team from a strength of schedule perspective ahead of the 12-team expansion in the College Football Playoff, also occurring in 2024. While most of the media wondered how Alabama head coach Nick Saban was reacting to one of the most demanding schedules in the Conference, Texas A&M’s schedule is beautiful.
With home games against Arkansas (AT&T Stadium), Missouri, LSU, and most notably, the return of the Lone Star Showdown with the Texas Longhorns, who will return to Kyle Field after more than a decade-long layoff. On the road, trips to Auburn, Florida, Mississippi State, and South Carolina will be challenging, but every road game in the SEC presents problems. Overall, the Aggie’s most challenging games against Notre Dame to open the season, Texas and LSU will all be at Kyle Field, emphasizing the importance of avoiding their bi-annual trip to Tuscaloosa.
Now, looking ahead at what Texas A&M will look like after what is hopefully a tremendous bounce back from their brutal 5-7 2022 campaign, the Aggies roster is poised to be elite from head to toe, while the vaunted 2022 recruiting class will be entering its third season including players such as defensive linemen Walter Nolan, Shemar Stewart, wide receivers Evan Stewart and Noah Thomas, and of course, quarterback Conner Weigman.
Combined with more potential transfer portal additions and what will likely be offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino’s second season in Aggieland, everything should be set in place for a legitimate run at a National Championship with 12 playoff spots available. While the 2023 season is on the horizon, it’s never too early to look ahead early, and folks, we’re in for one heck of a show.
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