After falling to Notre Dame 23-13 in prime time to open the 2024 season, Texas A&M and head coach Mike Elko are focused on film, practice, and motivation to fix the issues that plagued the program in Week 1.
Starting quarterback Conner Weigman’s career-low performance took most of the oxygen out of any positives, though few and far between, that the Aggies made on Saturday night. In his 10th career start after missing the final eight games of the 2023 season due to injury, Weigman was just plain off, throwing for just 100 yards and two interceptions.
Vowing to earn back the fanbase’s trust after speaking with the media this week, the redshirt sophomore knows that fixing his footwork issues will only increase his accuracy. However, after most of his receivers had issues gaining separation in their routes, will Elko shape up the Week 2 depth chart?
Released earlier this week, Texas A&M’s updated depth chart ahead of taking on McNeese State this weekend showed little change on offense and defense, outside of junior Koli Faaiu taking over as the team’s starting center after Mark Nabou was lost for the season due to a lower-body injury.
Texas A&M released its depth chart for McNeese State this Saturday. No changes from last week. pic.twitter.com/gWfr8SzE56
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) September 2, 2024
However, I do expect freshman athlete Terry Bussey to be featured more in the offense this weekend after taking 12 snaps at wide receiver in the opener. His elite athleticism and impressive speed should be utilized more outside of returning kicks and punts.
Texas A&M will host McNeese on Saturday, Sept. 7, for an early kickoff at 11:45 a.m. The game will air on the SEC Network.
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