Texas A&M’s (3-1, 1-0 SEC) 26-20 win over Bowling Green didn’t feature many positives for head coach Mike Elko and his team. The Falcons were given every chance to steal a victory due to poor execution by the Aggie offense and defense.
However, a win is a win, and for the first time this season, Texas A&M’s depth chart heads into week 5 looking as healthy as it can be despite a couple of in-game injuries on Saturday night. Like my fall games in Kyle Field, the heat and humidity can affect any poorly hydrated player, which was the case this weekend.
Outside of the usual attrition, Texas A&M starting center TJ Shanahan, who earned the job after Mark Nabou’s season-ending injury, Saturday’s game with an apparent lower leg injury, and was even carted off due to the severity but ended up returning to the sideline helmet in hand, but did not reenter the game. After the win, Elko revealed that Shanahan “should be fine” and could return as soon as this weekend.
On Monday, when asked about quarterback Conner Weigman’s shoulder injury, Elko said he will continue to be a game-time decision, as the redshirt sophomore did not dress out against Bowling Green.
Another in-game injury to watch: safety Bryce Anderson left Saturday’s game before reentering after gingerly walking off the field. We will monitor how he practices this week, but the junior should be more than ready to go.
Texas A&M will face Arkansas inside AT&T Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will air on ESPN.
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