Halfway through its 2026 season, Texas A&M football is stuck in the mud, to say the least. Jammed at a .500 record with just one Southeastern Conference victory, the hopes of reaching the College Football Playoff are pretty much dead in the water and it's not hard to see where the Aggies are struggling.
Ranking in the bottom-4 of college football in explosive 20+ yard plays with fewer than 20, quarterback Marcel Reed posted yet another disappointing performance at the helm of the offense. The unit managed just two first downs in the first half, and overthrows and dirt-balls characterized the struggles from the first snap to the last. The loss to Missouri not only threw out any real chances of competing for a championship, but it also exposed something critical about A&M.
It made it quite clear that Reed commanding the offense is not the answer going forward, no matter who the opponent might be. After taking the Aggies by storm a season ago, his regression has doomed their chances of getting back to a meaningful postseason. Then to add more fuel to the flame, he has not accounted for a touchdown against a ranked opponent in 17 consecutive quarters.
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Source: Sports Illustrated