COLLEGE STATION, Texas — With the 2022 regular season officially concluded for the Aggies, many changes and announcements have already begun to surface out of the A&M football program.
The year has certainly been one with unfulfilled expectations, as the Aggies missed attending a postseason bowl game for the first time since 2008, 14 years ago.
However, in the less-than-stellar year that was the 2022 football season, a large amount of negative press and attention has circled around the A&M football program, projecting a distorted image about what will come to Aggieland once the season comes to a close.
While the transfer portal will run its course on every team, speculation that the Aggies will become significantly worse due to major roster turnover doesn't appear to be a realistic outlook for the 2023 season, at least at the time of writing. While in the past month there have been a number of players decommitting from Texas A&M and entering the transfer portal, the Aggies have seemingly shrugged off the negative attention garnered by the announcements and wishing the best of luck to those who may not wear the maroon and white next season.
In fact, many of the woes that have been plaguing A&M this season have been on offense. While their defensive ballgame hasn't been stellar by any means, key players becoming injured and underclassmen stepping up to play despite their lack of college football level experience give a ray of hope for the future of the Aggie football program going into the 2023 season.
However, the biggest headline to come out of College Station today was the team had parted ways with Offensive Coordinator Darrel Dickey, opening the door for a new OC to come in and bring a philosophical refresh to the A&M offense to better compete against not just LSU, but other teams in the SEC--present and future.
With that in mind, here is a recap of what happened in the world of Aggie football over this past 72 hours:
- Aggies part ways with Offensive Coordinator Darrell Dickey, first reported by TexAgs' Billy Liucci
- The SEC fining Texas A&M for storming the field following their 38-23 upset win over the LSU Tigers on Saturday, Nov. 26
- Defensive Tackle McKinley Jackson announcing on his Instagram that he's returning to play his senior year for the Aggies
- Quarterback Conner Weigman named SEC football co-freshman of the week
- Defensive Back Demani Richardson named SEC football co-defensive player of the week
- Running Back Devon Achane named SEC football offensive player of the week
- Kicker Caden Davis announces he will enter the transfer portal
- Running Back LJ Johnson Jr. announces he will enter the transfer portal via Hayes Fawcett of on3sports on Nov. 27
- Linebacker Ish Harris announces he will enter the transfer portal via Hayes Fawcett of on3sports on Nov. 27
- EDGE Elijah Jeudy announces he will enter the transfer portal via Hayes Fawcett of on3sports on Nov. 26
