Texas A&M is just three losses away from finishing 4-8 for the first time since the 2008 season, but after making the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history last season, third-year coach Mike Elko is under immense pressure to make drastic changes to the coaching staff and find a new starting quarterback this offseason.
However, Elko's press conference on Monday sang a different tune, as first-year OC Holmon Wiggins will reportedly retain his position, at least until the regular season is over, while starting quarterback Marcel Reed's above-average performance will keep him under center until the end of the year.
As frustrating as that is, this move likely has to do with Holmon Wiggins' importance as a recruiter, knowing
that Early Signing Day is just weeks away, and after four-star linebacker Aston Whiteside and five-star offensive tackle Mark Matthews flipped their commitments to Miami and Georgia, firing Wiggins now could result in several key offensive commits jumping ship.
After nine weeks of play, Texas A&M is the fourth- or third-worst team in the SEC with just one victory over Arkansas in conference play, and after falling to South Carolina on the road 17-9 in Week 10, the Aggies have tumbled eight more spots in the USA TODAY Re-Rank to No. 64, while only Vanderbilt (No. 77) and Arkansas (No. 92) are ranked lower.
The road only gets tougher from here, starting with hosting No. 13 Tennessee on Saturday, then facing Oklahoma in Norman, and finishing the year at home against Texas. If Texas A&M does finish 4-8, I fully expect changes to be made, as vague as that sounds.
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