Texas A&M Football: 3 implications of Weigman's early enrollment

Texas A&M Football: 3 implications of Weigman’s early enrollment

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - OCTOBER 31: Head coach Jimbo Fisher of the Texas A&M Aggies gives a thumbs up to fans as he walks to the locker room after the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Kyle Field on October 31, 2020 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

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Implication No. 2: Texas A&M’s 2023 quarterback competition may already be in progress

This slide will be somewhat of an extension from the last slide. As mentioned, the Texas A&M Football team has no guarantee that Zach Calzada or Haynes King will be their guy. This is college football, and we’ve seen a handful of guys get chewed up and spit back out.

In order for either of these guys to separate themselves as the team’s long-term starter, they have to leave no doubt in the mind of Jimbo Fisher that they are this team’s quarterback. If A&M isn’t getting it done on the offensive end, Fisher has an objectively more talented guy waiting to pounce on the starting role.

As a result, this announcement shifts the entire mood surrounding the quarterback competition in College Station.

Rather than a competition to be the starter this season, the now-three quarterbacks will be competing to see who can become the long-term starter. Jimbo Fisher likes to find a single guy and stick with him, as evident by his commitments to players like Jameis Winston and Kellen Mond. If he’s going to make a change, it’ll happen early.

It’s also worth keeping in mind that Eli Stowers is waiting in the shadows and could become a factor in this ongoing QB competition.