Blatant Reed-Adams discrepancy shows preseason all-SEC team to be laughable sham

Texas A&M football is coming into this season with a highly experienced and deep team, especially on offense, but without a great deal of star power on the roster— at least at this point. One player that has been nearly unanimously recognized for his quality of play is OG Ar'maj Reed-Adams.

The Kansas transfer was a big piece of last year's offensive line, immediately becoming a tone-setter on that side of the ball and a leader in the locker room. Over the offseason, Reed-Adams was recognized by Pro Football Focus as the best guard in college football, and the preseason all-American honors have been rolling in for him over the past few weeks.

Reed-Adams was recognized as an all-American by the AP, as well as ESPN, and USA Today to boot. All three outlets placed the Aggie standout on the first team, with the only other SEC guard being Cayden Green from Missouri on the second team.

Somehow, though, when the SEC all-conference team was just released, Reed-Adams was not only not recognized as the best guard in the conference— he was put on the second team. How exactly did this happen?

Oversight of Ar'maj Reed-Adams on Coaches All-SEC Preseason team is complete outrage

There are five offensive linemen listed here— plus a center. And somehow, Reed-Adams didn't make the selection:

Cayden Green, Austin Barber, and DJ Campbell are all interior offensive linemen, and none of them rank higher than Reed-Adams in any All-American team of repute— so how exactly can it be that he ranks below them when the field of choices narrows to just the SEC?

Something isn't right here. Did the coaches just have their interns send in ballots? This simply does not make any sense.

It's not far-fetched at all to call Reed-Adams the best guard in the conference, and I think he will justify that label by season's end. This is a complete oversight by the coaches at best and downright voting malpractice at worst.