Texas A&M’s offense took a huge leap last year under OC Collin Klein, but with his departure for Kansas State, the Aggies had to make a move to replace him. The man for the job, as it turns out, was inside the building all along, as Mike Elko showed belief in his program and his staff by promoting WRs coach and co-OC Holmon Wiggins to the full-time spot.
How exactly that plays out is still yet to be determined— Wiggins has been a longtime assistant in the SEC, which is either a big positive or a big negative, depending on how you look at it. Either you see him as a guy who has waited his turn under some of the greats, taking pieces of each along with him, or you see him as a guy that coaches like Nick Saban refused to promote.
The Aggies will find out this upcoming season, and though he will largely be running a similar offense as what A&M did the past two years, there will be some tweaks. We’ve found out about some of them already, but one thing that was mentioned at SEC Media Days may have escaped notice— the proliferation of four-wide receiver sets in the offense.
Holmon Wiggins’ move to four-wide receiver sets could revolutionize Aggies’ offensive attack
Under Collin Klein, the Aggies rarely used four-wideout sets. They were more apt to trot out an extra offensive lineman, for example, or load up on tight ends in the formation, attempting to confuse the defense as to whether they were going to run or pass the ball, rather than show pass the entire way— though they used this in particular a good amount in the second half against South Carolina.
As we all know, Marcel Reed looked like a completely different player in the second half against South Carolina than he had in the first— or, indeed, all year. In fact, it was good enough of a performance that he was awarded the AP Player of the Week award in college football— and this was truly the zenith of his Heisman candidacy, as well.
Of course, that went downhill after the Texas game, when he at times looked like he couldn’t complete a pass. There’s something to be said about the fact that he was injured in that game, which reduced his mobility profoundly, but it still was not what it needed to be in the slightest.
But it’s true that operating in these four wideout sets and moving quickly made Marcel and this offense look a lot better than they had for much of the year. South Carolina’s defense had some good players, and the Aggies made mincemeat of them in that second half.
If Wiggins makes this shift, in addition to letting Marcel move around in the backfield a little more, the Aggie offense could unlock a new level in 2026. Marcel has reportedly made some steps as far as his processing of the game, and if he and his OC are better in sync as far as how to call the game so that Reed is comfortable, then we could be looking at an even more dynamic attack than we saw in 2025.
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