Texas A&M football 2024 game-by-game predictions: A&M surprises in Elko’s first year

Let's break down every matchup for Texas A&M football and see how they will shape up by year's end in Mike Elko's first season.

Sep 23, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman (15) in action during the second quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 23, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman (15) in action during the second quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports | Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
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The difficulty here was obviously not picking a winner in this game so much as it was picking the margin of victory. I was tempted to go 70+, but even I didn't go quite that far.

I do think we see a fast start from the Aggies here before Weigman sits. I could see a first half where the Ags score in excess of 40 and no. 15 is taking one curtain call in the second half before resting up for the first road trip of the year.

This will be a great opportunity to watch for some of the youth and depth early on, seeing how they're developing. Especially in the wideout room, which I still don't expect to have a completely settled rotation yet by this point, I'd be watching for names like Izaiah Williams and Jacob Bostick to see what they can do.

On the flipside, maybe we can see a guy like Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy get some decent snaps here. Dindy has been hampered by injury so far in his college career, and hopefully should make some movement on the depth chart over the course of the season.

Maybe Donovan Green, also coming off of an injury, could see some good reps here. It can be hard to trust yourself when you've been injured for so long—now that he's reportedly fully healed, this could be a good place to build confidence.

Texas A&M football moves to 2-0.

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