Three reasons Texas A&M football will notch a huge win versus the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Tomorrow, nearly 250 days of writing, talking, breaking down, analyzing, and projecting for Texas A&M football moves from theory to reality. We've covered a coaching change, another, much quicker coaching change (RIP to the Mark Stoops Era), a masterclass in portal management, a furious high school recruiting close, and a summer and fall of steadily growing optimism.
Tomorrow, all that comes to fruition. Tomorrow, the Elko Era begins in earnest.
As you know unless you've been living under a rock (Aggie sports-wise, anyway), A&M kicks that era off against the no. 7 team in the nation: the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Marcus Freeman brings an intimidating defensive squad into town to tussle with the Ags in an extremely consequential game for both programs' playoff hopes.
So, what hope do the Aggies have against a traditional power like the Irish—one that returns many NFL-caliber players on the defensive side? To quote an obscure religious scholar from Tarsus, "much in every way."
Here's three.
3 reasons Texas A&M football wins the day vs. Notre Dame: Weigman balls out
I anticipate that Freeman will load up against the run to start this game off. With a secondary like the one that the Irish have, you can afford to leave your corners out on an island.
However, it is seldom that any secondary sees a passer like Conner Weigman in the pocket. No. 15 for the Aggies has the ability to make any throw on the field, and that will stress the normally-stellar Irish defensive backfield.
New Aggie OC Collin Klein is one of the most creative play callers and play designers in the game, and you can bet he will find ways to get some favorable matchups going for the Ags. He loves to use the TEs, so I wouldn't be surprised to see them utilized underneath early before getting the vertical game going late.
Weigman's ability to place the ball so precisely will behoove the Aggies greatly here. A&M will have to think pass-to-run instead of run-to-pass, but with Weigman back there, they may just be imposing their will offensively by the time the second half is going.