Conner Weigman brings quiet self-assuredness to Texas A&M football presser; Aggies’ scoring potential sky-high under Collin Klein
There are a lot of doubters when it comes to Texas A&M football’s offense in 2024. After two years of underachievement, spackled with flashes of true brilliance thanks to the talent on campus, even those more sympathetic to the Aggies are mostly choosing to reserve judgment—and the regular detractors are all too happy to simply claim that nothing ever changes.
Against all that noise, though, the Aggies have been hard at work under new OC Collin Klein. In a media appearance yesterday, QB Conner Weigman gave fans a bit of a peek behind the curtain for how things have been going.
According to the Aggie signal caller, the entire offense was installed in the spring—certainly not something that would have been feasible under the previous system. This is a huge plus, though, as the offensive personnel have had all summer to be able to get their heads around the concepts underlying the scheme.
Of course, if there was one thing missing between the players and the coaching under the previous regime, it was conceptual understanding of the offensive system. We saw how things could operate when that understanding was there in 2020 with Kellen Mond, but his limitations (at least, relative to a guy like Weigman) still gave the Aggies a ceiling on that side of the ball.
In contrast, such a ceiling seems astronomically high under this new regime. In fact, one wonders if a ceiling even exists, practically speaking, if things go right—if Weigman really is that guy, if the OL can block well enough, if the receivers round into shape… That seems like quite a few ‘if’s, but it’s not as far off as you might think.
If nothing else, there’s one thing that Weigman seems sure of with this new system. “Points, points, points,” he said, smiling, when asked what he was most excited about for Klein’s offense.
Aggie fans are hoping that prediction comes to pass. I have a good feeling that it will.