Texas A&M is drawing ever nearer to the start of the 2025 season— a year in which they are dreaming pretty big. The Aggies had a lot of good going for them at the beginning of 2024, despite a high level of quarterback uncertainty— something which often wrecks seasons, as Aggie fans are painfully aware— but things went down the drain later on in the year.
The Ags again have a tough stretch down the back half of their schedule, but Aggie fans are hoping for more staying power for the Maroon and White in the upcoming year. With such a tough slate upcoming, it would be easy for the Aggies to make a case for the playoff with double-digit regular-season wins, as SEC Mike pointed out on X.
Best-case, I like Texas A&M to go 10-2, Cousin Shane says 9-3.
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) June 22, 2025
The Aggies are a Playoff lock at 10-2, considering this schedule.
Shane, who is annually wrong about A&M:
"Hell, they are probably happy I don't have them in." 😂
Texas A&M preview: https://t.co/BRSWLsgXNL pic.twitter.com/EKkbVaTUu6
The nice thing is that SEC Mike sees no sure losses for this squad on the schedule— only four toss-ups. If he's right, and things are even, then that would lead to a 2-2 record in those four games— thus, giving the Aggies a playoff berth if things go that way.
SEC Mike goes to bat for Texas A&M's elite rushing potential in 2025
Of course, Longhorn fans felt as though they needed to chime in on this projection. The key to the season is the offensive line that the Aggies bring back, but this one that SEC Mike responded to was refusing to acknowledge that.
I’m not sure why Marcel Reed has to carry Texas A&M given the Aggies bring back the SEC’s most experienced O-Line and top 4 leading rushers
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) June 22, 2025
A&M’s defense has to get better — defense cost them Carolina, Auburn & Southern Cal games https://t.co/zWvwStOWEN
The last time the Aggies had an offensive line this experienced, they lost only one game in an all-SEC schedule. If the Ags exit this season with only one SEC loss, then they'll be in prime shape for the playoffs.
With this level of experience and talent on the offensive line, the Aggies don't need to lean extremely heavily on Reed. This high-level offensive front will actually make Reed far better, however.
It's the pass protection and rushing prowess of the Aggies that will dictate their offensive production in this upcoming year. Of course, as SEC Mike mentions above, it wasn't the offense that was the issue last year— it was the defense. If Mike Elko gets that sorted out, then they're in great shape.