The Aggies will try to stay perfect.
Texas A&M hits a turning point for the rest of 2025 season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
There’s growth throughout the season and that should be expected. whether you’re a playoff contender or a team trying to climb out of a 2-3 start. For Texas A&M, the key to sustaining momentum and avoiding the ghosts of Aggie past begins, as it always does, with the quarterback.
Let’s be clear this is not an indictment of Marcel Reed, who remains one of the most under-the-radar Heisman candidates in the country. The great throws are there, the offense is flowing and you can see the confidence growing with every snap. But then there are those moments when you’re driving to go up two scores and you toss the easy interception that breathes life into Florida. Those moments need to vanish.
Yes, those mistakes come with youth. But if A&M wants to ascend and do what the program has never done before, new levels must be reached. That’s the real key to where the Aggies’ season ends up.
On the defensive side, Cashius Howell has been the tone-setter. He’s emerging as the catalyst of pressure, leading a defensive front that’s held opponents to a 6 percent conversions rate on 3rd downs going 2-of-33 in the past 3 games. It’s hard to imagine that kind of dominance without Howell, whose name keeps circling back to preseason conversations about SEC linemen with top 10 potential.
Weekends like this one are what NFL teams crave with a disruptive, Micah Parsons-type playmaker who can put his hand in the dirt or stand up and bring off-ball pressure. That’s Howell. That’s the kind of player who shifts entire game plans.
Offensively, there’s still room for growth and plenty of intrigue. The potential to fully integrate Concepcion as a runner has yet to unfold. The addition of Reuben Owens adds another layer to the backfield. But his skill set different from Moss’s but equally dangerous. If those elements fall into place, this offense could be on the verge of averaging 34 points per game.
There’s a sense that something is building in College Station. It’s not perfect, but the pieces are there. Growth is visible. Confidence is rising. And if the Aggies can keep silencing their own ghosts, this season might just turn into something worth remembering.
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