Texas A&M Aggies Will Not Miss Johnny Manziel
The jump to the SEC could not have worked out any better for the Texas A&M Aggies.
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They brought in a new coach who led the Aggies to an 11-2 record their first year in college football’s most prestigious conference, scored a win over the national champion Alabama Crimson Tide, and became relevant across the college football landscape thanks to the Heisman trophy Johnny Manziel won. Then they stayed relevant because of the allure of Johnny Football.
Now, thanks to that one season, followed up by a pretty good 9-4 season, the Aggies have a ton to sell on the recruiting trail. They may not be the top Texas school, but they can sell playing, and now winning, in the top college football conference to Texas recruits. And it’s had an effect, with coach Kevin Sumlin bringing in the No. 11 class in 2013, the No. 6 class in 2014, and so far the No. 4 class for next year.
Dec 31, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) and head coach Kevin Sumlin celebrate defeating the Duke Blue Devils during the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl at the Georgia Dome. Texas A&M won 52-48. Mandatory Credit: Paul Abell-USA TODAY Sports
Add to that the fact that Sumlin has proven himself to be a brilliant coach, able to adapt to any quarterback you give him, and it’s easy to see why fans in College Station are excited about the future of the program without Johnny Manziel. Nobody has even come close to benefitting from conference realignment the way the Aggies have when considering everything.
Now, life in the SEC begins without Manziel for the Aggies, causing analysts to drop them back into the middle of the pack of the SEC.
Are we supposed to forget that Manziel was the second quarterback Sumlin turned into a superstar in college? That’s not going to happen on this site.
But will the Aggies improve, slightly regress, or stay the same as last year? A lot of that depends on unproven talent, but talent that was very highly recruited. Continue to Next Slide for Offense