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Texas A&M Football: 5 reasons Aggies will struggle in 2018

By Andrew Miller

CHARLOTTE, NC - DECEMBER 29: Nick Starkel #17 of the Texas A&M Aggies walks off the field after being defeated by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 55-52 in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium on December 29, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - DECEMBER 29: Nick Starkel #17 of the Texas A&M Aggies walks off the field after being defeated by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 55-52 in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium on December 29, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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ORLANDO, FL – SEPTEMBER 05: Head coach Jimbo Fisher of the Florida State Seminoles walks to the locker room prior to their game against the Mississippi Rebels ahead of the Camping World Kickoff at Camping World Stadium on September 5, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL – SEPTEMBER 05: Head coach Jimbo Fisher of the Florida State Seminoles walks to the locker room prior to their game against the Mississippi Rebels ahead of the Camping World Kickoff at Camping World Stadium on September 5, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

5. Growing pains under Jimbo Fisher

It seemed like nothing but good news could come about for the Aggies throughout the off-season since Jimbo arrived on campus. Kevin Sumlin was let go before the end of the 2017 season, but the interim head coach was Jeff Banks not Jimbo Fisher. That means that the season opener against Northwestern State will be his first game at the helm in College Station.

Every new head coach can have some issues getting acclimated to his new program before he can really help his new program reach its potential. Since Texas A&M still has a mostly young roster on both sides of the ball, Fisher could take a year or two to get settled in with his own personnel on the field.

To say that the move for Fisher to leave a premier job with the Florida State Seminoles didn’t come as a surprise to most wouldn’t be an honest statement. Florida State was able to quickly bring in a highly touted new head coach from the Oregon Ducks in Willie Taggart. The final year for Jimbo with the Noles was not too lucrative, finishing up around the .500 mark.

Eventually, Fisher should have the program completely moving in the right direction. It could take a few years to get to that point. He hasn’t even had a complete recruiting cycle to make his mark on the incoming freshmen. Tempered expectations are important to realizing the realistic results for the Aggies this fall.