The 2020 season was nearly a special one for Texas A&M football. The Aggies lost their second game of the year against Alabama but they then won eight straight.
The Aggies turned things completed around after being dismantled by the Crimson Tide as Jimbo Fisher went from “will he ever win the big game?” to “he’s close to winning it all” with Texas A&M. His job security was in question after the Alabama blowout to drop to 1-1 but his eight-game winning streak including a 14-point win over North Carolina in the Orange Bowl changed things.
Now, the narrative is that Texas A&M has closed the gap, and it’s not wrong.
Fisher is recruiting at a much higher level and the talent gap is closing between the Aggies and the rest of the SEC’s elite like Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and LSU. Heck, you could even argue that Texas A&M is the second-best team in the conference not named Alabama.
The 2021 season comes with major expectations for the Aggies and even with the loss of Kellen Mond, they should be in contention for an SEC title.
Unlike the 2020 season, the Aggies will get some warm-up games before the start of SEC play and that should only help them gain some momentum for a playoff push.
Will the Aggies win the West in 2021?