Jimbo Fisher provides an update on CB Tony Grimes’ lack of usage against New Mexico
During Texas A&M’s 2023 opening season matchup vs. New Mexico last Saturday, former North Carolina cornerback Tony Grimes was surprisingly missing from the defensive backfield throughout the game’s entirety. While fans and media members alike questioned the random disappearing act, one answer could be that Texas A&M’s cornerback room is much deeper than we thought entering the campaign.
Leading the Aggies defensively against the Lobos, former Boston College CB Josh DeBerry had himself quite the debut, totaling ten tackles and the lone interception on the night. At the same time, freshman Jayvon Thomas and junior Tyreek Chappell finished out the starting rotation.
Grimes, who was the first player that Texas A&M added through the transfer portal, is a former five-star recruit who spent his first three seasons of eligibility as a Tar Heel. During his time at North Carolina, he totaled 97 tackles, 74 solo tackles, 19 pass deflections, and one interception. 36 of those tackles and seven of those pass deflections came during the 2022 campaign.
On Wednesday, just three days before the Aggies travel to South Beach to take on the Miami Hurricanes, on Saturday afternoon, Fisher joined his weekly SEC Teleconference for a total of seven minutes with local reporters, and finally providing an answer regarding Grimes’ absence was given a somewhat cryptic answer:
“No, he was available. Tony is doing really well. He is a really good player. He is going to be a really good player. And he is going to help us a lot this year. It was a scenario where he did not get in there. But he is going to be a really good player. We are very happy with him.”
Look, this is a classic Jimbo-esque answer, but if I were to place an assumption on how the rotation will look come Saturday against the Hurricanes, Grimes, due to his length and press-man coverage ability on the boundary, will finally see the field on a pre-planned snap count.
Texas A&M will face the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, Sept. 9, which will air on ABC at 2:30 p.m. CT.
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