Texas A&M’s Thursday Press Conference: Jimbo take the mic
Texas A&M held its weekly press conference on Thursday afternoon. After nearly a month into fall camp, head coach Jimbo Fisher and select players including cornerback Jaylon Jones and defensive end Fadil Diggs took questions as the Aggie’s season opener on September 3rd is nearly two short weeks away.
This year’s camp has been thoroughly enjoyable, to say the least, with a hefty amount of media attention given to the ongoing quarterback competition, the early flashes from members of the historically talented 2022 recruiting class, and new offensive line coach Steve Addazio’s various tweaks made to the O-line starting rotation every week so far. Giving an update on how camp has progressed this week, Jimbo started the presser off in a typical fashion at this stage in the process, stating,
“We’re getting into the true days of camp. … We’re fighting through nicks and snacks, bruises of practices.” (Fisher also noted that he was very pleased with the way his team performed during Saturday’s scrimmage)
Further asked about the scrimmage, Fiser sounded pleased with the overall results:
“Both sides made plays in the scrimmage. It was very competitive. It got physical. There were some big hits in the scrimmage. Plays were made on offense. Plays were made on defense.”
Jimbo continued to praise the attitude, effort, and resilience shown by the entire team, especially the freshman who have acclimated well. When asked about the quarterback battle, and if he is ready to name the starter after this Saturday’s scrimmage, Fisher responded,
“We’ll wait and see. We’ll see how the scrimmage goes. You could. You could not. We’ll wait and see.”
“I’m not putting a timetable on it. I’ll know when I know.”
“All those young guys are doing a really good job. They’re working hard and playing good, and they all have really bright futures.”
Fisher was then asked about the state of the O-line, and backup center Matthew Wykoff’s development after taking a majority of the practice snaps at the postion as Bryce Foster continues to recover from a minor injury:
“I’ve been pleased with our guys up there. (Jordan) Moko has done a tremendous job up there. Aki (Ogunbiyi) is going a great job up there; he’s doing as good of a job as anybody.”
“I think Matthew (Wykoff) has had a really good camp.”
“I’ve been very pleased with his development. He cares and is trying to be a really good player, and he’s doing a really good job.”
When asked about the running back room rotation, and who’s leading in the fight for the primary backup spot, Fisher stated,
“I feel very confident with putting (Amari Daniels), (LJ Johnson) and Le’Veon (Moss) too. He’s very good running the ball.”
Finally, Fisher praised the leadership shown by a majority of his upperclassmen:
Those guys that stay around three years, four years and maybe even five… It’s amazing how few mistakes they make and how well they play.” (Fisher pointed out Layden Robinson, Fadil Diggs, Earnest Crownover, and Demani Richardson as examples)
One key note, Fisher noted that they are injury free, and there is nothing of note that would keep any current roster members out of the September 3rd opener.
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