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Kyle Field has been revamped several times and can now easily fit more than 100,000 people. Here is a history of Texas A&M’s football field.
COLLEGE STATION — Head coach Mike Elko made no bold proclamations about Texas A&M football after just three spring practices.
However, the Aggies leader was clear about the importance of these opportunities, stating how valuable the work and teaching were during this brief period.
“The spring is critical for us to get better at football. That’s not just new guys or guys who haven’t played a lot… you get so many more padded practices in the spring than you do in fall camp, which is crazy,” Elko told reporters Wednesday. “So this is the time where really, fundamentally, physically, the mentality, the technique; all of that stuff gets developed now.”
As the Aggies look forward to the new season, they do so with sophomore quarterback Marcel Reed as the unquestioned QB1.
Reed started eight games last season and appeared in 11. But he comes into the spring as the leader of the room for the first time, a position Elko said Reed is handling well.
“Marcel (Reed) has been good. Obviously, it’s early. There is still a lot to do. He has embraced the challenge in taking the next step,” Elko said. “He knows, and he wants to throw the ball better. He’s meeting that challenge head-on.”
Reed threw for 1,864 passing yards and 15 touchdowns and ranked first among SEC quarterbacks, averaging 4.7 yards per carry, while his 49.4 yards per game and seven rushing scores were fourth among SEC signal callers.
The quarterback position isn’t the only one changing; the Aggies have three defensive linemen who are expected to be selected early in next month’s NFL draft,…
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