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Will he or won't he?
Conner Weigman, from what I've heard, has continued to practice this week after starting to throw again on Tuesday. As a result, I'm not sure exactly who's going to start. I lean toward Marcel Reed, as the bye will give Weigman two more weeks to recover, but like I said Monday, he's in the recovery window for the grade of AC joint sprain he appears to have. So I won't be surprised if I see Weigman out there warming up tomorrow, and wouldn't be shocked if he plays. But if they have any doubts, Reed will get the ball. It really will be a gametime decision, unless something's going on that we don't know about today.
Reed-Adams also iffy
Ar'maj Reed-Adams was hurt A&M's go-ahead touchdown last Saturday, but I saw him walking around all right afterward. Still, he's listed as questionable and, like Weigman, Reed-Adams could be a gametime decision. If he can't go, Kam Dewberry will start in his place. Of the 50 snaps Dewberry has taken this year, 41 of them have been at right guard.
Scourton hitting his stride
DE Nic Scourton has forced a tackle for loss on each of his last six tackles (with 2 sacks and a forced fumble). He's been terrific at setting the edge against the run the past two weeks, in some cases physically shoving the left tackle aside to make the play. He's also getting more comfortable as a pass rusher starting with his hand on the turf, something he didn't do a lot of at Purdue. It may not be fair to expect him to dominate Missouri's offensive line the way he did Arkansas', but it seems like Scourton is getting better each week.
Stewart with a career game
On the other side of the line, Shemar Stewart had what the coaching staff believes was his best game ever last week. He not only made an incredible play to force Ja'Quinden Jackson to fumble at the 8 (he nearly took the handoff), but he pressured Taylen Green all day. He leads the team with 11 quarterback hurries, even though he's lost some snaps to Cashius Howell when he comes on the field. We were hoping the Aggies would have dominant bookend defensive ends this season, and maybe that's starting to happen.
How to deal with Burden
Missouri has really struggled with the deep ball this season, but WR Luther Burden remains a huge threat. Burden moves around a lot, but when he's outside, Will Lee will likely get him. It's when he's in the slot, where he is the most, that could be an issue. Situations like these are why BJ Mayes was moved to nickel, and he will likely play a lot more Saturday. The numbers make the reasoning clear: receivers are averaging nearly 16 yards a catch against Jaydon Hill; against Mayes, that number drops to 8 YPC.
Two recruits to watch
The Aggies have a pretty good crop of recruits coming in this weekend, but there are two members of the 2025 class that merit serious interest. The first is 4-star offensive lineman
Lamont Rogers from Mesquite Horn. Rogers is committed to Missouri and, while it's easy to think he's coming to see them, it's his second visit to A&M this season and he's paid close tabs on the improvement of the Aggie offensive line this season. Recruiting specialist Matt Salvaggio has been keeping consistent contact going with Rogers and, if things break right for the Aggies, Rogers is not out of the realm of possibility fo r a possible flip.
The other '25 player to watch is far less well-known. Katy Mayde Creek DE Tobi Haastrup will be making his first visit to Aggieland tomorrow. Haastrup is this year's Rylan Kennedy, in that he had never played organized football until this season -- he's a Brit and lived in London until recently. But he's 6-foot-4, 240 pounds and he's got 22 tackles, 10 TFL and 7 sacks in five games. He had three sacks in Mayde Creek's season opener and the offers rolled in like a tidal wave. He currently has 20 offers -- 10 came in on Sept. 4, after his breakout, and three more, including A&M, came in on the fifth.
