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Texas A&M’s Holmon Wiggins Gamble Is Already Under Heavy Pressure

New offensive coordinator Holmon Wiggins faces rising scrutiny in College Station following a sluggish start for Texas A&M this season. The squad stands at two wins and two losses overall alongside two conference defeats, having recently suffered a thirty-five to six blowout against LSU where they accumulated merely one hundred ninety-seven yards of total offense.

Quarterback Marcel Reed struggled mightily in that matchup, converting just ten of twenty-six passing attempts for one hundred six yards and throwing one interception.

This production marks a steep decline from last year when Collin Klein coordinated the attack, averaging nearly thirty-four points and four hundred forty-four yards each contest to secure a playoff berth. Reed previously posted impressive numbers with over three thousand passing yards and twenty-five touchdowns before Klein departed for Kansas State.

Head coach Mike Elko opted for internal consistency by elevating Wiggins in December, yet the unit has managed only twenty-seven combined points across its initial pair of conference fixtures. Elko recently pointed out that the team must generate more big plays rather than relying on extreme precision, putting the spotlight squarely on Wiggins as the upcoming weekend matchup against Arkansas approaches.

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