Texas A&M’s offense has become one of the biggest problems in College Station, and that’s putting first-year playcaller Holmon Wiggins directly under the microscope.

The Aggies enter Saturday’s game against Arkansas at 2-2 overall and 0-2 in SEC play after an ugly 35-6 loss at LSU. Texas A&M managed just 197 total yards in Baton Rouge, while quarterback Marcel Reed completed 10 of 26 passes for 106 yards with an interception.

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That’s a dramatic fall from where this offense was a year ago.

Under Collin Klein, Texas A&M averaged 33.8 points and 444.5 yards per game in 2025, helping the Aggies reach the College Football Playoff.

Reed threw for a career-high 3,169 yards and 25 touchdowns while also rushing for 493 yards and six scores.

Klein left after the season to become the head coach at Kansas State, and Mike Elko chose continuity rather than hiring an outside offensive coordinator.

Wiggins, who spent 2024 and 2025 as Texas A&M’s co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach, was promoted to offensive coordinator in December.

Elko said at the time that he conducted an extensive search and spoke with five outside candidates before deciding Wiggins was the right choice.

Four games into the experiment, however, the results haven’t been encouraging.

The Aggies have scored just 27 combined points in their first two SEC games, and their inability to generate explosive plays has become particularly concerning.

Elko acknowledged the problem this week.

“We’ve got to do a better job of creating explosive plays,” Elko said. “We’re having to be too precise.”

That’s exactly what Texas A&M can’t afford to be.

Reed hasn’t looked like the same quarterback who directed one of the SEC’s better offenses last season.

The passing game has lacked rhythm, negative plays have repeatedly put A&M behind schedule, and the offense hasn’t consistently created easy opportunities for its quarterback.

That doesn’t mean Wiggins alone owns the problem.

Reed has to play better. The offensive line has to be cleaner. Texas A&M also needs to lean harder on its running game and stop asking the offense to survive long-yardage situations.

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But Wiggins is the play-caller, which means the pressure naturally lands on him. Against Arkansas, the Aggies don’t need offensive fireworks.

They need evidence that this thing is moving in the right direction.

Source: Yahoo Sports