We've reached a "worst-case scenario" for Texas A&M's 2026 season, as the Aggies a…
Texas A&M · South CarolinaWe've reached a "worst-case scenario" for Texas A&M's 2026 season, as the Aggies are on track to finish 4-8 after losing to No. 21 South Carolina on the road 17-9 on Saturday, and, similar to A&M's Week 8 road loss to Alabama, the Aggies held late leads in both games, including a chance to go up 16-7 in the third quarter against a beatable Gamecocks defense. However, transfer wide receiver Isaiah Horton , despite leading the team with 5 receptions for 78 yards, dropped several balls, including a perfectly thrown fade from QB Marcel Reed that would have, as I stated above, put the Aggies up 16-7 with plenty of momentum.
Around the rest of the SEC, South Carolina has won four in a row, while Georgia, Texas, and Alabama all secured blowout road victories to keep in contention for the conference title game. After falling to South Carolina, Texas A&M dropped one spot to No. 24 in ESPN's Football Power Index with a rating of 13.0.
The Aggies are currently the ninth-highest-ranked SEC te Following the Week 10 loss, ESPN's FPI also currently projects Texas A&M's win-loss record at 5.1-6.9 and a 4.6% chance to win out.
KEY POINTS
- Texas A&M has not scored a touchdown in three conference games for the first time since the 1971 season, which falls on third-year coach Mike Elko , who deserves all the blame for his offseason decisions.
- Here is where Texas A&M sits in the latest FPI rankings after the Aggies' Week 10 loss to South Carolina
- On the ground, the Aggies produced 206 yards, led by senior back Rueben Owens' 137 yards, but for the first time, apparently, in college football history, Texas A&M's 457 total yards without scoring a touchdown has never occurred, adding more insult to injury.
- Per ESPN's FPI, Texas A&M also has a 0% chance to win the SEC and a 0% chance to make the College Football Playoff.