COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- When Texas A&M initially joined the SEC and surprised observers with its 11-2 debut season, they did so with their high-powered, hurry-up no-huddle offense.
With Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel leading the show, the Aggies had one of the nation’s best units two years running. That was nothing new for Kevin Sumlin, who oversaw top-five offenses in his four years at Houston, where his teams shattered numerous NCAA records.
Over the last two seasons, the Aggies’ offense gradually drifted away from its 2012 and 2013 versions -- both in production and style -- to the point that it was nearly unrecognizable at the end of the 2015 season.