There’s no one reason that Texas A&M Aggies teams have cratered late in recent seasons. If it were easy to pinpoint, Kevin Sumlin would have rectified it long before he was shown the door following the 2017 season. But no matter the reason, avoiding late-season collapses is one of the primary metrics by which many will judge Jimbo Fisher’s first season in Aggieland.
The Aggies victory over a top 15 Kentucky team at Kyle Field was a step in the right direction, but as is often the case in football, the most important game is the next one.