Since joining the SEC, the Aggies’ defense has been the primary reason keeping Texas A&M from winning a championship. Although a solid, unit in 2012, the defense was plagued by the graduations of senior leaders like Sean Porter, Spencer Nealy and Steven Terrell and the early departure of Damontre Moore.
The 2013 team included guys like Johnny Manziel, Mike Evans, Jake Matthews and Cedric Ogbuehi on the offensive side of the ball. Although two of those players will be remembered alongside the greatest to ever wear maroon and white, the pressure of always having to put up another score eventually became too much for even Johnny Football.