Texas A&M (4-3, 2-2 SEC) will embark on a potential second-half turnaround after dropping consecutive SEC matchups to Alabama and Tennessee before entering their much-needed bye week to reflect and move on to host the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-5, 1-4 SEC) on Saturday afternoon.
Knowing that nearly every media member and Aggie fan alike will be deadset focused on Jimbo Fisher’s future at the helm, South Carolina’s struggling defense presents a great opportunity for the Aggies’ equally struggling offense to finally find some rhythm, starting with stark improvement on the offensive line.
Regarding how healthy the team looks ahead of the matchup, Fisher provided a vague yet positive update concerning several key Aggie defenders who sustained minor injuries in the loss to Tennessee.
“Most guys healed up. The week was really good. For the most part, we should be pretty healthy.”
First off, star linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, who suffered what looked to be a concussion-based injury, is good to go. At the same time, defensive tackles Walter Nolen and Albert Regis also avoided serious lower-body injuries and, as of now, should be available for Saturday. Safety Jardin Gilbert and tackle Reuben Fatheree II remain out.
South Carolina’s injury list is quite dense:
- WR Antwane Wells Jr. (Questionable, Foot)
- OL Vershon Lee (Questionable, Undisclosed)
- WR Ahmarean Brown (Questionable, Hamstring)
- WR Xavier Legette (Questionable, Upper Body)
- RB Bradley Dunn (Out, Lower Body)
- OL Cason Henry (Out, Lower Body)
- OL Markee Anderson (Out,Knee)
- TE Reid Mikeska (Out, Undisclosed)
- LB Mohamed Kaba (Out, Knee)
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