If competition breeds excellence, Texas A&M quarterback Kyle Allen should be in for an all-conference season this fall if he can stay out front on the depth chart thanks to Wednesday’s early Christmas gift for Kevin Sumlin and his offensive staff.

Incoming five-star Kyler Murray’s decision to nix the MLB draft for a career in College Station means the Aggies have two talented options under center, and at worst, a reliable backup plan if something goes awry with their incumbent start.

No one in the program is more excited than offensive coordinator Jake Spavital who now gets to be Murray’s righthand man when he arrives later this summer. Spavital was candid Wednesday during an interview with Studio12 and said he had a feeling Murray would make the right decision.

“I was fired up when he told me the news that he’s coming, and he will be here June 1st,” Spavital told Studio12. “I told him I’m ready to get to work and get this thing started and try to get him up to speed with the offense as fast as I possibly can.”

One of the nation’s top 2015 prospects and the crown jewel of Texas A&M’s nationally-impressive class, Murray went 43-0 at Allen High School just outside of Plano, Texas and is considered the most college-ready passer in his class.

Allen played well over the second half of his freshman season last fall after keeping his job following Kenny Hill’s benching. He was the unquestioned leader of Spavital’s offense during spring practice and took all of the first-team reps, but he’s not necessarily guaranteed to start the opener.

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The 5-foot-10 Murray will bring fierce competition to the position, something that will benefit Allen who is a couple levels above second-teamer and redshirt junior Conner McQueen in nearly every relevant category from a skill standpoint.

Spavital admitted that Allen has the obvious edge based on experience and last year’s play, but did not go so far as saying he’s locked in as the Aggies’ starting quarterback.

“Obviously Kyle does have the leg up right now, just with him being on campus and with what he did. He started five games for us last year and he went through the entire spring practice and got 15 practices ahead of Kyler,” Spavital said, ” but it’s going to be interesting to see how everything plays out.

“Right now Kyle is ahead just based off him being on campus, but like I’ve said before I’m always going to give that incoming freshman that opportunity to come in and compete and win that starting battle. Kyler will have his opportunity to see if he can beat Kyle out.”

Allen led the Aggies to a bowl win over West Virginia with five total touchdowns and 327 yards of total offense.