Marcel Reed: Texas A&M’s goal is to win SEC and national title in 2026
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Marcel Reed doesn’t want to hear about College Football Playoff berths being enough anymore in College Station.
The Texas A&M star quarterback led the Aggies to a spot in college football’s championship derby last season, and it didn’t end well, as A&M was bounced out early on its home field by eventual national runner-up Miami. It was a bitter way to end a banner season in which the Aggies finished 11-2 and went 7-1 in the SEC.
And how about the SEC? Reed recently told On3’s Pete Nakos that the goal in 2026 is to win that elusive SEC championship after falling just short the past few seasons.
But Reed, who has been with the program since 2023 and blossomed into one of the country’s best players, didn’t stop at just saying the SEC title is the ultimate goal. How about winning a national title, which Texas A&M hasn’t done since 1939. The Aggies’ 3 claimed national titles came way back in 1919, 1927 and that aforementioned last championship in 1939, which was 87 years ago.
For Reed, who threw for 3,169 yards and 25 touchdowns last season while running for 493 yards and 6 more scores, being really good isn’t nearly good enough anymore.
“We’ve been one game away from the SEC Championship two years in a row, so we should let that sink in and do something about it,” Reed told Nakos.
Reed wasn’t perfect by any means last season, throwing 12 interceptions, but he’s grown into a certifiable Heisman Trophy candidate, and the Nashville product is hell-bent on getting Texas A&M over that hump in 2026.
As Reed and Texas A&M chase that coveted spot in the SEC Championship Game in December, the Aggies will have a lot of company and fierce competition. Here is what the Kalshi odds are currently saying about Texas A&M’s chances to be the last team standing in the SEC:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
