Early 2015 schedule outlook: Texas A&M

Texas A&M finished its season a week ago, and it’s time to start looking ahead to 2015. The Aggies are loaded with promise after starting a very young team in 2014. To add the excitement, the renovations on Kyle Field will be completed by the time the Aggies open up their home schedule.

Schedule breakdown

Home games (7): Ball State (9/12), Nevada (9/19), Mississippi State (10/3), Alabama (10/17), South Carolina (10/31), Auburn (11/7), Western Carolina (11/14)

Road games (3): at Ole Miss (10/24), at Vanderbilt (11/21), at LSU (11/28)

Neutral site (2): Arizona State, NRG Stadium in Houston, Tex. (9/5); Arkansas, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Tex. (9/26)

Open date: 10/10

Longest home stretch: 3 games (South Carolina, Auburn, Western Carolina). (Note: Texas A&M does not have to play a game outside the state of Texas until Week 8, with two neutral-site games played within the state.)

Longest road stretch: 2 games (at Vanderbilt, at LSU)

Opponent breakdown

2014 ranked teams (final regular season): No. 1 Alabama, No. 7 Mississippi State, No. 11 Ole Miss, No. 15 Arizona State, No. 19 Auburn, No. 23 LSU

2015 ranked teams (early projections): No. 2 Alabama, No. 12 Auburn, No. 14 Mississippi State, No. 17 LSU, No. 18 Arizona State, No. 19 Ole Miss, No. 22 Arkansas

Potential trap games: South Carolina, one week after Alabama; at Vanderbilt, one week prior to traveling to play LSU

Toughest SEC games: Alabama, Arkansas, at LSU

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Brett Weisband

A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.