Urban Meyer says Texas A&M has been ‘irrelevant’ since joining the SEC
By Jyesha Nance
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Urban Meyer said recently on The Triple Option podcast that Texas A&M is an “enigma” to him because of its lack of on-field success.
The Aggies were a member of the Big 12 for 16 seasons before joining the SEC in 2012. As a Big 12 member, the Aggies posted an all-time overall record of 113-86, with a conference play record of 68 wins and 61 conference losses.
After joining the SEC in 2012, the Aggies won 11 games — including a historic upset of Alabama — and showed they could contend with the big boys. The upset of the Crimson Tide, then ranked No. 1 in the country, was led by quarterback Johnny Manziel, who won the Heisman Trophy that same year.
Since joining the SEC, the Aggies have gone 105-59 (through the end of the 2024 season), but they have yet to win an SEC Championship or make the College Football Playoff.
Meyer went so far as to say the Aggies have been irrelevant.
The former Ohio State and Florida head coach expressed that the Aggies have all the keys to succeed, and he doesn’t understand why they haven’t won more.
“That’s one of the programs, to me, that’s always been an enigma. Why can’t you win? They were very competitive in the Big 12, … the Southwest Conference, and then they move to the SEC, and they’ve been relatively irrelevant,” Meyer said. “They have not been the player they should be. Best facilities, incredible budget, great high school football within a 3-hour radius, and here you go, a trophy case that’s empty. I don’t understand that.”
Despite Meyer’s views of the Aggies, he did acknowledge that there’s a possibility the Aggies could be successful with their current coach.
“They’ve got a heck of a coach now,” Meyer said of Mike Elko. “All the excuses of places that can’t win, Texas A&M has zero. Why you can’t win there, they have it, a trophy case that’s empty, but maybe this coach can do it.”
