Texas A&M had a blowout loss on Saturday at Alabama, as the Aggies fell 52-24, to drop to 1-1 on the season.
After the game, coach Jimbo Fisher spoke to reporters about the game.
He discussed dropped passes, young cornerbacks, and missed opportunities as he became the latest victim of coach Nick Saban against former assistants. The Alabama coach is now 20-0 against his former assistants.
Here’s a sampling of what Fisher told the media after the game:
Fisher on the 4th down drop: “We get that catch and it could still be a one possession game. Very critical in the game…that’s what I’m talking about, the missed opportunities.”
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) October 3, 2020
Jimbo Fisher postgame: “We gave up a lot of big plays and have to get that fixed … don’t want to comment further until I watch the film.”
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) October 3, 2020
Fisher on freshman DB Jaylon Jones: “We ran bracket coverage but sometime we have to put him in man…but when you’re a freshman and playing as good wideouts as those, it’s a baptism for sure…”
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) October 3, 2020
Jimbo Fisher: We have to learn how to maximize our opportunities. … There’s some good and bad, but two games in, there’s some work to be done, but it’s there and we have to have the urgency to get it done.
— Aggie Sports (@Aggie_Sports) October 3, 2020
Fisher has been harping on missed opportunities: “We’re missing opportunities…we have to understand how to maximize opportunities and put pressure on the opponent…we have to do it on a more consistent basis. There’s a lot of work to be done.”
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) October 3, 2020
Jimbo Fisher: We’ve got to find that extra second to get it further down the field.
— Aggie Sports (@Aggie_Sports) October 3, 2020
Jimbo Fisher on A&M’s passing game: Those guys had some opportunities to catch balls and they did. We’re getting better.
— Aggie Sports (@Aggie_Sports) October 3, 2020
Jimbo Fisher: We had some opportunities to match scores. … Our kids were resilient about competing and coming back.
— Aggie Sports (@Aggie_Sports) October 3, 2020
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
