How will Texas A&M fare in 2021, its 4th season under Jimbo Fisher?

The Aggies suffered a blowout loss to Alabama last season, their only blemish on a 9-1 campaign. Hopes around Aggieland are that their team can topple the Crimson Tide from the top of the SEC and secure passage to a first division title since 2010.

ESPN has released its Football Percentage Index (FPI) projections for the upcoming season, with A&M predicted to claim just over 9 wins.

Texas A&M shouldn’t struggle with its first three opponents, being given high probabilities to beat Kent State, Colorado and New Mexico. SEC play begins on Sept. 25 vs. Arkansas, with the Aggies’ percentage chance of winning sitting at a shade over 75 percent.

The headliner is undoubtedly the Aggies’ tilt with Alabama at Kyle Field on Oct. 9. However, ESPN’s projections put their chances of winning that one at just 29.6 percent.

Here’s how ESPN sees the entire schedule:

  • Sept. 4 vs. Kent State – 97.2 percent chance to win
  • Sept. 11 vs. Colorado – 86.0 percent chance to win
  • Sept. 18 vs. New Mexico – 98.6 percent chance to win
  • Sept. 25 vs. Arkansas – 75.3 percent chance to win
  • Oct. 2 vs. Mississippi State – 79.3 percent chance to win
  • Oct. 9 vs. Alabama – 29.6 percent chance to win
  • Oct. 16 at Missouri – 78.1 percent chance to win
  • Oct. 23 vs. South Carolina – 91.2 percent chance to win
  • Nov. 6 vs. Auburn – 76.6 percent chance to win
  • Nov. 13 at Ole Miss – 62.4 percent chance to win
  • Nov. 20 vs. Prairie View – 99.7 percent chance to win
  • Nov. 27 at LSU – 57.7 percent chance to win