Texas A&M Aggies replace QB Conner Weigman for Marcel Reed

The Texas A&M Aggies are making a quarterback change in the second half of Saturday's game against the LSU Tigers.

Midway through the third quarter with a 17-7 deficit, Marcel Reed came on for Conner Weigman and immediately scored with an eight-yard rushing touchdown. In the exit, Weigman was 6 of 18 passes for 64 yards, with no touchdowns and no picks.

Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko was seen courtside having a long conversation with Weigman before Reed entered.

Reed led the Aggies to three straight wins while replacing Weigman, who missed three games with a shoulder injury. This season he has completed 43 of 79 passes for 585 yards, six touchdowns and no picks. He also had 43 carries for 226 yards and two scores. Weigmn retook the starting job before the Missouri game, a contest the Aggies easily won 41-10.

Elko said earlier this season that Reed took the news well when he was told Weigman would start.

“Like a competitor,” Elko said of Reed. “I think he's a great boy. He wants to be our starting quarterback. He has wanted to be our starting quarterback since the day he stepped on campus. That's what makes him great. But he also wants to win, and he wants to be a great Aggie, and he wants to be a great teammate…So he's going to continue to prepare and continue to put himself in a position to be ready to play when his numbers are needed and called upon become.

Depending on how things shake out against the Tigers, the Aggies could be in for a quarterback competition in the future.

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