Texas A&M held its weekly press conference on Thursday afternoon. After nearly a month into fall camp, head coach Jimbo Fisher and select players including cornerback Jaylon Jones and defensive end Fadil Diggs took questions as the Aggie’s season opener on September 3rd is nearly two short weeks away.
This year’s camp has been thoroughly enjoyable, to say the least, with a hefty amount of media attention given to the ongoing quarterback competition, the early flashes from members of the historically talented 2022 recruiting class, and new offensive line coach Steve Addazio’s various tweaks made to the O-line starting rotation every week so far. Giving an update on how camp has progressed this week, junior cornerback Jaylon Jones and sophomore defensive end Fadil Diggs answered a plethora of questions before Jimbo reached the stage.
Jaylon began by reflecting on the 2021 season, specifically the closing stages before Covid-related issues nixed their chances of participating in the bowl game:
“I feel like going into the bowl week, we really wanted to play that game and finish the season right, but due to COVID, we couldn’t. Other than that, it has felt like a regular offseason.”
Jones then highlighted the importance of having senior defensive backs Myles Jones and Brian George in the defensive backfield, while also noting how impressed he is with the wide receivers so far in practice:
“Having those vet guys back and having those guys back brings depth to our cornerback room.”
“The wide receivers are going their thing and doing great. Evan Stewart is a guy. The receiver corps, they give us good matchups, so I appreciate those guys.”
Jones continued when asked if there were any major differences between former defensive coordinator Mike Elko’s defense and current coordinator D.J. Durkins:
“It’s a little different with the defensive schemes, but not much.”
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