The 'Natural': Aggies QB Conner Weigman 'Looks Like He Belongs'
The Texas A&M Aggies finally have a quarterback, and his name is Conner Weigman.
For the first time since Johnny Manziel left College Station, it appears that the Aggies have a true game-changer under center - and he is here to stay.
That is not a slight to Kyler Murray, who only spent one season under center in College Station before jetting to Norman.
Nor is it anything against Kellen Mond, who was more than admirable for Texas A&M.
But Weigman is different and appears to be a player that the Aggies can finally build their program around.
“Conner (Weigman) looks like he belongs playing quarterback," Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher said Monday. "He has great skills, but he’s comfortable. The game makes sense to him. It’s natural to him.”
So what sets Weigman makes Weigman different from guys like Mond, Jake Hubenak, Kyle Allen, or Haynes King?
According to Fisher, it's many things. Whether it's his intelligence, charisma, or even his baseball background.
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“When you get to know him, he’s very intelligent. He’s very charismatic," Fisher said. "He’s not quiet, but he’s very confident in himself. Baseball players and quarterbacks have always related… They can speed those hands up and slow them down.”
Sure Murray had that same baseball background, but he was a one-and-done, playing in just eight games either situationally or in relief of Kyle Allen. He also struggled through most of that stretch, completing 59.5 percent of his passes for 686 yards, with five touchdowns and seven interceptions
Weigman, on the other hand, has thrived in his first eight games with the Aggies, completing 62 percent of his passes for 1,805 yards and 16 touchdowns with just two interceptions.
And if you ask Fisher, baseball played da major role in helping Weigman establish that efficiency, and put up those types of numbers.
“The footwork when you’re playing middle infield, it’s like playing quarterback. You have to have your feet up under you. He has a lot of those other tools that are things you can’t teach like those guys that can drop down to different arm angles and things.”
Weigman hopes to have another impressive showing on Saturday in College Station in the Aggies SEC opener against Auburn at Kyle Field.
Kick-off is set for 11 a.m. CT.
