Conner Weigman makes Texas A&M history in season opener

Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman made program history Saturday at Kyle Field against by throwing for five touchdown passes. That is the most by an Aggies player ever in a season opener, according to ESPN Stats and Info.

Weigman was 18 of 23 throwing the ball with 236 yards and the record-breaking five touchdown passes as Texas A&M defeated New Mexico, 52-10.

It was the second-best performance of the young signal-caller’s career after his start last fall versus Ole Miss when he threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns in a victory.

Conner Weigman is the 1st player in Texas A&M history with 5 pass TD in a season opener. pic.twitter.com/hjNHY7Eg5P

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 3, 2023

Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher had praise for the sophomore quarterback in his postgame press conference.

“Right now, very efficient. I mean, making the checks, getting the protections. They’re bringing every blitz known to man at him,” Fisher said of Weigman. “Like I say. And he’s getting our protections right, knowing where the unblocked guy is, and getting the ball to the right guy. And I think he’s played an excellent game.”

Evan Stewart led the receiving corps with eight catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Noah Thomas added six catches for 74 yards and three touchdowns.

It was also the first time Fisher and offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino coached a game together with the Aggies. Petrino led the offense to 411 total yards, 27 first downs and 52 points.

“It was great,” Fisher said of the dynamic between the two coaches during the game. “We were talking back and forth, what we could go to, what we could not. Giving suggestions of what we think we could see down there. Reminding things we do in the game plan, just like we do in the meetings. It was excellent. I had fun, a lot of fun.”

Heading into the game, Fisher talked about what he was hoping the team could accomplish in its first game of the year. It appears the Aggies did a lot of what Fisher was hoping they would be able to do.

“I think it’s the same you’d be at any time,” Fisher said during the week. “Can you communicate, can you line up, can you get calls, can the guys make adjustments on the field, can you not have a lot of self-inflicted wounds, do you take care of the football? Taking care of the football and creating turnovers on defense. Each individual thing that makes success and that’s what you’ve got to have.”