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Jimbo Fisher shares message to recruits amid struggles

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Texas A&M brought plenty of hype into this season thanks in large part to its success on the recruiting trail. But the Aggies fell below .500 last week with a loss to South Carolina, adding to their struggles this year — and questions are swirling.

Jimbo Fisher still has a message for recruits. He wants them to look at the young players who are contributing this season.

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“Look at what we’re doing and the guys that have been,” Fisher said. “Also … they see opportunities. Everybody says, ‘I go somewhere that’s winning all the time, I may not play for a while,’ you know what I’m saying? We’ve got good young players.

“Look at the young players, look at the talent we have, look at the guys making a lot of the plays and they see that we’ve got a good nucleus of what we’re doing and that we’re only a play off on those games. You see all that, you see it and you be truthful about it.”

The Aggies had the No. 1-ranked recruiting class last year, according to the On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Ranking, and some have been instant-impact. Wide receiver Evan Stewart leads Texas A&M with 390 receiving yards while defensive lineman Shemar Stewart ranks third on the roster in sacks. Additionally, Conner Weigman came into last week’s game against South Carolina to get his first collegiate reps.

Jimbo Fisher reveals the key to recruiting: ‘You tell the truth’

Fisher also broke down the keys to recruiting, saying he doesn’t make a “pitch,” per se. Instead, he preaches honesty with recruits to give them the full picture of what the program is like.

“The key to recruiting, there’s no ‘pitch,'” Fisher said. “When you’re a good recruiter, you tell the truth. Recruiting’s about one thing, truth and relationships. You can draw it up 100 ways, but silly. There is no pitch, there is no magical formula, there is no pixie dust.

“You build a relationship through truth and trust, and be honest with them about where you see them, what they do and you don’t base everything off one year, either. You basically base things of history — what people have done, where they’ve been, what’s happened … and see the future of what a program is. But it’s based off truth and trust. It’s what you tell them. Be honest with them.”