Jimbo Fisher names Conner Weigman Texas A&M's starting QB

With the football season seemingly right around the corner, Jimbo Fisher named Conner Weigman Texas A&M’s starting quarterback for the 2023 season.

Weigman made just a handful of starts under center for the Aggies last season, but after battling for the entirety of the offseason, he separated himself from the pack and will start for Texas A&M in their Week 1 opener versus New Mexico.

After being overlooked as a true freshman last season, Weigman received his first game action in Week 8 versus South Carolina, stepping in relief for an injured Haynes King. He’d go on to start four of the last five games of the season for the Aggies, completing 55.3% of his passes for 896 yards and eight touchdown passes, throwing zero interceptions in the process.

The freshman especially impressed in the Aggies’ final game of the season where he helped lead Texas A&M to a 38-24 win over No. 5 ranked LSU behind his 155 yards in the air and two touchdown passes.

Weigman was a highly touted prospect out of high school, rated a five-star prospect and ranked the No. 4 quarterback in the nation for the 2022 recruiting class according to On3’s Industry Ranking. But as he heads into his sophomore season, now as the Aggies’ starter, he feels he’s improved exponentially.

“Oh my god, it’s not even close,” Weigman said of the difference between freshman and sophomore year. “I mean just coming in as a freshman, your head is spinning. You don’t know what’s going on, you’re trying to get t figured out and just to be able to be comfortable within the offense. (You want to) know what’s going on, know the checks and other run checks, pass protections and know where you’re going with the ball. It’s been just a crazy difference from where I was a year ago.”

Weigman has been working on his craft all offseason, spending time with new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino in order to fully grasp the Aggies’ new-look offense. And he even previously admitted that he took some advice from his elder in the quarterback room Max Johnson despite competing with him all offseason.

“That’s my brother,” Weigman said. “I try and pick his brain as much as I can just to learn little things, what’s going on with different fronts and all that and just be able to ask him questions and just to go back and forth with him, and it’s been a really cool experience.”