Jimbo Fisher announces three Texas A&M offensive linemen out for the season with injury

Jimbo Fisher announced in his press conference on Monday that Texas A&M will be without Bryce Foster, Aki Ogunbiyi and Jordan Spasojevic-Moko for the remainder of the season.

Spasojevic-Moko has been out of action for weeks, after exiting the Aggies’ loss to Mississippi State with a foot injury. He had surgery on the foot shortly after, but won’t be able to return this season.

Foster and Ogunbiyi missed Saturday’s loss to South Carolina. Foster was spotted pregame with a brace on his left knee. He missed time early in the season with mononucleosis and started just four games for the Aggies this season. It’s unknown what Ogunbiyi’s injury is at this time. He played in six games this season. He rotated in alongside Spasojevic-Moko at guard for much of the year, but started at offensive tackle against Alabama.

In place of Foster, redshirt freshman Matthew Wykoff started at center against the Gamecocks on Saturday and will likely be the starter for the rest of the season. In place of Ogunbiyi, true freshman Kam Dewberry made his first start of his Texas A&M career at left guard. The freshman out of Humble (Tex.) Atscocita will likely start the rest of the season, though interior linemen like Josh Bankhead and Mark Nabou could see time as well.

In positive news, Fisher also announced that Haynes King “should” be available on Saturday when Texas A&M takes on Ole Miss.

King exited the Aggies’ loss to South Carolina early in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury. He was replaced by true freshman Conner Weigman, who completed 8 of 15 pass attempts for 91 yards in the final five offensive drives of the game. Prior to leaving the game, King had completed 17 of 32 pass attempts for 178 yards with a touchdown and an interception on the night.

Where Texas A&M goes after third straight road loss

Texas A&M is 3-4. As talented as this team is on paper, there’s really only one guaranteed win left on the schedule in UMass, one of the worst teams in the FBS. It feels inevitable that a change of some sort is going to be made this offseason. Jimbo Fisher very likely isn’t going anywhere, but he’ll likely be forced to hire an offensive coordinator if he doesn’t decide to do it himself. There will likely be other changes made to the offensive side of the ball. So what’s the goal for the rest of the season? Texas A&M has to keep the young talent, some of the lone bright spots from the loss, from entering the transfer portal and heading elsewhere.