That finish — likely to be of the photo variety — will factor heavily into the success of the 2017 football seasons of two schools: Auburn and Texas A&M.
In late June, the Aggies beat the Tigers for top quarterback recruit Kellen Mond (No. 58/ESPN), but that victory may ultimately be what deals A&M a loss in the Stidham sweepstakes and tilts the scales toward The Plains for the Baylor transfer gunslinger.
As has always been the case, A&M has to be exceedingly cautious here and is treading some dangerous water — they don’t want to upset Mond with their chase of Stidham, as the backlash could not only potentially cost them Mond but a bevvy of his highly rated friends also on the Aggie commit list.