After years of general grumbling from Texas A&M fans about Jimbo Fisher holding on to offensive playcalling duties while being the head coach, it seems that Fisher finally relented and hired Bobby Petrino to run the offense. And, through the first 5 games this year, that move seems to have paid off. At 38.6 points per game, the Aggies are 16th in the country in scoring, and massively improved over last year’s debacle (22.8 points per game... 101st in the nation).
The scheme really still looks pretty similar to what we’ve seen from Jimbo Fisher the past few years: A whole lot of quick slants, curls, and crossers in the 5-7 yard range meant to let receivers get the bulk of their yards after the catch, plenty of RB swings, about a 50/50 split on runs vs passes, and a high percentage of passes coming off of play action.