For most programs in the Southeastern Conference, a long offseason usually means coming off playing in one of the lower-tier bowls or missing the postseason all together.
But this one’s felt even longer for Texas A&M fans.
The way last season unraveled with quarterbacks announcing their departures while there was still a game left to play, chemistry concerns and the continuing turnover of the coaching staff, Kevin Sumlin was a long mustache short of resembling a circus ringmaster.
The head coach definitely needed a couple of quiet months devoid of drama—which wasn’t helped by wide receivers coach Aaron Moorehead’s recent odd rant on Twitter about losing a recruit, causing another prize prospect to de-commit.