While Kevin Sumlin was the head coach of Texas A&M football, he ran a version of the air raid offense he had created over time at his previous stops, which included the offensive coordinator for Bob Stoops at Oklahoma and as the head coach for the University of Houston.
Sumlin had mixed results. They were explosive as hell with Johnny Football quarterbacking the offense, but the post-Johnny teams mostly failed to generate points against the SEC elite. While better versions of this offense can be successful — see Oklahoma — it proved difficult for Sumlin’s teams when going up against the best athletes in college football on a week-to-week basis.