Johnny Manziel certainly is hoping that 2025 will be the year that Texas A&M breaks through and reaches the College Football Playoff for the first time, especially with Texas having made it to the semifinals in back-to-back seasons.
That might mostly rest on the right arm of Marcel Reed. The Aggies quarterback took over starting duties from Conner Weigman in the last few weeks of the season, but they ended up losing 4 of their last 5.
Going into 2025, Reed will start the season as the starter versus needing to earn it in preseason. On Thursday’s “Pat McAfee Show,” Manziel recounted a phone conversation he had with Reed recently.
“We sat and had a 20, 30 minute phone call and (I was) just really trying to give him some tips and just talk to him and see how he’s feeling being under center, getting the reps, knowing that you’re going to be the guy,” Manziel said.
Getting that time as QB1 in the offseason versus working as a backup should aid in the growth of Reed heading into the upcoming season, Manziel added.
“I think having the full offseason to be able to get the reps, have the time week in week out throughout the season, will benefit him tremendously compared to what he was doing last year,” he said.
Reed’s dual-threat tendencies should help, too: he ran for 588 yards and 8 touchdowns in 2024.
“Everybody can see from what he did when he came in (against) LSU last year that the guy has the ability to shake you out of your shoes, be an unbelievable threat running the football,” Manziel said. “I think people are going to be able to prepare for that, and he’s going to have to step up in a bigger way, making passes down the field and making the whole thing work.”
“I just had a great conversation with Marcel Reed..I think him having a full offseason getting the reps is really gonna help him this year” ~ @JManziel2 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/50VoU96SEK
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 14, 2025Johnny Manziel says full offseason will benefit Marcel Reed ‘tremendously’ Saturday Down South.
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