Marcel Reed is announced as the starting QB for Texas A&M against South Carolina

After a masterful performance against LSU in which he completed two passes for 70 yards and scored three touchdowns on the ground, Marcel Reed has reclaimed his role as QB1.

Conner Weigman hasn't been bad since returning to the starting position, but he hasn't been phenomenal or anything either, throwing a single passing touchdown and two interceptions recently in the two and a half games he played for the Aggies.

After Weigman completed just six of his 18 pass attempts Saturday night against the LSU Tigers, Mike Elko realized the passing game wasn't working and he needed the mobile skills Marcel Reed could provide.

And boy, did he ever make that happen.

Right off the bat, Reed bolted eight yards into the end zone, starting a string of five consecutive scoring drives that saw Reed score two more touchdowns, Le'Veon Moss get his second score of the night, and Randy Bond sail a 26-yard A 31-point second-half field goal through the uprights secured the comeback win for the Aggies after a 17-7 halftime deficit.

The win gave the Aggies a No. 1 spot in the SEC standings as the only undefeated team in conference play.

Reed and the Aggies will try to avoid what happened on their last trip to Columbia, a 30-24 loss to the Gamecocks in 2022, but unlike this game, the Aggies won't be dealing with as many injuries have struggled, and the Aggies have been virtually unstoppable on the road with Mike Elko at the helm.

The Aggies and Gamecocks kick off tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

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