The breakdowns by Texas A&M's offense are no longer isolated incidents — they're indicative of something systemic. Heading down the stretch in Kevin Sumlin's fourth year at the helm of the Aggies, that's a sad fact that requires immediate attention.

There was a beautiful irony in Johnny Manziel's presence at Saturday's game, a bittersweet reminder of the bygone days of Texas A&M's offensive dominance with him at the helm. Following the woeful showing against Auburn, the Aggies have serious questions to ask in search of direction.

Coming off of perhaps their most disappointing loss of the season, the Aggies have three games remaining to pull it together. On Tuesday Kevin Sumlin and his coordinators sat down with the media to react and look ahead.

The Aggies are bowl-eligible for the seventh straight season and back on track to challenge LSU in the season finale — but not so fast. A rapidly improving Auburn team comes to Kyle Field on Saturday, something Kevin Sumlin and his coordinators and players dissected on Tuesday.

The Aggies came up painfully short in what may have been their last chance to challenge for the SEC West, but with five games remaining the season can still be salvaged. On Tuesday Kevin Sumlin and his players and coordinators joined the media in seeking answers.

There are a litany of words that could be used to describe Texas A&M's offensive output in Oxford, and none of them are kind. The problems are real, and they start at quarterback, but they don't end there. To salvage the season, something must change immedaitely.

Interceptions. Further — pick-sixes. The Aggies' undoing against Alabama can be tied directly to the mistakes at the quarterback position and the poor tackling following them. But Texas A&M's struggles went a bit deeper against an elite defense and must be corrected before Ole Miss.

The first loss of the season is in the rear-view mirror and Texas A&M next heads to Oxford in what may well be a de facto SEC West elimination game. On Tuesday Kevin Sumlin and his players and coordinators met the media to discuss the lessons from Alabama and more.

It's Aggies vs. Crimson Tide, and that means what it generally does: future NFL players litter the field, coaching stalwarts walk the sidelines and the game hinges on who wins critical battles on both sides of the ball.

Now, Bama Week truly begins. Five days from welcoming the Crimson Tide to the palace that is the new Kyle Field for one of the 'games of the year,' Kevin Sumlin and his coordinators and players met the media to address the bye week's results and the challenge ahead.

The Aggies hit a well-timed bye week with a full head of steam, 5-0 and with extra time to prepare for Alabama's visit. On Tuesday Kevin Sumlin and his coordinators and players discussed the A&M team's growth and the opportunity that lies ahead of it.

Yes, red zone woes remain a point of emphasis. But behind an emerging superstar at quarterback and a group of talent that just keeps getting better, Texas A&M's ceiling is high as the sky. All that remains is fitting the remaining pieces in order.

Saturday's matchup of ranked teams at Kyle Field will come imbued with clashes between stars from the sidelines to the field. It begins with Jake Spavital's offense against Manny Diaz's defense — but it certainly doesn't end there.

Kyle Field's a stage, and two ranked SEC teams are the players. In anticipation of welcoming Dak Prescott's Mississippi State Bulldogs, Kevin Sumlin and his coordinators and players spoke with the media on Tuesday about the Aggies' 4-0 start and lessons learned from Arkansas.

It would be easy to judge Texas A&M's offensive output against Arkansas by its red zone failures, or a general lack of scoring until the fourth quarter. But a closer examination reveals not only efficiency, but a long line of playmakers — and newly creative ways in which they were used.

The gauntlet of SEC West play has arrived. Are the Aggies ready? Joined by his coordinators and players, Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin addressed the media on Tuesday regarding the team's 3-0 start and what improvements must be made ahead.

A mixed bag if ever there were one, the Texas A&M offense put up 44 points yet left much to be desired. The tune-ups for conference play are finished and so, too, is the margin for error. What will take the Aggies to the next level?

The road goes on for Kevin Sumlin's Aggies, who at 2-0 welcome a familiar face to Kyle Field on Saturday. Sumlin, his coordinators and players covered the return of some key pieces, the quarterbacks and more in Tuesday's media briefing.