On Senior Night at Kyle Field the Aggies endured a lackluster start to roll in the second half, advancing to 7-3 on the season behind more than 300 rushing yards, a mostly stifling defense and a late appearance by Kyle Allen.

The quarterback spot is up for grabs and, at 5-2 with five games remaining, so is the Aggies' season. Kevin Sumlin's search for a remedy to the Texas A&M offense's struggles is multifacted, but it could begin with giving Kyler Murray his shot.

A week of competition is underway; by Saturday, we'll know who will start at quarterback for Texas A&M. It's but one of several self-assessments the Aggies are undergoing with the margin for error this season all but gone.

Searching for an answer to its issues on offense, Texas A&M intends to start with the most important position on the field. On Monday Kevin Sumlin informed Kyle Allen, Kyler Murray and Jake Hubenak that they will be competing for QB1, with the starter to be named later in the week.

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.

As it turns out, perhaps this season is like the last. One notable exception: this time, the problems lie entirely on the offense. It's time for a hard look in the mirror in Aggieland, with Texas A&M needing large-scale overhaul to salvage the year.

The argument can be made — and substantiated — that Texas A&M's offensive showing against Ole Miss was the worst of the Kevin Sumlin era. Now the Aggies face questions that need answers in short order if the system is to be salvaged.

Offensive frustrations that surfaced against Alabama came to a head in Oxford, where the Aggies were punchless against Ole Miss on Saturday night and dropped their second straight game. Texas A&M was held to 192 total yards in defeat.

What happened when Texas A&M was on offense against Alabama is forgettable to many, but to the Aggies — and Kyle Allen — it should be a teaching moment. An examination of the first pick-six reveals a flaw that must be corrected before arrival in Oxford.

Will Saturday's contest in Oxford ultimately be a story of matchups, or of matchup problems? The Aggies will pit an elite D-line against a shuffled offensive front, while the Rebels will test the improved Texas A&M secondary — and those won't even be the game's primary storyline.

Laremy Tunsil is back — just in time to line up across from Myles Garrett. Can Kyle Allen bounce back? He'll have to. In a game sure to be determined in the trenches and through the air, a select few can make the difference.

How soon one three-interception performance can make many forget 680 yards and 4 TD against a pair of SEC West defenses. There are things to be taken from Texas A&M's game against Alabama — but in Oxford, Kyle Allen can prove that doubt in him is not one of them.

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.

In a game defined by missed opportunities and costly mistakes, Texas A&M lost its first game of the season and third straight against Nick Saban's Crimson Tide. Three pick-sixes and Derrick Henry's dominance ultimately did the Aggies in.

Elite talent on both sides of the ball characterizes a matchup in which many can single-handedly change the game. On a Kyle Field that will be littered with stars, Saturday's contest will come down to which playmakers ... make plays.

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.

Texas A&M is again 5-0, but with a very different feel to it. Following a strong victory at Kyle Field to stay unbeaten on a night when several top teams fell, Kevin Sumlin and his players discussed the takeaways moving forward.

Led by Kyle Allen's second straight 300-yard game, a hard-fought 110 yards from Tra Carson and a swarming Aggie defense that forced two key turnovers, Texas A&M held Dak Prescott in check and scored an SEC West win at home in front of 104,000 Saturday night.