Texas A&M and Tennessee are gearing up for a titanic showdown in Aggieland. Both squads feature playmakers at nearly every position, and Billy Liucci has picked out the matchups that could change the game's outcome.

Texas A&M will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday, and many of the key matchups from last year will take center stage once again. Can Dan Skipper block Myles Garrett? Will Kevin Sumlin frustrate Bret Bielema once more? Find out inside.

Another week, another opponent with SEC-caliber talent. The Aggies and Hogs face off again at Jerryworld on Saturday, and you'll want to keep your eyes on each squad's key playmakers.

Never mind the level of competition. The Aggies went years without a shutout prior to 2015, and now Chief's unit has put up two in five games. There is plenty of room for improvement, but all signs continue to trend positive for the Aggie defense.

After Texas A&M blanked neighboring Prairie View in their first ever meeting on the field, Coach Sumlin and his players talked with the media about what worked and what must improve for looming dates with SEC foes.

Labeled 'soft' by critics, the Aggie defense was anything but against vaunted QB Josh Rosen and a very good UCLA offense. A&M not only gave Rosen fits, but they showed marked improvement in stopping the run.

The Aggie secondary was one of the team's strongest units in 2015, and that figures to continue this year. Defensive backs coach Terry Joseph and cornerback Nick Harvey met with the media after practice to share the group's progress.

After finishing fourth in pass defense in 2015, the Aggie secondary is preparing to improve on that ranking this year. Although the secondary lost some key pieces, Nick Harvey and Terry Joseph are confident that the unit wont miss a beat.

After splitting reps at one of Texas A&M's corner spots last season, junior defensive back Nick Harvey comes into 2016 as a proven commodity and should be a full-time starter for the Aggies this season.

Historically, a key component to the powerful defenses of the schools in the Southeastern Conference are the secondaries. Projected again to be filled to the brim with talent, which SEC secondary will control the airways in 2016?

When was the last time a Texas A&M defense — and in particular, a Texas A&M defensive backfield — featured this much talent? This spring the Aggies' potential all-conference safeties did what they do, making surprising developments at corner one of the biggest storylines.

Nearing the end of another spring the things we know and the things we don't mesh to form an interesting puzzle for Texas A&M Football. Which Aggies have positioned themselves for a breakout year, and what will we have to wait until the fall to figure out?

Myles Garrett, Daylon Mack and Christian Kirk are special players — nothing Texas A&M's Friday scrimmage demonstrated contradicted that. However, the showings by several other Aggies and their potential implications were the story of the night.

In the book go two weeks of Texas A&M's spring camp, dangling a long list of storylines, developments and possibilities. As the Aggies head off to Spring Break, which players have made strong cases to start in the fall and which new coaches have made the biggest impact?

Hope springs eternal each spring — for both programs and individual careers. With Texas A&M's spring camp underway, five Aggies seem like sure bets to not only receive the opportunity to impress, but to run with it.

A wary eye cast in the direction of the Texas A&M football program will encounter a list of concerns to address before dreams of grandeur in 2016 can even take shape. But look closer — a combination of new coaching, talent available and options could make for an accelerated rebuild.

It was ugly. It was unfortunate. It was all too familiar. But the most frustrating part of the Aggies allowing 311 rushing yards and 26 points to a bad offense was the simplicity of the breakdowns that led to the Tigers' big plays.

Though the stat sheet may not fully reflect it yet, John Chavis' defense is transforming into a stout one before everyone's eyes. The clearest indicators of that fact in a mostly stifling performance against Mississippi State came in the form of now-characteristic big plays.