Select quotes from the presser immediately following Texas A&M's 45-24 SEC win over Arkansas in the Southwest Classic from Head Coach Kevin Sumlin, Trevor Knight, Daeshon Hall, and Armani Watts.

After two games against new opponents, familiarity becomes a theme as the Aggies crank up SEC play against Auburn on Saturday. With next-level talent on both sides of the ball for each squad, there is no shortage of potential game-changers.

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.

Billy Liucci spent some extra time with Texas A&M safety Armani Watts during the team's press conference on Tuesday and covered a variety of Aggie Football topics, including the improvements he's made to his game.

Both A&M and UCLA will send top-tier talent onto Kyle Field Saturday, and both rosters include names familiar to Aggies fans. While A&M enters 2016 with a team-first attitude, there will be no shortage of stars on either sideline.

UCLA's Josh Rosen is one of the best quarterbacks in the country, and he's headed to Kyle Field to take on the Aggies. With a talented trio of safeties, an improved linebacking corps and two of the nation's premier defensive ends, Texas A&M has a plan to stop him in his tracks.

During Thursday's edition of TexAgs Radio, John Harris of the Houston Texans and footballtakeover.com joined to share his thoughts on the NFL Draft talent on A&M's roster and to share what he expects out of Armani Watts, Speedy Noil and Christian Kirk in 2016.

After leading the Texas A&M defense in tackles in 2015, safety Armani Watts looks poised to be an early-entry candidate into the NFL Draft if he can continue to progress his game during his junior season. Watts comes in at #3 in our 30 Players in 30 Days series.

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?

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?

In the blink of an eye, football is back again in the form of spring practices. Amid the web of intrigue that is Texas A&M's roster and season prospects, we know this much: the Aggies return elite talent at several positions, and said stars will set the tone.

During Thursday's edition of TexAgs Radio, John Harris of the Houston Texans and footballtakeover.com joined to share his thoughts on A&M's hiring of Jim Turner as offensive line coach, the Aggie run defense and more.

Entering the season finale the Aggies have question marks, but appear on the right track. The Tigers, for their part, are reeling. Despite that, both teams are stocked with talent that can swing the game — but which units must perform?

The numbers tell the entire story — including the most important one: zero. Heading into the season's final contest, John Chavis' Texas A&M defense showed in Nashville that it might have what it takes to contest LSU and Leonard Fournette.

The Aggies again gave up a big play on the ground, but the numbers otherwise were favorable. Unfortunately, it's hard to tell much about the Texas A&M defense after Saturday's game — but there is something to glean from who got much-needed rest and who impressed in their place.

If one positive came out of Texas A&M's trip to Ole Miss, it was the reaffirmation of a development that has changed the face of the Aggie defense — that is, that the team's safety play has made incredible strides since last season.