The Aggie offense scored often on Saturday, but much of what they did against the Panthers was expected. They'll face a stiff test the next time they take the field in Auburn. What can the Ags take from their dominant performance this weekend?

The time has come at last for the Texas A&M coaching staff to nail down a starting lineup. Some starters have been penciled in since spring practice, but a few positions are still up for grabs entering the fall. Which players have the inside track to start the season opener?

After receiving significant playing time as a freshman last season, Keaton Sutherland's versatility and development has caught attention coming into the 2016 season. He comes in at #24 in TexAgs' 30 Players in 30 Days series.

After losing 11 offensive linemen to the NFL Draft, there still is no shortage of talent on the offensive lines in the SEC in 2016. With a mix of old and new faces everywhere, which unit will emerge as a driving force in the upcoming season?

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?

At last, the dawn of another spring — and with it, chatter centered around how each football team will come together. At Texas A&M, the list of questions may be longer than most. However, that's more of a good thing than one might expect.

Though at the season's outset it would have seemed ironic, the 2015 Music City Bowl will feature two teams with reliable defenses and several question marks on offense. But which battles-within-the-battles will determine the victor?

Yes, drops were an issue. And indeed, stalling out in the red zone on so many occasions will be more costly against LSU. Still, behind a revitalized Kyle Allen, a relentless Tra Carson and re-emerging Speedy Noil and Josh Reynolds, the Texas A&M offense has life.

Texas A&M's run defense continues to degenerate and answers aren't within immediate sight. Improvement will come for the Aggie D, but it may not be complete until 2016 — and by that point, will A&M be ready to challenge the SEC West's elite?

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.

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.

When it came to Texas A&M's offensive performance on Saturday, the quality of the opponent mattered little. What the Aggies managed to display in a systematic picking-apart of Ball State was something it will transition to the remainder of the season.

The resurgent Aggies will spend the weekend working out kinks and competition at several positions; the Cardinals of the MAC will enter the new Kyle Field with eyes on an upset. Saturday's game will ultimately come down to performances by — and containment of — a select few.

At times it little resembled the polished machine that has defined Kevin Sumlin's tenure in Aggieland, but the Texas A&M offense nonetheless put up 31 points on a swarming defense. Now the Aggies' focus turns to fine-tuning the outlying issues.

Texas A&M's quarterback competition is over, but in true Kevin Sumlin fashion, it's also not. Kyle Allen will maintain the reins heading into fall camp's final week, but Arizona State prep is on everyone's minds — as are a few more ongoing competitions.

Though his optimism is interspersed with caution, Kevin Sumlin is feeling good about Texas A&M's progress after Fall Camp's first scrimmage. In saying as much after Monday's practice, he also raised the bar higher.

All around Aggieland and beyond, eager eyes will watch Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray duke it out for the title of Texas A&M's QB1 — and for good reason. However, heading into fall camp, competition that will be key to the Aggies' season also litters the rest of the roster.

A mere week separates the Aggies from the summer months. The results from last Thursday's situational scrimmage and the three practices remaining will combine to begin the tale of what to expect when fall camp arrives.