Jimbo Fisher reacts to Texas A&M's victory over UMass: 'We still got a long way to go'

On3 imageby:Nick Schultz11/19/22

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On a rainy day at Kyle Field in which Texas A&M struggled to hold onto the football in the first half, the Aggies ironed things out in the second half to come away with a 20-3 victory over UMass. Jimbo Fisher sounded impressed with his young players, but he acknowledged the works that’s still left to do.

Texas A&M led 10-3 heading into halftime, but put together a solid final two quarters to defeat the Minutemen for its fourth win of the season. Quarterback Conner Weigman had a good day, completing 11 of 19 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown in the air while also rushing for 66 yards on the ground.

All in all, it was a good bounce back for Fisher’s group after last week’s loss to Auburn. That doesn’t mean he’s satisfied, though.

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“We still got a long way to go,” Fisher told ESPN+’s Marilyn Payne. “At the same time, there’s still a lot of fight, there’s a lot of heart, there’s a lot of guts in these guys. We’re still playing hard, no matter what the circumstances are. They overcame today, did what they had to do and defensively, I thought we were outstanding in the game.

“Offensively, we got the running game finally going. We just turned the ball going. We didn’t finish in the red zone. I thought Conner did in the water, in the rain and all that, no turnovers, ran the ball. Did a really good job.”

Fisher also spoke about Weigman, the former five-star recruit who was a big part of Texas A&M’s impressive recruiting class this year. He’s settled in well under center, and Fisher addressed his future as a quarterback.

“I think you keep managing games,” Fisher said of what he’s seen from Weigman. “This is a different game than the last one. The first one was a different game, the freeze play. The key is not turning the ball over. He’s taking care of it, being smart in his decisions, really accurate with the ball and giving us the chance to win the game. He’s going to be one heck of a player.”

Next week, Texas A&M faces a tough test against red-hot LSU. Fisher knows the task at hand, and his focus is on making sure his young players keep improving.

He saw some signs of growth Saturday against UMass, too.

“Getting better and better,” Fisher said. “We’ve got a great opponent in LSU, we know that. Those young backs are going to be really good players, man. You can see it. We’ve just got to play more consistent as a team and our youth, just get experience and keep getting better. They’re going to be really good players.”