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The injury bug has not been kind to Texas A&M quarterbacks over the last few seasons. After seeing a pair of passers suffer significant injuries in 2022, the Aggies learned that they will be without their starter for the remainder of the 2023 season, too.
Conner Weigman will miss the rest of the year with a broken bone in his left foot.
Initially believed to be a day-to-day setback, further testing revealed a more severe diagnosis. The foot injury occurred in the Aggies’ 27-10 win over SEC rival Auburn.
Brent Zwerneman of the Houston Chronicle was the first to report on the update, filling Texas A&M fans in on the unfortunate news.
“Sophomore quarterback Conner Weigman’s lower leg injury is worse than previously thought, according to multiple program insiders,” Zwerneman wrote. “Weigman likely will miss the rest of the season after further tests revealed a more extensive injury — a small fracture in his foot — than a bad sprain.”
Insider Billy Liucci confirmed those reports with further explanation saying, “Weigman’s foot injury is, in fact, a season-ender for the emerging SEC star. Weight-bearing bone and roughly a 3.5-month recovery.”
Weigman had been one of the SEC’s better passers, ranking fifth in the league in touchdowns. He was forced into action as a freshman last year following injuries to starters Haynes King and Max Johnson.
King has since transferred to Georgia Tech, leaving Johnson to take over QB1 duties from here on out.
While Johnson has starting experience at both A&M and LSU, many Aggie fans are devastated upon learning about the injury update.
“Three QB1’s in as many years,” one follower commented.
“We cannot catch a break,” said someone else.
“When will this end?” asked this TAMU supporter.
Some have gone as far as to blame the offensive line and play calling.
“No coincidence we have had 4 starting QB injuries in basically the last calendar year. When your QB gets hit as often as ours do, injuries are bound to happen. This isn’t just bad luck. At this point… there’s a lot of fault to be passed around.”
The Aggies had gotten off to a 3-1 start under Weigman, with a 1-0 mark in SEC play. They’ll now go through the meat of the conference schedule with a new starting quarterback in hopes of competing for a division title.