Although it is not officially recognized as a national holiday, it used to feel that way to Aggie fans.
This is the day high school athletes put pen to paper and tell others where they will continue their football careers.
The Aggies have already made a big play by acquiring five-star receiver Jerome Miles from Corner Canyon, Utah.
While these are all fun and great things for the program, there’s a unique change that fans may be starting to think about.
There’s no doubt that Aggie fans are looking forward to seeing what Miles will do with the program in the near future. His immediate impact is needed due to his juice at the position and overall receiving depth.
The impact of signing day is still a positive for the Aggies, but they still don’t have as much drama as they did a few years ago.
You would have to go back about a decade to when Kyler Murray, a three-time state champion from Allen, Texas, signed with the Aggies. The significance of this announcement was felt across the nation, and Murray became one of the best high school quarterbacks of all time.
He didn’t play much at College Station, but eventually blossomed at Lincoln Riley at the University of Oklahoma.
There are many other examples. Aggie fans were hoping for Evan Stewart to sign, but now he’s gone. But today, all signatures were collected by noon. That’s quite a difference.
This day is not the only change. It’s a story about Mike Elko entering this day for the first time as Aggie head coach, making a fresh start and changing the culture of his team.
He’s off to a great start to his Aggie tenure, and with the team’s core at peace, the culture can only grow to greater heights from here.
Autograph sessions don’t have the same intensity for Aggie fans as they once did, but fans should take that as a good thing.
