https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-am-aggies/news/texas-am-rb-lj-johnson-jr-announces-his-intention-to-enter-the-transfer-portal/

Pretty sure we all saw this coming…..

our rb rotation has been a little baffling and lj was always at the back of the line for whatever reason. best of luck to him elsewhere! https://t.co/cPxnImyv4f

— string (@propjoesays) November 27, 2022

Best of luck LJ! Hope you get your chance and make the most of it.

We have too many quick RB's ahead of him in Amari and Moss. The main problem with LJ is the play call becomes obvious when he is in.

Good luck to him elsewhere, I'm sure he'll do great. But we are in good shape, just need to add another in the '23 class or grab a transfer.

He seems like a good big ten kinda back. He should go to Michigan state or Iowa

Obviously knew this was coming. Good luck to him.

LJ is a stud that was completely underutilized

& just bc he's strong doesn't mean he's slow… dude ran 4.42 in high school

Complete failure by fisher not getting this kid more carries

wish we knew the full story here... he was a guy I considered a 'must get' in that class...

Any clue why he was so far down the depth chart?

He was 2nd on the depth chart

But fisher would only run Achane…

Mind boggling

more like 4th

My Name Is Judge said:

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He was 2nd on the depth chart

But fisher would only run Achane…

Mind boggling

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He was behind both Moss and Amari Daniels.

My Name Is Judge said:

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He was 2nd on the depth chart

But fisher would only run Achane…

Mind boggling

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Thank you Mrs. Johnson for chiming in.

Heisenberg01 said:

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My Name Is Judge said:

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He was 2nd on the depth chart

But fisher would only run Achane…

Mind boggling

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He was behind both Moss and Amari Daniels.

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Yea after he left the program


Not at the beginning of the year…

Likely benched due to behavior or not getting along with Jimbo. Had the talent but did not play for whatever reason.

Given the usage, I can't blame him. A little concerned about Moss for the same reason.

My Name Is Judge said:

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LJ is a stud that was completely underutilized

& just bc he's strong doesn't mean he's slow… dude ran 4.42 in high school

Complete failure by fisher not getting this kid more carries

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You are likely the biggest bleeder on this whole site. Congratulations.

He was behind in the depth chart. I was over the moon when we got him but other guys have jumped ahead of him. Its ok to say things didn't work out and wish the kid well w/o pointing blame. I mean this with good intentions and all sincerity, some of y'all need to cut back on your time on this site. It was a miserable season because our coach couldn't communicate to the freshman properly, King couldn't get out of his own head, our D coordinator couldn't communicate with our players ( personally not a fan of Durkins scheme), injuries, illness, players not adhering to the rules.... We can continue but I think that covers most.

I believe Fisher is a hell of a coach and we are still lucky to have him, He needs to give up the reigns as far as calling offense though. No one is going to out recruit him, I believe that 100%. He just needs to delegate responsibilities. Needs to be a lot of meetings with coaches and players to get on the same page.

Lets look at it from one more angle, We had the best recruiting class ever assembled. First I want to state that I believe the freshman thought they would come in and be able to do what they did in hs. This was a learning season for them and they grew from it. I also believe some weren't ever bought in because the landscape of cfb is different now. When we lost Anias as a leader, things quickly spiraled, especially with the qb turnover. I believe Weigman wasn't ready until he took snaps as a starter. Now that's behind us, Its obvious that moves need to be made. It will be an interesting off season, and with this season done, Jimbo is officially on the hot seat if things start off bad next year. I think we could contend for the SEC championship next year with the right moves, or we can be right back to where we are now. Time will tell, but lets put this season behind us and give Jimbo a chance to right the ship this off season.

so the Ags are going to be "young" at RB in 2023

LJ was number 2 on the depth chart for most of the season and still only got obvious short yardage carries

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He seems like a good big ten kinda back. He should go to Michigan state or Iowa

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Nebraska if he wants to start.

I think he should've been #2. 3 at the least.

No RB on the squad has what Achane showed this year.
Running a 4.46 doesn't mean diddly. We have a QB that also has those Nos in HS.

Fast does not mean QUICK. A fast time in HS does not mean vision and patience to use you blocks as as they develop.

A fast HS time doesn't mean they can pick up the blitzing Nickel on pass plays.

If you're ging to be able to outrun the angles, you better be a 4.2. A 4.4 today needs to be a Bula Bula back.

I'm proud the young man chose A&M and hope he's 1 that claims to be a Texas Aggie for life. He got his chances, he thinks his options are better elsewhere. Good Luck to LJ Johnson.

I see this as a result of talent overload. A kid with that kind of talent must be behind some very talented players.

Burnout. Behind 2. Wish him luck

This one makes sense

When exactly did he leave the team? Post he retweeted says he left earlier in season……..if so why did he bail on the team?

Texas A&M sophomore running back LJ Johnson Jr. will enter the transfer portal, sources confirm to @Rivals & @RivalsPortal.

Simply a formality on Dec. 5 for Johnson after leaving the team earlier in the season.

Johnson was ranked as the No. 2 RB and No. 44 OVR recruit in 2021. pic.twitter.com/JgA7McLvlC

— Nick Harris (@RivalsNick) November 27, 2022

It happens all the time… Camar Wheaton was the other 5star in LJs class that we wanted but ended up signing with Bama but transfer portaled to SMU last year. Guess what Bama did in the portal went and got Gibbs! That is the mindset we need to shift to in order to succeed in this new climate.

According to Jimbo, when asked directly whether LJ had left the team, he said he had not.

Jimbo clearly stated that LJ was still on the team.

So someone is lying.

My Name Is Judge said:

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LJ is a stud that was completely underutilized

& just bc he's strong doesn't mean he's slow… dude ran 4.42 in high school

Complete failure by fisher not getting this kid more carries

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oh stfu. LJ is slow. He was slow his senior year too. He couldn't break a 4.5 now and was slow his senior year of HS too. The dude isb4th string and would be again.

As long as we run slow-huddle, none of our RBs or WRs will get the number of touches they could. It's how slow-huddle wastes talent. Not that LJ was very good anymore

ElephantRider said:

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LJ was number 2 on the depth chart for most of the season and still only got obvious short yardage carries

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Lol. Moss and Daniels are so much better than him. Plain faster and more agile.

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