Jimbo Fisher took the podium after practice on Thursday and opined on the development of Baylor Cupp, spring camp injuries and a seemingly minor legal issue for one player. The head coach also discussed his stop by Reed Arena to encourage the A&M women's basketball team.

Texas A&M doesn't have many proven playmakers on defense, but Mike Elko and Jimbo Fisher have plenty of talent to work with at most positions. Billy Liucci runs down the Aggies that made noise during the first week of fall camp.

Texas A&M needs to curb its tendency to swoon in the second half of football games in a hurry, but it'll have to rely on new faces throughout the program, including S&C coach Mark Hocke to pull off the feat. Can the Aggies fill the holes left by departing stars and avoid a late-season fade?

With Texas A&M's spring practices in the rearview, Billy Liucci takes an all-encompassing look at the changes the Aggie Football program has undergone over the last few weeks. In the end-cap of his two-part series, Billy delves into WR Kirk Merritt's future, spring camp distinctions and more.

The Aggies begin practices on Wednesday, and each day this week Billy will take you inside a different dynamic to watch this spring. The first of those five stories looks at the competition at several key positions for the Aggies in 2017.