Near the midway point of spring practices, Billy Liucci opens the book on how Mike Elko's defense is developing in year two, including explosive showings from the defensive line and a few question marks as the Aggies look to replace several veterans.

During Monday's edition of TexAgs Radio, TexAgs co-owner and executive editor Billy Liucci joined for a "lightning-round" preview of the Aggies ahead of Jimbo Fisher's second spring at Texas A&M.

With the start of spring football drawing near, Billy Liucci takes a look at the emerging players to keep an eye on, including Glenn Beal and Vernon Jackson, who have transformed their bodies since arriving on campus last season and appear primed for breakout seasons.

With the start of spring football drawing near, Billy Liucci ranks the most highly-contested position battles to keep an eye on and analyzes the latest developments at each spot, including the favorites to fill the big shoes lefft by Erik McCoy and Trayveon Williams.

Billy sends you into the weekend with a veritable dissertation on what to watch for from the Aggies in the coming months, thoughts on the stretch run in recruiting and some bonus speculation and commentary on the wider world of college football

The Aggies defended Kyle on Senior Night against the Blazers of UAB. Billy Liucci breaks down the offensive and defensive performances that resulted in A&M's seventh win on the season.

Each week Billy Liucci offers his own take on the Top 25, answering the top user questions from the week, plus a few "others receiving votes." This week he discusses the Aggies' defensive transformation under Mike Elko, key recruits that are left and more.

Each week Billy Liucci offers his own take on the Top 25, answering the top 25 user questions from the week, plus a few "others receiving votes." This week he tackles the surging A&M run defense, overrated and underrated teams and much more.

The Aggies fought hard against one of the nation's elite teams, and Billy Liucci examines all facets of the A&M loss to Clemson, taking note of what the Aggies did well and how they must improve as the season moves on.

After A&M's 59-7 blowout win over Northwestern State, Billy Liucci dives into Kellen Mond's continued growth at quarterback, Trayveon's fit in Jimbo's offense, the defenseive performance short four starters on Thursday night and much, much more.

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.

Jimbo Fisher and the Aggie coaches are working tirelessly to improve the Aggie Football program in all facets, adding player personnel staff and developing talent this summer. In the final section of his two-part piece, Billy Liucci breaks down a host of A&M-related topics.

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.