
Texas A&M will be missing nearly 20 players for the Maroon & White Game, including several freshmen and key starters due to injuries. Coach Mike Elko acknowledges the challenges ahead as the team prepares for fall practice.
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Texas A&M's Maroon & White Game will kick off on Saturday afternoon, and according to On3's Carter Karels, the Aggies will be without nearly 20 players from the 2026 roster, including several freshmen from the 2026 signing class, while key starters from the 2025 roster will also miss Saturday's contest due to nagging injuries this spring.
Entering his third season at the helm, coach Mike Elko is fully aware of the remaining issues that will remain until fall practice, and while he'd like to have his entire team available for the spring game, this is simply a warm-up and a chance for the Aggie faithful to see the progress the newly formed roster, which includes 17 transfer additions and 26 signees from the 2026 recruiting class, has made over the last month.
Thanks to Karels' reporting, here are the players who will miss Saturday's Maroon & White Game, starting with the Maroon squad, which includes eight scholarship players.
Terry Bussey was injured earlier this spring and has yet to return to the field, while Dezz Ricks has also been banged up and does not have anything to prove after his breakout season, heading into the 2026 campaign as one of the starting outside corners.
The White team will reportedly be without 11 players, and, surprisingly, does not include junior wide receiver Ashton Bethel-Roman, who was also injured during the first part of the spring season. He was not included on the inactive list, which is good news if he ends up taking the field ahead of what could be his best statistical season.
Players missing include WR Madden Williams, WR Jonah Wilson, WR Terry Bussey, DL Jermaine Kinsler, and several others.
The game serves as a warm-up for the team and an opportunity for fans to see the progress of the newly formed roster.
Texas A&M has added 17 transfer players and 26 signees from the 2026 recruiting class.

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Former five-star WR Jerome Myles will miss his second straight spring game, while Tennessee transfer cornerback Rickey Gibson III, who is in line to compete for one of the starting cornerback jobs, has been dealing with an undisclosed injury; his inactive status is more precautionary than anything.
The Maroon & White Game will kick off on Saturday, April 18, at 1 p.m. in Kyle Field and will be available to stream on SEC Network+.
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