{"id":82310,"date":"2025-12-09T22:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/82310\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T22:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:34:10","slug":"marcel-reed-dismisses-transfer-rumors-as-texas-am-prepares-for-cfp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/82310\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcel Reed dismisses transfer rumors as Texas A&#038;M prepares for CFP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Despite a disappointing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/texas-arch-manning-coach-make-case-longhorns-get-college-football-playoff-after-upset-victory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">loss to in-state rival Texas<\/a> in the regular-season finale, Texas A&amp;M finished the year with 11 wins and secured a spot in the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">In less than two weeks, Texas A&amp;M will host the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/miami-hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Miami Hurricanes<\/a> in a first-round playoff game.<\/p>\n<p>Aggies star quarterback Marcel Reed threw 25 touchdowns and just under 3,000 yards during his standout season. Reed\u2019s production and rise to one of the top players in the nation appear to have indirectly fueled concerns about whether he will consider taking his talents elsewhere following Texas A&amp;M\u2019s playoff run.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/marcel-reed-texas-am-football.jpg\" alt=\"Marcel Reed runs during a Texas A&amp;M football game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) keeps the ball for yards during the first half against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Nov. 28, 20225. (Scott Wachter\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>During a recent appearance on former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@outtapocketRG3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;Outta Pocket with RGIII&#8221;<\/a> podcast, Reed shut down any idea that he would consider transferring to Miami in favor of a lucrative name, image and likeness (NIL) offer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019d have to talk to my parents,&#8221; Reed responded when asked about the possibility of switching uniforms. &#8220;That\u2019s a real answer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/fernando-mendoza-julian-sayin-diego-pavia-jeremiyah-love-tapped-heisman-trophy-finalists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FERNANDO MENDOZA, JULIAN SAYIN, DIEGO PAVIA AND JEREMIYAH LOVE TAPPED AS HEISMAN TROPHY FINALISTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reed added that he has had the opportunity to bolt from Texas A&amp;M in the past, but he remains committed to the Aggies.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/marcel-reed.jpg\" alt=\"Marcel Reed scores\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M quarterback Marcel Reed (10) reacts after scoring a touchdown against LSU during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in College Station, Texas.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Sam Craft)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I got offers after my freshman year. I thought this was the best place to be. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any reason I need to leave Texas A&amp;M. I have the job and it\u2019s mine to lose. I don\u2019t think I will, but there\u2019s no reason for me to leave. I have a great OC, a great coach, great players around me. We have the best stadium in college football. \u2026 There\u2019s no need for me to leave and go anywhere else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/marcel-reed-qb.jpg\" alt=\"Marcel Reed reacts during a game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) reacts after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Arkansas Razorbacks at AT&amp;T Stadium in Sept. 28, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Kevin Jairaj\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The late-season loss to the Longhorns eliminated Texas A&amp;M from the SEC Championship Game. Instead, Alabama advanced to the annual conference title game in Atlanta, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/georgia-eyes-college-football-playoff-first-round-bye-after-dominating-alabama-sec-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">losing 28-7 to Georgia.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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