Aggies, you are a superstitious bunch.<\/p>\n
That became all too clear eight years ago in a stunning March Madness upset. A 15-0 run allowed the Aggies to take control in an 86-65 rout of national champion North Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n Text messages began appearing after each basket. \u201cDo not move. Do not change anything.\u201d<\/p>\n Apparently, Aggies everywhere refused to change anything for fear of interrupting A&M\u2019s mojo.<\/p>\n That was quite eye-opening. However, the king of Aggie superstition was crowned two years ago, with A&M super fan Robert Escobar perched upon the \u2026 throne<\/a>.<\/p>\n A&M went into the seventh inning of a Super Regional game trailing Oregon, 8-4.<\/p>\n Likewise, Escobar went into the bathroom. While there, he received a text message from his son, watching the game on television in Mississippi, that Ali Camarillo had walked. A message that Kaeden Kent singled followed. The next message implored Escobar to stay put so as not to interrupt the mojo.<\/p>\n Forty-one minutes later, Escobar left the bathroom with the Aggies holding a 13-8 lead and well on their way to the Men\u2019s College World Series.<\/p>\n You ask why repeat these stories now? Well, there\u2019s a good reason.<\/p>\n While I was on vacation last week, Texas A&M had one of the best offseason weeks in its sports history.<\/p>\n Softball coach Trisha Ford got a commitment from Madison Azua, the Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year last season<\/a>.<\/p>\n Volleyball coach Jamie Morrison hit a trifecta of big-time commitments with attackers Maija Mortensen<\/a>, Amari Frazier<\/a> and Maya Ogbogu. Ogbogu is considered the top prospect in the nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also, tennis star Lucciana Perez was named women\u2019s National Player of the Year.<\/p>\n That was just the women.<\/p>\n Football coach Mike Elko secured commitments from receiver Trey Haddad<\/a>\u200d and five-star linebacker Kaden Henderson<\/a>\u200d. Henderson is the No. 1-rated linebacker in the nation. A&M beat out LSU and Notre Dame for him.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, legendary Aggie quarterback Edd Hargett was selected for induction into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame<\/a>, and Scott Livingstone was named to the College Baseball Hall of Fame<\/a>.<\/p>\n But nobody had a better week than baseball coach Michael Earley.<\/p>\n He needs pitching. So, he went out and secured commitments from five transfer pitchers \u2014 Johnny Nuanez (Wichita State)<\/a>, Jase Evangelista (UNLV)<\/a>, Caleb Kimble (Houston)<\/a>, Logan Prisco (South Carolina)<\/a> and Wade Cooper (Texas State)<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Aggies also added catcher Nate Savoie, an All-ACC selection at Clemson<\/a>.<\/p>\n