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There was a time when Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman flat out resisted making a change at quarterback this season, despite all the logic and conventional wisdom that said it was time.The Aggies were a mess as the losses mounted. Senior quarterback Jerrod Johnson couldn't get his head or aim right. And the folks in Kyle Field were growing more impatient by the interception.
Finally, Sherman made the decision four games ago that has turned the Aggies season and outlook around. Quarterback-turned wide receiver Ryan Tannehill took some meaningful snaps at quarterback for the first time four games ago and he's been the Aggies starter the last three.
Call it a coincidence or a circumstance of timing, but the insertion of Tannehill into the lineup at quarterback has sparked one of the biggest and most impressive turnarounds this season. The Aggies were limping at 3-3 and 0-2 in the Big 12 when Tannehill began playing quarterback and since then have won four straight games, a streak that includes a huge upset of the Oklahoma Sooners, to break into the Top 25 and sit with a realistic chance of winning their first South Division title since 1998 with two regular-season games remaining.
What a difference one player has seemed to make, not just offensively but in all facets for the 18th-ranked Aggies (7-3, 4-2).
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