Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman’s injured shoulder is improving, and he is healthy enough to start Saturday against No. 9 Missouri.

After not dressing last week against Arkansas and not playing since Sept. 7, Weigman has taken meaningful reps and improved enough to be back in uniform for the No. 25 Aggies.

The decision to start Weigman or Marcel Reed was a game-time decision. Reed had emerged as the expected starter for the fourth straight game and warned that if Weigman felt 100 percent, there was a chance he could resume his starting role.

Weigman’s participation increased in practice this week after he was not cleared to play against Arkansas. With his activity increasing in practice and his availability Saturday, a compelling decision at the quarterback position will loom for the Texas A&M coaching staff in the near future.

Weigman clearly earned the job out of camp as Texas A&M’s top quarterback, which played a role in the staff’s decision, sources said. Reed played at a high level against Florida and has been solid but unspectacular over the last two games.

Texas A&M gained just 297 total yards against Arkansas, while Reed went 11-for-22 and gained just 13 rushing yards on 10 carries. (He recorded three sacks, contributing to that low total.) Reed ran for 91 yards against Bowling Green, but went 16-of-29.

That came in the wake of an efficient performance against Florida, when Reed rushed for 83 yards and completed 11 of 17 passes. Texas A&M finished that game with 488 yards of offense.

The Texas A&M passing game has been stymied by a pedestrian receiving corps, as Cyrus Allen is the team’s leading receiver with 11 catches for 203 yards. Texas A&M’s passing offense is No. 117 in the country and last in the SEC at 162 yards per game.

Weigman has been out since the second week of the season after injuring the AC joint in his throwing shoulder in the season-opening loss to Notre Dame. He aggravated that injury in Week 2 against McNeese and missed the next three games.