ARLINGTON, Texas (KBTX) – Texas A&M sophomore quarterback Conner Weigman will sit out his third straight game while dealing with an AC joint injury, according to the Southeastern Conference availability report.

This season, Weigman saw action in one game and five drives, throwing for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 52.3% of his passes. He suffered a throwing arm injury in A&M’s season opener against Notre Dame, but suffered a setback Thursday ahead of the Aggies’ trip to Florida.

Redshirt freshman Marcel Reed will get his third straight start. Reed has amassed 422 passing yards and four passing touchdowns while completing 57% of his passes. He didn’t throw an interception. Using his legs, Reed has racked up 217 yards and a touchdown.

Two Aggie centers, Mark Nabou Jr. and TJ Shanahan, are listed for Saturday’s game. The Aggies will lean on transfer center Kolinu’u Faaiu to hold down the middle of the line.

Both freshman Ashton Funk and junior Kam Dewberry took second-team reps during warmups at AT&T Stadium. Funk is listed as the backup center on A&M’s depth chart. Junior Kam Dewberry also took reps at center during fall camp.

Metroplex tires

Two of Arkansas’ offensive weapons rank in the top 10 in the country in yards per game: wide receiver Andrew Armstrong and running back Ja’Quinden Jackson.

Fittingly for this game, both hail from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Armstrong, who averages 116 yards receiving per game, is a Dallas Bishop Dunne product who transferred to Arkansas from Texas A&M-Commerce. Jackson averages 118 yards per game on the ground and graduated from Duncanville. He came to Arkansas via Utah, where he was teammates with A&M’s Faaiu.

Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green is from Lewisville in the northern part of the Metroplex and has averaged 239.3 yards per passing game.

A&M has nine Dallas-Fort Worth natives on its travel list Saturday, led by DeSoto defensive tackle Shemar Turner.

Availability reports

TEXAS A&M GAME DAY AVAILABILITY REPORT

ARKANSAS GAME DAY AVAILABILITY REPORT

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