Texas A&M · SECBlake Ivy’s injury thins Texas A&M’s offensive line
The former starter will miss the rest of 2026, reducing a struggling line’s options before the Aggies visit Alabama on Oct. 24.
OCT 12, 2026
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01 · The NewsIvy Injury Thins A&M’s Line
After Texas A&M’s 27-6 loss at Missouri on Saturday, coach Mike Elko said offensive lineman Blake Ivy will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, further thinning a line the Aggies have repeatedly shuffled.
Ivy started Texas A&M’s first three games before moving into a rotational role for the next two. He played in five games and appeared on each SEC availability report before the Missouri game. The injury reportedly occurred during practice the week before that loss.
Ivy’s grades show why the loss is more complicated than replacing a starter: He posted a 71.9 run-blocking grade and a 56.5 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus. He had already left the starting lineup, but he remained available as Texas A&M changed combinations. Lamont Rogers has been the line’s clearest positive since moving to right tackle.
The Aggies host The Citadel at 1 p.m. ET on Oct. 17 before traveling to Alabama. The Crimson Tide’s physical defensive front will test Reed’s protection and Texas A&M’s reduced ability to rotate linemen, with the Aggies already having lost three of four SEC games.
Elko now has to find another reliable piece for the rotation without knowing whether the next combination can hold up against Alabama.
02 · The StakesWhy It Matters
Texas A&M has not identified the injury, provided a recovery outlook or named Ivy’s replacement. At 3-3 overall and 1-3 in SEC play, the Aggies are losing another line option while trying to protect quarterback Marcel Reed and support a running game that has struggled. The problem gets a harder test at Alabama on Oct. 24.
03 · The Detail Beneath the HeadlineWhat Most People Are Missing
Texas A&M’s collapse from 11-2 and 7-1 in the SEC in 2025 to 3-3 and 1-3 makes Ivy’s loss less about a former starter than the disappearance of another adjustment. His 71.9 run-blocking grade was 15.4 points higher than his 56.5 pass-blocking mark, so the missing rotational option had offered more to a ground game the line changes were meant to revive. The Oct. 17 game against The Citadel is the only game test for the next combination before the Oct. 24 trip to Alabama, compressing an unresolved personnel decision into consecutive Saturdays.
04 · The Open QuestionsQuestions to Be Answered
Who replaces Ivy in the offensive-line rotation against The Citadel?
Texas A&M has not named that player, and the Oct. 17 snap distribution will show whether one lineman inherits Ivy’s work or the Aggies widen an already-changing rotation. That answer sets the available combination for Alabama on Oct. 24, when a 1-3 SEC team can least afford to discover another weak point in Reed’s protection.
05 · The Watch ListWhat We're Watching
Can the line protect Reed?
The Crimson Tide’s physical defensive front will test Reed’s protection and Texas A&M’s reduced ability to rotate linemen.
Can the Aggies run the ball?
Texas A&M is trying to support a running game that has struggled while replacing another line option.