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Alabama football and Texas A&M did not face off on the field in 2025. They have been sparring off the field this offseason. The Aggied have been winning the battle recently. Texas A&M just beat Alabama for a five-star wide receiver , Jaden Upshaw.
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Now, the Aggies have just landed another win over their conference rival, this time for a four-star EDGE , according to Hayes Fawcett of Rivals.
Frederick Ards III, a six-foot-four 226-pound EDGE, has committed to Texas A&M over South Carolina , Alabama , and Florida .
Ards spent this past weekend in College Station and decided to tie himself to Mike Elko at the Aggies. He spoke about the connections he made to the coaches , according to Joseph Hastings of Rivals.
"I built close connections with the coaching staff, and I could honestly see myself succeeding on and off the field at Texas A&M," Ards told Rivals. "They've always wanted me. They've made me a strong priority. I felt wanted by the A&M staff. That was always the same."
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He was heavily pursued by South Carolina in the spring, but it was a relationship with Elijah Robinson , who initially started recruiting Ards when he was at Syracuse, that pushed him over the edge.
"Relationship I've built with coach E. Before he was at Texas A&M, he was at Syracuse. Just brought it over to Texas A&M. Getting to know the whole staff and build a relationship with them. A&M is just really high in my recruitment," Ards continued.
It was not just the relationship with Robinson, but also the head coach, Elko, that made a difference.
"I like the defense under Coach Elko. He is a defensive freak. like what he's building as a program. The way they recruit and the team they are building has had my attention for a while. They keep everything real with me," Ards said. "The staff has always been real. They are honest."
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Texas A&M now has the number one-ranked recruiting class in the nation, as Ards becomes the 17th commitment in the Class of 2027.
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