Brady Quinn Dec 28, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Jimmy Clausen (8) and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Matt Cassel (16) talk with former quarterback and current television analyst Brady Quinn before the game at TCF Bank Stadium. The Vikings win 13-9. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
NCAABy Stacey Mickles on

Fox Sports college football analyst Brady Quinn stirred up a hornet’s nest with his recent tweets about Texas A&M recruiting.

Last week saw the Alabama Crimson Tide receive commitments from three 5-star recruits, which prompted Quinn (who spent his own college career at Notre Dame) to take a shot at the Aggies’ recruiting in a conversation with LaVar Arrington and Jonas Knox on iHeartMedia’s Two Pros and a Cup of Joe.

“It’s a direct correlation to the microscope has been put on us. We can’t do what we did last year and our recruits look a little different right now. I haven’t seen that dramatic of a swing in recruiting ever. When Nick Saban comes out and basically says, ‘Yeah, dude, you bought that class.’ This justifies it.”

But the Jimbo Fisher-led Aggies haven’t exactly fallen off the map in recruiting. They’d made some impressive moves even before Quinn’s comment, and they landed one 5-star recruit and three 4-star recruits this past week after Quinn’s remarks.

Right now, the Aggies’ recruiting class is ranked second only to Alabama in the SEC. So this led to many dragging Quinn (seen above at a NFL game in 2014) on social media and calling him out for his apparent mistake.

SEC fans are notorious for roasting anyone who talks about their team. It looks like it’s Brady Quinn’s week to be the one on the fire pit.

[Saturday Down South; photo from Bruce Kluckhohn/USA Today Sports]

About Stacey Mickles

Stacey is a 1995 graduate of the University of Alabama who has previously worked for other publications such as Sportskeeda and Saturday Down South.

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