Freshman Kyler Murray will start for Texas A&M when the Aggies face South Carolina on Saturday.
Quarterback Kyle Allen started the first seven games and led the Aggies to five straight victories to open the season. But two consecutive losses and a struggling offense sent A&M tumbling out of the Top 25.
Murray has seen action in five games this season. He is 17-for-31 for 167 yards and has tacked on 92 rushing yards.
In double-digit losses to No. 7 Alabama and No. 19 Ole Miss, Allen threw four interceptions, sparking coach Kevin Sumlin to make the change.
Murray was Gatorade National Player of the Year and led his Allen, Texas, high school team to a 42-0 record and three state titles.
He did not play in the Aggies’ 23-3 loss to Ole Miss last week after getting into an argument with offensive coordinator Jake Spavital during the Alabama loss the previous week, according to reports.
Sumlin told ESPN Murray apologized and worked his way back into the coaching staff’s good graces.
“Kyler has done the things necessary that we’ve asked him to do based on what happened on the sideline. … Since that time, I think it has been a learning experience for him, he’s come back, he’s practiced, he’s doing the right things.”