Through TAMU’s first 10 games, Spiller racked up 796 rushing yards and eight touchdowns. CJ Spiller is part of a Millenn… You either kind of got it or you don’t and Isaiah does@fred_spiller pic.twitter.com/OPqnY8r64u, — Footwork_King (@footwork_king1) November 17, 2019. I wonder why…, Aggies sawin’ ‘em off after a 30-6 win over South Carolina…featuring running back Isaiah Spiller and his father, former A&M player Fred Spiller. “I think they’re very good,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. Matt Zenitz is a senior SEC football reporter for the Alabama Media Group. “I’ve been wearing A&M my whole life so it’s all I know,” Spiller told 247Sports. CJ Spiller was born in 1980s. Like many famous people and celebrities, CJ Spiller keeps his personal life private. My dad couldn’t stop smiling. “So he was built to do this from a very young age.”. Personal Life. Fred works as a behavioral specialist at Klein Collins High School and his wife works at a local high school in the same school district. All rights reserved (About Us). The title is 22 years old; Isaiah Spiller is 19. Hopefully that’ll continue to watching him on Sundays in the NFL. The former four-star prospect didn’t enter college with as lofty of expectations as Bronny Jr. or the next Manning prodigy, but he does have a legacy to fulfill. Even though Smith arrived at Texas A&M last year as an unheralded three-star recruit, the Missouri City, Texas native is now firmly entrenched as one of the team’s top X-factors heading into Saturday’s matchup against his brother’s original college team, Alabama. “I still wear A&M so this was a big opportunity for me and my family. His father, of course, was there to record that. The move then became permanent this offseason, giving A&M a promising young tandem at running back with the combination of Smith and fellow sophomore Isaiah Spiller, a 220-pound former four-star recruit who ran for 946 yards last season. Texas A&M put on a performance worthy of a College Football Playoff contender. Still, he found more than 75 yards on the ground against Ole Miss, Mississippi State and South Carolina. “He can catch it. Discover what happened on this day. Ainias Smith is one of Texas A&M's top playmakers. And in Spiller’s commitment video, he had a familiar face telling him to “continue your legacy” before Spiller revealed his selection with his dad donning maroon next to him. He's a baseball junkie who spends his days defending Derek Jeter and the Miami Marlins. After the Aggies lost running back Jashaun Corbin to a season-ending hamstring injury in September and running back Vernon Jackson to a career-ending neck injury that same month, A&M freshman running back Isaiah Spiller took the reigns in the backfield. Spiller’s 60 combined yards on 30 hand-offs against Alabama, Clemson, Auburn and Arkansas don’t look pretty but may be more indicative of Texas A&M’s blocking than anything. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound back scored three touchdowns and totaled 217 rushing yards on 20 carries. The Aggies leading rusher’s father, Fred Spiller, also played for the Aggies back in the early 2000s. Does a great job in that," Fisher said. He can run. It’s really big so I thank God for the opportunity. With Smith, he’s a versatile and elusive playmaker who adds a pass-catching dimension to the running back position. Back-to-back road contests against top teams in Georgia and LSU to wrap up a tough November slate won’t make it any easier to gain yardage. It gave him some quality early practice for his new role at Texas A&M — running back. – @isaiah_spiller view-point every play is not going to be clean and every hole is not going to be clean. Some SEC schools may have an argument for it, but Oklahoma has been making a name for itself as Running Back U. We will continue to update information on CJ Spiller’s parents. He’s a very good pass blocker. In addition, Texas A&M coaches consider Smith “tough as hell” and love his physicality despite him lacking the size of a typical SEC running back. The Aggies’ defense looked the best it has all season, bottling up Kevin Harris for just 39 yards. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. First collegiate TD!! Also, the father of stud 2019 RB Isaiah Spiller. When he received that coveted offer from his dad’s alma mater, it was like a dream come true. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. Fred and his wife Iesha and their two other daughters still live in Spring, Texas, which is an hour and a half away from College Station. After initially playing wide receiver at A&M, and after catching 20 passes during the regular season last year, the 5-foot-10, 190-pound Smith was moved to running back during the buildup to the Aggies' bowl game because of injuries at the position. So I think they’re a very talented group and the two of them are great change of pace guys. The best part about Isaiah Spiller playing for the Texas A&M Aggies isn’t that head coach Jimbo Fisher has a steady halfback for Mond or whomever plays quarterback to hand the ball off to for at least another two seasons. All of them were six or seven years older than Ainias. I’m committed to…… pic.twitter.com/bSiCouhXwf, — Isaiah Spiller (@isaiah_spiller) July 20, 2018. Stay humble and stay hungry!! He was really surprised.”. A recent Gator grad, Patrick currently resides in Gainesville, Florida. During the Eighties, conservative politics and Reaganomics held sway as the Berlin Wall crumbled, new computer technologies emerged and blockbuster movies and MTV reshaped pop culture. It’s why we care so much about LeBron James Jr., Zaire Wade and Arch Manning, who, by the way, looks poised to be the nation’s next great quarterback. While he’s shined against non-SEC opponents, Spiller has struggled at times in conference games and Power 5 matchups. Bucky Richardson Was a Fan Favorite at Texas A&M, But Where Is He Now? looks poised to be the nation’s next great quarterback, 22 Famous People Who Went to Texas A&M University. CJ Spiller’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. He finished with 51 yards on a team-high 10 carries, had a 25-yard touchdown run and caught two passes for 27 yards while also — like last year — serving as the Aggies' punt returner. @isaiah_spiller first of many!! “The more we can create that without the QB run, it’s good,” Fisher told The Eagle. He’s about 50 yards away from breaking 1,000 yards from scrimmage. "The versatility in which he has, he’s a natural football player and you get him a few more touches back there (at running back). Spiller’s breakout game that thrusted him into one of the SEC’s top-10 rushers came against UTSA. “Ainias was the youngest of all of them and they used to make him run through all of the older guys,” his father Maurice Smith Sr. said. It featured one person running around with a ball until getting tackled and being forced to give it up. And moving 0, Smith, from receiver last year to running back, he’s a very explosive guy. 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