Kyle Allen criticizes Texas A&M's post-Manziel culture

Texas A&M is struggling to keep its quarterback prospects with the program and one former Aggie signal-caller is offering up a reason why.

Kyle Allen, who left Texas A&M in December and joined Houston in January, told Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports there is an issue with the culture in College Station.

"I think the culture was a big part of it, and I think that stems from Johnny's era there - the way that they let Johnny (Manziel) and (others) act there," Allen said. "They (could) do that and still win games because they had Johnny … and five offensive linemen playing in the NFL right now."

The Aggies made their way back into the national spotlight with Manziel at the helm in 2012 and 2013. Kevin Sumlin's crew went an impressive 20-6 over that span.

"A lot of people were riding off that, 'I can do whatever the hell I want and win on Saturday,'" Allen added.

Allen, along with former five-star quarterback Kyler Murray, raised more than a few eyebrows when they both left the team within a week of each other following the 2015 campaign.

"We had a lot of people who were talking about the same goal but weren't all committed and on the same page to get to that goal," Allen said. "Everyone wasn't in a straight line. Everyone was going this way, this way, this way. We had a ton of talent there. I think that, once you get all the right coaches there and get the vision right, you can do a lot of things."