If Kevin Sumlin leaves Texas A&M, it won’t be because the administration asked him to go.

Texas A&M athletics direction Eric Hyman received some tough questions in an interview with SportsDay on Monday, and some of his answers about the football program were very informative.

DallasNews.com’s Kate Hairopoulos transcribed some of Hyman’s interview.

Here are a couple of snippets from that transcription:

On if there had been any consideration of removing Sumlin from the job:

“In response to your question, at no time have we ever thought about it and discussed it. That’s about as clear as you can be. We’ve got to be realistic here – if you look at what Kevin has accomplished in the four years he’s been here from a historical standpoint, it’s at the top. This is a brutal league. It’s a 12-round boxing match every time you go out on a Saturday. It’s good news-bad news. Good news it’s the best league in the country. Bad news it’s the best league in the country.”

On if Sumlin has been involved and engaged in the decision making surrounding the program, presumably including the letting go of offensive coordinator Jake Spavital:

“Gosh almighty, of course he is. Yes, I think he’s more than fully engaged.”

On dealing with concerns about the perception of the program: