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Though it wasn’t the highest-profile matchup of the weekend, Saturday night’s SEC showdown between Texas A&M and Auburn was arguably the game of the day. It took four overtimes before the Tigers finally secured what was certainly the biggest win in the Hugh Freeze era, which doubled as the biggest heartbreak of Mike Elko’s short […]

Mike Elko is having a terrific first year with the Texas A&M football team, and he has his Aggies in a good spot to make the SEC title game and the College Football Playoff. Texas A&M is currently tied atop the SEC standings with Texas, and the two teams will play each other in College […]

Texas A&M’s shocking Week 10 loss to South Carolina hurt them in more ways than one. The surprising 44-20 blowout dropped the Aggies out of the top 10 in the AP poll but was not their worst result of the week as star running back Le’Veon Moss suffered a season-ending injury in the game. Head […]

Typically, when opponents walk into Williams-Brice Stadium to face the South Carolina Gamecocks, what they need to be concerned with is a Sandstorm. But on Saturday night, it wasn’t a sandstorm that overwhelmed the Texas A&M football team. It was an avalanche that came in the form of two big-bodied Gamecocks who bullied the 10th-ranked […]

The Texas A&M football team has been back and forth at the quarterback position this season as Conner Weigman and Marcel Reed have both gotten significant playing time. Weigman was the starter in week one, but Reed took over after Weigman got injured. Weigman returned from his injury and got his job back, but he […]

Mike Elko did a great job turning things around when he was the head coach at Duke, and what he did with the Blue Devils helped him land his current job with the Texas A&M football team. Like at Duke, Elko has quickly turned things around at Texas A&M as well. His Aggies are currently […]

The Texas A&M football team picked up a massive home win against LSU on Saturday, and the Aggies are now all alone in first place in the SEC. Not everything went smoothly for Texas A&M in the game, as they were down by double digits heading into the second half, and they even had to […]

After a poor outing against Notre Dame in Week 1, Texas A&M has hit its stride with seven straight wins in Mike Elko’s inaugural year as head coach. With a win over LSU in Week 9, the Aggies took full control of the SEC, causing Elko to let his full emotions out. The head coach […]

When LSU took a 17-7 lead over the Texas A&M Aggies into the halftime locker room on Saturday night, all the signs were pointing to the Tigers scoring a huge road win and leaving the weekend as the only team in the SEC with a perfect in-conference record. After all, per ESPN Research, LSU had […]

As the anticipated matchup of the Texas A&M football team hosting the LSU Tigers is on for Saturday night, there have been some questions regarding Kyle Field not being the loudest environment. LSU football quarterback Garrett Nussmeier would say that while the location gets loud, not as much as Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge which […]

While first-year Texas A&M football coach Mike Elko currently has the 14th-ranked Aggies firmly in the hunt for an SEC title, he’s also keeping a close eye on not just the 2025 recruiting class, but 2026 as well. Having already landed commitments from a pair of 3-star defensive backs — Ryan Gilbert and Markel Ford […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Texas A&M Aggies will face a stiff test in the form of a Missouri Tigers defense that has been rock solid throughout the opening weeks of 2024. The 9th-ranked Tigers have allowed just 12 points per game through four contests, and are limiting opposing offenses to just 219 yards of total […]

The NCAA Transfer Portal has been subjected to a lot of criticism since it went on full blast. A lot of head honchos don’t have the best relationship with it like Nick Saban while others like Deion Sanders and Ryan Day have been using it quite a lot. Coach Mike Elko is quite in the […]

As Texas A&M gears up for its weekend clash against Bowling Green, head football coach Mike Elko plays his quarterback cards exceedingly close to his chest. This strategy follows an impressive performance by backup Marcel Reed last week against Florida, which has sparked widespread speculation and curiosity among fans and analysts regarding the Aggies’ quarterback […]

Texas A&M football quarterback Connor Weigman (shoulder) was a surprise addition to the Aggies’ injury report before last week’s game against the Florida Gators. After being listed as questionable, Weigman did not play. In his place, Marcel Reed played and enjoyed plenty of success by completing 11-of-17 passes for two touchdowns, adding another 83 rushing […]

Since early Friday afternoon, the status of Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman has been something of a mystery, as it’s not only been unclear whether the redshirt sophomore would be able to play in the Aggies SEC opener against the Florida Gators, but also what sort of injury he sustained the resulted in him being […]

ESPN’s The Paul Finebaum Show sure gets the best out of college football’s most colorful personalities. Florida’s Billy Napier might want to start paying attention because the game plan could use the help, especially since Texas A&M football coach Mike Elko revealed what kind of tactics the Aggies will use ahead of the SEC showdown […]

It was a disappointing first game for Mike Elko as the head coach of the Texas A&M football program, as the Aggies lost 23-13 to Notre Dame at home on Saturday, and although the game was tied at 13 late, his team was unable to come away with the win. Elko revealed his message to […]

Texas A&M football coach Mike Elko was caught in an uncomfortable moment on camera during his team’s loss to Notre Dame on Saturday. Elko was seen shouting at his offensive coordinator Collin Klein during the contest’s final moments, per 247 Sports. Elko appeared to be yelling for his coordinator to call running plays near the […]

The quest for the national championship for Notre Dame football started Saturday with a win over the Texas A&M Aggies, 23-13, on the road in what was a hard fought victory. There was an interesting storyline here which was Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard coming back from injury and beating his former Duke head coach […]

ESPN’s College Gameday will be in the Lone Star State for the first full weekend of the college football season, as the Notre Dame football program kicks off their 2024 season with a visit to College Station to take on the new-look Texas A&M Aggies. This matchup is one of just three during the opening weekend of […]

We finally made it, week one of the college football season is here. There are a lot of good matchups to keep an eye on this weekend, and one that you won’t want to miss will be on Saturday night between Texas A&M football and Notre Dame football. The Aggies and Fighting Irish are both […]

It’s an exciting time to be a college football fan, and one fan base that is excited for the season is Texas A&M football fans. The Aggies have a good amount of hype coming into the 2024 season because of their new head coach, Mike Elko. We’re almost there. Another long college football offseason is […]

It will be rough news for Texas A&M football fans as running back Rueben Owens will miss the entirety of the upcoming season as he deals with a “lower body injury” during a scrimmage Saturday according to Max Olson of ESPN. He was entering in his sophomore season after a freshman year of recording 743 […]

The college football offseason is almost over as we are now into August The season will get going in no time, and college football fans everywhere are eager for the new beginning. College football fever is rampant across the country as we get closer to the season, but also because of the new EA Sports […]

Texas A&M football fans are excited for the season to start as the Mike Elko era will be getting underway in College Station. There has only been disappointment in recent memory for the Aggies as they continuously failed to meet expectations under Jimbo Fisher, and Elko is here to try and fix that. He spoke […]

The USC football program needs a big boost after the departure of Caleb Williams from their system. An area where they could use more help in would be at the wide receiver position. While there are a lot of good pass catchers in the 2025 recruiting class, Kelshaun Johnson stands as one of the best. […]

There may be no games going on but the recruitment wars don’t ever stop in the SEC. Mike Elko was going up against the likes of Steve Sarkisian and Sherrone Moore for Marco Jones. Now, the young edge had to make a decision. Did he go with Michigan, Texas, or the Texas A&M football program? […]

At long last, the Texas A&M football program will face off against the Texas Longhorns in a conference matchup. Amid a flurry of realignment moves across college sports, Oklahoma and Texas are leaving the Big 12 Conference to join the SEC. During the SEC Meetings that began on Tuesday, Texas A&M football coach Mike Elko […]

The new EA Sports NCAA 25 video game is coming out this summer, and the whole college football world is excited for its release. The game hasn’t come out since 2014, but now that players are able to profit off of their name, image and likeness, the game was able to make a return. Fans […]

New head coach Mike Elko and Texas A&M football are no strangers to the transfer portal. In the winter window, the Aggies added 24 new scholarship players and are hoping to do the same in the spring window. “If we feel like there is value to be added, we’re going to try and take advantage […]

The Texas A&M football team has a big season coming in 2024 with Mike Elko as their new head coach. The Aggies have had a lot of talent in recent years, but Jimbo Fisher wasn’t able to do much with it. It’s been a disappointing stretch for Texas A&M, and Elko was brought to College […]

The Texas A&M football team has a big season ahead of them in 2024. Things didn’t work out with Jimbo Fisher, and now the Aggies have Mike Elko coming over from Duke to be their new head coach. Texas A&M is loaded with talent as one thing Fisher was able to do was recruit. We’ll […]

Texas A&M football will be taken in a new direction in 2024 under new head coach Mike Elko after Jimbo Fisher was fired midseason last year. Those in College Station just hope this new direction leads to more wins and fewer losses. That will require a bit of a shakeup, though. At least Elko seems […]

Is everyone finished now? Now that Jim Harbaugh has left Michigan for the Los Angeles Chargers and he’s been replaced by offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore, perhaps now the college football head coaching hires will come to a halt. Harbaugh’s retreat back to the NFL, as we know, wasn’t the only major move that shook up […]

Texas A&M football got a huge commitment Friday from four-star linebacker Kelvion Riggins. Riggins is revealing more about why he chose the Aggies. Texas A&M’s new head coach Mike Elko is a huge reason why Riggins chose the school. “I feel like Texas A&M has been home since my first visit. I’ve been up there […]

The Texas A&M football program continues to undergo all sorts of changes. After Jimbo Fisher was fired, Duke HC Mike Elko became the new man in charge of the Aggies, and he has worked quickly to try to rebuild the coaching staff and roster. Now, he has pegged Florida assistant Jay Bateman as the defensive […]

Texas A&M football coach Mike Elko faces a stiff challenge to rebuild the Aggies into a national powerhouse. While the transfer portal has mostly seen defections from College Station so far, Texas A&M’s newly minted head coach hooked a big fish on the other side of the ball, securing a commitment from former Louisiana Tech […]

Texas A&M football head coach Mike Elko has found his offensive coordinator. Elko officially hires Kansas State offensive coordinator Collin Klein, per Adam Rittenberg. He served as the Wildcats OC and quarterbacks coach for two seasons, having prior roles as a co-coordinator and analyst at Kansas State. This was a massive point of emphasis for […]