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The 2025 Texas A&M football team has a chance to make a lot of noise in the SEC. Mike Elko has been a great recruiter for the Aggies since coming over from Duke, and he has a lot of potential to help put the Aggies over the top in a loaded conference. The top cornerback […]

The 2025 Texas A&M football team is loaded this year and primed to make a run in a crowded SEC. Mike Elko has a talented team this season after grabbing some massive talent out of the transfer portal and in recruiting. The offense should be more settled with Marcel Reed having the reins all to […]

The 2025 Texas A&M football team improved even more than last year after spending a lot of money in the transfer portal. The Aggies have a loaded roster of talent this season. In particular, they boosted the expansive receiver room after adding Mario Craver and KC Concepcion to help Marcel Reed develop even more. This […]

The Texas A&M Aggies enters the 2025 season with something it lacked this time last year—a clear starting quarterback. After a solid sophomore campaign, Marcel Reed is locked in as the Aggies’ QB1, and head coach Mike Elko is already seeing major growth from his young signal-caller. With the season opener against UTSA set for […]

Texas A&M football entered August with 27 hard commits for the 2026 class. The Aggies just landed their first 2027 prospect to jumpstart that class. Head coach Mike Elko and his staff earned a verbal commitment from Jayce Johnson Sunday. Who’s the nation’s No. 3 quarterback for the next recruiting cycle. The big 6-foot-4, 210-pound […]

There’s no stellar quarterback play without a dominating offensive line. Even in the Southeastern Conference, as a litany of returning passers headline the 2025 season. But the likes of D.J. Lagway and Garrett Nussmeier still need stout play up front to thrive in the SEC. The conference already delivered the best OL prospect for the […]

Rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart was already an enigma in the 2025 NFL Draft class, displaying outstanding athleticism and physical traits but recording only four and a half sacks in 37 games for Texas A&M. He has become an even bigger wild card since the Cincinnati Bengals selected him with the No. 17 overall pick. […]

Texas A&M football kicked started the week of July 14 with a massive college football recruiting win. Beating Southeastern Conference rival Georgia and Miami for a prized defensive back. Big 6-foot-4, 205-pound safety Tamarion Watkins chose the Aggies over both powerhouses Monday. South Carolina also was in the mix, per Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. “From […]

Texas A&M football snatched victory over two Atlantic Coast Conference challengers and a bitter rival Saturday. The Aggies pulled off a massive five-star win on the college football recruiting trail. Beating out College Football Playoff teams Clemson and Texas in the process. Defensive lineman Bryce Perry-Wright chose Texas A&M over the aforementioned powers. Perry-Wright is […]

Year two of the Mike Elko era with the Texas A&M football program is fast approaching. The Aggies will look to improve on last season’s 8-5 mark, which was indictive of how most years under previous head coach Jimbo Fisher finished. The Texas A&M football team also has their eyes on the future, as they […]

The Texas A&M football team continued its impressive recruiting surge on Thursday as five-star cornerback Brandon Arrington announced that he will play for the Aggies. Arrington is the top CB in the 2026 class, and he was down to Texas A&M and Oregon. Head coach Mike Elko and the rest of the Aggies coaching staff […]

Texas A&M football beefed up its offense in a massive way Monday. Beating out rival Texas and Ohio State for this talent too. The Aggies landed four-star offensive lineman Samuel Roseborough as their latest recruit. Hayes Fawcett of On3 confirmed the defending national champs plus the Longhorns were in the final running. “Next chapter: College […]

Mike Elko is confident in elevating the Texas A&M Aggies to being an unstoppable force in all of SEC football. Elko is entering his second season with the Aggies, fourth overall. He’s been a positions coach for most of his coaching career before taking the head coaching job with the Duke Blue Devils in 2022. […]

The Texas A&M football team picked up another talented 2026 prospect on Wednesday as four-star cornerback Camren Hamiel announced his commitment to the Aggies. Texas A&M already had one of the best 2026 recruiting classes in the country, and it got even better with the addition on Hamiel. He was down to Texas A&M, Alabama, […]

Texas A&M football chose to take flight for its newest NIL move. The Aggies and quarterback Marcel Reed pulled off a massive private jet decision Monday. The dual-threat QB Reed now has signed with ENG Aviation Group, according to On3 NIL/recruiting insider Pete Nakos. The company is known for offering premium private jet charter services. […]

Illinois football once secured a massive recruiting win in February by landing a four-star. The Illini edged Michigan and Texas A&M for this prospect. That defensive back has now flipped to an SEC power in a wild twist Saturday. The Fighting Illini lost cornerback Victor Singleton to Texas A&M, with Hayes Fawcett of On3 confirming […]

Texas A&M football scored a major Wednesday win over a pair of Big Ten heavyweights. The Aggies landed a top 30 linebacker recruit who had Ohio State and Michigan courting him. Four-star Storm Miller is the newest college football recruiting victory for Mike Elko and company. Miller confirmed his decision with Hayes Fawcett of On3 […]

Texas A&M football watched its basketball team fall during the NCAA Tournament. But the gridiron Aggies made up for it by securing a massive college football recruiting win over Ohio State and Tennessee. Texas A&M landed four-star power back Jonathan Hatton Jr. on Saturday, with Hayes Fawcett of On3 confirming the move. Hatton even told […]

The first transfer portal window in college football is starting to wind down a little bit, but there are still a few impact players out there looking for new homes. One of those players made his decision on Sunday when former NC State wide receiver Kevin Concepcion committed to Texas A&M, according to Hayes Fawcett […]

Texas A&M football head coach Mike Elko made an honest request amid a chaotic transfer portal season. The NCAA set new rules for this year, opening the portal on December 9th and closing it on December 28th. These restrictions ushered in chaos for many programs and student-athletes. Plenty of teams are having to prioritize recruiting prospective transfers […]

Texas A&M is hosting one of the best tight ends in the country this weekend. The Aggies are coming off a solid first year under new head coach Mike Elko. Heading into the last week of the regular season, the program was in contention for its first-ever SEC Championship game with a win against No. […]

Texas A&M football is set to lose another quarterback to the transfer portal after the loss to Texas. This news comes a few hours before former starter Conner Weigman departed from head coach Mike Elko’s program. While the Aggies have had a solid first year under their new head coach, they have struggled at the sport’s most […]

Texas A&M football found the man they hope is their quarterback for the future in Marcel Reed, which means a split with Conner Weigman was inevitable. The redshirt sophomore, who was initially tapped by head coach Mike Elko to be the starting QB, is entering the transfer portal, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Many Aggies fans […]

Texas A&M football (8-3) is gearing up for a massive face-off with the Texas Longhorns (10-1) on Saturday, one that is about far more than just the renewal of a century-long rivalry. The Aggies can become masters of havoc by winning in Kyle Field and then claiming the SEC Championship in Mercedes-Benz Stadium next weekend. […]

Texas A&M football suffered arguably the most heartbreaking defeat of Saturday’s chaotic slate. Late on Saturday night, after much of the SEC had already fallen victim to a full slate of difficult road games, Mike Elko and the Aggies fell just short in a 43-41 loss to Auburn in quadruple overtime. Texas A&M lost after […]

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 […]