Texas A&M’s 2024 recruiting class is now complete, and head football coach Mike Elko deserves to take a victory lap after signing long-time 5-star commit Terry Bussey ranked as the top athlete in the 2024 cycle. Combined with signees including 4-star wide receiver Ashton Bethel-Roman and 3-star offensive tackle Robert Bourdon, the future is very bright in College Station.
So far, Elko has hired a top-notch staff while keeping most of the program’s 2024 commits after the firing of Jimbo Fisher while gaining 22 players from the transfer portal, essentially rebuilding A&M’s roster ahead of his inaugural season at the helm.
Bussey’s signing signaled the overwhelming trust that recruits have in Elko and his staff, compared to prospects like 2024 5-star wide receiver Cameron Coleman, who flipped to Auburn after Fisher’s dismissal.
While there is a lot of work to be done before spring football next month, Elko took a bevy of questions from the media after the completion of NSD on Wednesday. Here’s what he had to say.
Texas A&M HC Mike Elko’s opening statement
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“It’s interesting how much college has changed. This used to be the huge mega day, and now it’s just the end of the cycle.”
Elko on adding 2024 4-star WR Ashton Bethel-Roman
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“Ashton Bethel-Roman is a receiver we added… We got involved with him in December, tried to get him over the line with us and couldn’t.” “We got back involved with him. We’re really excited about him… I think he’s going to add something to our receiver room that we’re excited about.”
Elko on the addition of former Duke commit, 3-star offensive tackle Robert Bourdon
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“We’re very familiar with him. He committed to Coach Cushing and I back at Duke.”
“He projects to be a really good offensive tackle…
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