Texas A&M’s 2024 football season is just over three and a half months away, which doesn’t seem like a long stretch, but things tend to slow down once the summer hits. For new head coach Mike Elko, familiarity with the program is an obvious plus, serving as Jimbo Fisher’s most successful defensive coordinator from 2018-2021 before departing for Duke for his first head coaching gig.
After two highly successful years in North Carolina, all roads led back to College Station, as Fisher’s 2023 failures resulted in the most significant opportunity in Elko’s coaching career, and with six full months of offseason work under his belt, the New Jersey native can now safely answer questions regarding just how good this Texas A&M can be as soon as soon as the Aggies season opener, hosting Notre Dame.
As the spring season has ended, Elko made his first appearance at the annual Brazos Valley A&M Club’s Coach’s Night, previewing the season at hand while mentioning a plethora of players on the roster who he believes will lead the Aggies both in the locker room and on the field. Here’s everything Mike Elko had to say on the night.
Mike Elko on his emotional return to Texas A&M
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“It’s good to be home. I stood at this podium five months ago, and it was an emotional return.”
“When you talk about what this place stands for and what Texas A&M represents, we felt it as a family.”
“My family and I are privilege to be back, and we’re privilege to be your head football coach.”
“I’m here now to hopefully elevate this to where we all want it to go.”
Elko on getting back to “being Aggies” in 2024
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“We’ve got to get back to being Aggies. We’ve got to get back to putting our hearts and souls on display each and every Saturday.”
“We represent the best university and best fan base in the world, and we have to do…
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