Being a college football head coach isn’t the cushy, glamorous gig critics imagine just because of a multi-million-dollar contract. The role demands immense sacrifices. Just like in Mike Elko’s case. He filled the hot seat of Jimbo Fisher, who was fired by the Aggies. Elko has signed a six-year contract worth $42 million, which boils down to an annual salary of $7 million.

But time for us to shift focus away from the financial benefits, as Elko shared about the sacrifices he and his wife, Michelle Elko , had to make. “I heard all the coaches before me come up and talk about the great summers they had. And mine got to spend the summer packing. And so to my wife, another apology,” shared the head coach. Now, will the Aggies’ 2025 run be worth the sacrifice? Ex-Aggies quarterback John

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