“Mike Elko is the smartest coach I’ve dealt with in a long time,” ESPN’s Paul Finebaum dropped his take back in July. The 2025 season was yet to pull the curtains. And here we are, eight weeks down the season. Looks like Finebaum was right with his analysis. The Aggies, under Mike Elko , are 6-0 for the first time in nearly a decade. Well, if that’s not enough for the college football programs to keep a safe distance from the Aggies, Elko took the matter into his own hands.
After Texas A&M crushed the Arizona Razorbacks 42-45, Elko made a big statement during the post-game presser. “I guess it doesn’t matter where we play this game; this is just how this game is going to go,” said the head coach. So, location has never been a concern for Elko. To him, it doesn’t change the na