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College Football News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / November 3

Texas A&M Could Reach a Rare Mike Elko Milestone Against South Carolina

The Texas A&M Aggies have not had the season the program had hoped for at this point in the year, and with the dreams of a College Football Playoffs appearance out the window, there isn't much left to play for at this point.

Mike Elko News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / November 3

Mike Elko's Biggest Challenge At Texas A&M Isn't What You Think

Heading into the final stretch of its 2026 season, Texas A&M football has fallen flat on its quest back to the College Football Playoff. Between a

Texas A&M Aggies News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / November 2

Texas A&M's Defense Must Start Giving Its Offense Better Field Position

Texas A&M's offensive struggles have received plenty of attention throughout the 2026 season, but the Aggies' defense deserves an equally critical look.

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College Football News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / November 1

Texas A&M's Season Has Reached a Point Where Results Matter More Than Promises

Texas A&M entered 2026 expecting to compete for championships. With four games remaining, the Aggies are instead trying to figure out whether they’ll even qualify for a bowl game.

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College football has historically been known as a sport that caters to the elite. It is very difficult to win a national championship if you aren't Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, or a host of other schools that have great programs that invest heavily in keeping them at the top.

Mike Elko News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / November 1

Mike Elko's Recruiting Message Comes at a Critical Time for Texas A&M

There's a strange divide between what Texas A&M looks like on Saturdays and what some of the nation's best high school players apparently believe it will look like in the years ahead.

Texas A&M Aggies News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 31

Texas A&M's Bye Week Must Produce More Than Empty Promises

Mike Elko has exhausted the supply of explanations available for Texas A&M’s struggles. The Aggies enter their bye week at 4-4, fresh off a 31-20 loss to Alabama that offered another reminder of how little has changed since SEC play began.

Texas A&M Aggies News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 30

Mike Elko's Most Important Decisions Are Still Ahead of Him

With the disastrous 2026 season finally entering a brief bye-week pause, Texas A&M football is one more slip-up away from a lost campaign. With ranked losses piling up and a Southeastern Conference record in the dirt, the Aggies have had no choice but to look inward and see where it all went wrong.

College Football News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 29

Mike Elko's Questionable Offseason Decisions Are Coming Back to Haunt Texas A&M

Texas A&M football appeared to be building something special under head coach Mike Elko after an 11-win season and the program’s first College Football Playoff appearance in 2025.

Texas A&M Aggies News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 29

Texas A&M's Underachieving Roster Is Exposing a Talent Evaluation Problem

The Texas A&M Aggies have been one of the more disappointing teams in college football, and with a 4-4 record, are on the verge of even missing out on bowl eligibility.

College Football News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 28

Mike Elko Could Be All Wrong About Marcel Reed

After a whirlwind eight-game stretch, Texas A&M football has finally reached its bye week. A season ago, this pause in play was a time to relax and recover, but this year it is clouded by uneasy questions and a mountain of uncertainty.

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Ranking all the new FBS head coaches for the 2026 season

Coaching changes happen every year, but they don't all happen the same way. We have had some wild offseason coaching moves in recent seasons, and 2025-2026 wasn't any different.

Texas A&M Aggies News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 28

Mike Elko Makes Marcel Reed Decision After Texas A&M’s Loss to Alabama

Texas A&M football is sticking with Marcel Reed at quarterback despite another disappointing loss and growing questions about the offense. Head coach Mike Elko confirmed Wednesday during the SEC Teleconference that Reed remains the Aggies’ starting quarterback following their 31-20 defeat against Alabama.

College Football News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 28

Texas A&M Transfer Portal Departures Have Found Mixed Fortunes at New Schools

Texas A&M football has experienced significant roster turnover under head coach Mike Elko, and several former Aggies are discovering that a change of scenery can make a major difference.

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College Football News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 28

Texas A&M's Road Losing Streak Is Becoming an Embarrassing Problem for Mike Elko

The Texas A&M Aggies have not had even remotely close to the season that many were expecting. Coming off a historic 2025 season, the future seemed primed for the program to continue building on its success.

College Football News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 27

Texas A&M’s Collapse Against Alabama Deserves a Closer Look

Texas A&M suffered a total meltdown on Saturday afternoon at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Texas A&M football team's momentum, after taking a lead on the No.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / October 27

The Texas A&M Aggies have a decision that they need to make, even if it’s one that HC Mike Elko doesn’t want to make

There are a lot of issues with the Texas A&M Aggies right now. The issues start with Marcel Reed and the quarterback deficiencies. Texas A&M has bigger problems than one position, but the quarterback situation is becoming impossible to ignore.

Texas A&M Aggies News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 26

Mike Elko Addresses Texas A&M's QB Situation After Loss to Alabama

Brady Hart was warming up on the Texas A&M sideline, and suddenly the possibility of a quarterback change was more than an angry fan's suggestion. Marcel Reed had thrown two interceptions almost immediately against No.

College Football News / Texas A&M Aggies on SI / October 26

Mike Elko Explains Injury That Limited Texas A&M Running Back KJ Edwards

Texas A&M lost a crucial piece of its offense on Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a playmaker who kept head coach Mike Elko’s program in the game for the first half.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / October 25

Why Texas A&M football’s Mike Elko didn’t bench Marcel Reed after brutal pick-six vs. Alabama

As the Texas A&M football team got crushed by Missouri on Oct. 10, 27-6, the team came back and blew out The Citadel, 41-0, as the hope was that they could take the positive momentum and beat the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday.

College Football News / Touchdown Alabama Magazine / October 21

Texas A&M HC tells how he felt Tennessee slowed down Alabama on offense

Mike Elko and the Texas A&M Aggies are gearing up to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. Alabama is coming off a 26-10 loss against the Tennessee Vols.

College Football News / Field Level Media / October 21

Rare losing streak haunts No. 13 Alabama with Texas A&M next

Alabama is in territory it hasn't charted in nearly two decades. The No. 13 Crimson Tide are coming off consecutive losses to Georgia and Tennessee, which marks the first time the program has lost back-to-back regular-season games since the four games leading up to the 2007 Independence Bowl.

College Football News / Field Level Media / October 13

Mike Elko regrets calling out 'cesspool' part of Texas A&M fanbase

Two days after calling the team's leading fan website a "cesspool," Texas A&M coach Mike Elko walked back his comments on Monday and again accepted responsibility for the Aggies' 3-3 start to the season.

Mike Elko News / Yardbarker / October 13

Mike Elko's bizarre news conference adds fuel to fire amid disappointing start

Texas A&M suffered a 27-6 loss to Missouri on Saturday, falling to 3-3 on the season. Elko's postgame news conference did little to quell the frustration of the fan base.

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College Football News / EssentiallySports / October 11

Mike Elko’s Texas A&M Offense Draws Blunt ESPN Criticism After Ugly Missouri Loss: 'Figure Out'

Texas A&M entered the Missouri matchup with some momentum from the Arkansas win. But the Aggies’ offensive struggles continued in Week 6 in a 6-27 loss.

College Football News / Yardbarker / October 10

Mike Elko headed on Jimbo Fisher path after loss to Missouri

Texas A&M's Mike Elko headed down Jimbo Fisher path after road loss to Missouri

On Saturday, the 2025 College Football Playoff participant was once again embarrassed in SEC play, losing 27-6 to the Associated Press No. 14 Missouri Tigers (5-1, 2-1 in SEC), its third double-digit conference loss of the season.

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