Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko is entering his second season at the helm. By all accounts, he is on the right track after ending his inaugural campaign with an 8-5 record, including a disappointing 1-4 finish, which was primarily due to defensive breakdowns and the loss of star running back Le’Veon Moss.
Now, if you’re basing Texas A&M’s poor finish on the play of starting quarterback Marcel Reed, the redshirt sophomore has put in the work this offseason to refine his passing skill set to go along with his elite running ability. You can be sure that he will take the pressure head-on going into the start of fall camp next month.
Grading Elko’s job performance strictly on Reed’s performance is unfair, but after taking over as the defensive play caller this offseason, judging him on how the 2025 Aggie defense improves is highly fair, based on his succesful background as a defensive coordinator, which included his four-year stint with the Aggies before taking his first head coaching job with Duke.
This spring/summer, head coach rankings, both nationally and conference-based, have continued to flood social media, as Mike Elko was recently tabbed as the 29th best head coach by CBS Sports, and, on Thursday, 104.5 ESPN Social Media Manager Chris Marler released his SEC head coach rankings, placing Elko at No. 9 below several names that could be tied for ranked lower. Here is the complete list:
Kirby Smart — GeorgiaSteve Sarkisian — TexasKalen DeBoer — AlabamaBrian Kelly — LSUJosh Heupel — TennesseeLane Kiffin — Ole MissEli Drinkwitz — MissouriShane Beamer — South CarolinaMike Elko — Texas A&MMark Stoops — KentuckyBilly Napier — FloridaHugh Freeze — AuburnSam Pittman — ArkansasBrett Venables — OklahomaClark Lea — VanderbiltJeff Lebby — Mississippi State
Kirby Smart is the only SEC head coach to…
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Publish date : 2025-07-03 20:38:00
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