What is the story about?
The
Aggies kept a zero in the loss column courtesy of a 45-42 win over LSU. Next up, Texas A&M heads to Baton Rouge to take on LSU in Death Valley. Mike Elko held his regularly scheduled press conference on Monday ahead of the contest with the Tigers.
Key Takeaways:
- Players of the week: OL Chase Bisontis, Offense Marcel Reed, ST Bravion Rogers, no defensive players
- Elko highlights the defense not playing to the standard against Arkansas
- Halftime adjustments have been successful due to analyzing how teams are attacking A&M, having a flexible defense, and being able to relay information in a calmer setting
- Talks about buy-in from everybody and how that is shown through the big games from Ashton Bethel-Roman and EJ Smith, also touches on EJ Smith likely not getting the touches he wanted, but stepped up when it mattered
- When asked about the difficulty of playing on the road at LSU, he mentions that Texas A&M has yet to win in Death Valley since joining the SEC
- Elko addressed the Penn State job opening and his possibly being linked to that job by saying he doesn’t discuss it with players, and essentially calling media questions about job openings a waste of time
- Feels like the difference between Marcel Reed this year and last year is that Reed is a much more complete quarterback
- Talks about the ‘finish’ mantra and how this team excels at making plays in the 4th quarter
- Elko talks about taking a hard look at 4th and short situations, given A&M’s struggles last year, mentions they did a lot of research to try and put themselves in the best position when those short yardage scenarios come up
- When asked about Rueben Owens’ growth, he mentions how much the reps help him as a player who missed time last year due to injury
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