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A&M continued its winning ways by defeating Florida 34-17. Next up, the Aggies head to Fayetteville to face Arkansas. Mike Elko held his regularly scheduled press conference on Monday ahead of the contest with the Razorbacks.
Key Takeaways:
- Players of the Week for Florida: Entire Offensive Line, DL Dayon Hayes, Offense Nate Boerkircher, Defense Albert Regis, Special Teams Tyler White
- Being able to run the clock on offense like they did against Florida at the end of the game can be huge moving forward for this team
- Arkansas is a very dangerous offense and presents a big challenge for the Texas A&M defense
- Le’Veon Moss will be out for a “significant amount” of time, ankle injury, not a knee injury. Also, not a season-ender
- Part of the difficulty with this Arkansas offense is its ability to be multiple, very good at changing personnel to create mismatches
- When asked about no longer playing at a neutral site, he mentions that neutral site games are easier from a coaching perspective compared to playing on the road at a place like Fayetteville, but you always want home games at home
- Elko told a funny story about his time at Stony Brook when asked about the humility of the program, also mentioned the need for balancing that humility with confidence
- Talks about how important depth is in the SEC, as you stack recruiting classes and portal pieces, you can complete the roster – mentions the defensive tackle position as an area where getting youth developed there can be critical for a program, says that depth at defensive tackle is about a year away from being where they want to be
- Daymion Sanford has earned the right to stay on the field after the past few weeks. Scooby Williams has earned the right to play, up to the coaches to get the best players on the field, but also gives them the opportunity to be flexible with personnel on defense
- Elko talks about how big a role the improved run defense has played in the success on third down
- Calls Taylen Green one of the best quarterbacks in the country, highlights his ability to run, escapability, and arm talent
- Can’t listen to any of the narrative around records going into this one, have to stay locked in or you can find yourself in trouble early
#BTHOarkansas
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