This time, Mike Elko’s Texas A&M hosted Auburn in Week 5. And what’s the Aggies’ mission? To avoid upset for the second year in a row. The 2024 heartbreak is still raw in Elko’s heart when Hugh Freeze’s boys defeated Texas A&M 43-41 in four overtimes last season, putting a big dent in the Aggies’ College Football Playoff hopes. As Texas A&M opened the Kyle Field gates to the fans, maybe the fans, too, were up for the revenge-taking narrative. And how can we claim so? The turnout figure says it all.

Elko’s home ground since 1905, Kyle Field, is regarded as one of the nation’s most intimidating road venues. With this, Texas A&M boasted one of the nation’s best home records at 55–4–1, including 31 straight wins at Kyle Field from 1990 to 1995 and 22 straight from 1996 to 2000. Their high

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