Mike Elko is not happy. Everything he said and did after the game is indicating that. If there’s one thing the Texas A&M Aggies doesn’t do, it’s sugarcoat. After a wild 45–42 escape against Arkansas, he made one thing clear. His defense flat-out flopped. For a team that’s prided itself on toughness and discipline, that’s a full-blown alarm. And he wasted no time sending that message in a strict action.

On October 22, Texas A&M beat writer Carter Karels put it perfectly on X. “ For the first time this season, Texas A&M coach Mike Elko did not give one of his weekly awards to a defensive player. Instead, he kept it real with them after their “very poor game” vs. Arkansas .” That tweet summed up the mood inside Aggieland. “ Defensively, it was a very poor game ,” Mike Elko said

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