Texas A&M didn’t just defeat the Samford Bulldogs on Saturday; they dismantled them. A 48–0 blowout should’ve been the headline, but all eyes shifted to Marcel Reed’s absence early in the second quarter. Reed, after throwing 3 TD passes in the first quarter, was nowhere to be seen, and injury rumors exploded across social media. With increasing concerns, Mike Elko was forced to step up to address the QB’s exit.

Mike Elko denied injury rumors and revealed it’s a game plan to provide opportunities to the new talent.

“More than anything, it’s about getting people in.” Mike Elko said on the post-game presser. “We wanted today to be about guys getting opportunities. There were guys that got quality reps today, and I thought that was really, really important.”

Reed posted a 3-yard touchdown p

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