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Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko speaks at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports
The 2024 college football season starts next week, while Texas A&M’s season opener vs. Notre Dame will be the prime-time matchup for the first full week of games on Saturday, August 31. The Fighting Irish will travel to what could be a sold-out Kyle Field as a new era of Aggie Football under head coach Mike Elko officially begins.
This week, Texas A&M’s fall practice period continued on Saturday as the team finished their 14th practice. This led to the first press conference in over a week, as Elko, along with offensive coordinator Collin Klein and defensive coordinator Jay Bateman, spoke to the local media to provide several key updates, including the injury status of sophomore running back Rueben Owens and how freshman athlete Terry Bussey will be used this season.
While the offense and defense have made significant progress this fall, it’s always nice to hear from the coaches who witness said progress more than the 20 minutes allotted to media members during every practice. Here is what Mike Elko had to say on Saturday afternoon.
Mike Elko on the progress made ahead of the Aggies’ final scrimmage on Sunday
Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko speaks at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports
We are about two weeks now into fall camp. You are in the grind of it. I think we have made a lot of progress in a lot of areas.”
“We have our last scrimmage tomorrow.”
Elko notes that Rueben Owens will likely miss the entire 2024 season
Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko speaks at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports
Unfortunately, he suffered a foot injury. He will be out for an extended period of time,…
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Author : Aggies Wire
Publish date : 2024-08-17 23:04:53
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