September 26, 2024 9: 47 am CT
Texas A&M (3-1, 1-0 SEC) will head to AT&T Stadium on Saturday afternoon to face the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1, 1-0 SEC). Both groups will face off at the place for the last time because the competition was restored in2012 A brand-new place will be revealed ahead of the 2025 season.
This week, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko and his protective personnel haveactually been difficult at work preparing for a Razorback offense averaging over 40-plus points per videogame under brand-new OC Bobby Petrino, who served in the exactsame position last season for the Aggies throughout Jimbo Fisher’s last season with the program.
On the other hand, Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman’s injury status looms big this week. The redshirt sophomore might return to the depth chart after missingouton the last 2 videogames. Elko mentioned earlier this week that he is “hopeful” that the signal caller’s shoulder injury has advanced sufficient after working his method back to practice. If Weigman still can’t go, redshirt freshman QB Marcel Reed will start his 3rd successive videogame.
On Wednesday, Elko made his weekly look on the Aggie Football Hour radio program to goover the upcoming match and expose the profession he would haveactually selected if he had not gone into training.
Elko on what went best/wrong versus Bowling Green
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“There were positives. The battle to make enough plays when you weren’t on your A-game was something to be happy of.”
“There are things we have to work on and get muchbetter at, for sure.”
Elko on taking complete ownership when play calling problems develop
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“We take a lot of ownership on play calling. When you get out of a videogame as a coach, there is absolutelynothing you do that isn’t second-guessing every play that didn’t work. That’s all you do.”
“We have to be able to do the plays the method we’re expected to do them, and that plays a huge function in it, too. If you’re crucial at every level, that produces development. … We’re still constructing, and we’re still a work-in-progress in some methods.”
Elko on left takeon Trey Zuhn’s play this season
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“Trey (Zuhn) has played truly well for us. He hasactually been our most constant offending lineman. He delightedin a actually healthy offseason. … He’s playing at a truly, actually high level. It’s back-to-back weeks for him that he hasactually been our offensive lineman of the week.”
Elko on the Aggie protective line
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“I think our protective line gets a lot of attention. The most popular defense that we get best now is a double-team chip on one end, a double-team chip on the other end and a double-team on our three-technique, which is Shemar Turner.”
Elko on WR Jahdae Walker’s current injury
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“(Jahdae Walker) had the dislocated finger versus McNeese. They popped it back into location. It’s great now. It’s all recovered.”
“It’s great to see him back out there doing his thing.”
Elko on the protective line’s depth
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“We wear’t appearance at it like we have 4 beginners on the protective line. We appearance at it like we have 6, and often season.”
“To make it through a videogame and a season, to turn those guys to keep them fresh and keep them healthy is actually essential.”
Elko kicker Randy Bond’s development this season
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“Randy (Bond) hasactually been lights-out all year. Obviously, he had the 2 missesouton versus Florida.”
“To his credit, he looked at the movie, examined what went incorrect, got right back in the hopper and got 4 field objectives when we required them many.”
Elko on finding out that Texas A&M is 0-4 in the coin toss this year
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“I wear’t even pay attention (to the coin toss). Have we not (won one yet)? I wear’t keepinmind how it even goes. I simply watch it and am focused on are we kicking off or returning.”
“We’re 0-and-4? I’ll have to talk to the captains about that.”
Elko on preparing for Arkansas’ running videogame
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“(Arkansas’ running videogame is) a difficulty. When they have double dangers in the backfield, it makes it harder. … The greatest thing, like constantly, is we have to win the line of skirmish. Our protective line has to control the line of skirmish, and then we have to be excellent tacklers.”