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Texas A&M fails to impress early in first season under Elko after Fisher's firing
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M moved on from coach Jimbo Fisher last year with $75 million remaining on his contract after another disappointing season. Early results under coach Mike Elko haven’t seemed like much of an upgrade. No. 25 Texas A&M,...
Elko faces former QB Leonard as coach makes debut for No. 20 Texas A&M against No. 7 Notre Dame
No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 20 Texas A&M, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A&M by 3. Series record: Notre Dame 3-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish look to build on last...
Coach Mike Elko looks to get No. 20 Texas A&M back on track after Jimbo Fisher's firing
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Mike Elko turned around Duke’s program in his first head coaching job. He is embarking on a much greater challenge at No. 20 Texas A&M, where he will try to take the Aggies to the next level after replacing the underperforming Jimbo Fisher. ...
Sam Pittman is on the hot seat at Arkansas, and he brought in former Hogs coach Bobby Petrino as OC
DALLAS (AP) — Arkansas coach Sam Pittman made a headline-grabbing hire in the offseason when he brought Bobby Petrino back to Fayetteville as offensive coordinator. Petrino was head coach of the Razorbacks from 2008-11, but was fired after a scandal involving an extramarital affair...
Texas A&M not as noisy, which is good for the Aggies since Mike Elko replaced Jimbo Fisher
DALLAS (AP) — Texas A&M paid $75 million to fire Jimbo Fisher and hired Mike Elko away from Duke to bring some stability to a program that has been suffering through years of dysfunction. “A lot going on, it made it hard to kind of focus on football at times,” left tackle...