Texas A&M’s season has gone sideways, and Mike Elko is clearly feeling the pressure.
The Aggies came into 2026 with hopes of building on the historic success of 2025, but that momentum never showed up. Instead, the offense has become the loudest problem on a team that still hasn’t found a clean way to steady itself.
Elko, whose background is on the defensive side, was asked again about the state of the offense and his confidence in where it’s headed. The numbers tell the story: Texas A&M is No. 80 nationally in points per game and 12th in the SEC, while averaging 341.5 yards per game, which puts the Aggies at No. 98 in the country. They’re also averaging just 4.7 yards per play, a figure that lands them in the bottom-20 nationally.
Much of the blame has landed on quarterback Marcel Reed, though first-year coordinator Holmon Wiggins has also been part of the conversation. Elko was asked whether a change could be coming, and he offered a measured response.
"Just doing what I believe is the best thing to give us a chance to be successful right now, and I think that's how we evaluate everything," Elko told the media. "And if I felt like there were better options or better opportunities or better things that we could do within the program to help us win, we would certainly do them.
Right now, I believe that's our best opportunity to be successful. So I do think 450 yards points to that.
Again, composure, finishing in the red zone changes the outcome of the offense on Saturday. So that's obviously in part coaching, but that's obviously something that we've got to correct and fix."
The exchange took a sharper turn when Carter Karels of On3 followed up by asking about Elko’s long-term confidence in Wiggins. Elko bristled at the question.
"That's not for now. That's a stupid question, Carter,"
It was the second time Elko has answered a tough question with real edge this season, staying defensive about the way things have unfolded and the decisions he’s made as head coach.
Texas A&M still has three games left, and there’s at least one chance to salvage something from the wreckage: a late-season shot at its bitter rival, the Texas Longhorns. A rivalry win to close the year would go a long way toward easing the frustration around this team, even if it doesn’t erase what’s happened so far.
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