The following are stay, paraphrased notes from the Monday afternoon media availability:
Mike Elko
- We will recap the Arkansas recreation. Our Players of the Week: OL is Chase Bisontis. Offensive was Marcel Reed. Special groups was Bravion Rogers. Reed performed his most full recreation. Rogers continues to be a significant component for us. Defensively, we had no one which speaks to the sport. We didn’t do the issues we wanted to do to be succesful. Next up is LSU. Big alternative. Big stage.
- For all of the Aggies touring, Coach Jamie Morrison and his group are enjoying on Friday evening in Baton Rouge.
- Trying to establish how persons are attacking us and having a defensive system that may adapt. Sometimes issues don’t register when they’re calling the Hogs. You can get them within the locker room and settle them down. You attempt to predict the place the recreation goes.
- When you discuss a championship program appears to be like like, it’s a bunch of men being prepared when its time. Everyone desires the ball. I do know everybody desires the ball extra. There will come a time when the ball will come to you, and you must make that play. It is likely to be the distinction between successful and shedding or going to the playoffs or not. EJ Smith has not had all of the limelight he’s needed his senior 12 months. I’m positive he desires to be the characteristic again and get 20 carries. But he converts an enormous fourth down on Saturday.
- We got here right here with a imaginative and prescient. The imaginative and prescient has not been this program’s actuality. We can’t hold saying, “We want to be somehting.” That requires beating top-10 groups and successful on the highway. It’s good to see this system transferring in the fitting route.
- We received’t win very many video games enjoying protection like that. I advised one participant, typically this era has to have their hand burnt on the range a number of occasions earlier than they cease. It’s regarding. Hopefully, its a lesson discovered.
- By robust time beating LSU, you imply we’ve by no means completed it? For a very long time, we didn’t get up tot he problem phsycially. My first experince there was enjoying the 2019 group. That wasn’t a ton of enjoyable. The collection has been balanced. Someone will crack via on the highway.
- On the Penn State job, I believe it’s completely hilarous how the media covers coaches. Three weeks in the past, I used to be getting fired. Now, I’m getting employed? It is a waste of mind area to speak or take into consideration any of that stupidity.
- You do one of the best you’ll be able to to create as many obstacles and hurdles. You hope they do it Saturday evening.
- Reed had inconsistency within the passing recreation progressions final 12 months. He can ship the soccer at a way more greater stage now.
- Albert Regis is without doubt one of the most unsung members of the protection. When you’re DT, stats don’t come simple. Getting to 100 tackles is a extremely cool accomplishment.
- I’ve a ton of respect Garrett Nussmeier.
- Harold Perkins Jr. is a extremely good participant. We recruited him. He has had a terrific profession.
- You have seen us make performs within the fourth quarter which were the dfference. We are 3-0 in these video games. We discuss how success is rented.
- We aren’t the form of workers who factors fingers. You can level to lots of the reason why these issues failed. That’s management to not simply level the finger. It’s not how we perform.
- In the fashionable period of school soccer, you have a look at my counterparts, and there’s not lots of time to construct or have a look at the longer term. You must hit the bottom operating. The assist we now have acquired is validation this place has the potential once I took the job.
- Credit to KC Concepcion on how he handles himself. With him being a chief participant, he knew he can be within the media. We had a dialog about his stutter and him being comfy within the media. He mentioned, “He’s good,” and can do it. He didn’t have the sophomore 12 months he needed to. He’s been on a mission to indicate he’s right here for Texas A&M, not simply himself.
- Even because the DC right here, I knew about Rueben Owens II. He has not performed lots of soccer on this system. He is getting extra comfy with what we’re asking him to do.
- You get right into a rank order in who’s carrying the ball in what conditions. Smith carried the ball nicely in Florida. You give him an opportunity in brief yardage.
- Arkansas had a plan, they usually had a ton of success. We can’t play protection like we did towards anyone. I don’t know the problem of Arkansas was it. It was Texas A&M.