Recruits react to Texas A&M hiring Mike Elko
Texas A&M made the hire of Mike Elko official on Monday morning and recruits are reacting to the former Duke head coach and Aggies defensive coordinator taking over in College Station.
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Rivals100 wide receiver Dre'lon Miller: "It was a great hire."
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Rivals250 defensive end Dealyn Evans (Texas A&M commit): "I like it."
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2025 five-star safety Jonah Williams: "I think it’s a good decision to sign coach Elko, hopefully I’ll be able to have some conversations with him next visit."
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Three-star defensive end Gabriel Reliford (Texas A&M commit): "Don’t really know the guy but from what I heard seems like a good hire."
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2025 four-star wide receiver Andrew Marsh: "All I can say is this weekend has been interesting ... I didn’t see it coming."
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Three-star offensive lineman Coen Echols (Texas A&M commit): "Elko was a great hire."
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2025 three-star offensive lineman Joshua Moses (Texas A&M commit): "I’m excited about him returning. He’s a great coach and I think he’ll have a positive impact on the program."
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Four-star quarterback Anthony Maddox (Texas A&M commit): "Love the hire, Coach Elko has a proven track record of winning, and I am also very excited to get to soon meet him."
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