After the news dropped late last week that former Texas wide receiver Johntay Cook II had departed the program for unspecified reasons, the former Top-40 ranked prospect has garnered substantial attention throughout the college football landscape.

But sometimes those are the best choices. So far, Mike Elko is looking like a home run, the former Duke head coach who got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at Stony Brook and had stints at Fordham, Hofstra, Richmond and Bowling Green leading the Aggies to their first 5-0 start in the SEC since joining the powerhouse league in 2012.

Elko and the Texas A&M Aggies suffered their first loss against an SEC opponent in 2024, losing 44-20 against a tough South Carolina team.

The Aggies come out of the bye week with home matchups against New Mexico State and No. 5 Texas sandwiching the final road trip of the season to Auburn. The expanded playoff has allowed for greater opportunity for teams to reach their postseason dreams, and Elko is confident A&M can be in the party if it finishes with a 10-2 mark.

There are still more than a few questions remaining around the so-called “mutual” decision to part ways between the Texas Longhorns football program and up-and-coming sophomore wide receiver Johntay Cook,

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed Thursday that receiver Johntay Cook II has officially left the team, and it reportedly hasn't tak