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American football player and coach (born 1977)
Michael Elko is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at Texas A&M University, a position he has held since 2024. He was previously the head coach at Duke for the 2022 and 2023 seasons and the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M from 2018 to 2021.
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Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. With over six million residents, it is the 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. The capital is Jefferson City.
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Mike Elko lit a fire under a vocal online segment of Texas A&M's fan base. Will expressing "regret" without an apology be enough to put it out?
He sent a clear shot at the fan site TexAgs.com, calling the website a “cesspool” in his postgame comments to the media.
Mike Elko called the TexAgs community "Billy's cesspool" after Texas A&M's 27-6 loss to Missouri dropped the Aggies to 3-3 on the season.