What defensive coordinator Mike Elko was able to do in turning around Texas A&M football‘s defense was a miracle in the eyes of Aggie fans. After years of soft defense which got run through, around and over in the days of Kevin Sumlin, partly because of coaching and partly because of Sumlin’s offensive philosophy, Elko felt like a god send.
Most of the improvement came down to Elko’s scheme against the run. He often stacked an extra defender in the box and dared teams to beat them in the air. It led to the Aggies allowing just 95.