Texas A&M football made national news once again, hiring defensive coordinator Mike Elko from Notre Dame. Twitter reacted to the news with shock and awe.
BREAKING: Texas A&M hires Notre Dame’s Mike Elko as new defensive coordinator
Texas A&M has a new defensive coordinator, and it’s not Dave Aranda. The Aggies were riding high when they thought they were going to be able to steal away LSU’s current DC. Then they had a minor melt down overnight as the administration secretly ironed out the final details to bring Notre Dame defensive coordinator Mike Elko to Aggieland.
Elko’s hiring did not go unnoticed – and for good reason. Elko turned the Wake Forest defense into a fearsome unit before making a significant impact in one season at Notre Dame. He’s highly regarded in coaching circles and there hasn’t really been anyone of note that’s had a negative thing to say about him.
From national college football analysts to your average fan, everyone had an opinion on Elko. Aggies were thrilled, the Irish were ticked as people everywhere took note of the huge hire. Here’s what Twitter had to say about Mike Elko’s change of employment:
That’s a huge hire for Jimbo, he was excellent with Notre Dame and Wake. https://t.co/L7rXuyYDuV
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) January 4, 2018
This is a terrific hire by Jimbo Fisher. Mike Elko’s rep is stellar & and has been for years among his peers. He did great work at Wake & ND.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 4, 2018
Holy moly that’s a big get. https://t.co/0wpa6J30a0
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 4, 2018
When did TAMU become a better job than ND? Such a joke that they hired him away from us
— Jacob Garwood (@jwgarwood) January 4, 2018
MIKE ELKO DONT LEAVE US NOW!!!
— Zach Smith (@Zsmitty_58) January 4, 2018
source-Mike Elko leaving Notre Dame to join Texas A@M coaching staff.
— FREE (@cdog5215) January 4, 2018
me- pic.twitter.com/GoowWD78YS
— Robin O’Sullivan (@rcosullivan24) January 4, 2018
Lil CFB message board karma here:
— Freezing Cold Takes (@OldTakesExposed) January 4, 2018
Notre Dame Message Board poster starts thread clowning Texas A&M (“Aggies”) for striking out on DC candidates, then just a bit ago it’s announced that TxA&M hired Notre Dame’s DC Mike Elko. https://t.co/MVyEN1aAmH
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The rest of the Texas A&M defensive staff figures to follow in place soon. Current Notre Dame linebackers coach Clark Lea has been rumored to be in the mix to follow Elko to College Station. Defensive line coach Terry Price figures to be in the mix as a possible retention candidate. Other than those two the rest of the defensive staff remains to be seen. However, with National Signing Day around the corner expect Fisher to move quickly to finalize his staff.