Texas A&M head man Mike Elko has made a lot of great moves since being hired in College Station, assembling an elite staff of recruiters and coaches. That's already paying off in many ways, both on the field and off— just take a look at the Aggies' 11-win season from last year, far ahead of schedule compared to what most expected, or the 2027 recruiting class.
Maybe the most impactful hire the Aggie coach made, though, was in one of the less-visible positions on the staff. Though A&M fans know his name well, not a lot of national folks were talking about the fact that Mike Elko brought Tommy Moffitt over from LSU to run the strength and conditioning program in College Station— but they're talking about it now.
A recent story from Chris Low of On3 details Moffitt's renewed drive for a national championship, and his role in getting the Aggies there. Once A&M's secret weapon, the transformation of this roster has led national media to recognize what Aggie fans have known for a while: Tommy Moffitt is the Aggies' secret sauce that will get them where they want to go.
Texas A&M's secret weapon Tommy Moffitt is as determined as ever to get Aggies a national championship
Moffitt had fallen out of favor with Brian Kelly over in Baton Rouge, but the Tigers' loss was the Aggies' gain— as the man himself says, he has "a lot left to give."
NEW: LSU fired Tommy Moffitt — now he's at Texas A&M chasing a National Championship:
— On3 (@On3) May 18, 2026
"Others might have doubted me, but I knew I had a lot left to give."
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The move to fire Moffitt was not a popular one among LSU fans, and they continue to regret it: with how popular he is among the Aggie players, the LSU game will always have something extra for A&M, as we've seen over the first two years of the Mike Elko tenure.
The revenge factor every year against the Tigers has sprung Texas A&M to two straight wins over the Bayou Bengals, something they had not done since joining the SEC. They'll go for three straight in the fourth game of the season this year, returning to Baton Rouge for the second year in a row.
But Moffitt clearly has higher aspirations than simply beating down LSU every single year. The man running the Aggies' S&C wants this to be a national-championship level unit, as does every single coach on staff, and he's delivering in a big way.
Just look at any of the national talking heads who have been around the Aggies this spring. The common refrain you'll hear is that the Aggies simply look much bigger and faster than they have historically— to the level of the Georgias and Alabamas of yesteryear.
That's a direct testament to the work that Tommy Moffitt has done for this program. The offseason work that he does with the players is the stuff of legends, as you can hear any time it's brought up in interviews with them, and it's paying off in a big way.
Now entering year three under the Moffitt Method, the Aggies are looking to capitalize on their superior conditioning by closing the year strong. The schedule will make that tough, but nine games in the SEC is hard for anyone. The Aggies under Moffitt, however, will have a leg up— and A&M fans everywhere are pumped to see how it will play out.
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