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College football reached Week 10 without a head coach fired in-season for performance reasons — the longest such stretch in a decade. The first boom erupted Sunday morning.
Michael Elko (born July 28, 1977) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at Texas A&M University.He was previously the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M from 2018 until his hiring by Duke on December 10, 2021, and subsequent departure from Duke and hiring by Texas A&M on November 26, 2023.
The former Duke head coach ran Texas A&M’s defense from 2018-21 before he became the Blue Devils' head coach. After a flirtation with Kentucky coach Mark Stoops, A&M hired Elko in the offseason.
With the victory, Texas A&M (7-1 overall) holds first place in the SEC with a 5-0 record, the only undefeated team in SEC play. The Aggies moved up from No. 14 to No. 10 in this week's AP Top 25 .
On November 30, 2013, Sumlin agreed to a new six-year contract as head coach at Texas A&M. The contract, valued at $30 million over six years, was guaranteed. If Texas A&M had fired him after the 2015 and 2016 seasons, the buyout amounts ($20 million and $15 million, respectively) would have had to be paid out within 60 days of termination.
During his 14 years as head coach, Slocum led the Aggies to a record of 123–47–2, making him the winningest coach in Texas A&M history. During his career, Slocum never had a losing season and won four conference championships, including the Big 12 title in 1998 and two Big 12 South Championships in 1997 and 1998.
Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher was fired Sunday in the midst of a disappointing season. What to know about of his contract buyout and Aggies record: ... he went 26-10, a mark that improved to 29-10 ...
In 1994, Sherman left Texas A&M to coach the UCLA offensive line, which included former Baltimore Ravens pro bowler Jonathan Ogden. Sherman later returned to Texas A&M to coach the offensive line again for the 1995–96 seasons. Under Sherman, the Aggie offense averaged over 400 yards of total offense four times in his seven seasons at A&M.