With progress seemingly stalled in College Station under Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M opted to pay an outrageous buyout of $77 million to reset the clock on the program's national title hopes.
Former A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko, who had done an impressive job in two seasons as the head coach at Duke, was brought back to replace FIsher.
Here's a look at the staff Elko is putting together in College Station.
OFFENSE
- OC / QBs - Collin Klein
(Kansas State OC) - OL / Run Game Coordinator - Adam Cushing
(Duke OL) - RBs / Associate HC for Offense - Trooper Taylor
(Duke RBs) - Co-OC / WRs - Holmon Wiggins
(Alabama WRs)
DEFENSE
- DC / LBs - Jay Bateman
(Florida LBs) - DL - Sean Spencer
(Florida DL) - DBs - Ishmael Aristide
(Duke CBs) - DL - Tony Jerod-Eddie
(Texas A&M DL Analyst
SPECIAL TEAMS
- Patrick Dougherty - STC
(Duke STC)
SUPPORT STAFF
Head S&C - Tommy Moffit (Former LSU head S&C)
Director of Player Personnel / GM - Derek Miller
Assistant Director of Player Personnel - Shaun Cook
General Manager - Derek Miller
Personnel - Allen Gaudet
Personnel - Oscar Monnier
Kyle Hoke - Defensive Analyst
2023 STAFF
Head Coach: Jimbo Fisher
45-25 overall
OFFENSE
- Bobby Petrino - OC / QBs
- James Coley - Co-OC / TEs
- Steve Addazio - OL
- Marquel Blackwell - RBs
- Dameyune Craig - WRs
DEFENSE
- DJ Durkin - DC / LBs
- Elijah Robinson - Assistant HC / Run Game Coordinator / DL
- Bryant Gross-Armiento - Secondary
- TJ Rushing - DBs
SUPPORT STAFF
Brandon Sanders - Head S&C
Byrant Harper - Assistant S&C
Jerry Johnson - Assistant S&C
Wes Piersall - Assistant S&C
Pete Remmes - Assistant S&C
Mark Robinson - Associate AD for Football
Louie Addazio - Offensive Analyst
Buddy Brosky - Defensive Analyst
Jim Chaney - Offensive Analyst
Miles Fishback - Offensive Analyst
Rashad Greene - Offensive Analyst
Ty Hatcher - Defensive Analyst
Jeremy Kerr - Offensive / Special Teams Analyst
Brett Kulka - Defensive Analyst
Robert Luce - Offensive Analyst
Eric Russell - Special Teams Analyst
Elijah Sandweiss - Defensive Analyst
Joe Schaefer - Defensive Analyst
David Spurlock - Offensive Analyst
Stan Watson - Offensive Analyst
Rohan Gaines - Defensive GA
Ben Miles - Offensive GA
Grayson Reed - Offensive GA
Kratik Malhotra - Director of Sports Science and Analytics
Korey Barnes - Applied Sports Science
Mikado Hinson - Director of Player Development
Troy Kema - Assistant AD for Player Engagement
Dustin Chason - Assistant Director of Operations
Ben Crenshaw - Player Development Assistant
Kari Simmons - Operations Coordinator
Brandy Douglass - Assistant to the Head Coach
Jordan Zapata - Operations Assistant
Daniel Clements - Assistant Director of Player Personnel
Bryan Lacivita - Player Development Assistant
David Bowen - Director of College Scouting
Andrew Bather - Player Personnel Assistant
Mason Smith - Director of Recruiting Communications
Karli Stewart - On Campus Recruiting Assistant
Taylor Tolbert - Recruiting Operations Assistant
Clay Bollinger - Director of Football Creative