'..come play it': HC Mike Elko defends Texas A&M's 2025 schedule

Key Highlights

• Confusing?
• Most definitely.
• Why?
• The Aggies boast a better strength-of-schedule and strength-of-record ranking than all three teams listed, and while all four finished with an 11-1 record, A&M's ranked road loss shouldn't result in a four-spot drop. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEven more so, some in the national media have dubbed Texas A&M's schedule as unimpressive, which includes an early road win over Notre Dame, and three consecutive wins over Arkansas, LSU, and Missouri, including back-to-back blowouts in Baton Rouge and Columbia.
• Compared to Oregon, which lost to No.