Texas A&M’s Mike Elko readies team for final neutral-site Southwest Classic

Texas A&M football head coach Mike Elko was happy his Aggies beat Bowling Green on Saturday but pointed out in his weekly talk with reporters Monday that his team has a lot of work to do going forward.

The Aggies (3-1) weathered a tough storm brought on by Bowling Green to win 26-20. Now it’s back to SEC play.

As the Aggies close the chapter on the nonconference slate, Elko is quick to turn his attention to an AT&T Stadium showdown between them and the Razorbacks.

The Razorbacks are fresh off of a 24-14 win over the Auburn Tigers.

Here are some takeaways from Elko’s comments:

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‘There’s room to get better’

The Aggies stayed at No. 24 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after their win over Bowling Green. Despite the significance of stacking three straight wins, Elko understands “There’s room to get better” going forward.

“It was just one of those days. It wasn’t all negative, but there were too many negatives that we need to get fixed,” Elko said Monday.

The positives centered around another solid performance for redshirt freshman quarterback Marcel Reed, who threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns while adding 91 yards on the ground.

According to Elko, the problem was his team’s inability to play a complete game, wire-to-wire.

“We were very choppy. … If you look at it from a big picture standpoint, it was choppy in a lot of areas, so there’s room to get better,” Elko said. “We played a horrendous third quarter, allowed them to get back in the game and get momentum.”