
Tradition is intertwined with Texas A&M , and coach Mike Elko wants his team to be at the forefront of the culture.
Elko spoke during Wednesday’s Austin Coach’s night between his appearances at the Brazos Valley Coach’s night and Thursday’s SEC Spring Meetings. It is officially the part of the offseason where the coaches are the directors of their respective teams’ hype train, and Elko knows exactly how to appeal to the 12th Man.
A&M, as a university, is built on six Core Values: Excellence, Integrity, Leadership, Loyalty, Respect, and Selfless Service. A way the student body exercises the Core Values is through The Big Event, an annual student-organized, student-ran service project in College Station.