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Mike Elko, Texas A&M players confident after turbulent offseason

DALLAS -- After an offseason at Texas A&M that saw an exodus of players following the firing of Jimbo Fisher, Aggies coach Mike Elko said Thursday that he's happy with the state of the program ahead of his first season at the helm.

Texas A&M had 30 players leave, most notably several members of Fisher's 2022 No. 1 national class, including No. 1 overall recruit Walter Nolen, who went to Ole Miss. But Elko said in his first appearance at SEC media days that there was no panic in re-recruiting his own roster.

"The people who wanted to stay stayed," Elko said in a session with ESPN.