Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko condemns defensive lineman's explicit motto revelation

Texas A&M caput manager Mike Elko expressed his disdain for a remark made by 1 of his players connected Wednesday. 

Defensive lineman D.J. Hicks was asked what the antiaircraft enactment room's motto says. 

Hicks said it was "C.B.O" and erstwhile asked what it stands for, "simple terms, ‘Choke pistillate out.’ Let’s conscionable accidental it similar that," Hicks said, via The Eagle.

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Texas A&M Aggies caput manager Mike Elko reacts against the Southern California Trojans successful the archetypal fractional astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Dec. 27, 2024. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

"That mentality, it conscionable stands for being aggressive. Every azygous clip we measurement retired connected the field, we’re trying to enactment our hands done somebody’s face. We don’t privation to beryllium passive, ever. Every azygous time, we’re going to asseverate dominance erstwhile we travel connected the field." 

Hicks tried to cleanable up the "B" portion of the motto, but it backfired. Elko rapidly addressed Hicks’ comments.

"It’s conveying thing that shouldn’t beryllium conveyed, truthful we’ll get that handled and addressed," Elko said, via The Eagle connected Wednesday. "That’s perfectly ridiculous that was stated."

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DJ Hicks, #13 of the Texas A&M Aggies, celebrates with Shemar Turner, #5, successful the 4th fourth against the LSU Tigers astatine Kyle Field connected Oct. 26, 2024 successful College Station, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

Last play was Elko’s archetypal arsenic caput manager with the Aggies, and helium led the squad to an 8-5 record. 

While past play was his archetypal arsenic caput manager with Texas A&M, Elko was antecedently the team’s antiaircraft coordinator earlier helium near and took the caput coaching occupation astatine Duke anterior to the 2022-2023 season.

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Texas A&M Aggies caput manager Mike Elko looks connected during warmups earlier the Auburn Tigers instrumentality connected the Texas A&M Aggies astatine Jordan-Hare Stadium successful Auburn, Alabama, connected Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (IMAGN)

Elko returned to Texas A&M arsenic caput manager conscionable 2 seasons aft helium departed for Duke aft the Aggies fired Jimbo Fisher. 

Elko is going to thin connected Hicks and the remainder of his antiaircraft enactment adjacent play to measurement up arsenic they are going to person larger roles with Nic Scourton, Shemar Stewart and Shemar Turner headed to the NFL.

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