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Senior G Andersson Garcia (11) during Texas A&M's game against Kentucky on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 at Reed Arena. (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

Winners and losers: Washington State and South Florida put nation on notice

Luke White, Hunter Mitchell, and Braxton Dore' February 19, 2024

Winner: Washington State’s run through the Pac-12 No. 21 Washington State is making the most of its last hurrah in the soon-to-be extinct Pac-12, logging a 20-6 record and 11-4 mark in conference play....

Senior F Henry Coleman III (15) gurads Florida Graduate G Zyon Pullin (0) during Texas A&M's game against Florida on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 at Reed Arena

College basketball winners and losers: SEC teams make their mark

Eli Meschko, Justin Chen, and Hunter Mitchell February 12, 2024

Winner: Gonzaga’s first Quad 1 win The Bulldogs have found themselves in an unfamiliar place this season. They currently sit third in the West Coast Conference with a 8-2 record, trailing San Francisco...

Fans during Texas A&M’s game against Florida on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at Reed Arena. (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

College basketball winners and losers: Kansas defends Allen Fieldhouse while mid-majors battle it out

Braxton Dore' and Ian Curtis February 5, 2024

Winner: Purdue in the Big Ten Looking at what’s left of the Big Ten, Purdue should have the easiest route to win its conference compared to other conference leaders in the SEC and Big 12. The Boilermakers...

Graduate F/C Wildens Leveque (10) competes with Memphis F Nicholas Jourdain (2) for the jump ball during Texas A&M's game against Memphis on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023 at Reed Arena. (CJ Smith/The Battalion)

College basketball winners and losers: South Carolina surges while Memphis slides

Luke White and Ian Curtis January 29, 2024

Winner: South Carolina’s turnaround season I can admit when I’m wrong. This writer didn’t pick South Carolina to take down No. 6 Kentucky this week, but boy, did they make a statement. The Gamecocks...

Texas A&M Athletic Director Ross Bjork speaks to the media during a press conference on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023 at Kyle Field. Bjork, after terminating Head Coach Jimbo Fisher Sunday morning, said he felt the football program is "stuck in neutral" and didn't meet the standards of consistency the program needed. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Bjork left A&M in a better place than he found it

Luke White, Sports Editor January 24, 2024

Ohio State hired Ross Bjork for a reason. After all, the nation’s highest-grossing athletic department doesn’t hire just anyone as its next athletic director. Bjork will succeed the Buckeyes’ Gene...

The 12th Man on third deck during Texas A&M's football game against Alabama at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Megan Williams/The Aggieland)

Passion from St. Pauli to Pullman: Fan culture in the face of greed

Ian Curtis December 4, 2023

The Jolly Roger: The iconic skull-and-crossbones flown by pirates across the globe as they stood and fought against the wealthy powers-that-be in pursuit of their own glory during piracy’s golden age. It’s...

Texas A&M Head Coach Mike Elko speaks to the media at the Kyle Field Hall of Champions on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Elko embraces hard work, high expectations in return to Aggieland

Luke White, Sports Editor November 28, 2023

Mike Elko understands that building a championship-caliber football program is easier said than done. But that’s not fazing Texas A&M’s newest coach, who received a warm welcome back to Aggieland...

The case for Kalen DeBoer

By Cade Harris @cadeharris_ November 25, 2023

When the head football coaching vacancy is filled at Texas A&M, all Aggie fans will want to see is their favorite football team winning at a high rate and competing for championships. Seasons of going...

Glenn Shuman

‘Defense wins championships’

By Justin Chen @chen_justin_ November 22, 2023

With the Jimbo Fisher era officially over, the hunt to find Texas A&M’s 28th head coach is well underway. With some big-time names like Colorado’s Deion Sanders and Ole Miss’s Lane...

Interim head coach Elijah Robinson speaks to reporters during a press conference on Nov. 13 following the news of Jimbo Fisher's termination at Kyle Field. Robinson said he is ready for the team to move forward. (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

The case for Elijah Robinson

By Luke White @lukewhite03 November 22, 2023

Texas A&M football may be launching a nationwide search for coach Jimbo Fisher’s successor, but the program’s next head coach has been in College Station all along. In regards to the dismissal...

Jeff Traylor

The case for Jeff Traylor

Ian Curtis November 22, 2023

During his press conference after firing football coach Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork was kind enough to pull back the curtain on the Aggies’ coaching search and openly listed...

Defensive Coordinator Mike Elko, who has been with the Aggies since 2018, is leaving to take the head coaching position at Duke University.

The Case for Mike Elko

By Braxton Dore @braxtond1088 November 19, 2023

First off, many readers are probably thinking, Mike Elko? Really? The Duke head coach has little Power 5 head coaching experience except for his last two seasons in the ACC. But fear not, I’m here to...

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