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Mike Elko Shares Injury Update on Texas A&M Aggies Offensive Line

The Texas A&M Aggies are trending upward on the injury front.
Zach Dimmitt|
Sep 7, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko celebrates a 52-10 win against the McNeese State Cowboys at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images
Sep 7, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko celebrates a 52-10 win against the McNeese State Cowboys at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images | Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images

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The Texas A&M Aggies seem to have officially moved past the "will he, won't he" injury saga of quarterback Conner Weigman after Saturday's dominant 41-10 win over then-No. 9 Missouri.

However, the Aggies still entered the game with some injury concerns along an offensive line that's dealt with absences ever since the season-opening loss to Notre Dame. Fortunatley for A&M, the bye week comes at a good time.

When speaking to the media Monday, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko said offensive lineman Ar'maj Reed-Adams and TJ Shanahan are both trending upward after dealing with injuries headed into the Mizzou game.

"Yeah, so Reed-Adams is fine. He came back in the game and it was not an issue," Elko said. "TJ, we hope to have him back this week or at the very latest next week. Whether or not he's functionally ready to play enough, we'll find out as we get closer to Mississippi State. ... Outside of that, I think we're in a really good spot. But, yeah, I think we have the long term things that aren't going to resolve themselves, but there's not really a lot of short term things that we're dealing with right now."

Texas A&M is already without Mark Nabou Jr., who suffered a season-ending injury against Notre Dame. Regardless, it's clear that the Aggies have some impressive depth on the o-line, as the unit has paved the way for Le'Veon Moss to post back-to-back 100-yard rushing games. He finished with a career-best 138 rushing yards in the win over Missouri while finding the end zone three times.

Over his last 25 carries dating back to the Arkansas game, he's tallied 255 rushing yards, which equals out to 10.2 yards per carry.

If the Aggies can continue to open up holes and allow the run game to flourish, there's no reason why Texas A&M can't run the table the rest of the regular season.

The Aggies will come out of the bye week by paying a visit to Starkville to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday, Oct. 19.

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Zach Dimmitt
ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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