“He’s our MVP!” Mike Elko applauds the growth of Texas A&M RB Le’Veon Moss

When the No. 14 Texas A&M Aggies brought back former defensive coordinator Mike Elko to take the helm in College Station, growth was certainly expected from the team compared to how they fared with Jimbo Fisher leading the way.

But I don’t know if the 12th Man expected that kind of growth.

The Aggies are now on a five-game winning streak and are 3-0 in games against SEC opponents and are freshly rested after their first bye week. The Aggie defense is back where it was last year, just like the “Wrecking Crew” has been just that lately.

But who can coaches point the finger at offensively for Maroon and White’s growth?

According to Coach Elko, look no further than junior running back Le’Veon Moss, who currently ranks third in the SEC with 609 rushing yards. Moss has averaged more than 100 yards per game this season, including a career-high 138 yards against Missouri, where he also scored a hat trick of rushing touchdowns.

“On offense, he is our MVP,” coach Elko continued The Aggie Football Hour Wednesday evening. “He’s still doing more than anybody, but I still think the improvement from where he was when this whole thing started over the summer, during the first game, and still feeling its way through how we want to run to where he is now, he’s definitely one.” of the country’s more dominant backs.”

And now that Moss has been added to the Maxwell Award watchlist for the best college football player in the country, Mike Elko clearly isn’t the only person who believes Moss is a premier player in the college football world.