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Defense in Review with Sean Porter: Kentucky 31, Texas A&M 21

Texas A&M suffered its first loss of the 2026 season on Saturday, falling to Kentucky at Kyle Field. Billy Liucci and Sean Porter analyze what could be classified as A&M's least impressive defensive performance under Mike Elko as attention turns to LSU.
By Billy Liucci
September 21, 2026
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• I don't even know where to begin, but I suppose I could skip this entire summary and quote coach Mike Elko from his Monday presser when he said, “One of the worst defenses we've had in my tenure here,” to describe Saturday's outing against Kentucky.

The head coach didn't mince words, nor should he have.

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