Texas A&M Aggies Head Coach Shares Team's Mentality in the Weight Room

The Texas A&M Aggies are well in the midst of a brand new era with just a few weeks left to go until the season begins.

One change that has been well documented is what new strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt has brought to the program since his arrival in January after years of poor offensive line play led to numerous injuries at the quarterback position .

Elko was asked just before the start of fall camp if he feels like the team has made strides in the weight room under Moffitt and what the process has looked like.

"I think it's been well documented that Coach Moffitt has done a change in that. I think from a cultural standpoint, the way we look at strength and conditioning is different. We wanted to put on strength, we wanted to put on mass, we wanted to go in there and make that room very challenging and very difficult to create toughness, grit, to create an area where kids could really improve, and we've embraced it. I don't think we had a single kid miss a lift this summer," Elko said. "If they're in there and you have a very competent strength and conditioning coaching coach, and they're in there consistently working really hard, you would anticipate seeing some strong gains and we have. I think when you go out and see these guys in fall camp, I think a lot of their bodies, they look a little bit different. They look like they've handled the last eight months the way you would expect them to. I think that ultimately helps."

Getting things right in the weight room is hopefully going to be the first step towards getting things right on the football field in College Station .