{
  "id": 4835796,
  "title": "Mike Elko is 'still searching' for Texas A&M's best 5 O-linemen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/mike-elko-is-still-searching-for-texas-a-ms-best-5-o-linemen",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T10:07:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mike-elko-still-searching-texas-100719265.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Texas A&M's offensive line coach, Mike Elko, is still searching for the best five starters for the team's 2026 season opener against Missouri State. The Aggies have added four new starters to the offensive line, including four SEC players, and coach Elko expects all four newcomers to take the reins immediately. However, OL coach Adam Cushing landed six offensive linemen in the 2025 signing class, but not all of them will start. Former blue-chip guard Blake Ivy and LSU transfer guard Coen Echols have different roles on the team. South Carolina transfer Trovon Baugh and Alabama transfer Wilkin Formby will start at right guard and right tackle. Elko revealed that the projected starting five is subject to change until the team gets game situations, emphasizing the importance of communication and each player's unique skill set in developing chemistry on the offensive line.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}