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Mike Elko suggests Theo Wease’s Texas A&M blanket was planted by Missouri
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Mike Elko met with reporters on Saturday afternoon following Texas A&M’s dominant win over Missouri.
He covered a lot of ground in the presser, but there was one especially-interesting off-the-field topic he discussed: a Texas A&M package that showed up in Theo Wease’s College Station hotel room earlier this week.
Wease shared a photo of what he received — a Texas A&M blanket and a note that claimed to be from Aggies cornerback Will “the Blanket” Lee.
In his postgame press conference, Elko indicated that the blanket and note didn’t come from anyone at Texas A&M. Instead, he seemed to claim that the blanket and note were placed there by Missouri in an attempt to motivate Wease before this top-25 showdown.
“My suggestion would be, you guys should go ask Eli where that came from, because I have a strong feeling that came from the other side,” Elko said.
Mike Elko on the blanket left on Theo Weese's room last night (For the record, Drinkwitz and Elko are long-time friends)"
"My suggestion would be, you guys should go ask Eli where that came from, because I have a strong feeling that came from the other side."— 𝕋𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕤 𝕃. 𝔹𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕟 (@Travis_L_Brown) October 5, 2024
In any case, Wease took the message seriously. He wore the A&M blanket during the early part of warm-ups at Kyle Field on Saturday morning:
#Mizzou wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. brought the blanket with him to Kyle Field⬇️@NathalieABC17 @ABC17News https://t.co/ZJKudXhzAH pic.twitter.com/0nmga3Zpkv
— Kyle Helms (@KyleHelmsABC17) October 5, 2024
Wease did score a long touchdown in this game, but was otherwise limited by A&M’s stout secondary. He finished the day with 2 catches for 72 yards and 1 touchdown.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
