The Texas A&M Aggies are choosing to honor their seniors Saturday instead of prior to their final home contest against the Texas Longhorns — a decision Mike Elko stood behind when questioned.

Texas A&M (7-2, 5-1 SEC) enters Week 12 rested and ready to play the rest of the regular season. Three key games remain: hosting New Mexico State on Saturday night, traveling to Alabama to take on Auburn, and the season finale home matchup against the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, Nov. 30.

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin took to social media to fire back at Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko.

Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko knows what's at stake over the next three games. The Aggies are currently the 15th-ranked team in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, sitting at 7-2 and 5-1 in SEC play.

The Aggies come out of the bye week with home matchups against New Mexico State and No. 5 Texas sandwiching the final road trip of the season to Auburn. The expanded playoff has allowed for greater opportunity for teams to reach their postseason dreams, and Elko is confident A&M can be in the party if it finishes with a 10-2 mark.

The Texas A&M Aggies have a dilemma facing them this Saturday at the quarterback spot when they head to Columbia to face South Carolina. Last week, Marcel Reed

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin made headlines at the end of October for complaining about what he perceived as an unfair distribution of night games for SEC teams. He mentioned LSU directly while criticizing the league's scheduling.