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Mike Elko, Texas A&M land big-time QB recruit

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated 10/17/24

Helaman Casuga has nearly 20 offers to his name, but at the end of the day, everything in his recruitment was coming up Texas A&M. New head coach Mike Elko has the Aggies at 5-1 and first in the overall SEC standings, and they're rolling on the recruiting trail now as well.

Casuga, a four-star quarterback 2026 recruit from Draper, Utah, committed to the Aggies on Thursday. USC and Washington were also heavily in the mix.

The moment that 4⭐️ QB Helaman Casuga made his commitment to Texas A&M over USC and Washington.

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“I believe that they’re building something special down there,” Casuga told On3's Hunter Shelton regarding his commitment. “Obviously I want to be part of the Elko era. He’s done so many great things at Duke and now he’s showing he can do it at a SEC school. That's very impressive."

It's an early commitment for a player who is not even through his senior season of high school ball just yet, but Texas A&M provided everything Casuga was looking for. The four-star quarterback actually made his commitment to Texas A&M back in Week 1 when the Aggie took on Notre Dame at Kyle Field.

“The 12th man is crazy. They love Aggie football and they’re dedicated," he explained. "It’s a culture down in Texas. I feel that’s special to be part of something like that.”

It was a silent commitment then, but now Casuga is ready to make it public with Texas A&M.

According to 247Sports, Casuga is the No. 13 quarterback recruit in his class. He's now Texas A&M's third 2026 commitment, joining three-star safety Markel Ford and three-star cornerback Ryan Gilbert.

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