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00:00 Texas A&M is losing more than just Elijah Robinson to Syracuse this offseason.
00:05 According to 247 Sports defensive assistant coach Joe Schaefer is expected to follow Robinson
00:10 to Syracuse with a similar role on staff under first year coach Fran Brown.
00:15 Robinson was hired as the Oranges new defensive coordinator following A&M's hiring of Mike
00:20 Elko.
00:21 Brown and Robinson know each other well as they grew up together in Camden, New Jersey
00:26 before getting into coaching.
00:28 The 38-year-old coach joined the Aggies as a defensive analyst ahead of the 2022 season.
00:34 Following the passing of defensive line coach Terry Price, Schaefer was promoted to an assistant
00:39 role by then coach Jimbo Fisher.
00:42 This past season Schaefer's efforts helped A&M transform back into a reliable defensive
00:47 front seven.
00:48 The Aggies ranked top 20 nationally in sacks per game, tackles for loss per game, total
00:53 defense and run defense.
00:55 A&M finished sixth nationally in sacks and tackles for loss.
00:59 While only one official hire has been made in Tommy Moffitt, coach Elko is expected to
01:04 hire Kansas State offensive coordinator in Collin Klein along with defensive line coach
01:09 in Sean Spencer, offensive line coach in Adam Cushing, and cornerback coach in Ishmael Arastai.
01:16 Kickoff from NRG Stadium against Oklahoma State is on December 27th at 8 p.m.
01:21 From all Aggies, I'm Alexandra Cox.