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December 19, 2024
College Station, Texas – There was big news coming from Texas A&M head football coach Mike Elko on Thursday, and—unlike most recent developments coming out of USC or Oklahoma—it didn’t have anything to do with the transfer portal: he’ll be reprising his role as Ralphie from A Christmas Story for a college football-theme sequel.
“Most people don’t know that was me in the 1983 cult classic. I get recognized once in a while, but for the most part, I’m able to fly under the radar. I left acting behind in my past life,” said Elko after announcing the news to a crowded press room during media availability on Thursday. “I gave it up to pursue my dream of being a college football coach, but it was always something I figured I would eventually come back to.”
Production on the film, entitled A Christmas Story: There’s Always Next Seasons Greetings is scheduled to start in Spring 2025. How will Elko manage being a movie star and a big-time head football coach at the same time? Multi-tasking, he says.
“Warner Bros has been really supportive during this whole process. They’re just excited to re-boot the franchise, so they offering maximum flexibility to do shoots on-location here in College Station, during practices, during workouts, you name it. Football and holiday cheer, all at once? Does it get any better than that,” Elko concluded.
