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College Station, Texas
Tuesday, September 1, 1970
THE BATTALION
Sophomores hold key
Continued from page 1
Mark Black returns to man his
fullback post but Junior Doug
Neill had a good spring and is
applying pressure to Black who
was the Ags third leading rusher
last year.
Jimmy Sheffield, who’s played
a little bit of everything for the
Aggies will probably be the num
ber one punter. The boomer from
Houston had a 39.8 yard aver
age last year. Robertson also
will do some punting.
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Junior Joey Herr and Mitch
Robertson currently hold down the
number one end spots as they try
to fill the slots vacated by Barney
Harris and Ross Brupbacher, who
were both drafted by the pros.
Homer May, John Swedeen
and Tommy Goodwin, top three
receivers on the Fish team last
year, are expected to add to re
ceiving depth.
Swedeen, who grabbed 17 for
three touchdowns last year and
missed spring training with mon-
onuclesis is back this fall to
try to earn a varsity spot.
Five lettermen return to add
fortifications to the Aggies’ of
fensive line, with the right side
being guarded by Leonard Forey
and Andy Philley on the first unit
and Winston Beam and Mike
Fields on the second unit. Squad-
man Leonard Millsap and Benny
DeWitt finished the spring in the
offensive line and sophomores
Buster Calloway, Gary Martin
and Fred Placke and Robert Ger-
asimowicz not far behind.
Sophomore Mike Park is the
number one center and junior
letterman Ted Smith backs him
up.
The Aggies’ defensive unit is
filled with sophomores who ei
ther worked their way to the
best in their position or not far
from it by the end of spring
training.
Left defensive end Todd Chris
topher is one of four sophs who
are listed on the depth chart at
that spot. James Dubcak, another
candidate for the spot, had an
outstanding spring game, along
with Christopher.
Left defensive guard is also
in the hands of a sophomore, as
Boice Best is currently number
one. Wayne Whet, the number
two man in spring drills, failed
to show up for practice, so the
battle for that post continues with
sophomores Butch Kamps, Eddie
Hooper and Oscar Castillo and
junior squadman Tommy Deaton
in the running.
Sophomore Max Bird is a top
candidate for the right end spot
with letterman Bruce Hinnant
working number two after spring
drills.
Clifton Thomas and Bruce Best
head a list of four sophomores
battling for the left linebacker
position, and another soph Kent
Finley finished spring practice
as the number one right lineback
er.
The defense has its veterans
though, and their known talents,
combined with the sophomores’
know-how, give the Aggies de
fense a good report.
Middle linebacker Mike Lord
has looked good in the opening
days of practice and right defen
sive guard Van Odom is a top
defensive guard.
The defensive backfield is com
pletely stocked with vets as All-
SWC pick Elmendorf is the free
safety, with letterman Mike Bun-
ger backing him. Letterman Da
vid Hoot is the strong safety and
Ed Ebrom and Corky Sheffield
give experience to the corner-
backs. Letterman Chris Johnson
gives added depth.
Mike Bellar, the number one
place-kicker last year, is receiv
ing a top challenge for his job
from soccer-style-kicking sopho
more Pat McDermott who notch
ed a 22-yard field goal in the
first scrimmage this fall.
The Aggies are definitely a
young group, with 64 sophomores
listed on the depth chart. At two
positions there are four players
listed and all are first year men.
This lack of experience will
usually tell on a normal schedule
but the Ags this season face a
murder’s row line-up with LSU,
Ohio State, Michigan, Arkansas
and UT-Austin on the schedule.
But this group of sophomores
and juniors is definitely a tal
ented force, and combining this
with a small group of seniors to
provide the leadership, 1970 just
might be a year to watch the Ag
gies.
Only time will tell.
Coach Stallings has ten-man staff
Coach Gene Stallings will have
a 10-man staff working with him
this fall when he leads the Texas
Aggies against the demons of the
Southwest Conference.
Elmer Smith is the Aggies as
sistant head coach. Smith now in
his 17th year on the A&M coach
ing staff, is serving his sixth
year under coach Stallings.
Dee Powell, the Aggies defen
sive coach, is in his sixth year on
the A&M football staff and fifth
as head defensive coach. Powell
played guard and center for A&M
from 1955 to 1957.
Bud Moore is the head offen
sive coach and is now in his fifth
season.
Jack Hurlbut will be beginning
his sixth year as an assistant
for the Aggies and his fifth in
charge of the quarterbacks. A
former Alabama football player,
Hurlbut played in three different
bowl games for the Crimson Tide.
Charlie Bradshaw, a 15-year
veteran of coaching in the South
eastern Conference, joins the
A&M staff this year and is in
charge of the offensive line.
Bobby Marks, an All-SWC end
for A&M in 1957, joined the staff
in 1969. He is in charge of the
receivers.
John Paul Young, former coach
at SMU, joined the staff this
year and is coaching the line
backers. Young was an all-con
ference linebacker at UTEP.
Barney Welch, who played for
the Aggies in 1942 and 4(M1
joins the staff this fall as «■
ordinator of the Aggies footbil
recruiting.
Jim Keller served one yean
a graduate assistant at A&M I*
fore being named to head tii|
Fish team. His two Fish teanj
have a combined record of 9-1.
Harvey Aschenbeck, a meml*
of the SWC champions of 1M1
joined the staff as an assistsS
late this summer.