Page 16 THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1979
Small ‘Carr
wrecking foes
By KURT ALLEN
Battalion Sports Staff
After several years, American au
tomakers are finally succeeding in
efforts to convince consumers that
biggest is not necessarily best. Simi
larly, Doug Carr is making believers
out of football fans who think every
linebacker needs to be physically
endowed like King Kong.
As Texas A&M’s middle
linebacker and defensive play caller,
Carr, at 5-11 and 205 pounds, is un
dersized for his position. But he
makes up for that with a combina
tion of quickness, effort, and unlim
ited enthusiasm, even against the
biggest of offensive linemen.
‘I don’t think much about the size
of the people I’m playing against,”
said Carr. “When I’m out on the
field, I concentrate on what’s hap
pening during each play and follow
the ball. With everything happen
ing so quickly out there, it’s enough
to just keep up with the action,
much less worry about how big the
opponent is.”
Carr has made a believer out of
Texas A&M defensive coordinator
R.C. Slocum.
“Doug is a good example of
somebody who always gives you 100
per cent,” Slocum said. “Even
though he’s undersized for a middle
linebacker, he literally plays his
heart out and never lets himself be
intimidated. Of course, part of his
success is that he has a knack of al
ways knowing where the ball is. He
knows how to make things happen
out there.”
Carr must have known where the
ball was last weekend as he recov
ered a Penn State fumble and inter
cepted a pass on the first play of the
third quarter to help the Aggies
keep their momentum in the 27-14
upset of the Nittany Lions. Carr was
named the defensive player of the
week by Associated Press.
“Naturally, it’s a great honor for
me to be selected,” Carr said. “But I
feel like it’s something I’ve been
working towards for the last two
years. To be named player of the
week, you’ve got to maintain a cer
tain level of performance.
“Last year, I had several good
games, but it wasn’t quite good
enough to be a player of the week.
Since then, I’ve worked hard to im
prove and get to the level of play I’m
at now.
The Penn State game marked a
complete turnaround for the Aggies,
who lost their first two games
against Brigham Young and Baylor.
According to Carr, what made the
difference defensively for Texas
A&M was not major alignment or
strategy changes, but rather mental
intensity.
“Basically, we played Penn State
the same way we played the other
two teams. But what helped us win
was our mental effort. We thought
about what we were doing and
didn’t make the mental mistakes
that the Lions did. More than any
thing, we never lost our composure,
even after that first fumble.”
Looking ahead to the day he uses
up his eligibility at Texas A&M,
Carr said he, like every player,
would like to get the chance to play
pro ball. If that doesn’t work out,
Carr said he would try playing in the
Canadian Football League.
“I guess I feel like the people who
are up there are a lot like me. Many
aren’t as big as players in the NFL,
but they’re willing to play and think
they can do the job. I know I can.”
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