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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1981
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By RITCHIE PRIDDY
Sports Editor
The Texas Aggies travel to the
Texas plains this weekend to face
the Texas Tech Red Raiders in
Lubbock.
The game will be the first
Southwest Conference game for
the Aggies, and the second for the
Red Raiders. Saturday, Tech lost a
close game to Baylor 28-15.
No team has ever won the con
ference title with two losses, so
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the Raiders will be fighting to stay
alive for the conference title.
Last week the Raiders gave up
over 500 yards in total offense to
the Bears, but they also managed
to pick up over 350 yards.
The Raiders are led by quarter
back Ron Reeves, who is consi
dered one of the strongest, most
poised quarterbacks in college
football.
Reeves has passed for over
3,700 yards in his career, and so
far this season has hit 35 of 84 pas
ses for 444 yards and two touch
downs. Reeves has thrown only
three interceptions.
“Ron is a very talented quarter
back, very strong and has a lot of
poise,” head coach Tom Wilson
said. “If you give him the time to
pass he’s going to hurt you. Most
people really try to put the press
ure on him hut if you let down he
can burn you.
First-year head coach Jerry
Moore has installed the I-
formation and running back
Anthony Hutchison has re
sponded well, gaining 425 yards
on 74 carries. Hutchison is the
number 10 rusher in the nation
with an average of 141.7 yards a
game.
Wilson said that the Raider
offense centers around Reeves
and Hutchison, and that if the
Aggies could stop them, they
would be shutting down about 90
percent of the Raider offense.
The Aggie defense is currently
number three in the conference
against the rush, giving up an av
erage of 70.7 yards per game.
The defense is led by lineback
ers Mike Little and Bobby
Strogen. Little has 32 tackles and
Strogen has 27 so far this season.
Strogen was named by the coaches
as defensive player of the week for
his efforts in Saturday’s game.
The Ags will be hard-pressed to
stop the passing arm of Reeves and
the running of Hutchison, but
Wilson said his team will be ready.
“The attitude of the team is
really starting to come around.
We’re beginning to play now and
have fun as well. We’ve learned a
lot of lessons the first three games
and we will be ready for the
Raiders.”
The Aggies will be without the
services of safety Jeff Fuller and
defensive end Paul Pender. Both
suffered torn knee ligaments in
last week’s 43-7 win over
Louisiana Tech. Fuller was origin
ally thought to be lost for the year
but Wednesday doctors said the
tear was slight and he could poss
ibly be back at full speed within a
month.
However, Pender’s injury was
worse than first thought and after
having undergone surgery Tues
day, he’ll be out for the year. Wil
son said that the senior could poss
ibly receive hardship status and
play again next year.
Freshman defensive tackle Ray
Childress broke his hand in the
Louisiana Tech game but will play
with a soft cast against the Raiders.
The Raider defense is last in the
conference, giving up over 1500
yards so far in three ballgames.
But Wilson isn’t convinced that
it’s entirely bad.
“Their defense is very aggres
sive and shows a lot of stunts and
blitzes. It’s the kind of defense you
worry about playing. Some times
it will give up the big play and
other times it makes the big plays.
It’s the kind of defense that can
hurt you because you never know
what it is going to do.”
It is led by 6-foot-3 260-pound
defensive tackle Gabe Rivera. The
Raiders scrapped last year’s 5-2
defense and went to the more ver
satile 4-3 defense, which allows
Rivera’s talents to be used more
extensively.
Rivera finished withTOtaiH
last year and shows nosignoffl
ing down this year. How®
Rivera has not had the kindoffl
so far that is expected of hafl
“Gabe has not gotten offtd ]
start we wanted him to, ”Ted
fensive coach David Knaus
“He had an outstanding)
against New Mexico, bute*
IkhIv else seemed to haveneci
ized him. We have got toll
to make him more i
against the opposing offenses.]
Middle linebacker Terr)’
6-foot-1, 218, led the team in
les last year with 78 and andj
the linebacking corps. StongJ
ty Tate Randle is considera
many to be vying for all-Amen
honors this year. Ironically
Raider’s pass defense is cum]
in last place in the conferen
Knaus doesn’t have any
about how to stop the Aggie
ning attack of Hector and jac
“Both are outstanding ball
riers. The only thing we can
stop them is lock them upane
on for dear life.”
Tire Aggies have an estab
passing game now, and wil
running of Earnest Jackson,
ny Hector and Thomas San
Texas A&M should have a H
balanced team.
Wilson said the key to the
would be the intensity lev<
players will have. Heandhii
have talked to the players i
their intensity, and last wee
coaches decided to turn
loose. The results were imp
ive and Wilson sees acontinu
of high-level intensity.
Saturday’s game in Lubb
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To make room for Carpenter,
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