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sports Battalion/Page 16 August 31, Sherrill: A&M must contain Flutie by Frank L. Christlieb Sports Editor Members of the Aggie foot ball team’s defensive unit face a monumental task in Saturday’s season opener against Boston College in Kyle Field. He’s not so enormous in terms of size, but he’s over whelming in the aspects of abil ity, maturity and leadership. And Eagle sophomore quarter back Doug Flutie doesn’t boast the records of Art Schlichter, Jim McMahon or Dan Marino. After having played in only eight games during his college career, Flutie’s name hasn’t made national headlines. And outside of the 8,500 students en rolled in Boston College, it’s not likely that many football fans have heard of the 5-10, 175- pounder from Natick, Mass. But Sherrill and his staff know about Flutie. And they’re not excited about the prospects of facing the talented sopho more and his upset-minded teammates Saturday at 6:10 BC coach Jack Bicknell Eagle DT Junior Poles p.m. “Flutie will really scramble,” Sherrill said Monday in Cain Hall during his first prss confer ence of the 1982 season. “He’s a really dangerous young man. You’ve got to hem him up, and I think w'e have people that can do that.” During a long-distance tele phone hookup, second-year Boston College coach Jack Bick nell compared the leader of his offense to Aggie senior quarter back Gary Kubiak. “Fm very impressed with Kubiak,” Bicknell said. “They both throw the ball well. You might think that our kid would be a scrambler with his size, and he is. But he’s not just a runner — he has a good arm, too. “I know that Kubiak is a veter an ... and I think he’s an out standing athlete just like our quarterback. Our attack is built around (Flutie), but Fm not sure if Kubiak is the center of A&M’s attack.” Just ask Sherrill, though. He’ll tell you that the 6-1, 195- pound Kubiak will control, at times, nearly 80 percent of the Aggie offense, which features a strong-armed quarterback and a one-two-three running back punch in Johnny Hector, Ear nest Jackson and Thomas San ders. Bicknell coached the Eagles to a 5-6 record in 1981, including a 13-12 upset victory over the Aggies in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The 43-year-old former college quarterback sees Kubiak, Hec tor and Jackson as a mighty talented offensive trio. “In last year’s game,” he said, “I just held my breath every time Hector and Jackson got the ball. As I look at those three players, it looks like they’re the best three players we’ll go against this year.” Flutie, who became the Eagles’ starter during the final quarter of their fourth game of the 1981 season, completed 105 of 192 passes for 1,652 yards Success (continued from page 15) “He is very driven, and he wants very badly to be success ful. He’s highly organized and “motivated, he knows what he wants to get and how to get it. He’s very goal-oriented.” Billick said: “Fm sure that Jackie will have a very positive "winning effect on A&M football, the athletic program and the whole institution. I think he’s very professional about the way he goes about his job. < “There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind that, more than in terms of wins.and losses, Sherrill is tops in public relations, image ,and prestige, and he will bring that to the A&M program.” And if the past is any determi nant, Billick said, Sherrill has probably set high goals for the ;Aggies. “I think in the long-term look,” he said, “Jackie Sherrill won’t settle for anything less than a national championship. I think he has some objective as far as wins for his first season, ;but I don’t think he’ll panic if he doesn’t reach that. He probably has a good estimate on how many wins he wants this season.” People associated with Sher rill while he was in high school still remember the former Biloxi High All-America, who played fullback during his junior and senior years. T.J. Smith, the de fensive end and receiver coach at Biloxi High School during the early 1960s, said no one ever questioned Sherrill’s versatility and athletic ability. Smith said that by the time Sherrill transferred to Biloxi from Duncan, his talents had been molded into the form of a fine all-around player. Smith described Sherrill as a “tremendous blocker” and “one heck of a high school football player.” In addition, Smith said, Sherrill’s contributions to the community made him a “model citizen in school.” Dr. Edward E. Bozik, assistant chancellor at Pittsburgh, will officially assume the school’s athletic director post Wednes day. Bozik, who’s been at Pitt for seven years, maintained a close relationship with Sherrill and the rest of the athletic depart ment personnel. Bozik said Sherrill’s determi nation in sustaining the excell ence of Panther football helped him achieve the success he’s en joyed. “The record obviously speaks for itself,” Bozik said. “It’s the best record of any coach we’ve ever had here at Pitt, and that’s quite a tribute to him. “He’s a superb football coach and obviously we were sorry to lose him. He did more than coach. He’s a superb recruiter and ... continued to build on the program of his predecessor (Majors) and ... left a fine prog ram for his successor to build on. Bozik said: “Jackie had the problem of rebuilding a prog ram here and he did an excellent job of that. Coach Sherrill runs a tight ship, and there’s no doubt about who’s in charge. Jackie, in deed, establishes rules for the team and the coaches and insists on adherence to those rules. “If history’s a predictor, I think the past may be a pro logue, and he may just bring a winning program to Texas A&M.” HOUSTON CHRONICLE .H r DISCOUNT y 2 PRICE MORNING DELIVERY YOU NOW HAVE A CHOICE ON YOUR MORNING NEWS PAPER. THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE IS THE LARGEST MORNING NEWSPAPER IN BRAZOS COUNTY. GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO YOUR DORM, APARTMENT OR HOME DAILY AND SUNDAY FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. FOR TEXAS A&M STUDENT. FACULTY & STAFF AUG. 30-DEC. 17 *13“ AUG. 30-DEC. 31 *150° JUST CALL 693-2323 or 693-7815 Houston Chronicle We pift a little extra in your day and 10 touchdowns. Both coaches said the hot, humid College Station weather would be a factor in the game, but Bicknell said his players are trying to block that problem out of their minds. On the other hand, Sherrill said he’s planning to utilize a great deal of manpower, using as many as 60 players during the course of the game. In addition, he said, freshmen Tony Slaton, Jeff Nelson, Jimmie Hawkins, George Smith, Domingo Bryant, Gary Rogers and Randy Wylie will will probably see ac tion against the Eagles. Led by 6-4, 280-pound tackle Junior Poles, the Boston College defense will feature a five-man front that averages 6-3, 245 pounds, while the Aggies’ four- man front averages 6-4, 247 pounds. Sophomore tackle Ray Childress, junior tackle Keith Guthrie and senior middle line backer Bobby Strogen will lead Texas A&M’s 4-3 defense. Bicknell said senior lineback er Steve DeOssie, 6-2, 245 pounds, and end Russ Joyner, 6-3, 223 pounds, play key roles in the Eagles’ defense. One of Bicknell’s main concerns about his squad is the kicking game, which features tight-end/punter Scott Nizolek and untested freshman place-kicker Kevin Snow. Sherrill, after watching his squad in a game-type scrimmage Saturday night, said the offense executed better than in its pre vious scrimmage last Wednes day night. Kubiak completed 16 of 19 passes for 203 yards, with split end Jimmy Teal on the re ceiving end of eight of those for 116 yards. Sherrill said the Aggies have been lucky enough to escape from three- and two-a-day workouts without any injuries to key players. Saturday’s game, to be tele vised on WTBS-TV out of Atlanta, is expected to draw ab out 62,000 fans. The Texas A&M International Programs Office D, is developing a resource list of qualified individuals ii foreign language skills to address future language needs of Texas A&M University faculty and staff. Tliii list will be used to coordinate individual faculty re quests for language training, translating, or interpreting with persons interested in offering such languageca pabilities. 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