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Texas A&M The Battalion Sports Friday, April 8, 1983/The Battalion/Page 11 p for grabs ubiak’s departure finds three QB’s zhasing after Aggie starting spot t joer zur’s ses li lteri by John P. Lopez Battalion Staff unitaBWhen considering who Texas A&M’s starting soasi arterback will be next year, the numbers tell the ty. I Joe Namath’s No. 12 Fits John Mazur to a tee. s smooth delivery and placement of his fits the Namath mold perfectly. And “Hol- vood,” as Mazur is referred to by his teammates, uld possibly be the Aggies’ answer to “Broad- na-Bi iy”Joe. SIan i< The No. 17 on John Elkin’s jersey is also fitting. ^ pen Elkins drops back and wings the ball to one ball])! his receivers, Don Meredith would be proud to „Kjlf p the ball flutter to its destination. It’s not the ares ettiest pass in the world, but it gets there and is venit; pally right on target. Murray carries the No. 14 on his back and plays je role of a young Steve Grogan well. When jurray guns one, the receivers definitely know en it reaches them. With all three quarterbacks showing their ong and weak points in spring practice, Aggie ad coach Jackie Sherrill said he has a tough job lading who’ll be No. 1. “It’s hard to say (who’ll play),” Sherrill said, evin has a good, strong arm but he hasn’t been long. And Mazur is intelligent and is very are of what’s going on on the field. He’s a field neral with a very good arm. Elkin’s been here d knows the system better than the other two so at should help him.” Elkins and Mazur agreed that competition for etopspot will be tooth and nail. Murray refused n-Do® comment on the situation. "There isn’t anything set right now,” Mazur lid. “In my eyes I’m going to look at it like I’m agio be a starter. But what they (coaches) see is [ling to be the important thing. 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Box 40696 6015 Royalton Street Houston, Texas 77240 Houston, Texas 77081 We Are An Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F. ing, everybody on the team thinks that they can be a starter. But they all can’t play.” Elkins agrees. “I feel like I’ve got a good chance, but I’ve still got to improve every day,” he said. “I need to get the coaches to believe that I can do it and I need to believe in myself—that’s the main thing. If I show myself that I can do it then I know I can show the coaches.” Elkins has been associated with the Aggie offensive philosophy longer than either Mazur or Murray, who are both newcomers to the Texas A&M campus. Mazur, on the other hand, has an advantage in game-time experience. Last fall, Mazur said he improved himself while playing on the Aggie scout team because he could “more or less freelance” without being under any pressure. Elkins, however, was getting experience while under tremendous pressure. Elkins logged a considerable amount of play ing time against Arkansas and SMU last fall after Kubiak went down with an injury. Although the Aggies lost both games, Elkins said the experience was invaluable. “That was valuable experience that I can use,” Elkins said. “But Sherrill’s not going to name a number one until the first game, so I just have to keep working and improve myself. If you don’t know you’re number one, then you’re going to work hard to get there. Gary’s (Kubiak) helped me a lot. He’s very smart and I learned a lot just watching him.” Elkins and Mazur seem to be the two leading candidates for the starting spot, but Murray’s arm has been impressive so far in spring practice. When fall practice starts, several freshman will also have their sights set on the starting quarter back spot, but Elkins said it will be difficult for the freshman to come in and start immediately. The three candidates for the starting quarterback position in the fall pose with Coach Jackie Sherrill before practice Thursday. From left to right are Sherrill, Kevin Murray, John Mazur and John Elkins staff photo by David Fisher* > From left to right Possible A&M-Utah State game could highlight softball tourney by Joe Tindel Jr. Battalion Staff Just as basketball fans in Ken tucky were thrilled when that unheard of matchup between Kentucky and Louisville became a reality, Aggie softball fans should be excited to hear that the Aggies are visiting College Station. That’s no misprint. If things go right in this weekend’s Aggie Invitational at Travis Park, fans could get to see the Aggies of Utah State battle the ones from Texas A&M. Even more interesting is the fact that the Aggies — uh — Utah State, was the AIAW na tional softball champ in 1980 and 1981, while Texas A&M took over the crown last spring. There’s more. Utah State has a former all-America pitcher, Mary Lou Ramm, who matches up quite well with Texas A&M’s all-America hurler, Lori Stoll. Last, but not least, Texas A&M is ranked No. 2 in the country while Utah State holds No. 9. So if both teams win a game or two in bracket play this weekend, fans could see the Aggies vs. the Aggies, defending champs vs. previous defending champs, all-America vs. former all-America and No. 2 vs. No. 9.1 How does Utah State coach 1 Lloydene Seal le look at the pos-7 sibility? “We’ve got three freshmen! right now that are helping, Searle said. “Of course, our four seniors from the two-time na-.- tional championship team really! give us good help and good! maturity. see SOFTBALL page 12 Domino’s Pizza Delivers.?. The Price Destroyer* Domino’s Pizza breaks through with The Price Destroyer"'! No ordinary pizza, The Price Destroyer"* is eliminating the high cost of a 9-item pizza while bringing you all the toppings you love! 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