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Aggies hope to
‘explode’ in ’84
faulty
r» the TeiuH AJrM
wirt of hkr a burnt]
rr. There n th
that they will explode
mv time, but they hare
And if that cxpluMon does nut
couse Ml 19M. the word “dud" might
begin to be creep into AhM-related
The Aggies certainly appear capa
ble to make a run at the top spot m
the Southwest Conference this sea-
* 0< For what seems like the lOUh
year m a row AJcM has recrussed
well Although the Aggies were
Masted m the fuud game of 19(13 b>
the Texas Longhorns, they showed
the sec ond half
the devei
of quarterback Kevin Mur-
luring tl
i hank»
ray.
Thu is the thud year at AJrM lor
of she most respet ted cuarhes in
ana the early season
schedule appears to be ideal
needs v>
college football
for a dub that needs some quic k suc
cess to fuel its morale
It has been 17 rears since Texas
AJrM won the undisputed SWt title
and asade it to the C>otion Bowl The
natives are gc-yung restless and few
nauves anywhere can get as nestless
as those from Aggieland
“When you have players with ex-
penenc e and abtbtv M can make a bag
difference." said Jackie Sherrill the
high-profile coach who in two vears
has posted a 10-11-1 record with the
n thi
think we are starting to get to a
pc Mr it where we have both
At the core of AJrM » Hopes h
Murray, a player with both experi
ence and talent As a freshman he
led the the SWC in total offense even
though the team as a whole finished
sixth m that category. •
He completed 53 percent of hw
passes and threw for a league-high
14 touchdowns
“It u rare to find a quarterback to
Can do everything you peed done."
Not only is AJrM young at quar
rhach. but is quite young at the
ck spot as well The Ag-
bail carrier Uvi vear was
a freshman, and he
iparativeh modest 425
yards
The receiver corps w an experi
enced one and there is a decent
amount of experience in the offfen-
But through H alt the defense is
gosng to have to show continued im
provement for the Aggies to
threaten for the utlr
In Sherrill s first game as AJcM
coach he watched in horror from the
sadebnes as Boston CioBege quar
terback Ikoug Flu tie threw the ball
all over the stadium The Aggies' de
fense wound up bring last in the
league in I9K2
The defensive unit rebounded
last year and finished third in the
SWC AJrM was hit hard by gradua
tion in the linebacker spot, but with
Ray Chddress returning at defensive
end the Aggies have the type of per
son who can make game winning
plays
“Ray has a chance to receive a lot
of recognition, said Sherrill “And
he deserves it. He can he as good as
anyone in the country I just wish he
was a lumot instead oil a senior "
Tins year AJcM plays all three of
Its intersect* mai games at home —-
against Texas-tl Paso. Iowa State
and Arkansas State It appears to be
a soft schedule, one that is perfect
for the Aggies situation
After those three games there
should be plenty of indications avail
able as to whether the Aggies are re
ady to finally explode, or whether
19B4 will be another false alarm.
Aggie Full-Contact Workouts
Texas AJcM reaerve quarterback John Mazur and two un
identified Aggies scramble to recover a fumble during fall
workouts Monday evening on the grass practice surface be
•ide Kyle Field. Beginning
practicing in full-gear in
against the University of Tei
PFTEJt ROCHA
Thursday, the Aggies began
for the
at El Paso.
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