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Last season, Rice quarterback Kerry Overton was one of many quar
terbacks who found himself with nowhere to go against Texas A&M
Battalion File Photo
linebacker Johnny Holland. The Aggies’ leading tackier hopes to
harass Alabama quarterback Mike Shula a few times Saturday.
Glory days back for Ag defense
By KEN SURY
Sports Writer
Lots of folks remember how good
Texas A&M’s defense used to be.
You know, the “glory days” when
guys like Ed Simonini, Lester Hayes,
Pat Thomas and Jacob Green
roamed from sideline to sideline in
All-America style.
Well, A&M defensive coordinator
R.C. Slocum said the Aggie defense
has returned to that vintage form in
’85.
If anyone can make that
statement, Slocum can.
He coached some of those Aggie
All-Americans from 1972-80. After
that, Slocum coached briefly at USC
and then returned to A&M in 1982
when Jackie Sherrill arrived.
So when Slocum says he “feels
good” about this year’s Aggie de
fense, there’s got to be a good rea
son.
“There’s a mixture of experience
and youth which should generate a
lot of excitement and emotion
among the (defensive) players,” Slo
cum said.
The only experience the Aggies
lost was All-American end Ray Chil
dress and second team All-South
west Conference linebacker Ken
Ford. Childress and Ford were the
second and third leading tacklers on
the team last year.
Slocum admitted losing two play
ers of that caliber hurts, but since the
Aggies’ first leading tackier does re
turn, who’s got time to miss Chil
dress and Ford?
“This year’s group is the kind that
does play together — a group made
up of unselfish individuals,” Slocum
said. “(Linebacker) Johnny Holland
is the closest player to being labeled
a ‘superstar,’ but he’s a totally unself
ish person.”
Holland was the tackier for A&M
last season with 155.
A&M Head Coach Jackie Sherrill
expects outstanding play from Hol
land again this season — and he’s
only a junior.
During the SWC Press Tour on
Sept. 3, Sherrill said of Holland:
“There’s a mixture of ex
perience and youth which
should generate a lot of
excitement and emotion
among the (defensive)
players. This year’s group
is the kind that does play
together — a group made
up of unselfish individu
als. ”
Defensive Coordinator R.C. Slo
cum sports a motivational shirt.
“You won’t find a better line
backer in this conference.”
You also may not find a better de
fensive end than A&M’s Rod Sad
dler.
Saddler, who was A&M’s fifth
leading tackier in ’84, fills the void
left by Childress at left end.
Sherrill said, at this point in Sad
dler’s career, he’s a better player
than Childress was.
The only thing that seems to nag
Slocum is that there aren’t any se
niors on the Aggies’ defensive front.
But Saddler said he doesn’t think
that “seniors” have to be synony
mous with “experience.”
“We have some experienced guys
(nine starters return from a year
ago) out there, even though they’re
not seniors,” Saddler said.
The only seniors on A&M’s de
fense are found in the secondary.
Seniors Darrell Austin, Wayne As-
berry, Domingo Bryant, Jimmie
Hawkins, Lance Jackson and Tony
Sjaton combined for 256 tackles and
accounted for seven turnovers last
season.
But Slocum isn’t relying exclu
sively on the starters. He said the
second teamers are capable of play
ing with “almost anybody.”
Well, Alabama isn’t just “anybo
dy,” but Slocum said playing the
Crimson Tide in the season opener
is a good test.
“I like getting ready for a good
opponent,” he said. “It’s got to help
you down the road.”
Slocum said he expects the ’Bama
game to be a low-scoring, defensive
8 ame -
“Early season games are difficult
to gauge team success by,” he said,
“because, even though most de
fenses will probably play at about the
same level all year, most offenses
don’t have their timing yet perfec
ted.”
Several Aggie defenders agree
that the game will be a defensive
struggle.
“It 11 be a true test for us,” Hol
land said. “But, we’re the type of
guys that like challenges.”
Austin, A&M’s right cornerback,
said Alabama’s of fense, led by quar
terback Mike Shula, showed him
“they can strike at any time.”
Austin said his biggest concern
will he handling the Tide’s quid
wide receivers.
“I pride myself on having a litde
speed,” Austin said. “We’ll see howl
fare. If I have a good game against
them, it says a lot about my covera-
8 e '”
Holland said he has confidence in
the secondary controlling the pass
and the defensive line stopping the
run.
So does Saddler.
“We’re going to get in there and
play well,” Saddler said, “because I
think we’re probably a little quicker
than they are. They probably don’t
know it yet. They’ll know after Sat
urday night.”
Saddler said the Aggies’ quickness
might surprise more people than
just the Tide players.
“People haven’t seen our defense
play since last year and we had a pre
tty strong def ense last year,” he said.
“I think we’re going to be even a step
quicker this year and we may have
the quickest defense not only in the
conference, hut maybe in the coun
try because no one on our defense
runs (the 40-yard dash) over 5 (sec
onds) flat.
“I don’t think too many (teams)in
the country can say that.”
As far as first game jitters are con
cerned, Saddler said most of the
players are used to pressure. But
See See Aggie Defense, page 17
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