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Texas A&M quarterback Kevin Murray has made a habit of over coming just _ about every- Viewpoint thing that’s been thrown at him. Injuries. Allegations. 17-0 deficits. You name it . . . Murray has whipped it. When Murray had his ankle bent over backward while diving for the end zone in 1984 against Arkansas State, many thought nis playing days were over. Murray had other ideas. Even though his ankle still is held together with pins, and his 4.4 speed in the 40-yard dash has slipped a bit, Murray is on the verge of a record- breaking season. With one more touchdown pass, Murray will become the all-time leading Southwest Conference quar terback in that category with 41. And he still has another year left of eligibility. After the injury problems, came the hoopla last year by WFAA-TV in Dallas about his alleged illegal car lease. The untimely allegations oc curred just before the Aggies made their first Cotton Bowl appearance in 17 years. Murray said he was a fighter and would not let the media affect his play. He was right. In leading A&M to a 36-16 victory over Auburn, Murray adeptly threw for a Cotton Bowl record 292 yards, besting the likes of Roger Staubach and Joe Theismann, who are consid ered Cotton Bowl immortals. Even though Murray was unjustly denied the Most Valuable Player award in that game, he was pro pelled onto the national scene as a Heisman Trophy hopeful for 1986. Expectations were high this sea son tor Murray and the Aggies. When A&M stumbled against Loui siana State, the criticism of his abili ties resurfaced and the national rec ognition submerged. A&M coach Jackie Sherrill says the expectation factor is the cause of Murray’s “no respect” stigma. "If the first game of the year (LSU) had been different, then Ke vin would be getting a lot of recogni tion, Sherrill said. “But it wasn’t. “So consequently we didn't beat LSU because Kevin didn’t play well. "Well, that’s not true at all. Kevin played well. "It was that we didn’t play well around him.’’ Then came the game that all Ag gies had been waiting for all year — the game when Murray would come back and unleash on some team. And how appropriate that the game was against Baylor, the last A&M quarterback Kevin Mum I 1 BATCH las Cow team that put a clem in Murraytal Schramm in 1985 former lii Murras performed Heisman^. issuing th marching a team 80 vards foril gw half wa winning touchdown in the kui>H "It's th moiiu-nts ol a game against aiT that is cau Baylor team. The performgjyto soar,” 11 him The Associated pTiMornmg j S\\ ( < M tensive Plaver oi theVtti 1 where, as Simple put, Murrav is the^:Pd oesn ’t SL quai tei bat k west o( Miami. Rirtimes. If, by chance, AiiM reaches« Cannon n Bowl and diaws she \|.-I,football a Hurricanes as an oppoctit^P^ m *Hi wMihln i that lx-.1 m.iichupl B° ur t h? 1 I can just see the Cotton is|:th e caree marquee. puttered w N i iu sJjmi, .'.'.'g \ .vwiTfraieuW’ the .N and the Comebat k kid ; team. Sherrill: Ags close to expectations By Ken Sury Sports Editor Everybody has expectations. While Texas A&M coach Jackie Sherrill sees his team beginning to meet his expectations, Rice football coach Jerry Berndt has been disap pointed. At Sherrill’s press conference Tuesday, Sherrill said the biggest improvement for the Aggies in its 31-30 win Saturday over Baylor was the consistent play by the front line on offense and defense. He said the offensive line did a good job in protecting quarterback Kevin Murray. He also said the group of left end Rod Saddler, right end Jay Muller and nose guard Sammy O’Brient definitely played physical football. But Sherrill said the team can’t dwell on last week’s success. "Well, of course that’s behind us. Everybody's asking the same ques tion, ‘Can you keep them mentally up?’ I think our football team is one that’s been around. . . . Each week is a different challengi game." "Sometimes the overrated and you into it because you your opponent ins yourselves. It doesn’t do us any good to play our opponent if we’re not ex ecuting (plays properly).” For Berndt, the Owls, now 2-4, didn’t play the kind of game he wanted as his team had seven turn overs in their 49-21 loss to Texas Tech. The teams were tied 21-21 af ter three quarters before Tech began its scoring binge to bury Rice. “I’m disappointed," lie said we’d be farther along at this Cannon is the firsi fod coul rules. H “There’ ttjiguing 1c And Tin not jiwt hurdle and losses. "But you don’t develop a fa team b\ emphasizing the ntjajncerninj things Lafayette, some stan , a different ball Ben idt said although ht The las A&M i is vastly su iperior to Rio ball is a da big games are the pla vers know it, theOwlsa more shoo get all tied up play wi ith a defeat ist attitude. en end up playing “Yot u have t< 3 talk a win “Evervo ead of playing Bernd t said. “VV’t •’re not going dangerous nificant nt trv to Aggie Notes . . . Sherrill J A&M offensive tackle MarshaliJ will not play Saturdav duetofa and knee injuries. Listed asdouirl for the game ate reserve rarJ hat ks Matt Guriev and In Vakil I ft Kip Corrington, "hi] > and an injured elbo" Brothers ploy for A&M, Baylor Berry family has divided loyaltie COLLEGE STATION (AP) — In 1983, Baylor tied Texas A&M 13-13 in Waco, and among the 40,000 at the game, probably the only fans who went home happy were the Powell Berrys of Abilene. Their son Greg was a linebacker for the Aggies and another son, Ray, was a linebacker for Baylor. Saturday, the Berrys, along with 23 other relatives, mostly former Aggies, sat in Kyle Field watching another Baylor-A&M confrontation and again, it was hard for them to show their emotions. Ray Berry is still linebacking for Baylor, while his brother. Dean, is a member of the A&M 12th man team used on kickoffs. The Berry clan once again had to swallow their Aggie pride and not yell for one team. The only way some could see the game was to get tickets from Baylor and sit on the Bears’ side of the stadium. It’s not as easy to root for the Aggies there. Grandparents’ L..A. and Hazel Berry of Snyder got to sit on the win ning side because Dean got their tickets. It probably wasn’t easy for Ray to get the other tickets, knowing how deep the Aggie blood flows in the family. Yet, his father, Powell Berry, se cretly hoped the Aggies’ Scott Slater would miss the extra point with 3:48 left. “That would have been perfect for us,” Powell said, but Slater made it and the Aggies won, 31-30, mak ing the partisan crowd of over 74,000 happy. “My brother (Phil) went to Texas Tech and of course, Ray is at Baylor. Otherwise, most members of the family on my side and my wife’s side went to A&M,” Powell said. The relatives came from Snyder, Fort Worth, Houston, Liberty, Cor pus Christi and of course, Abilene. “Being an Aggie, I had to stand and sing the Aggie War Hymn, but I also sang the Baylor fight song, too,” Powell said. The most popular relative was Tim Mebane of Snyder, whose shirt had "Ray Berry, Baylor University” written in green on the back and “Dean, Texas A&M,” on front. Oth ers wanted one. Frankly, Ray’s mother is glad the brothers won’t be playing against each other any more although Dean has one more year. Ray doesn’t. “We yelled for Dean when he was in there on the kickoffs and we NB4 toe leac PHOEr NBA’s Bo Tuesday three tear years Iron possibly n son. NBA Stern arm ference tl pansion formed ar sites and t which wil April in N ■ The n added bet 1990-91 s< The 23 league las 1980, wht franchise. % “The N in strengtl step for u : W as unani “The coll« sentations this week that we sli gressively Repress cants — Miami, i Orange C< lotte, N.C. minute j board Mot Miami, olis repori tiers in th chise. Baylor senior linebacker Ray Berry (57) has two big ties to W- football. Older brother Greg played linebacker at A&M from I® to 1983 and other brother Dean is on the 12 th Man kickoff team yelled for Ray when he was playing,” she said. “It’s been an exciting week for us, mainly because we wen us, mainly going to see friends and relatives.” When Ray was in high school at Abilene Cooper, he was recruited by then A&M coach Tom Wilson. But, Wilson was fired and when Jackie Sherrill came in, Berry was not as high on the list. By the time Ray’s name came up, the Aggies were out of scholarships. Powell Berry grew up at Snyder and one of his classmates was the sis ter of Baylor coach Grant Teaff. only weai Hoi wit It looks now that Dean" 1 lv member of the boys' Cotton Bowl ring. He won one last veara# 1 Saturday’s win, A&M tool a* 1, H big step in returning to T HOUSTC New Year’s Day. west Confer But Dean never Haunts | : j' orce t j ie (j before Rav or older brotlt m0V( , ^ aturc who was at the gaineSattinia' Powell also knew the Teaff f amily. Teaff recruited Ray and won a player he now regards as the second best linebacker he’s ever coached. No. 1 is Mike Singletary, now with the Chicago Bears in the NFL. Ironically, Greg’s wife Carrie graduated from Baylor and no doubt, she had a strong feeling for Ray on Saturday. Deep down inside, so did all the relatives. “I didn’t know much about Baylor until Ray went there, but Tm highly pleased with the treatment he’s re ceived,” Powell says. “I could never do iltf 1 said. “They’re the reason W ing. 1 watched them plap ! years and decided to goout “Tm glad we won, but bleeds for Ray. He playedb*’* out. Every day this week,# Astros and N different people would asH* g ut vvhen against Ark Stadium to Commission The gam< Astrodome, dium, Oct. 4 flict with the off series heard from mv brother,' Ray and his uncle Philma) 1 Aggies, but they’re still m'; !i family reunions. Blood rurT this family, even if it's not all S; and white. And Powell showed hist# Saturday. His shirt had 1 A&M maroon and the Bay# in it. nated last we sas officials game moved citing the “u t toge’ it wou °n the natur ertson Stadic "There is a greernent tl