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Monday, February 8, 1988/The Battalion/Page 11 lorns and Aggies battle for recruits herrill is expected to sign linemen and backs t to 78-75, carter. From Staff and Wire Reports ^ , Routhwest Conferem e schools will iIn 1 1 tr ^ 10 catc ^ U P witP Texas A&M on U(rn national signing day Wednesday, ^aji COI1 ® ) ‘ n S to beat Jackie Sherrill at the tint llBhcdoes best — recruiting. .jP^BherriH’s Aggies have won three ; Right SWC titles and he has stock- „ , Rd some of the best talent in the •’■p o| nte[jn a t by winning battles f or the best throw,j|Rr e xa S ’ high school football talent . wlt ^ : liLprevious February signing wars. s IeIlll, ':Rut the Aggies may face a tussle u'etheEafnjm the 1 exas Longhorns, who Re expected to make deep inroads Points in benind Coach David Mc Williams. penedaftRf anything, the Aggies may get hint because there is too muc h talent first^ on handand prospects don’t want to ng the (He the chance of spending a season kitgthi jorkwoon tfie bench. ' first AlRUsoa big unknown is whether the ‘g^ 11 P« departure of offensive coordinator he Wes kyun Amedee to the University of Rridawill hurt (fie Aggies. I iherrill, though, says tilings look >d. We've had an excellent reception minutes everywhere we go,’’ lie- said. “We dvaniaeoRe some specific needs and we are filling those." ■Some experts rated Sherrill’s 1987 fourne-Rruiting as the best in the nation > Jordan Rug with None Dame’s. Ironically, drdumjAkM defeated die Fighting Irish in > East iiiiRj988 Cotton Bowl 35-10. Rfhe Aggies received an early blow period, R Friday when Kevin Williams of pun niRring High School picked UCLA av dunLiR 21 ’ A&M, Oklahoma and Texas, a leado! AVdiiams, who made both Parade URtgazine’s and USA Today’s All- Rnerica teams, was considered the Rte's top running hac k out of high O f school. Rtexas’ recruiting had suffered in Rent years under former coach Fi I Akers, but McWilliams has In 1^'" 8 elt ‘ n g a big reception partic- Rrly from offensive arid defensive linemen. ■ Head coaches must stay in their ha|i jjjRfic 68 Wednesday on signing day as |g|g|R recruits sign on the dotted line. Re rule instituted several years ago stopped some coaches from flying ^ . Mound the state in corporate jets on K '| j; s '8"ing day, putting the less eco- \ 0 igRnically fortunate schools at a dis- ’ ' advantage. j BHere are the SWC scholarships av.iilabile school-by-school and the ie JReds of each team. Texas (Christian, ic |RU, Texas and Texas Tech are on ! ■wiRAA probation and their schol- "’f' Rhip allocations c:ould he c hanged lthe NCAA bef ore Teb. 10: "yBTEXAS A&M — Eleven seniors 0 PF ,(, |osi Scholarships available: 22. , Needs: Offensive linemen, a center uganvfJ ( |defensive bac ks, points i"™ son as State in — IMI: — i p i-gi T- M ' c . ■ ^ 7- » ■ ' V'- Photo by Gary Bean Spring High School’s Kevin Williams, a Parade All-America running back, smiles as his coach Dale Baker hands him a UCLA cap while his mother Nettie Clemons looks on. Williams picked UCLA over A&M, UT and OU. TEXAS — Seven seniors lost. Scholarships available: 20. Needs: Quarterback, offensive and de fensive linemen. TEXAS TECH — Twenty seniors lost. Scholarships available: 15. Needs: Defensive backs, linemen ahd linebackers. TEXAS CHRISTIAN — Four teen seniors lost. Scholarships avail able: 20. Needs: Running backs, de fensive backs and linebackers. RICE — Twelve seniors lost. Scholarships available: 23. Needs: More size and speed in all areas. A passing quarterback needed. Big linemen a critical priority. HOUSTON — Sixteen seniors lost. Scholarships available: 25. Needs: Center, linebackers, de fensive backs and linemen. BAYLOR — Seventeen seniors lost. Scholarships available: 25. Needs: Offensive and defensive line men, linebackers. ARKANSAS — Thirteen seniors lost. Scholarships available: 25. Needs: Linebackers, passing quar terback and kickers. SOUTHERN METHODIST — Whole squad lost due to NCAA pro bation. Scholarships available: 15. Needs: Everything. Longhorns upset Hogs in SWC play AUSTIN (AP) — Sophomore guard Travis Mays scored 25 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead Texas to a 79-72 upset win over Arkansas in Southwest Conference action Saturday. The SWC-leading Razorbacks came into the game on a four-game win streak, but dropped to 16-4 and 7-2. Texas improved to 11-10 and 5-4, winning four out of its last five games. Playing before its largest home crowd of the season at 6,095, Texas led by 11 four different times in the first half and took a 45-38 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Razorbacks pulled within one twice in the second half, the last time with 12:03 left, but couldn’t even the score. The Longhorns held off Arkansas the rest of the way and led by as many as 12 with 53 seconds left to play. Texas hit 32 of 42 at the free throw line, while the Razorbacks made only 8-of-17 and were 0-of-5 in the second half. l-fioH 1 ;ht, ike ** re,s fl itlie to nfef tin* o,^ 5 in» rsr* 1 AT A&M NEARLY EVERYBODY (36,000 active, affluent Aggies) Reads The Battalion Blow The Whistle On Animal Abuse If you know of any case of laboratory animal abuse please call us: Houston Animal Rights Team HART (713)975-7973 P.O. Box 440304 Houston, TX 77244 All Calls Treated With The Utmost Confidentiality Candy In Bloom The bouquet you can eat and eat... 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