Monday, October 3, 1988/The Battalion/Page 9
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ggie defense stifles Tech 50-15
By Jerry Bolz
Sports Writer
J The Wrecking Crew II paved the
lay for Texas A&M’s of f ense to run
i victory over the Texas Tech Red
aiders Saturday at Kyle Field.
jThe Aggie defense held Tech to
1)7 total yards in the Aggies 50-15
Irashing of the now 1-3 Red Raid-
rs.
jThe chalkboard in the Aggie
Icker room read, “Defense: Be
Ickless. Pressure quarterback, t un
ing backs, receivers.”
| The plan worked.
JA&M Defensive Coordinator R.C.
locum, wearing a “Wrecking Crew'
I” hat, said his team went in to play
ckless regardless of what hap-
:ned.
"We said before the game that it
as time to start wrecking something
;ain,” he said.
On the other side of the line,
&Ms offensive front consistently
rove back the Tech defense.
Running back Darren Lewis made
ic most of every, gap and made a
few of his own while gaining 177
yards to lead the Aggies, also 1-3.
The wishbone was a part of the
Aggies ctffense this week for the first
time since the late 1970s.
A&M Head Coach Jackie Sherrill
compared quarterback Bucky Rich
ardson to Oklahoma’s wishbone
quarterback Jamelle Holieway.
“We will run the wishbone be
cause I think Bucky can run it and
run it good,” he said.
A&M’s offense, who did every
thing but score last week against Ok
lahoma State, committed only one
turnover Saturday.
The offense gained a total of 476
yards, all but 56 on the ground.
Richardson, who alternated with
starter Chris Osgood, gained 66
yards on 6 carries with a long of 43.
Freshman fullback Robert Wilson,
who started in front of the injured
Matt Gurley and Randy Simmons,
had 71 yards on 9 carries and two
TD’s.
The Aggies scored in every quar-
See Aggies, page 10
Lpake note SWC — the pulse still beats
ran®!
di am
I The Aggies are back.
Saturday’s drubbing
IfTexas Tech served to
lemind the rest of the
Jouthwest Conference
list which team was the
lonsensus pick to end the
Icasonon top. Recent
leeks have made it very
Jasyto forget that.
Jackie Sherrill has
Been second-guessed a
lit about scheduling such
In intimidating
S reseason docket. Even
Tore the Aggies went
h-for-September, it
bked questionable. Afterwards, well, you could
Jardly help but wonder if sprinkling in a pansy
|oi two wouldn’t have been a good idea.
..rV T' *4
Hal L.
Hammons
Sports viewpoint
Maybe the big guy knew what he was doing.
One way or another, it seems the Aggies are
more fit for that treacherous (chortle, chortle)
SWC schedule after being drubbed by Top 20
opponents for five weeks than the rest of the
conference after being drubbed by North Texas.
But don’t think the problems are over. Despite
an incredibly easy win over the Raiders, who
seemed like probable contenders for the title,
Texas A&M has several big question marks.
The most obvious one is at quarterback.
Sherrill seems quite satisfied with using Chris
Osgood as the starter and bringing Bucky
Richardson off the bench for situational
purposes.
The problem is still with the passing game,
though. Although Osgood has a good arm, he
still went 4-for-13 against Tech. That’s got to
improve.
The Aggies obviously needed an air attack
Saturday like the Broncos need a quarterback.
Like Joe Biden needs a speech writer. Like Telly
Savalas needs a haircut.But that doesn’t mean
they won’t need one later.
They also need to prove Saturday’s stifling of
the Tech rushing attack was no fluke. It was the
performance of the defensive line that keyed the
game. Shutting down the rush gave the Aggies
the second-and-long situations they have been
needing all year. That allowed the Wrecking
Crew to unload on Billy Joe Tolliver two downs
per offensive set.
Turnovers continue to look troublesome. It
was that old Kyle Field magic that kept all six
Aggie fumbles in Aggie hands. A&M fans need
only to think about last week to remember how'
devastating they can be.
Osgood seems to be especially prone for some
See Recovery, page 12
Photo by Jay Janner
Darren Lewis does a flip for a fourth-quarter touchdown against
Tech. Lewis rushed 27 times for 177 yards to lead all rushers.
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