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That was when the freshman running back for Texas A&M calmly explained how he was going to rush for more than 1,000 yards. Some of the reporters, interview ing Hill at the time, laughed. Who did this guy think he was, making all these predictions? He hadn't even played a single down of college football. Well, a year later and there are no signs of laughter as spring practice gets underway. Just as he promised, Hill rushed for over a 1,000 yards. Actually, he went on to set the Southwest Conference record for most yards rushing by a player in his freshman season. Not too bad when you look at the runners who have gone before him. There was Heisman Trophy win ner Earl Campbell of Texas, All- American Eric Dickerson of SMU and college football's fifth all-time leading rusher Darren Lewis from A&M. Hill passed them all on his way to stardom. But maybe it shouldn't have been a surprise when you consider how Hill began his career season. In A&M's first game of the 1991 ( season, the 5-11, 190-pound runner set an NCAA record against LSU for most yards by a freshman in his first game. Hill's stroll that afternoon was a prelude of things to come. Before the season was over. Hill would be See O'Brien/Page 4 Spring practice kicks off, minus stars Coaches look to mend loose ends By Scott Wudel The Battalion Bucky Richardson and Kevin Smith no longer play football for Texas A&M, but practice goes on at Kyle Field. Spring football drills began Monday for the first time in four years without the fabled quarterback and his record-break ing cornerback from across the line. Texas A&M head football coach R. C. Slocum and his staff began the task of re placing the two Aggie mainstays, along with mending other loose ends before A&M's first game next August against Stanford in the Pigskin Classic. "They're missing us and we're miss ing them," Slocum said of his former players who stopped by to catch some of the first day of spring practice. "We tell them, 'You go out all those years, and you complain about having spring training. Now you don't even have to be out here, and you're still here.'" With Richardson's departure so goes the option attack of the Aggies. Out with the option and in with a passing game and a brand new quarterback, to be named later. Slocum and his offensive co ordinator Bob Toledo are throwing a "few new wrinkles" into their gameplan that will feature a dropback, passing quarter back. "I'd say 10 percent, at the most, will be new," Toledo said of the Aggies' modified offense. "All we're doing is probably eliminating some of the options and in vesting that time in throwing the ball bet ter." The quarterback candidates include junior Kent Petty, redshirt freshman Steve Emerson, and freshmen Tommy Preston and Matt Miller. Incoming freshman Corey Pullig will more than likely be red- shirted next season. Toledo said he will spend the first four days of practice looking at the strengths and weaknesses of each quarterback and then narrowing the list of probable starters as the spring season progresses. "Because they're all young, I think it's important that we make a decision on at least a couple of guys, then narrow it down to one," he said. "You just can't get four guys ready to play. You've got to make a decision, and that's always tough." Defensive coordinator Bob Davie has tough decisions of his own. He must find See Coaches/Page 4 irjqmuo Xjo. > . RICHARD.BUCKNOR/The Rattalion A&M tailback Greg Hill takes a handoff from freshman of spring football practice at Kyle Field. The Aggies will quarterback Tommy Preston on Monday during the first day practice four days a week during the next four weeks. Johnson, A&M ready for UTA at Olsen Field By Doug Foster The Battalion The Texas A&M baseball team, in the midst of a nine-game Southwest Confer ence road trip, will get a reprieve from travel today when it hosts the University of Texas-Arlington. The Aggies and the Mavericks will square off at Olsen Field at 7 p.m. A&M is 23-11 overall, 11-7 in conference play. UTA is 23-8 on the season. A&M head coach Mark Johnson's squad will return home after breaking a three-game conference losing streak by tafking the last two games of a weekend series with Texas Christian. The Horned Frogs had defeated the Aggies in the first game of the series, but A&M came back to sweep the Saturday doubleheader to win the series two games to one. Johnson said UTA always seems to have a solid team, and this year's club is no exception. "They always have good pitching, and they usually hit the ball pretty well too, so we'll have our hands full," he said. "They stayed close to Texas this weekend and See Aggies/Page 4 WKDNESDAY, APR11.1,1992 8:00 P.M. RUDDER AUDITORIUM Ticket Prices: Student $4, $6, $8 Non-Student $6, $8, $10 EW EUROPE I A discussion of the roles of the United States, H NATO, the European Community, and Eastern ’y Europe in European Security since the demise of ■0% Communism and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The Panelists are: Admiral William Crowe, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States. Tanias Katona, Under-Secretary of State of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry. Vitaly Shlykov, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Defense of the Russian Federation Jean-Rene Gehan, Counselor for Political and Military Affairs, French Embassy. Dr. Antoni Kaminski, Director of the Polish Institute of International Affairs. Catherine Crier - Moderator- Anchor of CNN News and "Crier & Company."