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If you have physician diagnosed angina, you may qualify for a nine week research study using a currently available antiana in a medication. Participants who qualify and complete this study will be paid $600. L CALL Volunteers in Pharmaceutical Research, Inc. 776-1417 A&M defensive line to be tough in the trenches By RULY MEDRANO Writer of TUT BATfAl.lON defensive line," Johnson said. "We make the offense have to move their feet to block us." front worked with a system callei a "Six Pack" approach. First-year Texas A&M defen sive line coach Bill Johnson in herited a defensive line for the 1992 season that can be de scribed with two contradictory words —young, but experienced. The Aggies return four of their top six defensive linemen from 1991's No. 1 nationally ranked "Wrecking Crew." Sophomore Sam Adams of Cypress, junior Lance Teichel- man of Austin and junior Eric England of Sugarland will con stitute the starting defensive front three. Also, junior Kefa Chatham of Waco, whom John son called his "1A man," is ex pected to play early and often. Adams is the largest of the linemen at 6-4, 282 pounds. But the other three starters average 259 pounds, which is not excep tionally large compared to other Division I squads. However, the quickness of these four should keep size from being a handicap. The Aggie front line's style is similar to that of the Miami Dolphins' "Killer Bees" of the mid-80s where speed was the key. "We have an attacking, quick England, wWo is effective playing either in the middle or at an end position, said the defense should not suffer much from the loss of National Football League draft picks Mark Wheeler, Kevin Smith and Quentin Coryatt. He does, however, feel a sense of urgency for the defensive line to execute. A gg» huffl. were shuffled in and out often. This season appears to be no dif ferent. "Even though we won't miss them (Wheeler, Smith and Cory att) as much as people might think, up front we need to take up more slack," England said. Teichelman also said the vet erans of this year's squad are do ing a good job of taking over the leadership role left by the loss of last year's seniors. "We lost some leaders in Mark, Quentin and Kevin," Te ichelman said. "But, (safety) Patrick Bates is doing a good job of it this year." Last season, the defensive Tim Vordenbaumen of San Antonio is expected to see quite a bit of playing time this season, as is junior Brad . Cooper of Arling- XflH ton, who made WmMM the switch from -MtXVtIMt °^ ens ‘ ve to ^ e ' ■il MW fensive line. "Vordenbau men and Cooper haven't played the spring tin yet, but in the spring they showed us what they can do," Johnson said. Junior letterman Larry Wal lace of Irving and freshman Ervin Briley of Aldine will add depth to the defensive front. Johnson said if he saw any thing in early fall workouts that needs improvement, it's the con sistency of the defensive live. While playing an aggressive style of defense, the line may be susceptible to draw plays, traps or screen passes. Against Stanford however. nothing the Cardinal offense did was able to cross up the Aggie defense. An emotional England led the defensive line while racking up five tackles and three assists. Three of the eight plays England was in on took place in the Stan ford backfield and amounted to 15 yards lost by the Cardinal. Adams added three tackles in cluding a quarterback sack. Not showing up in the statis tic sheet was the constant pres sure put on Stanford quarterback Steve Stenstrom. Joined by blitz ing linebackers, the defensive front consistently hit Stenstrom as he would release passes. With the Aggie offense sput tering, the defense was able to keep A&M within striking dis tance. The "Wrecking Crew" al lowed the offense to take the lead and the limelight with 4:27 remaining in the game. The Aggies should hope the slow offensive performance was just a case of first game jitters. But if a team looks to anybody to show up ready to play, it has to be the defense. It has been said that offense wins fans and defense wins championships. You can't loseif tl the other team never scores. Tech, OU look to quarterbacks in season opener THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LUBBOCK, Texas — Oklahoma coach Gary Gibbs and Texas Tech coach Spike Dykes agree that their quarterbacks will likely make or break Thursday night's season opener for both teams. The 15th-ranked Sooners will put their hopes on junior Cale Gundy, who set school records for passes completed (25) and yards passing (329) in a 48-14 victory against Vir ginia in last season's Gator Bowl. Texas Tech will depend on junior Robert Hall, whose quick feet and soft passing touch helped the Red Raiders win five of their last six games in 1991. Many have picked Hall as the top quarterback in the Southwest Confer ence. Kickoff for the nationally televised first ever meeting between Texas Tech and Okla homa is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Lubbock. ''Everything we're doing offensively will be geared around Cale's ability' to make the right decisions either in the running game or the passing game," said Gibbs, who is begin ning his fourth year as coach at Oklahoma. "Last year our focus was not our quarter back," added Gibbs, whose team finished 9-3 in 1991. "Our focus was still probably cen tered around our tailback and fullback game, with Cale being an integral part but not the key component. This year he's the key compo nent." Dykes says Gundy's performance in the Gator Bowl was like watching a team playing "at recess. They were just throwing the ball up and down the field with no problem." But Tech's sixth-year coach feels confident he also has a weapon behind center. "Robert's maturity has been a big part of the team's confidence heading into this year," said Dykes, whose team was 6-5 last year. "He is a big-play man and is a threat to make things happen any time." Flail set a school record for total offense (481 yards) in Tech's 52-46 season-ending shootout victory against Houston last year. "Hall's really a guy that can beat you run ning and throwing," Gibbs said. "He provides great leadership." Gibbs and Dykes also agree that their de fenses will be tested. Oklahoma returns only three starters defense, and four projected starters for Thurs day's game are underclassmen. Gibbs said it's up to seniors like All-Big Eight Conference linebacker Reggie Barnes and star defensive back Darnell Walker to lead the way. "We talk to our younger players in termsol atmosphere, the opportunity, the new experi ence," Gibbs said. "We can talk til the cows come home, it's still going to be up to those guys to react and follow the lead of Reggie Barnes, follow the lead of Darnell Walker,and understand we've gotta play with poise and be patient." Dykes says his defense, which features All- Southwest Conference safety Tracy Saul, is the best he has had at Tech. "This will be a good test to see where we are," Dykes said. "You don't get a much bet ter look at a high-powered offense than when you're playing Oklahoma." '"nLnA TmlH rl^uindt ' :! o JfttD Li trm 'tilfilm /kbout AGe, oi Jr Ol/T WH£R atlhe Sunday, September 6, 1992 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Over 200 organizations represented, entertainment, door prizes, and FOOD provided by'Food Services. 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