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Monday, November 23,1992
The Battalion
Page 5
Aggies reign supreme
CHRIS
WHITLEY
Sports Editor
Successful title
defense earned
with hard work
I t was a bor
ing game at
Kyle Field
Saturday until
about tcan min
utes left in the
second quarter.
The pouring
rain and the life
less play had
taken what little
enthusiasm
there was out of
the air.
But then,
suddenly, the
scoreboard drew
the attention away from the field. It
flashed with good news from Waco -
better than any news Aggie fans had
seen all year long.
BAYLOR 21
TEXAS 20
The 55,086 drenched spectators
sang in amazement that our Baptist
brethren up the highway had done
their part. Even the Texas Christian
fans were cheering.
After that, the Aggies needed only
to demolish TCU, 37-10, to seal their
repeat of a Southwest Conference
crown and keep their undefeated sea
son and their dream of a national
championship alive.
So start making your reservations.
We're going back to Dallas.
"We came through, and it's very
gratifying," said A&M head coach R.C.
Slocum, who already has as many
championship rings as Mr. T. "It's
been a goal of ours, and it's extremely
hard to do. You're fighting human na
ture when you repeat as champions."
And he couldn't be more right.
Last year, it seemed like the Aggies
walked over everyone and everything
to reach their prize. Their schedule
was laced with blowouts, games that
were no longer in doubt at halftime.
This year, they had to earn it. And
See Whitley/Page 6
Win over TCU, Texas loss gives
A&M second-straight SWC title
By K. LEE DAVIS
Sports Writer of THE BATTALION
When the 1992 football season started,
A&M head coach R.C. Slocum's stated
goals were to win the Southwest Confer
ence and get back to the Cotton Bowl.
After destroying the Texas Christian
University Horned Frogs 37-10 Saturday,
Slocum's goals were realized, leaving
him with the dreams of an undefeated
season and a shot at the national title.
Greg Hill carried the ball time after
time to bury the Horned Frogs, gaining
187 yards on 25 attempts with one touch
down for the game.
Hill downplayed his performance, but
also said that he and the rest of his run
ning mates could have done more under
better conditions.
"The only thing I control is when I get
the ball and make some yards," Hill said.
"We came out in the first half and were
just inches away from popping some big
runs.
"In the second half we really took con
trol and won the game."
After the game. Hill was quick to point
out he didn't think the fourth-ranked Ag
gies were rated high enough in the Asso
ciated Press Top 25 poll.
"You saw the number one, number
two or number three team in the country
out there today," Hill said. "You did not
see the number four team in the country
play."
Sophomore Rodney Thomas added 69
yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns
as six Aggies combined to gain 341 yards
on 58 attempts.
Considering the Aggies gained a total
of 447 yards, the game was won first and
foremost in the trenches.
A&M offensive lineman John Ellisor
pointed to a gambling TCU defense as
the reason for the Aggies' running suc
cess.
"TCU's defense was taking a lot of
chances with some blitzes," Ellisor said.
"You just can't play like that against an
A&M offense,"
Starting quarterback Corey Pullig
completed 8 of 20 passes for 106 yards
and one touchdown as he steadily led the
team through a wet, cold and windy
night of football.
Hill credited Pullig and former smarter
Jeff Granger with taking the Aggies to
their second consecutive conference
championship.
"I always say that the best thing about
your quarterback is their record," Hill
said. "We've had two quarterbacks, and
they are both 11-0.
"He (Pullig) will push you to the point
where he makes it happen," Hill added.
" He is a quarterback who knows how to
run the ship."
"That's the sign of a leader."
Pullig said that the Aggies had more
than just themselves to thank for their
14th consecutive conference victory.
"The Lord is watching over us," Pullig
said. "He is really taking care of us, that's
all I can say."
The Horned Frogs managed to keep
the game close for the first half of the con
test thanks in large part to a slippery field
that caused A&M cornerback Derrick
Frazier to slip down and miss the tackle
on a routine slant-in pattern thrown from
Leon Clay to Jimmy Oliver.
The 63-yard touchdown pass pulled
TCU to within three points of A&M with
3:06 left in the half, but A&M place-kicker
Terry Venetoulias extended the A&M
lead to 13-7 with a 21-yard field goal just
before halftime.
Slocum gave credit to TCU head coach
Pat Sullivan for having a well prepared
team ready to face the Aggies.
"I think Pat Sullivan did a great job,
they were a well coached team," Slocum
said.
But the Aggies reeled of 24 unan
swered points in the second half to salt
the game away.
The Horned Frogs scored on a field
RICHARD S. JAMES/The Battalion
A&M defensive lineman Eric England chases Texas Christian running back
Curtis Modkins as Modkins slips on the wet turf. England and the Aggies
defeated the Horned Frogs 37-10 to win their second-straight SWC title.
goal late in the fourth quarter to round
out the scoring in the game.
Slocum attributed the close first-half
margin to teams raising their level of play
5P311*
in an attempt to defeat the defending
conference champions.
"Because we're the defending champi-
Se© Aggies/Page 6
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