Friday, September 17,1993
Page 5
Texas A&M vs. Missouri
Freshman Spotlight
Lineman Ruhman making big impression
Kyle Bumett/THE Battalion
True freshman offensive tackle Chris Ruhman (76) is preparing to
take his best shot during a pass blocking drill. Ruhman made
collegiate debut against Louisiana State on September 4.
By Nick Georgandis
The Battaluon
Making the big switch from
high school to college athletics is
enough to make most athletes'
heads spin, but freshman offen
sive lineman Chris Ruhman al
ready knows what he wants and
how he will attain it.
"I want to be an All-American,
All-SWC, all that good stuff,"
Ruhman said. "Basically by my
senior year, I would like to be in
contention for most of the major
awards for offensive linemen."
"To do that. I've got to be in
the weight room and doing what
I need to do on the field."
Ruhman's talents are easy to
see. The consensus high school
All-American from Nimitz High
School in Houston stands tall and
wide at 6 foot 6 inches and 285
pounds. He was rated the num
ber four offensive lineman in the
nation last year by Superprep
magazine but had no doubts
about where he would continue
his gridiron career.
"I wanted to stay in Texas.
There's as good a program here
as anywhere else in the country.
Plus, a Texas A&M degree is
pretty highly touted."
Ruhman said he knows he
can't do it all by himself, howev
er. He credits his teammates - es
pecially fellow lineman Jason
Mathews - and coaches with
helping make the transition eais-
er.
"Jason Mathews has been
helping me out. I can ask him all
the questions and he helps me
with any problems I have," said
Ruhman.
Offensive line coach Mike
Sherman praises Ruhman's play
ing style but concedes that
Ruhman has and will continue
to make first-year mistakes.
Commenting on Ruhman's
debut against LSU two weeks
ago, Sherman said Ruhman has
the right attitude for working on
the offensive line.
"He lived up to a freshman's
expectations. He made some mis
takes, but they were aggressive
mistakes and we can handle
that," Sherman said.
"As long as he is agressive
and is trying the best he can,
those mistakes will work them
selves out."
Although he did not see action
in the loss to Oklahoma, Ruhman
said he noticed a definite change
in the team's attitude as practice
resumed this week.
"We're a lot more keyed up
about what we have to do. It's a
lot more intense now," Ruhman
said.
Ruhman said his ultimate as
pirations is a chance to play in
the NFL and someday be in the
position of his football idol, for
mer Bengal All-Pro offensive
lineman Anthony Munoz.
"Anthony Munoz is the mas
ter of the tackle position. He's got
the strength and the brains and
he knows what he has to do."
The challenges are many for
Ruhman but much like blitzing
linebackers, he's ready to meet
them head on.
"A lot of the pressure has been
put on me now," Ruhman said.
"I'm the one who has to get up
and go to class; I'm the one who
has to crack down and study; I'm
the one out working on the field.
"I'm my own motivator now.
That's the way it is and that's the
way I want it."
Adams
Continued from Page 3
This season Adams has five tackles behind
the line of scrimmage and has become a top
contender for the Outland and Lombardi
Awards.
"Tm happy with my performance so far this
year," said Adams, whose goal for the year is
to get 20 sacks. "I know I can do a lot better
though. I'd like to get in better shape and be
able to come off the ball quicker."
Johnson is still amazed at some of the plays
that Adams makes.
"He had a sack against LSU that slowed
down one of their drives," Johnson said. "The
play that I remember, though, was the inter
ception he had against SMU (in 1992).
"He had the ability to jump up and knock
down a pass, control it with one hand and
started to run with it. He looked like a basket
ball player on that play because of his great
athletic ability."
Because of an anxiety disorder that Adams
said does not affect him any longer, he missed
a lot of practices before his sophomore season.
"Sam ended up missing a lot two-a-days,"
Johnson said. "He did not play much football
between his freshman and sophomore years.
"When Sam was a freshman, the hardest
thing for him was becoming a sophomore. But
the thing about Sam he has always had posi
tive growth."
Adams is also expecting more positive out
ings from the defense.
"We're a tight-knit group, we all have a
love for each other," Adams said. "We have a
certain camaraderie with each other.
"You have to trust and believe in every oth
er player out there because you are not just
DausinT
Continued from Page 3
improvement in his level of in
tensity.
"I just need to go out there
and play my heart out," he said.
"(I need to) come in the locker
room and look myself in the mir
ror and say 'Did I leave every
thing on the field?'
(If I can) say 'yes' then I have
no problems."
Dausin said his intensity can
lead to frustration when situa
tions make a turn for the worse -
like last weekend at Oklahoma.
But Dausin said he tries to turn
that frustration into something
positive and encouraging for his
teammates.
"I don't really try to get down
on the guys," Dausin said. "(For
example) I'm a senior and
Corey's just a sophomore, so
when he kept on throwing inter
ceptions I went over there and
said, 'Hey Corey, come on, we
need you. Don't get down on us
now.'
"I try to use those type of situ
ations to pick up people and not
try to be down on them."
Dausin is the third member of
his family to play football for
A&M. His oldest brother, Bryan,
received All-SWC honors when
he played in the late 1970s and
early '80s.
Randy, his middle brother, re
ceived All-SWC honors and the
1985 Aggie Heart Award, which
is given each year by the team to
the senior player who exempli
fies leadership and determina
tion on the field.
Dausin said he wants to fol
low in his brothers' footsteps and
make his own mark, as well.
"Of course I want to achieve
the goals that my brother's
achieved - that's a big goal in my
life and my career, but (I want to)
go beyond that."
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Consensus Comments
Missouri @ 16 Texas A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
AdrM - Pullig forced to produce
#6 Syracuse @ Texas
Syracuse
Texas
Syracuse
Syracuse
Texas
Syracuse
Syracuse
Syracuse
Syracuse
Syracuse
Syracuse
Syracuse - Ride the Graves Train
Texas Tech @ Georgia
Tech
Georgia
Georgia
Tech
Geor R ia
Georgia
Georgia
Tech
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Baylor @ Utah State
Baylor
Baylor
Baylor
Baylor
Baylor
Baylor
Baylor
Baylor
Baylor
Baylor
Baylor
Baylor — Tough little schedule there, Bears
Sam Houston State (f? Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice - Emanuel will de-claiv Bearkats
#5 Tennessee ^ #9 Florida
Tennessee
Tennessee
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Tennessee
Tennessee
Florida
Tennessee
Tennessee
Florida - Haven't lost at home in years
#7 Colorado & #20 Stanford
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado - Buffs stampede Cardinal
Ivy League game of week - Brown (f? Yale
Brown
Yale
Yale
Yale
Yale
Yale
Yale
Yale
Yale
Yale
Yale
Yale - Emeritus Who care sum
*8 Nebraska @ UCLA
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
UCLA
Nebraska
Nebraska — Com buskers rolling offensively
#14 Penn State Iowa
Penn St
Penn St.
Penn St.
Penn St
Penn St.
Penn St.
Penn St.
Penn St.
Iowa
Penn St.
Penn St.
Penn St - Iowa falls down, cant get up
Houston Oilers San Diego
Oilers
Oilers
Oilers
Oilers
Oilers
Chargers
Chargers
Oilers
Oilers
Chargers
Chargers
Oilers - Marshall short-circuits Chargers
Dallas Cowboys Phoenix
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cardinals
Cowboys
Cardinals
Cowboys
Cowboys - Who plays?? Emmitt or Lassie?
Ricoao for Previous Week
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7-4
7-5
6-6
5-7
5-7
6-6
8-4
6-6
7-5
7-5
68-64(53 5) Yeeh - off week.
Cumulative Record
10-14(417)
17-7(708)
16-8(667)
14-10(58})
11-13(.458)
14-10L583)
12-12L 500)
17-7( 708)
14-10L583)
17-7(.708)
7-5( 583)
149-103 (.591) KesperutbU.
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