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A&M sweeps past Houston 34-10
By David Winder
MICHAEL
PLUMER
Sports Ediitor
Hi—
talk about
Texas A&M's
defensive ef
forts in its 34-
10 victory
against the
Houston
Cougars on
Saturday.
"We took
upon ourselves
to get sacks
and we ended
up holding
them under
200 yards,"
A&M's senior outside linebacker said.
"When they got that field goal, we
were upset. But we'd rather give
them the the three than the seven."
So, Steve, was A&M's performance
smothering?
"No, I didn't say that," Solari said
with a smile.
I will. At this moment, the A&M
defense is playing as well as anybody
in the nation. It has not given up a
touchdown at home and came very
close to posting a third consecutive
home shutout.
Remember, Houston's lone score
came on defense, a 52-yard intercep
tion return by redshirt freshman cor-
nerback Delmonico Montgomery.
Just a 40-yard field goal by Houston's
junior placekicker Trace Craft averted
a third straight game of defensive per
fection.
Here are the numbers that pro
duced an Aggie victory.
A&M had four sacks and pres
sured Houston's junior quarterback
Jimmy Klingler into a ll-of-25 passing
day and only 119 yards through the
air.
See Plumer/Page 6
The Battalion
The return of junior running back Greg Hill, combined with a
stifling defense, led the 14th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies to a 34-
10 win over the Houston Cougars Saturday in front of 60,575 at
Kyle Field.
With the win, the Aggies upped their mark to 4-1 overall, 2-0 in
Southwest Conference play while the Cougars dropped to 1-4 and
1-1.
Hill made his 1993 debut after serving a five game NCAA sus
pension in grand style. He carried the ball 20 times for 128 yards.
"I never really had any butterflies," Hill said. "All I was wor
ried about was trying to stay calm and cool. I didn't want to get
to excited so I pretended like it was practice."
A&M head coach R.C. Slocum said he was pleased with the
win despite some mistakes.
"I felt like we were playing solidly on defense, but had way too
many penalties on offense that kept us from moving the ball con
sistently," Slocum said. "But, I don't ever want to get in a posi
tion where I'm apologizing for a 34-10 win."
The A&M defense did not need to apologize either as they held
the explosive Cougar offense to 178 total yards and no touch
downs which, dating back to the 1992 season, extended a streak of
14 straight quarters without the Aggies allowing a touchdown.
Last season, Houston rolled up 582 yards with junior quarterback
Jimmy Klingler passing for 488.
In Saturday's game, Klingler threw for only 119.
"This season we came out and played a lot of zone coverage,"
junior cornerback Ray Mickens said. "They couldn't complete
any passes. I mean our front four was getting so much pressure
on him (Klingler), he was just running around throwing it away."
A&M opened the scoring early in the second quarter when
quarterback Corey Pullig found receiver Ryan Matthews for a
four yard touchdown reception to complete a 12 play, 64 yard dri
ve.
"It seems like they were leaving our wideouts open," Pullig
said. "I believe they concentrated a lot on our underneath game
because that is where we have been hurting people in the past."
Kyle Burnett/THE Battalion
See Aggies/Page 6
Texas A&M junior running back Greg Hill (27) takes the handoff from sophomore quarterback Corey Pul
lig (4) as senior offensive tackle Jason Mathews (67) prepares to clear some running room. Hill rushed for
128 yards in his first action since November in A&M's 34-10 victory over Houston Saturday at Kyle Field.
Hill's return gives Aggies full house backfield in victory over Cougars
By Julie Chelkowski
The Battalion
Texas A&M added an old weapon to
its offensive attack on Saturday, one that
the University of Houston had faced be
fore, but still could not handle.
Returning after a five-game suspen
sion, junior running back Greg Hill held
nothing back as he played for the first
time since A&M's 34-13 victory over the
University of Texas last Thanksgiving
night.
Hill rushed for 128 yards on 20 carries
and was selected as the Raycom Player-
of-the-Game and showed A&M fans
what they had been missing all season.
"I was surprised," Hill said. "I didn't
know what to expect. But when I was
out there, I thought I heard a lot of peo
ple calling my name and saying, 'He's
back. It's Greg Hill time.'
Hill said he was pleased with his per
formance. One of the keys, he said, was
trying to keep his composure during the
game.
"It was unbelievable," he said. "I was
dreaming about playing again and I got
out there and did okay, I was trying to
stay calm and cool and not get too excit
ed. I just got out and tried to pretend
like it was practice."
But, A&M head coach R.C. Slocum
said Hill had difficulty in containing his
See Hill/Page 6
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