Page 12 • The Battalion
Sports
Monday • September 4, 1995
aF 1
A&M Report Card
a|m I Players ’
Quarterback
B ■Wide Receivers
Secondary
Corey Pullig finished the day 14-of-
29 for 127 yards and a touchdown
even though he spent much of the day
giving the ball to McElroy. His only
real mistake was underthrowing receiv
er Albert Connell near the end zone
which resulted in an interception. Pul
lig also ran for two first downs.
After a week where it seemed every re
ceiver on the roster was hurt, the Aggies
were still able to get a passing attack go
ing. Newcomer Albert Connell had three
receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Limited by a hamstring injury, senior
Chris Sanders still caught two passes, as
did junior Danny McCray.
Pullig
Sanders
Mickens
Ray Mickens led the entire "Wreck
ing Crew" with 11 tackles including a
massive hit on LSU tight end David
LaFleur. Donovan Greer led the squad
with three passes broken up. Typail
McMullen and Andre Williams both
saved a touchdown by breaking up a
pass. McMullen put the finishing touch
on the day by making the drive-ending
tackle on LSU's last possession.
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Running Backs
A+ ■Defensive Line
Special Teams
McElroy
Leeland McElroy jumped to the
front of the Heisman Trophy race with
three touchdowns and 229 yards on 35
carries. He also caught five passes for
49 yards. Fullback Detron Smith reli
able as always, opening up holes for
the tailbacks with punishing blocks.
Freshamn Sirr Parker saw action in the
second half after the Aggies had sealed
the game and collected 18 yards.
The Aggies were not deep on the line
going into the game with the two-game
suspension of David Maxwell. The line
was able to get constant pressure on LSU
quarterback Jaime Howard for most of the
game. The LSU offense focused on junior
Brandon Mitchell for much of the game,
allowing nose guard Eddie Jasper to
record several tackles.
Mitchell
Bryant
Once again LSU dared Leeland
McElroy to return kickoffs, and he an
swered by giving the Aggies good field
position each time with three returns for
81 yards. The only mistake the A&M
special teams had was the block of a
Kyle Bryant field goal in the first quarter.
Bryand tame back to kick a 24-yarder
and Brandon Mitchell returned the favor
by blocking an LSU field goal attempt.
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Offensive Line
Linebackers
A+
Coaching
One of last year's weak links came
together Saturday. With most of the
starters missing time with injuries dur
ing the game, the line still gave up
only one sack ans opened holes for
291 yards of rushing. Junior guard
Calvin Collins sprained both ankles in
the second half, but returned to action
later in the game.
Linebacker U. was at it again with
Reggie Brown recording nine tackles
while Dat Nguyen collected eight. Keith
Mitchell recorded the only sack for the
Aggies when he blew by the LSU line un
touched for a safety on Howard. Nguyen
excelled withou starting the game, split
ting time with Trent Driver.
Slocum and Bennett admitted to
being not quite prepared for the intense
heat, but they managed to rotate players
well enough to keep fresh bodies in at
nearly all times. Offensive Coordinator
Steve Ensminger knew who to get the
ball to every time the Aggies need yards.
Collins
Brown
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or more fans how special you
think you are.
University officials must re
alize that athletes are human
and not just robots that gener
ate money. Like any other reli
gious individual, athletes
should be allowed to express
their feelings. It is called free
dom of expression.
The NCAA also ruled against
team prayer on the field. Usual
ly, after a victory, players gath
er to pray and thank God for
their win. The NCAA wants to
end this practice as well, but the
NCAA must realize that pray
ing is a choice.
If some of the players do not
want to pray after the game,
they do not have to. There is no
pressure from other players,
and until this new ruling, reli
gion has never been an issue on
the football field.
Instead of worrying about
whether or not players should
be able to pray on the field, offi
cials should concentrate on
more pressing topics such as ex
cessive violence on the field,
drug abuse and other issues
that are plaguing both colle
giate and professional sports.
n the last few years, the
NFL and NCAA have been
trying to increase their fan
bases by changing certain
rules of the game. These new
rules have ranged from the
useful to the useless.
For example, in the last few
years, both the NFL and NCAA
passed rules that limited exces
sive celebration on the field fol
lowing touchdowns. The reason
ing was that it constiti^ted un
sportsmanlike conduct. Thus,
both governing bodies began
asessing penalties against
teams they felt were acting in a
manner detrimental towards
the game.
While the excessive celebra
tion rule acts to keep players
from doing such things as giv
ing game balls to fans, a new
rule instituted by the NCAA
goes a little too far.
The NCAA recently passed a
rule that bans players from
praying on the field including
acts such as kneeling down af
ter scoring touchdowns. The
reasoning is that prayer is not
necessary, and that it is similar
to the excessive celebration
problem. However, NCAA offi
cials must realize that they
have no right to tell athletes
they can or cannot pray.
If the NCAA does not want
to allow religion in the game of
football, they should look at
some of the other aspects of the
game. Before certain college
football games, the public an
nouncer asks everyone to pray
for the home team, the visiting
team and against any type of
injuries that may occur
throughout the game.
For example, at A&M, the
invocation is not meant to have
religious undertones.
If the NCAA does not want
individual players to pray
during the game, they should
end the practice of praying
before the game. If not, the
NCAA would be hypocritical
in its rulings.
The NCAA has no right to
invade people’s privacy by
telling them they can or cannot
pray. Religion is an individual
choice, and no governing body
can regulate how people feel
and how they want to express
how they feel.
This is much different from
the excessive celebration rule
because religion is protected by
the Constitution. Spiking a foot
ball between your legs is not.
The logic behind the exces
sive celebration rule is that
dancing and turning somer
saults are viewed as merely
taunting the opposing team .
However, when a player
scores a touchdown and decides
to pray, he merely gets down on
one knee and bows his head for
a few seconds.This is not taunt
ing the other team; it is merely
taking a personal moment to
thank whomever he wants.
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