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Friday • Septembers], |
Aggies
Continued from Page 7
squad with a proven running game.
They get their answer Saturday.
A&M Defensive Coordinator
Phil Bennett said the defense has
made strides in correcting the
problems at BYU with the sec
ondary and pass rush.
“A lot of our problems at BYU
were due to us and not to them,”
Bennett said. “We gave them two
touchdowns on miscommunica-
tion and we’ve stressed [that]. I
think |the secondary’s] comfort
level is better than what it was at
the BYU game. Our kids have a
better feel for what we want to do
and I think they have a better feel
for getting it done.”
Colorado senior quarterback
Koy Detmer anchors a Buffalo of
fense that ranks eighth in the na
tion in total offense with 491 yards
per contest. Detmer’s favorite tar
gets through the air are senior
wideouts Rae Carruth (16 recep
tions for 219 yards) and James Kidd
(ll-for-158) and junior receiver
Phil Savoy (15-for-198).
Tailback Herchell Troutman
balances the Buffalo attack. The
junior has gained 315 yards this
season on 52 carries.
“Colorado can run the ball, they
play-action pass more, they drop
back and run several more multi
ple formations and
they can attack you
in different ways
than BYU can,”
Bennett said.
“BYU was good,
but this team just
presents more
problems because
they’re so much
better running the
football than BYU
was,” Slocum said.
“The whole pack
age of the talent
“In terms of a one
game basis,
there's not a more
talented team on
our schedule."
R.C. Slocum
A&M Head Football Coach
said. “You can’t give [Detmer)
time (to pass). He can drop back
and scramble and make things
happen on the run, so you can’t
give him time.”
Slocum said the Aggies are
going to pick and
choose when to
expose their
young secondary
on blitzes.
“You get into a
contest of scheme
vs. personnel,"
Slocum said. "You
can say, ‘This is our
scheme and we
don’t care, we’re go
ing to run it.’ Or you
can say, 'This is our
scheme, but we also
level of Colorado on offense and
defense is excellent. This will be a
big test for us.”
A&M senior linebacker Keith
Mitchell said the Aggies have to
put constant pressure on Detmer
to keep him from utilizing his
speedy receivers.
“They pass the ball well and we
blitz real well, and I think that’s a
challenge for our defense to go
out and stop those guys,” Mitchell
have to be wise not exposing (our
players) when we don’t have to.’”
On offense, the Aggies have a
more diversified attack to throw at
Colorado this season. In Boulder in
1995, the Buffaloes shut down Ice
land McFJroy in A&M’s one-back
set. On Saturday, the Aggies will
run multiple formations, utilizing
the talented quartet of Sirr Parker,
D’Andre Hardeman, Eric Bernard
and Dante Hall.
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Stewart’s throwing armfe|
enhanced theA&Mattai
season, as wideouts Alba
nell and Donte Hawkins
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Big 12 in receiving.
The Aggies, who entertb,
test ranked fifth in them!
total offense, will receivei!
with the return of soph
tight end Derrick
starting lineup aftersittii
last week with a pulled
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Aggies after their disapp
0-2 start.
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came back and hadaCia
season and won the Sugar!
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opportunities still left and!
our team understands that
things can still happen.”
Hardeman
Continued from Page 7
Despite the glory of those experiences,
Hardeman said it was his first game he played
as an Aggie that he remembers most.
“My most memorable moment so far was
when I scored my first touchdown [against
Tulsa],” Hardeman said. “That showed me I
could compete at the college level and be suc
cessful. Before that, I had questioned myself,
and now I have confidence.”
What many people don’t know about
Hardeman is his nickname — “Tiki.” The
name was given to him by his father.
“My father went to Vietnam and learned
that Tiki means ‘little one’ in Vietnamese,”
Hardeman said. “I was his first born son so he
passed the name on to me."
Hardeman, however, is no little one. Stand
ing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing in at 225
pounds, Hardeman has a forceful presence on
the field. However, it is his drive and determi
nation that brings him success.
“D’Andre is a very focused player,” Rucker
said. “He is vocal only to an extent, but leads
the other guys by example. He makes sure to
do the little things right and concentrates on
being a team player.”
With four strong running backsi
year’s team, Hardeman said he workso
ing his personal goals coincide withthf
goals and concentrates on giving
every 7 day 7 to earn the starting position.
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so far, I lardeman has scored a teamhighi
touchdowns and has accumulated 137ni
24 carries. In last Saturday’s match up
the University of North Texas, Han
scored two touchdowns and gained 18yri
“(The home field advantage] really mil ndled the situa
difference,” Hardeman said. "I can’t beg onsible manne
explain what the 12th Mandoesfot
Hardeman said. “They are always suppoi
ns no matter what.”
Hardeman said he likes to take things
by day and he doesn’t worry about wheth ™ lst i StU * () l l ^ “
not professional football is in his future.
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don’t have my mind set on footbai."
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“D’Andre knows the system,"
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Sophomore tailback Eric Bernard leaps over the pile for a touchdown against North Texas
at Kyle Field Saturday.
“He is here to carry the torch. We have! jt a t e d his subn
tradition of winning and we try tobeas
as we were the year before. That’s not]
sure, it’s tradition.”
Bernard
Continued from Page 7
“The Alamo Bowl was a great experience,”
Bernard said. “It was my first real chance to
get a lot of playing time at running back. I just
waited on my turn to get into the game. I’d
been waiting all year. I just went in and did
what I know I’m capable of doing.”
Prior to gaining a spot in the running back
rotation for the Alamo Bowl, Bernard im
pressed the A&M faithful with his play on de
fense and special teams. He totaled seven
tackles as a defensive back and on special
teams. But Bernard said that his days as a de
fensive back are finished.
“Those days are behind me now,” Bernard
said. “Ail I want to play is running back.”
Bernard has displayed his explosive style of
play often this season. The sophomore has
carried the ball 34 times for 235 yards, reach
ing the end zone twice. Bernard is averaging
78 yards per game on the ground, and his 6.9
yards per carry leads the team.
Against the University of North Texas last
week, Bernard racked up 98 yards on 13 carries
and scored a touchdown as the Aggies’ running
game steamrolled the Eagle defense for 312 yards.
“I think we finally came together as a team,”
Bernard said. “I was worried because I didn’t
think we understood the big picture, the team
concept. We finally realized that we had to play
together as a team to win. My line did a great job
and that allowed me to get the yardage I got.”
After Bernard’s superb start this season,
one might wonder if the running back has any
chinks in his armor. Bernard said that while
he has the ability to effectively read the holes
opened by the Aggie offensive line, he has
trouble moving laterally.
“I’m a little stiff laterally,” Bernard said.
“But I can quickly see the hole open up. I’m
more of a slasher.”
A&M Running Backs Coach Ken Rucker
said that Bernard is able to overcome his
weaknesses because of his hard work.
“His strengths overcome his weaknesses,”
Rucker said. “He’s such a diligent worker.
Whatever his weaknesses are, he’s going to
work so hard to make his situation better that
they become his strengths.”
With a young corps of talented running backs
at A&M, it is possible for any one of them to
emerge as the leader. However, Rucker said that
the coaching staff does not worry about who re
ceives the most amount of playing time per game.
“It doesn’t matter to me because they’re all
so talented and want to do well when they get
in the game,” Rucker said.
Bernard said there is a friendly rivalry that
exists between the backs.
“We’re all real close,” Bernard said. “We all
have a competition in practice. We’ll tell each
other what we can do better or that they
should have done this or that. But it’s not seri
ous. We’re all having fun.”
Illustrating the mutual respect the backs
have for each other, sophomore running back
D’Andre Hardeman said Bernard comes into
the game and simply gets the job done.
“He’s a great back,” Hardeman said. “He and
Sirr (Parker) split time. When Sirr comes out of
the game, he goes in and keeps on pounding and
crushing the defense. They’re like a 1-2 punch.”
A strong bond also exists between the
backs and their coach.
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For more information
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