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aland one corner kick, while
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See Smith, Page 8
Mistake-prone Aggies ponder season
Stew Milne, Thf Battalion
Colorado defensive end Greg Jones pressures
an unsuspecting Branndon Stewart Saturday.
By Matt Mitchell
The Battalion
What a difference a few mistakes can make.
If the Texas A&M Football Team had
played error-free and won its previous
three games with just a loss to Colorado,
most Aggie fans would probably sigh to
themselves and simply say, “Well, I guess
they were the better team, let’s move on.”
But following last week’s defeat to Col
orado that dropped the Aggies to 1-3 on the
season, some fans are ready to don leaden
boots and jump into Rudder Fountain.
A&M Head Coach R.C. Slocum said the
Aggies have fallen victim to ill-timed mis
takes and are a better team than their
record indicates.
“You can take all the problems and all
the different questions, but if you just min
imize the turnovers we’ve had, we’re prob
ably 4-0 right now,” Slocum said.
A&M quarterback Branndon Stewart
echoed Slocum, emphasizing the high level
of play on both sides of the ball.
“The defense has played well, the of
fense has moved the ball, and we just
stopped ourselves,” Stewart said. “So we
know that it’s just a matter of eliminating
some mistakes.”
There is statistical evidence to support
this school of thought. Stewart had a
record-setting day against Colorado,
completing 34 passes on 64 attempts for
385 yards, all of which are school records.
The Aggies are churning out nearly 490
yards of total offense per game, ranking
No. 1 among Big 12 schools and seventh
nationally.
Wide receiver Albert Connell caught 18
balls for 208 yards, eclipsing the previous
school mark of 13 receptions set in 1965.
Most of the yardage accumulated on pass
plays was made after the catch, with the
deep pass not being much of a weapon.
“The throws we made were in front of
the defense and they did a good job of
preventing the deep ball,” Stewart said.
“(Throwing deep) is definitely something
you want to do if the defense is going to
allow you to do it because it gets such a
big chunk of yardage. But if the defense
doesn’t let you do it, then you just have to
make adjustments.”
The A&M defense has been impressive
as well, boasting the type of eye-catching
numbers fans have grown accustomed to
from the Wrecking Crew. Many have be
moaned A&M’s lack of backfield pressure
this season.
Senior inside linebacker Larry Walker
II said competion has caused the team
to blitz less often this year. Because the
Aggies have played primarily passing
teams, Walker said blitzing usually
brings a safety close to the line of scrim
mage, leaving the inexperienced sec
ondary dangerously exposed.
“I believe we have the personnel up
front to make big plays,” Walker said. “I
don’t think we’ve had the opportunity to
all-out blitz like people are used to.”
Even with the well-publicized turnovers
proving to be disastrous to the offense,
Stewart balks at the idea there is disharmo
ny between the offense and defense.
“The guys on this team are really close-
knit,” Stewart said. “[The defense] under
stands that turnovers are going to happen
and We understand that busted plays hap
pen on defense. One’s offense and one’s
defense, but we’re a team.”
Slocum says he has been pleased with
his team’s effort and attitude.
“We’ve had good practices,” Slocum
said. “I think the biggest thing is just to
stay positive with the team. You just have
to tell yourself that you’re not a quitter and
you’re not someone who’s going to give in.
“This game is supposed to be fun to
play. You don’t always win. Lord knows,
we’ve won a big share of our games around
See Aggies, Page 8
Lengefeld vaulted into early leadership role
By Jamie Burch
The Battalion
Forrest Gump started running to avoid
beatings from grade-school bullies. One
day, without forethought, Gump began
running and kept going simply because he
enjoyed it. Scott Lengefeld, a sophomore
runner on the Texas A&M Cross Country
Team, discovered his talent and passion for
running in a similar fashion.
As a seventh grader, Lengefeld was
urged by his basketball coach to quit the
sport and run track. Upset by the notion,
Lengefeld asked another teacher to settle
the dispute. That teacher, his mother San
dra Lengefeld, told him to take some re
sponsibility and tell the coach that he did
not want to run. Lengefeld never told his
coach no, and he went on to win all the
events that he ran.
“The coach said, ‘You need to be run
ning, Lengefeld,”’ Lengefeld said. “I didn’t
want to run, but I never could say no. I ran
and won every race that I ran in intermedi
ate school.”
Lengefeld continued to run in high
school, and the two-time district cross
country champion led his team to a state
title in 1994. Lengefeld finished 12th indi
vidually at that same state championship
after placing 15th the prior year. Lenge
feld also finished third at the regional
track meet in the two-mile run those
same two years.
He credits his learned desire to run to
his mother and cousin.
“My mom always said that she finished
third in her class in third grade,” Lengefeld
said. “My cousin, who runs marathons,
coached me in high school. I guess the de
sire came from her coaching and from the
fact that I enjoyed running.”
Lengefeld’s freshman season last year
continued with equal success. The Aggie s’
No. 2 finisher in four of five meets, Lenge
feld posted three top 10 finishes, including
third at the Vanderbilt Invitational. Lenge
feld placed 11th at the Southwest Confer
ence Championships, missing All-SWC
honors by one place. He also finished 27th
at the NCAA District meet.
A&M Head Coach Greg Hinze said
Lengefeld was able to learn a lot his fresh
man year from former SWC champion and
A&M runner Matt Priest.
“When he came in last year, Scott was
like a sponge,” Hinze said. “Sometimes he
almost listened to Matt too much. Scott
was always wanting to do more because
Matt was always doing more.”
Lengefeld has continued running to
form this season. He finished No. 1 at the
Rice Invitational Sept. 21, and finished in
the top 10 at the Audubon Invitational in
New Orleans two weeks earlier.
Hinze said he is happy with Lengefeld’s
results thus far.
“I’ve been very pleased so far,” Hinze
said. “He won the Rice meet on a very
sloppy course. He ran well at New Or
leans, but we more or less trained
through that meet.”
Despite the fact that Lengefeld has been
forced into a veteran role as a sophomore
this season, Hinze said he expects him to
provide some leadership.
“I think he leads more by example than by
being vocal,” Hinze said. “He’s the No. 1 run
ner on the team. That’s a heavy burden to put
See Lengefeld, Page 8
Tim Moog, The Battalion
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