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During the season, Kragthorpe and the rest of the BC staff had to mire through a gam bling scandal that received na tional media attention. “Gambling is a popular thing on the East Coast,” Kragthorpe said. “Unfortunately, some of our players got caught up in it. Boston College is a very affluent school. “Some of our players got mixed up with some people and did some thing they shouldn’t have done. They were wrong and they got caught.” Boston College played Notre Dame on NBC the week the scandal surfaced. Even though the football team was flooded by questions con cerning the scandal, Kragthorpe said the assistant coaches were shel tered from the storm. “It wasn’t as bad for us as assis tants as many people would think,” Kragthorpe said. “Dan Henning, the head coach, did such a great job in sulating us from all of that. He was a stand-up guy throughout the whole process. “It was a little bit of a distraction. 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He was a quarterbacks coach in the NFL for 17 or 18 years. “I really enjoyed the opportunity to learn from Dan Henning.” Unfortunately, a good job is not always enough. “For me, it was a great job, and Boston College was a great place to work,” Kragthorpe said. “But family- wise it was very difficult. My wife is a native Texan, so it was hard for her living up there.” The rest is history. Knowing A&M’s reputation for producing running backs at an assembly-line pace, Kragthorpe said he did not take A&M’s run-oriented offense into consideration when he chose the job. “I think there’s a tremendous op portunity to pass because we run the ball so well,” Kragthorpe said. “Defensively, people are building to stop the running game, which gives us the opportunity to make some plays on the outside.” As for what the future holds in store, Kragthorpe said head coach ing will be a viable option when and if it presents itself. “But most importantly, I want to be at a place where we can win,” Kragthorpe said. “I could see my self staying at Texas A&M for 20 years. I can’t think of a better job. This is a 100-percent job. I’ve got the best of everything.” Home sweet home. Marshall Continued from Page 7 Stewart, who was blamed for a lot of the Aggie’s woes last season, has been working on his fundamentals this spring. “Right now, we are trying to build his confidence and its the same thing that holds true in our basic phi losophy," Marshall said. “ What we do for the quarterback is what we do for the left guard. We want to keep it simple as possible but have enough answers so we can attack the de fenses from every angle and give him the opportunity to just play ball.” Another position that received a lot of heat last season was wide re ceiver. The Aggies tried to balance out their offensive attack but had to rely on the running back corps more than they had wished. Marshall said the receiver position is perhaps the most improved posi tion on the offensive side of the ball. "Our wide receiver position is an important position, and they are going to be asked to do a lot and come up with big plays,” Marshall said. “It doesn’t matter whether they Hankwitz Continued from Page 7 Born and raised in Michigan, Hankwitz played under the leg endary Bo Schembechler before graduating from the University of Michigan in 1970. Hankwitz joined Bill McCart ney’s staff at the University of Col orado in 1985 and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1988, helping the Buffaloes to the na tional championship in 1990. The common denominator among the many programs Han kwitz has been associated with is the winning that follows him every where he goes, something he at tributes to hard work and like- minded colleagues. “I’ve been fortunate to work with quality coaches,” Hankwitz said. "I’ve been at programs where they believed in defense and the impor tance of defense, so it’s been a big emphasis. Football is a team sport, and everybody’s got to be working in the same direction and believing in what you’re doing, and the head coach is a big part of that with his catch five balls or 105, butasapi tion they are one of themosit proved positions of the side. If they continue to strides they will be one ofi strongest parts on the offense.' Marshall is not lookingtooti the future. Instead, heisl the short-term and working on j| ting A&M backonthewinningti “The future is getting read)] the summer,” Marshall said: can think of short-term goali having a great summer.” No matter what the futureli for Marshall, he is happy witin he has and will be doing. “I think in this businessIki learned two things,” Marshals^ "Work haici because it > fit ; | live, but I don't feel I havetftsj worked a day in my life just beJdtj it is a great job. It is not worktomie < You have just a great time Me il around college students. It is a 301: \ atmosphere to seeguysgofror, |aur 23 years old, see howtheyciJtol : i Ilhiii ha\o! jeoj nods and up pei iods and h-; jenstl impi. or I ihmk 11 isniH'uithujirn. [ '"•1 pri)tessi(ms in the nark.. Mrojci nneot the e.i'MlrM |t )hs m ilk:, | e ,.|| ability to put it all together; make everything team-orientti Hankwitz got his first led the future defense recentlyduj A&M’s spring drills andcameai pleased with the prospects next season. "I’m excited,” Hankwitzsa think we’ve made great progres were young in the secondarya;] ago, but those guys are ayearol and they are making strides® 1 coming along, and I expect to them really improve.” With the addition of another!! flight recruiting class fullofproi ing defensive players, Hank® 11 looks forward to re-establisl A&M’s Wrecking Crew doni reputation, which was tarni: somewhat last season. “Next year, (the aim) would to play with the great efforti has characterized the Wrecl Crew defense,” Hankwitz "Develop a mental toughness#' 1 rise up when things getto#e| which is a Wrecking Crew tratluy And play together as a teamd®, can do these things, thenlfc po have a chance to be an ex:;: op defensive unit.” tax the #1 Snve really ■ >l 9 money Su »niner tern* " $6 «0o, m „ ! un,v,rsi 'y = ’altion & faa s I* 0, ‘ D - ,, « B-ila. 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