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'ameron Spikes returns to the A&M lineup
ifter facing adversity, loss of vision onfield
By Jamie Burch
Staff writer
den someone is born
without the ability to
see or hear, one or
of their other senses
lUNIT! imetimes are heightened. If a
smmmmm jrson is blind, they may hear
from Pa$;ore clearly and from greater
:alandmusp stances - If a person is deaf,
\&M Symr.- Ty ma Y have enhanced vision
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readtofhilfi? ver knew what it was like to
is an import 6 01 ‘ hear properly.
Bush, who B ut w hen someone loses
it literacy f[ht because of an injury later
ation. jlife, they are at an immediate
sA&MPoirlt4 sa< d vanta g e - Something they
11 have a ten lce toc, h f or granted now has
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l cutoutof ^ry appeared to be the future
md Barba- r |T exas A&M right tackle
photo opp( amer on Spikes.
aid Texas Sjaikes started at right tackle
serve foodr s entire sophomore season and
ars of the Bn} e fery game of the Aggie’s 1997
i Chamber |e|game win streak. But against
ommunin.' wa State, Spikes’ world came to
oublic, but , screeching halt.
iustpayfora| hying flat on his back and
at. owly regaining consciousness,
n to the frhkes tried to recall where he
,3 for adult as and what had occurred. As
is (62andurie trainer rolled him over,
and underhikes felt an excruciating pain
with coilegelhis eye.
isiting thel) “I couldn’t see at all,” Spikes
purposesv,:.dd. “I honestly thought I was
ie. ind when it first happened. It
Eed me for a day or so.”
Fortunately, Spikes regained
ill use of his vision, but not before
e had laser surgery to reattach his
MPUm retina. In addition to the
pgery Spikes was withheld from
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DAVE HOUSE/The Battalion
Junior offensive tackle Cameron Spikes will make his return to the
starting lineup this weekend against Oklahoma State.
After reviewing the Iowa
State game film, Spikes discov
ered the perpetrator, Cyclone
defensive end Chin Achebe.
Spikes said the eye poke was
intentional.
“It was two minutes before
the half,” Spikes said. “I had
been playing well and was
beating the guy the whole
game. He stuck his fingers
straight out. There’s only a
small space in the face mask. It
was as if he aimed for it.
“He came at me once, I tried to
back up and he came at me again.
The second time, he got me.”
More difficult than the pain
and the recovery for him, Spikes
said, was sitting helplessly as his
friends and teammates battled in
a losing effort.
“It was really, really hard to
watch [the Kansas State game on
TV],” Spikes said. “I didn’t stay in
one place for very long. Playing
ever since my freshman year, it
was hard to just sit and watch.”
Spikes was cleared for drills
last Friday, but he had not prac
ticed for two weeks. Therefore,
the right guard was to be used
only in emergency situations
against Texas Tech.
“It was a lot harder [being on
the sidelines] than watching,”
Spikes said. “I just helped en
courage the offensive line and
watched the plays they were run
ning. That’s all I really could do,
be more or less a cheerleader.”
Offensive coordinator Steve
Marshall said he hopes Spikes
will refrain from making a habit
out of cheerleading.
“It doesn’t look very pretty,”
Marshall said. “ [Offensive line
man] Andy [Vincent] did a fine
job Saturday, but Cam’s the
starter, has been, and you nev
er want to take a guy out be
cause of injury. I’m looking for
ward to him getting back into
the lineup.”
Injured left tackle and team
mate Chris Ruhman agrees with
Marshall’s sentiments.
“Our cheerleading days are
pretty much over,” Ruhman said.
Spikes now is where he be
longs: back on the playing
field. After a two-week shelf
life, the lineman is preparing to
retake his position at right
tackle face against Oklahoma
State on Saturday.
Do not be shocked if you are
unable to recognize the husky
lineman. Spikes is adding a
face-guard shield to his helmet.
Much like Dante Hall, Spikes
will don the visor to protect the
healing retina and prevent fur
ther damage.
“I’ll also recommend (a
shield) for the rest of the offen
sive linemen,” Spikes said.
“Nothing like this has ever hap
pened to me before. A lot of the
guys don’t like it because it’s a big
hassle. When it gets wet, foggy
and dirty, it’s high-maintenance,
but as long as I’m playing foot
ball, I’ll always have one.”
OSU,A&Mset to battle
for wild, Wild South
NOTEBOOK
Chris
Ferrell
Sports editor
T he legend and lore of the cowboy
is a great part of America’s cul
ture. Legend has it they settled
the Wild West while fighting savage In
dians (in the days before political cor
rectness) and challenging each other
to draws outside of the local saloon.
They were rough and tough and
could handle a gun and a bucking
bronc. They were men’s men.
This weekend, another group of
cowboys of whom legends and stories
are beginning to circulate come to Kyle
Field to face the Aggies.
These Cowboys, who hail from Okla
homa State, have come from out of
nowhere this season. Projected by many
to finish at the bottom of the Big 12
South, the 19th-ranked Cowboys are
now in the driver’s seat to play in San
Antonio on Dec. 6, for the Big 12 title.
They are a tough group, like the
vaqueros of the folk tales we all grew
up listening to. The defense is led by
All-American cornerback R.W. Mc-
Quarters. Their talented high-pow
ered offense is lead by two talented
quarterbacks in freshman Tony Lind
say, who leads the conference in
passing efficiency, and sophomore
Chris Chaloupka and two equally tal
ented, equally young running backs
in Nathan Simmons and Jamal
Fobbs. But luckily for the Aggies
OSU’s biggest weapon (literally),
tight end Alonzo Mayes, is gone. At
6-foot-6, 265 pounds, Mayes is easily
the top tight end in college football.
The only thing which has stopped
Mayes this season is the separated
shoulder which will keep him off the
grass Saturday night.
There’s no place like home.
The Aggies will be playing at home
for the first time in three weeks. They
return to Kyle Field this weekend reel
ing from two devastating losses on the
road, one a 36-17 drubbing by Kansas
State and the other a last-second loss
to Texas Tech.
“It will be nice to be back home,”
junior safety Rich Coady said. “It’s not
a good road experience when you lose
two on the road. It’ll be nice playing a
night game back at Kyle Field.”
The game has been moved from its
original 1 p.m. kickoff to 6 p.m. be
cause the game was picked up by the
FOX television network.
Stew the man.
Junior Branndon Stewart has won
back his starting quarterback job
thanks to his performance against
Texas Tech last week.
Sophomore Randy McCown, who
learned shortly after the coin toss last
week he was going to start, struggled
in the first half and was replaced by
Stewart at half time.
Coach R.C. Slocum said he was
pleased to see the way Stewart re
sponded in last week’s game.
“I’m really proud of him,” Slocum
said. “I told him yesterday this could at
least make him a better person, and it
also could help him become really a
good football player because he’s had
his share of rough roads.”
All systems go.
The Aggies should be close to full
strength for the first time in weeks.
Starting offensive tackles Cameron
Spikes, who missed the last two games
with a torn retina, and Chris Ruhman,
who is expected to play a few weeks
earlier than first expected after injur
ing his knee, both are scheduled to re
turn to the lineup.
“This sucks, quote sucks,” Ruhman
said. “Being injured sucks. It’s a bum
thing. You’re seeing your friends and
teammates out there and you can’t do
a damn thing to help them. You’re just
sitting there on the couch. It bums me
out, it really bothers me.”
Please see Ferrell on Page 8.
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