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Louisiana Tech receiv- leadjjthe Bulldogs (0-2) yle Field Saturday at m. to take on No. 18 \&M[(0-1). ’s a rare combination of od size and exception- ■ed,” A&M defensive coach Larry Slade said /ardsi, who finished the gs’ < opening game t Nebraska with 21 s for 405 yards, the lat ter setting an NCAA record for all divisions. A&M coach R.C. Slocum said he was surprised when he saw Ed wards’ numbers from the Nebraska game. “I’ve never seen that before; [405] yards receiving by one guy, that’s pretty impres sive,” he said. Louisiana Tech lost to the Cornhuskers, 56-27, but not before raising a few eyebrows around the nation, including those of Slocum. “I think it’s helped [pre pare] us that [Louisiana Tech] did what they did against Ne- SLOCUM braska,” Slocum said. The Bulldogs’ second loss of the season came last Satur day against Central Florida, which afterwards boasted of stopping Edwards, though still allowing him 206 yards on 13 catches. In its first two games, Louisiana Tech has averaged 559 passing yards and 45 catches per game, but the Bulldogs’ offense is one-di mensional, as exhibited by a two-game total of -12 rush ing yards. After falling to Florida State, 23-14 in the Kickoff Classic, the Aggies are look ing to avoid falling into a sit uation similar to 1996, when A&M fell to BYU in the Pigskin Classic and was not able to rebound in time for its next game, losing to Southwest Louisiana. Slocum said he does not expect a situation similar to that of the 1996 season. “I don’t think there will be any kind of a hangover effect from FSU,” he said. In order for Slocum’s pre diction to hold true, the Ag gies’ young secondary will have to respond to yet an other early-season challenge. Freshman cornerback Jay Brooks, who has already de fended one top receiver this year in Florida State’s Peter Warrick, said Edwards is a different kind of receiver compared to Warrick. “Peter Warrick has precise routes, but [Edwards is] more shake-and-bake. If you get him in the open field, he’s going to go 80 or 90 yards,” Brooks said. see Football on Page 10. Louisiana Tech wide receiver Troy Edwards finds no comfort in the aftermath of a record-setting performance at Nebraska th?ie“ )ccer team preps for Wisconsin tourney working to BY DOUG SHILLING The Battalion A&Misn't* 1 . . u . r the first time in this early season, together. exas A&M Soccer Team will head or a road trip. They will he taking Studer:W° tough teams veekend and will je playing an un "courageous I: opponent, one 'gislature, ui you might not iblic eduMti: of: grass. •xas and enable :’ll be hard playing ■xas A&.M Ur.;, e road,” Coach G. While the .-' rieri said, ised in thePre9ne of the things Hifeiviu e s a real difference mts to seen: s when we go on Diversity is oa d i s th e difference in grass. Our ckel’s The 1 t at t' ie Aggie Soccer Complex] is tiling and irie ihrt, tight and fast variety and the “Many [rawirc’S lew hero .tiai 1 - inurces areava Nickel’s biggtf ivoi king on slue "If leaders coro ke better deck i if the leaded her, A&M isn’t* ■ said. GUERRIERI ball will roll so our speed of play is re ally good. When we go up north, we’re going to play on a taller grass that’s go ing to slow the ball down and that will be something we really have to make adjustments to.” The Aggies hope that the northern grass is kind to them as they will play in the Wisconsin Invitational at McClimon Soccer Complex in Madison, Wis. The Aggies play the University of Wisconsin Badgers at 7 p.m. Friday. Wisconsin comes into the match with a record of 1-1 with the lone loss coming to fourth ranked University of Connecticut in the finals of the Con necticut Classic. The Badgers will rely heavily on goal keeper Bridget Schwarting who has been impressive in the early going. Sophomore forward Allison Wagner, se nior defender Shannon Brown and se nior midfielder Lindsay Hoelter will also be Badger players to watch. The Ags won the only previous meet ing with the Badgers, posting a 2-1 victo ry last October in College Station. On Sunday the Aggies play the Ari zona State University Sun Devils at noon. Arizona State (2-1), ranked seventh in the West region, is coming off an up set 4-2 win over the University of Mass achusetts. The Sun Devils boast three players who are in the top 10 in Pac 10 in scoring: Forwards Jennifer Peterson and Karine Inoue and Midfielder Stacey Tullock provide most of the scoring punch for ASU. This will be the first ever meeting be tween the Aggies and the Sun Devils. see Soccer on Page 10. BY JEFF WEBB The Battalion R USTON, LA. — Louisiana Tech’s Troy Edwards retreated to the home dress ing room and slumped in a chair next to his locker. The senior wide receiver buried his head in his hands and cried, telling himself it would not happen again. He removed his pads and jersey and left the locker room. Edwards refused to go to the media room knowing the visitor’s locker room, the home of the University of Central Florida this particular evening, would be close enough to hear the celebratory cheers of UCF’s Daunte Culpepper and his teammates. That was too devastating a thought for Edwards, even more insulting than the 64-30 loss the Golden Knights hung on the Bulldogs earlier in the evening. “The word respect means a lot to me,” he said. “But you have to earn respect. How are you going to get respect when you’re losing? We don’t deserve respect, any of us, because we keep losing. “We should have made a bowl last year. Everybody is trying to prove a point to beat us. We’ve got to step up and win.” Edwards had to earn respect when he did not draw much at tention at Huntington High School in Shreveport, La., where he played cornerback for three years before moving to run ning back for his senior year. Arkansas, LSU and Wyoming re cruited him despite the fact he mea sures only 5 feet 10 inches, but shied away when Edwards’ academic standing was in question. “I wasn’t that big,” x he said. “People | doubted me and doubted my skills. Some of the big schools came out there, but then backed out. 1 didn’t want to go to those schools because they popped up too late. Tech was loyal to me ever since I was a sophomore. They just stuck with me, so I had to trust in them. “Anybody can get overlooked. I don’t Hold a grudge against any school that didn’t re cruit me. I think it’s their fault they over looked the talent that I have. ” Overlooking Edwards was a costly mistake for those schools that backed out. He and junior quarterback Tim Rattay have utilized their unique relationship to accumulate for 611 yards of Rattay’s 1114 yards passing. Edwards set the NCAA record for receiving yardage against Nebraska in Tech’s first game, catching 21 passes for 405 yards. Rattay and Edwards worked with each other four or five days each week in one-on-one drills oyer the summer perfecting their timing routes and reads. * “Tim and I are better friends off the field,” Edwards sdid. “We hang out and play around. I’ll go over to his house or he’ll go over to mine. “Even our girl friends are friends. We’re really close and it’s not just because we play football together. He can yell at me whenever he wants and I’ll never get mad.” This season, Rattay and Edwards seem to be the only Bulldog players with a pro ductive connection. The team is 0-2 after loss es to Nebraska and UCF, and the defense has given up 56 and 64 points, respectively. But don’t tell Edwards the defense is to blame. see Edwards on Page 10. Jeff Webb/Thi: Battalion STUDENTS and FACULTY/STAFF* •PLUS GUESTS* enlighten • entertain • inspire nginei RIDE THE SHUTTLE f..««BUSES TO KYLE FIELD b Entertain larine San - :e Cold D Games, Freshman tfjgjece0 he Texas A&M Athletic Department will be running tudent shuttle buses to home football games again this season! The buses will run on their normal outes. Students and Faculty/Staff plus their guests nay ride FREE!! Just show your game ticket to board the bus. The Student shuttle buses will start their regular routes 2 hours before kickoff and depart campus for 1 hour after the game is over. RIDE THE STUDENT SHUTTLE BUS Mfm $kimw -•r s - Hilled with shimmering beauties, growling voices and pelvic thrusts, Smokey Joe's Cafe turns up the heat in Rudder Auditorium for a sizzling musical revue that features over forty rock 'n roll hits by prolific songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. And, with over three years of Broadway sell-outs to its credit, you have no reason to miss this adrenaline pumpin', rockin' good time! September 23 & 24 at 8 PM Rudder Auditorium TO HOME FOOTBALL GAMES MSC