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,e Battalion Sports Page 9 • Wednesday, September 22, 1999 lenn. Aggies look strong able dici ie recenc liiredatoi chnolog ked the: i in theco id Judge i’s first c: hich cob uonth. usually i insight! his decii al, Jacks uestions /ers, incial uice. But n galler hie thro irgumen: k, leadhi iicrosofi nt, told nshaka :h softv mold in eds ol After coasting through last Satur- lay's home-opener against Tulsa, 62- 31 the Texas A&M Football Team (2- l)|hould face its first real challenge if the season Saturday at Kyle Field tgainst the Southern Mississippi JoMen Eagles. The game is set to be- ;in at 2:30 p.m. and will be televised Bonally by ABC. Junior Jason Glenn, an outside line- oacker from Houston and the brother af former A&M standout Aaron Glenn, has 14 tackles this season, putting him two behind team co-leaders Jason Webster and Brian Gamble. It is the kind of tackles he has, though, that have turned the heads of teammates, coaches and fans. Glenn, who has the unenviable task of taking over the spot left by All-Big 12 pick Warrick Holdman, leads the team in tackles for loss with five, three of which were sacks. The only other Aggies who have recorded a sack are Roylin Bradley, Jay Brooks and Evan Perroni, each of whom has one. Kyle Dominance Continues After Saturday’s victory over TUlsa, the Aggies’ winning streak.at Kyle Field has reached 14 games. The last time A&M lost at home was Oct. 26, 1996, against Texas Tech. The only teams with longer active home winning streaks are Florida State (26) and Kansas State (17). The Aggies’ home record in the ’90s is 50-4-1. As Advertised Through its first two games, at least, the Aggies’ offense has lived up to the offseason hype over its newfound pass ing attack. A&M has amassed 641 passing yards, a 320.5 yards-per-game average good enough for third in the Big 12. The Aggies have balanced their air as sault with 436 rushing yards, giving them a national second-best 538.5 total yards-per-game average. Just how much of an improvement is A&M’s 1,077 yard total through two games this season? Last year, the Ag gies had 1,085 yards — through four games. Don’t Steal My Sunshine Not to be outdone by the Aggies’ prolific offense, the Wrecking Crew has posted impressive numbers of its own through two games this season. A&M is ranked No. 1 in the nation in rushing defense, allowing a paltry 25 yards per game. The Crew has also picked off six passes and recovered three fumbles. Al Lazarus is a senior journalism major. FILE PHOTO/The Battalion Junior linebacker Jason Glenn records one of his team-high three sacks Saturday night against Tulsa University. Glenn also leads the team in tackles for loss with five. Ian >d NHT ofsand Subplots overshadow games in Big 12 conference this week '■After a weekend nf hlnwnnts rinse As the Cornhusker Turns The Golden Bov Returns fnr a Rip 1 2 rnntest last weekend aeainst After a weekend of blowouts, close calls and stunning defeats, the teams of the Big 12 Conference return to action un- dei the spotlight. Five of the seven games 'involving Big 12 teams will be televised, .with Oklahoma-Louisville and Nebraska- pissouri being shown nationally. w Tfouble in West Texas ® A1-2 start that includes a shocking 21-14 vo- - ! loss to North Texas in Lubbock has head xoach Spike Dykes on the hot seat. Not id’ - i - i'jtfroin the administration or alumni, but from i ; ■ ii the local media. Don Williams, a sports is. .columnist for the Lubbock Avalanche Jour- clo nal, wrote after the loss to UNT that Dykes th» Should step down at the end of the season, f coS; i 'iiTed) entered the game as 31-point fa- ave noftflf vorites against a North Texas team that had been outscored 78-3 in two losses before the game. It was the Red Raiders’ third loss to North Texas in Lubbock since 1987, and the seventh loss in the last nine overall. As the Cornhusker TUrns A week after their lowest offensive output since 1993 and needing two de fensive touchdowns to defeat Southern Mississippi, things in Lincoln got even worse for the Cornhuskers. Departed tailback DeAngelo Evans spoke out for the first time Monday since he quit the team last week. Evans said head coach Frank Solich and his former teammates made it clear to him that he was not wanted back. While trying to rejoin the team last week, Evans said Solich was not respon sive and made it very obvious his ser vices were not wanted anymore. Evans has withdrawn from classes and plans to transfer to a Division TAA school The Golden Boy Returns Former University of Colorado and current University of Washington coach Rick Neuheisel renews old acquaintance this weekend as the Buffaloes travel to Seattle to take on the Huskies. Colorado players and fans are still in censed at Neuheisel for his jumping ship to the Huskies at the end of last season. After expressing his desire to stay with Colorado, Neuheisel jumped at Washing ton’s offer of a five-year contract for close to $1 million a year to coach the Huskies. Odds and Ends Colorado walk-on kicker Katie Hnida became the first woman to dress out out Hot Deserve ^ o i ^ ^ ^ You could for a Big 12 contest last weekend against the Kansas Jayhawks...Missouri kicker Brad Hammerich has three field goals in the Tigers’ first two games. 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