i Sports Page 11 • Thursday, October 14, 1999 No ‘V in this Jameson iy is! JP BEATO/The Battalion Inior running back Eric Bernard rushed for 81 yards on 15 carries in turday’s game at Kyle Field against Baylor University. IB Bernard battles hrough two setbacks children. I iuld do ith smol lartme® oaccocsj eeRing! ollarsii' r the® mokers. BY DOUG SHILLING The Battalion I 7 he A/ha V V D’ hen senior running backs Dante Hall and Andre ‘Tiki’ Harde- s corpcrc" / smoke - : kes clee: 5, that houkte court,'h d yested >p mara mwent clown with injuries this "ason, fans were quick to ques- nwho would step up and take |eir place. Would sophomore fullback Mar Toombs become the Ag- |es’ number one rushing option? 'ould freshman running back e Weber get the chance to owcase the talent that brought mto College Station all the way from California? the while, the most viable \ to step up and take the reins sat back from the spotlight, anxious to make good on his sec ond chance to be the Aggies’ fea ture back. Senior running back Eric Bernard, an almost forgotten member of the Aggies backfield, has filled in nicely for the injured Hall and Hardeman. Bernard is grateful for the chance, but he is just happy to still be in football after knee injuries nearly ended his A&M career. Bernard had everything going for him after his sophomore sea son at A&M. He was one of four Aggie running backs to rush for over 500 yards that season, he ran see Bernard on Page 10. I Selfless A&M safety quick to credit others for success BY BETH MILLER The Battalion H e returned an interception for a touchdown and blocked a punt against Baylor last weekend. He broke up three passes and posted seven tackles in 1998 against Louisiana Tech , which was his first time to start in a college game. In high school, he earned all-state honors and was named MVP his senior year. But Michael Jameson does not like to take credit for any of it. The Texas A&M junior safety attributes his success to his teammates and coincidental cir cumstances. He said sometimes he is just in the right place at the right time. “I don’t go out there and do things by my self — we are all in this together,” Jameson said. “Sometimes I may be put in the right po sitions to make big plays, but I know other times other people make plays, get sacks, tack les for a loss and stuff like that, too.” Even when he lettered in track and field in high school, Jameson managed to turn it into a team sport — he ran relays. “Track relays are like football because you are out there together,” he said. “You don’t want to let the other three [runners] down, so you practice and improve yourself so you don’t let them down.” Jameson has certainly not let his team mates down this season. In addition to his touchdown against Baylor, Jameson scored on a 26-yard interception return two weeks earli er against Southern Mississippi. He is also fifth on the team with 28 tackles and has forced a pair of fumbles. A&M defensive backs coach Ron Milus said that although Jameson is modest in his ac complishments, he is admirable for picking up where departed star Rich Coady and other de fensive greats left off. “He has become a very good football play er,” Milus said. “In the summer, going into this year, we told him, ‘Mike, we need to have you JP BEATO/Tiie Battalion Junior safety Michael Jameson has three interceptions this season, two of which he returned for touchdowns. Jameson has posted 28 tackles in the Aggies’ five games. gain some weight’ because he was going to be the new piece to the puzzle back in the sec ondary. And I know he went into the whole thing thinking that he didn’t want to be the weak link because we had Rich Coady back there for so long.” Milus said Jameson is opportunistic on the football field and looks for chances to make interceptions and other big plays, like his blocked punt against Baylor. His friend and teammate, sophomore cor- nerback Jay Brooks, said Jameson puts his heart and soul into everything he does — on and off the field. “He displays emotion in football and other things — he puts everything in the basket,” Brooks said. “I remember one time he was learning logic, and he was finally understand ing it; he was so excited:” He said Jameson’s shining moment in his college career was probably when he started against Louisiana Tech in 1998. “When he started against Louisiana Tech, it was the expression on his face,” he said. “His first college start — for his family to see him on the field, it was very exciting for him. ” Jameson converted that excitement into seven tackles and three broken-up passes against the Bulldogs. He finished the season see Jameson on Page 12. you just nth like m Hi More Pasta than You Can shake a Breadstick at Our Never-Ending Pasta Bowl,”Just $6.95 For A Short Time! It’s easy. Real easy. 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