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The Battalion
Kicker Pegram confident for
By True Brown
THE BATTALION
Last Saturday against
Virginia Tech, Texas A&M
placekicker Todd Pegram
regained what is most impor
tant in his job: confidence.
Pegram scored A&M’s only
points against the Hokies, con
necting on a 43-yard field goal
in the first quarter.
The kick was exactly what
Pegram needed.
In the Aggies season opener
against the University of
Louisiana-Lafayette, Pegram
was just l-of-5, missing from
37, 39, 45 and 47 yards. 1 le did
not have any attempts against
Pittsburgh the next week.
“It wasn’t so much being
nervous as it was being anx
ious,” Pegram said. “I got a lit
tle bit too anxious out there. I
was going too fast at the ball,
trying to get it off too fast.
That’s what screwed me up.”
After the ULL game.
Pegram said he went back to
the basics by concentrating on
keeping his game rhythm the
same as his practice rhythm.
The result was his 43-yarder
against the Hokies.
“All the next couple weeks,
we ve been working on my
tempo with Coach (Shawn)
Slocum, and he’s helped me out
a lot.” Pegram said. “Now,
everything is pretty much down
and ready to go.”
That is good news for Aggie
fans, especially considering the
offense’s lack of ability to find
the end zone. A&M failed to
venture into Virginia Tech’s
redzone last week.
Success against Virginia
Tech translated into success in
practice this week.
Following the game, Pegram
had one of his best practices of
the season, and credits it to
Saturday’s game.
“All it takes is just that one,”
Pegram said. “I went out in
practice right after that and hit
six out of six, so now I’m feel
ing much better. I can’t wait to
get out there next Saturday and
See Pegram on page 7
AUSSA HOLLIMON • THE BATTALION
Freshman kicker Todd Pegram has regained confidence and is
ready to put it to the test against Louisiana Tech on Saturday.
Page 5 • Friday, September 27, 2002
La. Tech game
New offensive era begins
on Saturday
By Kevin Espenlaub
THE BATTALION
Days after re-organizing his
offensive staff, R.C. Slocum’s
Texas A&M football team (2-1)
will square off against the
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on
Saturday at Kyle Field.
Assistant head coach Kevin
Sumlin will be calling the plays in
his first game after replacing Dino
Babers as the offensive coordina
tor on Monday.
“I have been concerned and
disappointed with the production
of our offense,” Slocum stated in a
press release. “I am hopeful that
these changes will help us move
the offense in a more positive
direction.”
The Bulldogs (2-2) enter the
game on the heels of a 49-17 loss
to Penn State last Saturday.
“(The game at A&M) is obvi
ously another tremendous chal
lenge for us,” said Bulldog head
coach Jack Bicknell. “A&M is the
best defensive team in the country.
On offense, 1 think they are going
to get it going.”
The Aggie defense is currently
ranked No. 2 in the nation in total
defense, allowing only 228.3
yards per game.
The Wrecking Crew has
forced 13 turnovers in its first
three games this season and will
look to keep the pressure on
against a Bulldog team that has
allowed 11 turnovers while only
forcing four.
“(My interceptions) are the
only way we turn the ball over,”
said Bulldog quarterback Luke
McCown. “We don’t run the ball
enough to fumble.”
The game is scheduled to kick
off at 6 p.m. and will be shown
regionally on pay-per-view.
Volleyball team hopes to find its way against Iowa State
By True Brown
THE BATTALION
Two consecutive losses have put the Texas
A&M volleyball team in an unfamiliar position.
The No. 20 Aggies (9-3, 1-2 Big 12) are now
faced with overcoming a losing record in con
ference play, something that has not happened
since the Aggies were 0-1 after their first league
game in 2000.
A&M plays Iowa State tonight at 6 p.m. at G.
Rollie White Coliseum.
“(Our players) are tired of losing.” said A&M
head coach Laurie Corbelli. “Two in a row is
more than they are used to losing ever. It’s hurt
ing pretty badly.”
Both losses have come to competitive teams on
the road, something Corbelli said has served as
inspiration for the Aggies.
“That is going to protect us from being unpre
pared.” Corbelli said. “1 think the losses just make
this team more motivated and more determined. It
is a dangerous match because Iowa State does
have some very fine players.”
After struggling in the early part of the season
with blocking and defense, A&M had one of its
strongest blocking performances of the season
during Wednesday’s loss to Missouri.
After averaging 4.5 blocks in their previous
two games, the Aggies broke through with 17.5
blocks, a team high for the season.
However, the improvement in blocking may have
caused a letdown in other parts of the Aggies’ game.
“We’d discussed how much we’ve worked on
blocking and how it hadn’t been showing in
games,” Corbelli said. “They may have put all
their focus on their blocking at the expense of
some of the other parts of the game. The blocking
was incredible, though.”
Part of what the Aggies are going through is a
form of growing pains, Corbelli said. A&M’s ros
ter for this season returned just two players with
starting experience. All five players who graduat
ed from the 2001 squad held down starting roles.
Over half of A&M’s roster is sophomores and
juniors, and three of those are in starting roles.
The youth factor, Corbelli says, has contributed
to A&M’s losses.
“With the inexperience, we’ve gotten a little
nervous at tight points,” Corbelli said. “ We’re
still trying to figure out all that our team can do
and when we can do it.”
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