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The Battalion
Page 5 • Monday, October 14, 2002
Wrecking Crew posts shutout in Waco, 41-0
By Kevin Espenlaub
THE BATTALION
The Wrecking Crew defense
intercepted five passes and posted its
first shutout of the season on
Saturday as Texas A&M defeated
Baylor University in Waco, 41 -0.
After Baylor’s drive to the Aggie
one yard line on its first drive of the
game, junior linebacker Jared
Morris stopped a fourth down
attempt at a touchdown, setting up a
75-yard offensive drive led by soph
omore quarterback Dustin Long.
The drive took more than eight min
utes off the game clock.
“We knew the defense had to step
up and make a big play,” Morris said.
"We knew they had a little momen
tum and this was the time our
defense could make a statement. I
think we really took control of the
game after that first drive.”
The Aggie drive ended in a failed
attempt at a 42-yard field goal by
freshman Todd Pegram. After the
Wrecking Crew stopped Baylor on
four straight plays, the Aggies
retained the ball and marched 71
yards to the Bear end zone and took
the 7-0 lead with only seconds
remaining in the first quarter.
"1 was a little disappointed in the
first half, said A&M head coach
R.C. Slocum. “I think we had some
things that we didn't take advantage
of hut we settled down in the second
half and did a nice job there.”
The drive was capped off by
Long's pass to senior receiver Bethel
Johnson for 12 yards and the first of
A&M's four touchdown passes in the
game. A&M has now scored first in
each of its six games this season.
Long finished the first quarter
with 117 yards passing and eight of
12 passing.
The Aggie offense stumbled in
the second quarter and failed to take
advantage of redshirt freshman
Jaxson Appel's interception, setting
up a string of four straight punts by
junior punter Cody Scales.
“The whole day we knew we
could move the ball on them,” Long
said. "There's a bunch of throws 1
wish I had back today, and I wish I
was a little more accurate. But I’m
going to work harder and get ready
for next week.”
Scales averaged 51.2 yards per
punt in his seven in the contest.
“Overall I think (special teams)
played well today,” Scales said.
“Actually I warmed up pretty bad
and 1 felt sick before the game. Last
week I felt bad as well, but it seems
to be working out pretty well for me.
I don’t know what that means.”
On the last play of the first half,
Pegram hit a 26-yard field goal to put
the Aggies up 10-0 at the half.
“Our field goal kicker got some
more experience in a game setting
today,” Slocum said. “Hopefully he
gained some confidence by the way
he perfonned today.”
The second half was a different
story as the Bears faltered, allowing
two A&M touchdowns in the first
eight minutes of the third quarter.
The first was Long’s touchdown
pass of the game to sophomore tight
end Thomas Carriger. The score was
See Shutout on page 2
RANDAL FORD • THE BATTALION
Texas A&M sophomore runningback Derek Farmer stiff-arms Baylor junior linebacker Stephen
Sepulveda to avoid a tackle in the Aggies’ 41-0 shutout victory in Waco Saturday.
RANDAL FORD • THE BATTALION
A&M junior linebacker Jared Morris pursues Baylor quarterback Aaron
Karas Morris made the tackle in the goal-line stand during BU’s first drive.
Defense sets tone of game with first goal-line stand
Talking
Tru&
Brown
Despite the slim 10-0 lead the Aggies held
after the first half Saturday against Baylor, the
Wrecking Crew had already cemented the
outcome after the game’s first four minutes.
After the Aggies went three-and-out on
their first drive, the Bears began with solid
field position after Bobby Hart returned Cody
Scates' punt 22 yards to the A&M 44.
Four plays and one penalty later, the Bears
were sitting pretty with first-and-goal on the
nine-yard line. Baylor needed three plays to
reach just past A&M’s 1-yard line, setting up
fourth down inches away from the end zone.
A score here would have been disastrous
to the Aggies, as Baylor began the game with
a strong head of steam after beating Kansas
last week. The win against the Jayhawks was
the team’s first Big 12 win in four years and
prompted Baylor fans to tear down the goal
posts at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco. It
even had Baylor fans talking of a repeat per-
fonnance against the Aggies.
Hoping to run with the momentum, Baylor
coach Kevin Steele decided to go for it on
fourth down, but A&M linebacker Jaren
Monis stuffed Baylor’s Jonathan Golden for
no gain on a sweep to the right, and the
Aggies took over on downs.
After A&M’s goal-line stand, it would be
40 minutes before Baylor found its way back
onto A&M’s side of the field.
“(Baylor) came out really pumped up and
started out with a lot of confidence,” said
A&M linebacker Brian Gamble. “We figured
if we could make that goal-line stand, it would
take some of the life out of them. It did take
the life out of them, and that’s one thing we
take pride in as the Wrecking Crew. We want
to be great inside the red zone.”
The stop let the Aggie defense take total
control of the game, forcing punts on Baylor’s
next two drives before Jaxson Appel snagged
the first of five A&M interceptions.
After all was said and done, the Wrecking
See Defense on page 2
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