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% I • the battalion 'hursday aftei- r society spoil- iyin{ ecost 2h economic ii dropped. It in oved. ;r full-time stmia ite paying M average of ill ees, about 31 p is sending m 3 higher eta of the cunenti — the peraia costs is down fin percent asenr es rise. Flack a- g, a Brook:, nist who sene: iser in theCfe said oilier sta: ir trends. Washington-^ ,s leaders ur on. inority enroll: liversitiescool: se, Orszagsaii kers she ■ each collegei gbus id the man'-'- s were eti® :anor marijui Sports The Battalion Page 7 • Friday, October 25, 2002 Aggies host struggling Nebraska Saturday NU will try to contain hot A&M offense By Dallas Shipp THE BATTALION The Texas A&M football team is hoping to keep the offensive magic it has shown in its pre vious four games going strong against Nebraska this weekend at Kyle Field. Nebraska will be coming to College Station looking for their first win on the road this season. The Huskers have lost at Penn State, Iowa State and Oklahoma State this season. “The game will be a major challenge in a lot of ways,” said Nebraska head coach Frank Solich. “The bottom line is, whether you are playing at home or on the road you have to play four quarters of good foot ball.” Senior safety Terrence Kiel said the Huskers are a dangerous team that has a lot to play for coming into Kyle Field. “Their pride is hurt,” Kiel said. “We can’t be concerned with what they’ve done in the past. They are going to come in here and play hard.” The Huskers w ill have to figure out a way to stop the new-found aerial attack of the Aggie offense. “A month ago, everyone was asking me why we were so bad,” said senior offensive lineman Taylor Whitley. “Now everyone is asking why we are so good.” Saturday, Oct. 26 IF* r-ie? <1 i ert: ions Texas fl6IH " nebrasha’s season continues to spiral downward!" 011111111:0 34 - 13 Texas 06111 " Long continues to be the man for A6llt and lights up the ‘Black Shirt Defense’! “ BnEnl1 28-17 Texas fl6m " Demoralized Huskers can't get past Wrecking Crew!" About a month ago, A&M head coach R.C. Slocum relieved offensive coordinator Dino Babers of his playcalling duties and handed them over to assistant head coach Kevin Sumlin following A&M’s loss to Virginia Tech on on Sept. 21. “Anytime you change offensive coordinators it’s a big deal,” Slocum said. “It helped score more points and get more yards.” 1 he offensive attack has been led by sopho more quarterback Dustin Long, who has broken at least one school record in each of his last three starts. Against Texas Tech, Long broke the Big 12 record with seven touchdown passes in a single game. The follow ing week. Long reached the 1000-yard mark against Baylor in his sixth game behind center for the Aggies, the fastest in A&M history. Last week against Kansas, Long passed for a school-record 399 yards. Freshman quarterback Reggie McNeal added 29 passing yards to set a new school record with 428 yards of passing yards. One player that has benefited from Long’s success is junior wide reciever Jamaar Taylor. Taylor has hauled in 20 receptions for 425 yards and three touchdowns in his last four starts for A&M. “Jamaar (Taylor) is a real good receiver,” Kiel said. “He’s always hyped up and enthusias tic about practice and games. I don’t like having to hold him in one-on-one coverage.” On defense the Aggies have rebounded since giving up over 500 yards of offense to Texas- Tech three weeks ago. Since that nightmarish performance, the Aggies have given up less than 200 yards per game. The Wrecking Crew has appeared strong against the run which should be extremely important against Nebraska which is the No. 1 rushing team in the Big 12, averaging 266.4 JOHN C. LIVAS • THE BATTALION Texas A&M junior wide receiver Jamaar Taylor is hit by Kansas defensive back Donnie Amadi after mak ing a reception from sophomore Dustin Long in the Aggies’ 47-22 victory last week. Taylor will lead the Aggies in Saturday’s matchup against Nebraska. rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, the Aggies haven’t allowed a 100-yard rusher in 20 regular season games, dat ing back to the 2000 season. Nebraska is the first team the Aggies have faced this season with a respectable defense. This weekend’s game will be a test for A&M and should give some indication of where the Aggies are going. “We have to stay focused,” Taylor said. “We have to stay hungry and I think we are right now. This A&M team hasn’t even scratched the sur face. I think with better competition we’ll see more people step up.” riALiof' ified rising K A EK! tatio* Volleyball team prepares for tough road trip to Nebraska By True Brown THE BATTALION The Texas A&M volleyball team will face its toughest match of the season Saturday when it travels to Lincoln, Neb., to play the red-hot Nebraska Comhuskers. No. 4 Nebraska has compiled a 17-1 overall record and is perfect in % 12 play. Its lone loss this season came on Sept. 2 at the hands of now-No. 1 USC. Since that loss, Nebraska has been on fire. The Huskers have dominated, running off 15 straight wins. Thirteen of those wins have been sweeps. A&M is the only conference team 'hat has not been swept, falling 3-1 in College Station on Oct.'6. The Aggies (13-6, 5-5) are coming off a sweep of their own after throttling Baylor Wednesday. In the match, A&M posted a .284 attack percentage, its highest in league games this season. The Aggies had 76 digs in one of their bet ter defensive performances in Big 12 play. A&M head coach Laurie Corbelli said she was impressed by her team’s performance and said the team’s defense will be important for the rest of the season. “That’s something that we are going to continue to work on,” Corbelli said. “It fits this team better. On past teams, we’ve had small er players and maybe a little different style of play and we were able to dig a little faster. Now, 1 think we are going to make a tempo change with that.” A changed tempo may not be enough to help the Aggies against Nebraska. 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