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Non-conference Clemson game tough
By Kyle Davoust
THE BATTALION
After games against the Uni
versity of Utah and the Universi
ty of Wyoming, the Texas A&M
football team will finish out its
tough non-conference schedule
by facing the preseason No. 15
ranked Clemson Tigers.
The Tigers enter the 2004 sea
son receiving national acclaim,
but Tigers head coach Terry
Bowden warns that preseason
polls will mean little once the
season starts.
“Preseason polls don't mean
that much to me because it is so
early in the season,” Bowdon
told the Clemson media. “The
polls this time of the year are for
the fans, the media, etc. But, it is
good to have Clemson’s name in
the rankings.”
The Tigers started slow in
2003, but finished with a fury by
winning their last four games,
including an impressive Peach
Bowl upset over the University
of Tennessee.
The Tigers averaged 39 points
during that stretch, as they used
a no-huddle spread offense that
allowed quarterback Charlie
Whitehurst to display his skills.
Now entering his junior season,
Whitehurst looks to carry his
game to new heights after the
impressive sophomore season
in which he passed for 3,561
yards, with 21 touchdowns and
13 interceptions.
However, the Tigers look
vulnerable up front, espe
cially at the tackle spots, and
will have to work hard to
keep Whitehurst off his back.
If nothing else, Clemson should
give the Aggie defense a good
look at what it can expect against
some of the Big 12’s more ex
plosive pass offenses, namely
Texas Tech and Oklahoma.
On defense, the Tigers could
also face some problems up
front, as they look to replace
three starters from a year ago.
While their line might be inex
perienced, the men behind them
aren’t. The Tigers return two
starters at linebacker and their
entire secondary, which com
prised the second-best pass de
fense in the Atlantic Coast Con-
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GAME 3
DATE: September 18
TIME: 6 p.m.
SITE: Kyle Field,
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LAST
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KEY PLAYERS
Leroy
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Graphic: Grach Arenas • THE BATTALION
ference last season.
For the Aggies to win this one,
they will need great play from
their offensive and defensive lines
to attack Clemson’s weaknesses.
Big 12 opener brings formidable foe
By Jonathan Wall
THE BATTALION
The Kyle Field faithful will
need to be in full force on Oct.
2, when the Aggies welcome the
Kansas State Wildcats to Kyle
Field. The two teams haven’t
met since 2001. when A&M
went into Manhattan, Kan., and
fell to the Wildcats 31 -24.
This year, the Wildcat squad
looks to build on last season’s
success that saw it upset peren
nial powerhouse Oklahoma in
the Big 12 Championship 35-7
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Fiesta Bowl 35-28. As always,
this year’s team is chock-full
of talented players, including
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didate Darren Sproles and de
fensive lineman Jennain Berry,
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For the first time since 2001, K-
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ren Sproles returns for his senior
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ishing fifth in the Heisman Tro
phy voting. Even key otTensive
linemen from last season’s squad
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ing another incredible season as
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performance and make a push for
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The receiver position, like
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the gaping hole left by gradu
ated senior James Terry. Terry
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lite and Tony Madison to pick
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The Wildcat defense is going
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