2008 AGGIE FOOTBALL OKLAHOMA (8-1, 4-1 vs. BIG 12) TEXAS A&M (4-5, 2-3 vs. BIG 12) SOONERS VS. AGGIES ASSOCIATED PRESS ......... NO. 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS ......... NOT RANKED USA TODAY ......................... NO. 4 USA TODAY ......................... NOT RANKED Date Opponent Result/Time Date Opponent Result/Time 08/30 ChattanooGA .......................... W, 57-2 08/30 ARKANSAS STATE .....................L, 14-18 09/06 Cincinnati ............................... W, 52-26 09/06 at New Mexico (Versus).................... W, 28-22 09/13 at Washington ............................. W, 55-14 09/20 MIAMI (FLA.) (ABC) .........................L, 23-41 09/27 TCU............................................. W, 35-10 09/27 ARMY (Versus)................................. W, 21-17 10/04 • at Baylor ...................................... W, 49-17 10/04 • at Oklahoma State ........................L, 28-56 WHAt’S 10/11 • vs. Texas (Dallas) ..........................L, 45-35 10/11 • KANSAS STATE .........................L, 30-44 INSIDE 10/18 • KANSAS ..................................... W, 45-31 10/18 • TEXAS TECH (FSN) .........................L, 25-43 10/25 • at Kansas State........................... W, 58-35 10/25 • at Iowa State (FCS) ........................ W, 49-35 SEEKING HALF-MILLION 11/01 • NEBRASKA ................................ W, 62-28 11/01 • COLORADO ............................... W, 24-17 Texas A&M will be seeking to hit the 11/08 • at Texas A&M ............................... 2:30 PM 11/08 • OKLAHOMA (ABC) ......................... 2:30 PM half-million mark in attendance with another big crowd this Saturday. 11/22 • TEXAS TECH .....................................TBA 11/15 • at Baylor ....................................... 3:05 PM <<paGE 5, COLUMN 3>> 11/29 • at Oklahoma State ..............................TBA 11/27 • at Texas (ESPN HD) ............................ 7:00 PM YOUTH MOVEMENT • — Conference game … BOLD CAPS — home game … Times are subject to change … Times listed are Central The Aggies have used 20 first-year players in 2008, including 11 members GAME DAY of Mike Sherman’s first signing class. <<paGE 2, COLUMN 2-3>> INFORMATION Lechler’S RECORD IN REACH Oklahoma SOONERS (8-1, 4-1 vs. Big 12) Shane Lechler’s career punt average (4-5, 2-3 vs. Big 12 record (44.7) could be in jeopardy. at Texas A&M AGGIES <<paGE 2, COLUMN 3>> KICKOFF ­­— 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008 JOHNSON MAKES MARK SITE (CAPACITY) ­­— Kyle Field (83,002 cap.), College Station, Texas Sophomore Jerrod Johnson has RADIO INFORMATION — The game will be broadcast regionally by the 40-plus station Texas A&M Radio been nothing short of record-breaking. Network (flagship: WTAW 1620 AM / College Station). For a complete list of stations, go to: AggieAthletics.com. <<paGE 3, COLUMN 1-2>> Calling the game on the A&M Radio Network are DAVE SOUTH (play-by-play in his 23rd season), former A&M TANNEHILL / FULLER All-America and NFL All-Pro defensive back DAVE ELMENDORF (commentary) and former A&M SID and local radio personality TOM TURBIVILLE (sideline). Texas A&M’s radio call of the game can also be heard on Sirius Freshman receivers Ryan Tannehill satellite radio. The game will also be broadcast nationally via Westwood One with Tom McCarthy (play-by-play) and Jeff Fuller came to Texas A&M with and Bobby Ross (analyst) with the call. very different expectations <<paGE 3, COLUMN 1-2>> TV INFORMATION ­­— The game will televised by ABC with Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (analyst) and Jack Arute (sideline) describing the action. SENIORS STEP UP Much is being made of the Aggies’ SERIES INFORMATION ­­— The Aggies trail Oklahoma, 16-10, in the all-time series between the two schools youth brigade, but A&M has received ... Since the formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, Oklahoma owns an 8-4 advantage in games with the key contributions from seniors recently. Aggies ... Oklahoma has won five straight over A&M since the Aggies’ win over the then-top-ranked Sooners at <<paGE 2, COLUMN 1>> Kyle Field in 2002 ... Sherman has faced off against OU twice as an assistant coach with the Aggies falling 44-14 in Norman in his first stint, and winning 33-16 in College Station in his second stint with A&M.. A&M-OU series YOUTH Movement 1903 L 0 - . 6 College Station The Aggies have used 20 first-year players in 2008, including 11 members of first-year head 1907 W 19 - . 0 College Station coach Mike Sherman’s initial signing class at Texas A&M. From the 2008 signing class, seven 1909 W 14 - . 8 College Station true freshmen and one junior college transfer have worked their way into the starting lineup. Six 1912 W 28 - . 6 College Station redshirt freshmen have earned at least one start. Freshmen are responsible for 56 percent of the 10/ 7/1944 L 14 - 21 Norman, Okla. all-purpose yardage gained by the Aggies in 2008. 10/ 6/1945 W 19 - 14 College Station 10/ 5/1946 L 7 - 10 Norman, Okla. Newcomers Make Their Presence Felt 10/ 4/1947 L 14 - 26 Norman, Okla. True Freshmen (10) 10/ 2/1948 L 14 - 42 Norman, Okla. Eddie Brown DT Seen action in every game … Has made 17 tackles 10/ 1/1949 L 13 - 33 Norman, Okla. Ricky Cavanaugh LB Took redshirt off for Army game...has made four tackles in three games. 10/ 7/1950 L 28 - 34 Norman, Okla. Randy Bullock PK Starting placekicker … 5-of-5 on FGs with long of 46 10/ 6/1951 W 14 - . 7 College Station Terrence Frederick DB Started last four gms … Has made 25 tackles … had 8 vs. KSU, 7 vs. ISU 9/11/1993 L 14 - 44 Norman, Okla. Jeff Fuller WR Started last seven gms … Has freshman record 7 rec. TDs, one shy of overall school record 9/10/1994 W 36 - 14 College Station Cyrus Gray RB/KOR Started six gms … Team leader in A-P yards (1,088) and KOR yards (727) 11/16/1996 W 33 - 16 College Station Trent Hunter DB Started last six gms … Averaging 8.7 tackles/G in his starts … two INTs vs. CU 11/15/1997 W 51 - . 7 Norman, Okla. Tony Jerod-Eddie DT Started six gms … Has made 16 tackles, including 3 TFL … blocked PAT vs. TT 11/ 7/1998 W 29 - . 0 College Station Joey Villavisencio OL Started against Iowa State … saw his first action of the season vs. Cyclones 10/23/1999 L 6 - 51 Norman, Okla. K.J. Williams TE Saw action in last four games 11/11/2000 L 31 - 35 College Station Redshirt Freshmen (9) 11/10/2001 L 10 - 31 Norman, Okla. Frank Avery TE Seen action in six games 11/ 9/2002 W 30 - 26 College Station Danny Baker TE/OL Has made one start at TE … seen action in seven games 11/ 8/2003 L 0 - 77 Norman, Okla. Ben Bass TE Has made one start at TE … seen action in seven games 11/ 6/2004 L 35 - 42 College Station Evan Eike OL Starting offensive guard 11/12/2005 L 30 - 36 Norman, Okla. Lionel Smith DB Played in one game 11/ 4/2006 L 16 - 17 College Station Bradley Stephens RB Seen action in every game … contributed 217 A-P yards 11/ 3/2007 L 14 - 42 Norman Ryan Tannehill WR/QB Leads in catches (44) and yards (663) … set freshman receiving record vs. KSU Harold Turnage TE Played in one game SENIORS STEP UP Garrick Williams OLB Started five games … seventh on team with 33 tackles Much is being made of the Aggies’ youth bri- Transfers (1) gade, but A&M has received key contributions Matt Moss DE Started against KSU … has made 10 tackles, including one TFL and one PBU. from seniors in the last two games. • DE Cyril Obiozor has 10 tackles, including two sacks and total three tackles for losses (TFL). • DE Michael Bennett has contributed 4.5 TFL, Freshmen finds Last Saturday’s win was A&M’s first this sea- including a sack, a batted down pass (PBU) Texas A&M is one only two teams in the nation son when trailing at half … Opponents have and a forced fumble. that have a pair of freshman receivers ranked converted 52 percent of their third-down tries among the NCAA’s top 100 pass catchers (the • DB Devin Gregg returned to the starting lineup in 2008, but Colorado converted just 5-16 last other is Houston). Redshirt freshman Ryan Tan- and brought a physical presence to the second- week, and were 0-of-6 in the second half. ary. He has made 14 tackles with a PBU. nehill ranks in a tie for No. 43 (5.5/G) and true freshman Jeff Fuller ranks No. 74 (4.7/G). • Alton Dixon shifted from safety to linebacker A&M is also one of just seven teams nationally and has added speed to the front seven. He with three or more receivers ranked among the Lechler’S record IN reach has made 14 tackles in two starts at LB. top 100 (Tannehill, Fuller and running back Mike 1999 All-America Shane Lechler’s seem- • CB Danny Gorrer has made 11 tackles and a Goodson). The others are Houston, Missouri, ingly unattainable school record for career punt sack. New Mexico State, Oregon State, Texas Tech average (44.7) could be in jeopardy. Lechler’s • OT Travis Schneider returned to the starting and Western Michigan. school record, which was an NCAA record with lineup against Colorado after missing two a minimun of 250 punts when he finished his games with a sprained ankle. Underclassman total “O” college career, is within reach of senior Justin Brantly. If Brantly continues on his current punts • Punter Justin Brantly has been All-America- Freshmen and sophomores have accounted per game average and finishes with 55 punts, worthy all season, but might have had his best for 75.4 percent of the Aggies’ total offense he would need to raise his average from 46.5 game of the season with a 48.0 average on in 2008, with sophomore quarterback Jerrod to 46.8 to pass Lechler.