THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18,2011
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AY EW PRESENTED BY THE WAVE
ATM
ETHAN PADWAY
epadway@kansan.com
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EXAS A&M
Darrian Miller
Photo by Abby Davis
BABY JAY WILL WEEP IF ...
The Jayhawks run offense gets stopped by the Aggie defense, forcing the Jayhawks into third and long situations that they do not convert. With the offense not moving, the Jayhawks will get run out of College Station faster than the Aggies can leave for the SEC.
Senior running back Cyrus Gray is the leader of the Aggie run game. This season, the Aggies have struggled holding onto leads in the second half, if they want to hold onto the lead, they will need Gray to come through big.
AT A GLANCE
Bullock
Gray
PLAYER TO WATCH
For the second consecutive week, the Jayhawks' opponent will become bowl eligible with a win. The Aggies look to end their three-game losing streak and earn a trip to their 33rd bowl game.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Sherman
COACHING
Senior kicker Randy Bullock has been solid for the Aggies this season, making 20 of his 24 field goal attempts, including 9-11 from 40 yards or more and a long of 47. Bullock has a career long of 50, made in both the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
MOMENTUM
Coach Mike Sherman is in his fourth year as coach of the Aggies after previously serving as coach of the Green Bay Packers for six seasons. In 2010 he took the Aggies to a 9-4 record and claimed a share of the Big 12 South title, but has come under fire after a 5-5 start this season that kept his total record as the Aggies coach at 24-24.
The Aggies are hurting for a win after dropping three consecutive games. Their last loss was especially heart-breaking, as they fell in the fourth overtime to Kansas State.
TEXAS A&M 5-5
STARTING LINEUP
OFFENSE
The Aggies will attack the Jayhawks with a balanced approach. They have two runners who are close to eclipsing the 1,000 yard mark this season. Cyrus Gray, who needs 49 more yards and Christine Michael, who is 101 yards away.
Pos. NAME No. Year
QB Ryan Tannehill 17 Sr.
RB Cyrus Gray 32 Sr.
WR Jeff Fuller 8 Sr.
WR Uzoma Nwachukwu 7 Jr.
WR Ryan Swope 25 Jr.
TE Nehemiah Hicks 81 So.
LT Luke Joeckel 76 SO.
LG Brian Thomas 71 Jr.
C Patrick Lewis 61 Jr.
RG Cedric Oghuehi 70 Fr.
RT Jake Matthews 75 So.
PK Randy Bullock 28 Sr.
DEFENSE
The Jayhawks will face a heavy blitz from the Aggies front. If Jordan Webb can find the holes left by the blitz, he can make it a long day for the Aggies defense. The Aggies are tough in their run defense, but have allowed teams to score against them, allowing 31 points per game.
Webb
Pos. NAME No. Year
DE Spencer Nealy 99 Jr.
DT Eddie Brown Jr. 39 Jr.
DE Tony Jerod-Eddie 83 Sr.
OLB Damontre Moore 94 So.
ILB Charlie Thomas 9 So.
ILB Jonathan Stewart 11 Jr.
OLB Sean Porter 10 Jr.
CB Terrence Frederick 7 Sr.
SS Toney Hurd Jr. 4 So.
FS Trent Hunter 1 Sr.
CB Lionel Smith 3 Sr.
P Ryan Epperson 48 Jr.
QUESTION MARKS
Three times this season the Aggies have entered the half with a double-digit lead and have gone on to lose the game. If the Jayhawks don't give up at halftime, despite what the scoreboard says, they could make it a fourth time
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BY THE NUMBERS
The Aggies will become the 13th member of the SEC next season, after making an agreement to switch conferences earlier in the year. They started the second round of realignment drama in college football in two years.
Number of games this season where the Aggies have had more penalty yards than there opponents.