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Aggies hosts Gamecocks at Kyle Field in evening game for SEC home opener By Heath Clary @Heath_Clary Coming off a 50-43 overtime win over Arkansas in the Southwest Classic, Texas A&M returns home to Kyle Field for a showdown with South Carolina. The Gamecocks (3-1) are fresh off a 17-16 victory over Louisiana Tech that was decided on a field goal in the final seconds. South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley has emerged as one of the best quarterbacks in the SEC, as the sophomore ranks third in the conference in total offense.
“He’s been in big games before. Their offense is a little bit like ours schematically — we’re pretty similar — but obviously they have an experienced quarterback,” A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin said at Tuesday’s press conference. “They have an attack really similar to ours utilizing the tight end, some run-pass options with big, physical receivers. They have really evolved in their offense with him because he can run — he can scramble and throw it.” Will Muschamp’s squad will be without its star receiver Deebo Samuel, however, after he broke his leg two weeks ago against Kentucky. Samuel is one of the most dynamic playmakers in the SEC when healthy, and the Gamecocks offense has not looked nearly as potent since
he went down. The Aggie offense, though, has continued to improve under the leadership of freshman signal-caller Kellen Mond. The San Antonio native threw for 216 yards and a touchdown against the Razorbacks in Arlington and also ran for 109 yards on 10 carries. “He’s got a lot of talent,” Sumlin said of Mond. “He’s getting more comfortable, we’re getting more comfortable with him and knowing what he can do. I think you can see the communication even on the sideline is better.” Mond looks like an entirely different quarterback than the one who struggled mightily in the season opener against UCLA. “He was kind of tossed into the fire as a true freshman. He was just pushed in there and had
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to go into the game at a big-time moment,” sophomore running back Trayveon Williams said. “Now he has a different look in his eyes, he looks at the game from a whole other aspect, he’s become way more vocal and he’s becoming just a leader he was born to be.” In addition to Mond’s growth, the A&M receiving corps has also shown improvement. Fellow newcomer Jhamon Ausbon snagged five passes for 48 yards against Arkansas, Christian Kirk exploded for 110 yards and two touchdowns and the receivers have started making more contested catches than they did at the beginning of the season. Kirk also contributed in the return game, taking a kickoff to the house against Arkansas and earning the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week in the process. Kirk looked like his PREVIEW ON PG. 3
Globally expanding the Aggie Network Association of Former Students offers year round opportunities for former students to travel world By Mara Kabir @MaraKabir
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For 50 years now, Traveling Aggies, a program through The Association of Former Students, has allowed graduates of Texas A&M to travel the world. With almost 70 trips planned every year, former students have a number of options, whether it be a quick getaway to the Kentucky Derby or an exciting trip to Tanzania. Jennifer Bohac, director of the program, said she goes on about 15 trips a year, an equivalent of traveling 250 days. “These trips are always fun,” Bohac said. “We make it easy for you. The details of the trip, such as planning the itinerary, booking a hotel or planning transportation are all taken care of when you sign up. And it’s such an amazing experience to meet Aggies anywhere you go.” Bohac said many times former students have extended their kindness to these travel groups, such as hosting a fiesta at their home in Acapulco, singing the Aggie War Hymn with fellow Aggies on the Spanish Steps in Rome or when Bill Flores, U.S. Congressman and former Aggie, gave a tour of Washington D.C. “That’s what makes trips memorable,” Bohac said. “People cherish those times.” Joshua Fuller, Class of 2017, said he remembers the time when he and a friend met a group of old Ags and their families on the excursion at Machu Picchu in Peru. “We ran into the group and were greeted with a loud ‘Gig ‘Em,’ walking back to the main site, we shared stories about A&M, talked about our lives and contemplated how awesome TRAVEL ON PG. 3
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Former Yell Leader opens BBQ restaurant across from Kyle By Abbie Maier @abbsmaier
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ollowing the success of his barbeque food truck, Roy May, Class of 2015 and former yell leader, opened up a stationary restaurant. Good Bull BBQ’s original food truck was parked across from campus, and an overwhelmingly positive response from the community accelerated the timeline for serving from a brick-and-mortar location. In roughly 60 days, May and his team revamped the location to reflect their goals for the restaurant. They elicited little outside help, working to
create Good Bull’s atmosphere from knocking out walls to creating bright chalkboard art. “It needed some work,” May said. “This place kind of looked like a war zone. Even when we were three days from opening, it didn’t look like we were going to pull it off, to be honest. Looking back, it was a lot of fun. But when you’re in the building every day, you don’t really see the progress. When you step back, you notice.” After graduating from A&M, May decided to call College Station home and has always wanted to bring a new barbeque joint to the area. Every decoration inside holds meaning to Roy and his team, including a hallway dedicated to the Bonfire Memorial. “The biggest thing that is our hope, is we wanted to create a destination
location in College Station for barbeque,” May said. “It’s not just a place where you can get your barbeque, sit down and eat, maybe grab a cold beer and leave. We wanted to create a place to tell a story with. It’s a little bit of my story, it’s a little bit of the story of A&M.” May said he is grateful for the enormous social media support that Good Bull has gained, and said the support has helped immensely. Compared to the food truck, this new location has afforded the business the ability to serve more food and expand the menu with little hassle. “The barbeque trailer gave us a great avenue to get our food into the market here in Bryan-College Station, with a lot less financial risk,” May said. “A BBQ ON PG. 2
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A&M installs stationary bikes in libraries to aid in study, fitness By Abbie Maier @abbsmaier In an effort to get students thinking about their physical health while staying on top of their studies, the library system has installed six desk bikes in three libraries on campus. The concept’s inception came as early as 2015, and now the libraries on campus have finally implemented a trial period for workout equipment in study spaces. The libraries will decide a future course of action based on the feedback they receive. Derek Halling, interim director at Evans Library, was one of four employees of the libraries to carry this idea into reality. In order to gauge success, Halling said they created a survey for students to fill out upon completion of bike use. The responses have been positive so far. “We like to take care of our students, and think of them holistically — mind, body and spirit. A lot of the responses have said it’s really helped their focus,” Halling said. “If they start getting sleepy, people will jump on there, get some exercise, and then start studying again. Sometimes they study while on
the bike, but it seems that most of the time it’s a break in between studying.” Interim Director at West Campus Library, Jared Hoppenfeld, said he has seen many of the same positive trends. Hoppenfeld attributes the idea to one of his colleagues, Tanya Carter, who introduced it at a weekly meeting after reading about the bikes in the American Libraries Magazine. “An actual research project at Clemson was done that showed that use of these bike desks while studying improved academic retention, sleep quality, and performance,” Hoppenfeld said. “Tanya brought that idea to me, and I saw that it wasn’t going to cost a lot to do a little experiment, so we were able to get six bikes for three of our libraries. I put in a request for money and was approved.” Hoppenfeld said the libraries aim to publish something based on data they find through A&M students. “It just started in August, so right now we’re just seeing where it goes. We’ll finish out the survey, see what people said, and look at our options,” Hoppenfeld said. “It’s obvious that this is a success, as far as students liking the ability to exercise while they’re studying in the library.” Evie Hauptmann, accounting junior, teaches cycling classes at the Student Recreation Center and said she was excited to try out the desk bikes
Roy May, Class of 2015 and former Yell Leader, moved Good Bull BBQ from their popular food truck to a permanent location on Southgate off of George W. Bush Drive.
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for the first time. “It’s nice to have something else to do besides just looking at my phone. It actually kept me focused, I really liked it,” Hauptmann said. “I think if people actually take advantage of it, I honestly think it’ll help people focus more. Maybe if you’re super busy and have a test week, it’s something you can do instead of just sitting in the same spot all day.” Robin Sewell is in charge of bike desk management at the Medical Sciences Library and said there has been less usage of the bikes at her specific library, but that the survey responses have reflected a desire by students for greater privacy while riding. “We do a lot of things to try and help students be more productive studying. I think activity is something we can add in the library easily,” Sewell said. “These bikes are very quiet, and they aren’t very expensive. It gives students a good way to study and then have a quick break.” Halling describes the desk bikes as reflecting the libraries’ desire to serve students in as many ways as possible. “The students are here studying because it’s so important,” Halling said. “But of course your health is important too. We don’t want students to have to choose between their academics and some form of physical activity.”
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BBQ CONTINUED mobile venue is exponentially cheaper than running a physical establishment.” Psychology senior Dean Aramburu said he has gone to Good Bull so many times he can’t count his visits, eating there at least once a week since opening, and at the food truck before that. Aramburu said his favorite dish is the pulled pork tacos, which he recommends to all first time visitors. “It’s the same food, just better hours now. Now if I wanted to, I could go for lunch and dinner,” Aramburu said. “The food’s incredible. It’s probably the best pulled pork I’ve ever had, and I’ve been to a bunch of the big barbeque places in Texas. Nothing
really compares.” Caroline Plowden graduated last May from the Professional Program in Accounting at Mays Business School. She became friends with May when he participated in her sorority’s philanthropy event while they were both students. Plowden said she is happy to see May’s dream become a reality. “I think he is one of the most sincere, good hearted people, which I think might be a bit of a surprise to some, just because he has the military background, he’s done a lot with his life with the old guard, but he really just has the biggest heart,” Plowden said. “He loves to serve people, and I think his favorite way to do that is making great food.”
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Junior defensive end, Landis Durham, had two sacks in last weeks win against Arkansas.
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Landis Durham has waited to play, now he’s finding success on the field By Ryan MacDonald @Ryan_MacDonald2 In contemporary society it seems like everyone is seeking instant gratification, even among college athletes. However, junior defensive end Landis Durham has demonstrated patience and has recently garnered the fruits of his labor. The defensive lineman playing 55-50 snaps last Saturday against Arkansas, posting two sacks and five total tackles. His strong play last Saturday puts him at 14 total tackles and 3.5 sacks on the year, already surpassing his statistics from his freshman and sophomore season combined. “I’m enjoying this ride, I’m making sure I make the most of this opportunity, I go out there and play hard, play physical and I’m making sure I do my job,” Durham said. Durham’s junior year success comes after a roller coaster start to his football career that began at Plano East High School primarily as a defensive end, along with seeing some snaps at linebacker and running back. Durham experienced immense achievement during his junior year of high school, contributing 91 tackles with two interceptions and two sacks. This accomplishment catalyzed his recruitment and earned him offers from Texas A&M, Baylor, Mississippi State and TCU, among others.
Following his junior season, Durham committed to A&M. “I knew it was a great school from the get-go and it has such strong traditions,” Durham said. “The defense was solid and I wanted to be a part of something that was defensive-centered. Before I came here, [Texas A&M] picked up [defensive coordinator] John Chavis so that was huge and made the decision much easier for me.” After verbally committing to Texas A&M, Durham finished off his high school career with a monstrous senior campaign, amassing 42 tackles, 32 quarterback pressures and two sacks. Following the season, Durham was named the Collin County Utility Player of the Year by the Plano Courier. Durham came to A&M in 2015 and made an impact right away as a linebacker, playing in five games and contributing three tackles. However, after his freshman season, Durham transitioned back to the defensive end position, which he had not played since Plano East. “I played defensive end in high school, and coming back to it last season, it was actually pretty hard learning a whole bunch of new technique and new moves,” Durham said. “Coach Price did a great job of coaching me up. We spent time after practice and before practice learning new techniques.” The change to the new position had him buried at the bottom of the depth chart behind
big names such as Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall, who are now both in the NFL. Despite not getting to see much game time, Durham was able to be a student and learn from those two guys, which eased his transition back to defensive end. “Both of them of Garrett and Hall helped me out big time,” Durham said “Coming back to defensive end felt really weird at first, but they helped me out with a bunch of techniques, pass rush moves and leverage, and I really feel like I learned a lot from them.” Durham saw action in just four games his sophomore season. The lack of success would have had most college athletes looking to transfer, however, Durham knew that Texas A&M was the place he wanted to be—even if it meant not playing football at some point. “There are definitely hard times at a school like this but, I wasn’t going to turn down this education,” Durham said. “I consider myself really patient, so either way it turned out, football or no football, I knew I was going to be alright.” Durham ultimately stuck with football and had what he felt was a very good summer. “I feel like I prepared myself really well during the summer in workouts, and made the most out of my opportunity,” Durham said. Despite his preparation, Durham still started the season third on the depth chart, but took major strides in the team’s first game against Nicholls State.
“After game one, I got in there, I wanted to make sure I played fast,” Durham said. “Coach Price told me I took some steps in the right direction and to make sure to keep on going that way.” That game turned out to be a turning point for Durham who has found success this year, accumulating 3.5 sacks and nine tackles, earning more and more snaps as the season progresses. Durham has also caught the eye of A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin, who named him the defensive player of the game against Arkansas. “Right now, he’s the most improved player on this football team,” Sumlin said. “He’s a developmental guy who’s gotten his shot, and has been very, very productive. He’s really worked himself into a fine football player.” Durham appreciates the praise but said he’s just a piece of the puzzle on this team. “I’m not looking at myself too much from an individual standpoint but for me I just want to continue to do my job, find my place on the team and contribute to the success that we’re having,” Durham said. Durham will look to continue his progress at getting to the quarterback on Saturday against South Carolina’s offensive line, which allowed the most sacks in the SEC last season. A&M is set to host the Gamecocks on Sept. 30, at Kyle Field. Kick off is set for 6:30 p.m. CT and will be televised on SEC Network.
PREVIEW CONTINUED old self after putting up underwhelming numbers in the first three games of the season. Kirk said he was disappointed in his play in the Louisiana-Lafayette game, motivating him to play better against Arkansas. “After the game I did a lot of reflecting on what might have happened and just kind of where my head was at,” Kirk said. “I was able to get a chip on my shoulder going into last week’s practice. I probably had one of my best weeks of practice. I was able to go out on Saturday, and it showed.” Sumlin said the Aggies continue to gain confidence, which is a product of winning games and seeing their hard work in practice pay off on Saturdays. “I don’t think we ever lacked confidence,” Sumlin said. “I think there was some frustration — those are two different things. I think in the second half against Lafayette, guys started feeling a lot better about themselves. Any time you win or you’re in a positive situation, you do gain some confidence.” The Aggies will try to improve to 4-1 on the season before hosting No. 1 Alabama next weekend. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on the SEC Network. Cassie Stricker — THE BATTALION
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The Bulldogs are coming off a loss to Georgia right when they were starting to make a case for the second-best in the SEC. They couldn’t get their passing game going against the stout Georgia defense after they carved up LSU just a week before. MSU quarterback Nick Fitzgerald will face another test this Saturday against an Auburn run defense that allowed just 96-yards to Clemson. The Tigers have tallied 33 tackles-for-loss and the Bulldogs are really going to suffer if they aren’t able to open things up with the ground game. If they were in Starkville, I’d have Mississippi State favored for the win. However, after their performance last weekend in Athens, I don’t think Fitzgerald and company will be able to find their way around this Auburn pass rush. Cue the toilet paper. Prediction: Auburn 26, Mississippi State 20
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Georgia is one of two undefeated teams in the SEC. Tennessee, on the other hand, lost two weeks ago in a last minute Hail Mary by Florida, almost identical to how the Vols took down Georgia last season. If the Bulldogs are going to prove their No. 7 ranking, they should make short work of the Volunteers, who haven’t proved much of anything since falling to Texas A&M in 2016. The Dawgs nearly shut out Mississippi State last weekend and their defense hasn’t looked this good in a long time. They allowed just 83-yards through the air from MSU QB Nick Fitzgerald, while stealing two passed from him. Now they’re looking for revenge against a Tennessee squad that’s struggling in multiple departments. Offensively, Vols running back John Kelly is the only one making noise and the Volunteer run defense should get ripped to shreds by Georgia’s backfield. Because Tennessee is at home, they have a chance to make a difference in this matchup if they can force turnovers and keep their defense off the field. Expect the Vols to start strong as usual, but Georgia will salt the Tennessee wounds in Knoxville. Prediction: Georgia 34, Tennessee 17
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Senior quarterback Ryan Tannehill is brought down by a swarm of Texas defenders during the last game played between the two teams in 2011.
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UT students vote to bring back historic Aggie-Longhorn game By Alex Miller @AlexMill20 In a campus-wide vote Wednesday, the University of Texas student body came out in support of reinstating the Texas A&M-Texas football game. With a total of 7,764 votes, 96.71 percent of students voted yes on bringing the game back, which has not been played since 2011, according to a tweet from Melanie Torre with CBS Austin. The vote was pushed by Texas Student Body President Alejandrina Guzman and Vice President Micky Wolf. “For generations, UT students enjoyed the Texas v. Texas A&M Rivalry game before it was stopped in 2011,” Guzman and Wolf wrote in a student-wide email sent Tuesday. “Now, you have an opportunity to help bring it back.” In addition to the vote, Guzman and Wolf sent a survey to all Texas students to collect data to send to University of Texas president Greg Fenves and athletic director Mike Perrin. The survey asked students questions such as why the rivalry should be reinstated and if students would travel to games against A&M in College Station among other Texas cities such as Houston or Dallas. In an official referendum written by Wolf along with Kristen Moore, student government executive board member, listed items as to why the vote was being taken. Texas Student Government stated it conducted the poll as the voice of the Texas student body, with its goal being to unite student leaders from both campuses to bring the game back. In addition, the referendum cited Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp’s comments made in support of the rivalry to Texas Monthly in July 2017. “I know a lot of people would like to see A&M play UT again,” Sharp said in the article. “Not the kids here necessarily, but a lot of the older alumni still ask about it.” With Sharp’s comments were published days after first-year Texas head football coach Tom Herman said at Big 12 Media Days he would like to see the Aggies appear
on the Longhorns schedule as a marquee non-conference opponent. When asked about the vote earlier this week, Herman was in support of the student effort. “Any time the student body rallies around a cause, I think the powers that be listen,” Herman told the Daily Texan. “Now, the powers that be are in that position because they have to make decisions.” Herman though, is uncertain when the game will actually happen again in the regular season. Texas A&M student body president Bobby Brooks said his office has been paying attention to the vote and talks of renewing the rivalry. “Frankly, I am glad that our students care about the decisions that our university’s leadership makes,” Brooks said. “SGA is and has been listening to those in support as well as those against, and I have been sharing these conversations with athletics and administration for months now. Issues of this size at Texas A&M require initiative from within the administration and the system.” For the powers that be who make the decision to bring the game back will have to consider many options. The most basic variable is scheduling. A&M already has home-and-home non-conference series scheduled with Clemson, Colorado, Miami and Notre Dame through 2024. With the Aggies playing in the SEC West, along with facing the likes of traditional SEC East powers Georgia (2019, 2024), Florida (2022) and Tennessee (2023) given the Aggies future schedules, it could take several years to schedule the game. As for the prospects in Austin, the Longhorns have a home-and-home series scheduled with LSU in 2019-20, Ohio State 2022-23 and Michigan 2024, 2027. Texas will play a nine-game conference schedule in the Big 12. Still, Texas has competed against multiple Power Five teams in non-conference play each of the past five seasons, showing the Horns are willing to ante up their schedule. Texas Student Government concluded that its next step is to launch a campaign “Reinstate the Rivalry” and continue to work with students, alumni and both athletic departments to make the game come back for good.
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TRAVEL CONTINUED it was that we were both bonded by the tie of the Aggie Network,” Fuller said. “It was such an incredible experience and one I’ll always cherish.” Traveling Aggies doesn’t only offer trips for older former students; it also hosts an Essential Europe trip for recent Aggie graduates. The Essential Europe trip allows for graduating seniors to visit nine countries in Europe, including Germany, England, France, Italy and Greece, during the summer before they settle into their new jobs or go off to graduate school. Rebekah Josefy, communications specialist for the Association of Former Students, has been a host for the Essential Europe trip since 2014. Josefy said the trip is a chance for recent grads to celebrate their accomplishments as well as meet new people. “We have students that come from every corner of campus,” Josefy said. “Whether you’re engineering or liberal arts, you feel the connection of being an Aggie. We become a family.” The Essentials European trips allows students, whether they are well traveled or a first time traveler, to experience the many differ-
ent sights Europe has to offer within a three week span. “I always tell students to sign up [for] this trip as it’s such an incredible opportunity,” Josefy said. “There are so many benefits, you get to experience new cultures and expand your perspective of the world as well as make memories for a lifetime.” Not only are well-known sights like Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower included, but students can also visit historical villages in Germany or the Dachau concentration camp, go wine tasting in Tuscany, white water rafting in Austria, paragliding on a small island in Greece or visiting the famous Moulin Rouge. “The schedule of the trip allows for students to have a good mix of free time as well as scheduled activities and sights,” Josefy said. “It’s the best of both worlds.” Josefy remembers that on a particular trip, a group of students went to visit the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City during their free time and met astronaut Mike Fossum, Class of 1980, who recognized them by their rings. “They were able to share stories and take pictures with him. It’s always nice to see Aggies when traveling abroad,” Josefy said. “This trip really is an amazing experience.”
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