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Texas A&M sophomore safety Trent Hunter stops a Texas wide receiver from converting a fourth down play in the Aggies’ 49-39 loss against Texas Thursday at Kyle Field.
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with Texas quarterback Colt McCoy that has stuck with me. “We feel we can match up with anyone in the country,” Johnson said. “We have some great guys, and coaches who can recruit. We don’t take this as a moral victory because we expect to win. One good thing is that this game gave us some national exposure to show that Texas A&M is headed in that direction.” “We expect to win.” “We don’t take this as a moral victory.” Those are the types of things you want to hear from a leader. And in his second year at the helm, Johnson has grown into more than that. He’s the most skilled quarterback this University has ever seen. There’s no comparison. On Thursday, he accounted for 439 total yards and four touchdowns against the No. 3 defense in the entire nation. But the most impressive things were the maturity and growth he demonstrated. He never played outside of himself, he never forced anything and on the national stage, against a team like Texas, that is saying something. “I can’t say enough about Jerrod Johnson,” Head Coach Mike Sherman said. “He’s probably under the radar for what he has been able to do.
I thought he managed the game very well. He wasn’t perfect, but I was extremely proud. I’ve never been around a player who has progressed like he has. I’m very proud of him. He showed tenacity. He wanted the ball in his hands.” Great players always want the ball in their hands. And Johnson is on the threshold of becoming just that. He’s personally rewriting the history books every time he steps on the field. His 2009 season consisted of 3,217 yards passing and 28 touchdowns. He only threw six interceptions. Those are numbers unheard of in College Station. Following the game Thursday, many national pundits are hyping up Johnson as a Heisman candidate for 2010. It’s fairly realistic and deserved. But, the more noteworthy thing is the simple fact that national pundits are even talking about Texas A&M football. Even in a loss, we may look back on Thursday as the turning point for this program. Sherman said Wednesday the team was going to make the students and fans proud. Well, they did more than that. The team fought tooth and nail with one of the best teams in the country. They left everything they had on Kyle Field. They earned the respect of their rivals and the Twelfth Man. And, as Johnson said, they showed that A&M is headed in the right direction. David Harris is a junior economics major.
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