Spring Break
Lane plows into A&M record books, Aggies mauled by Wildcats
By: Brad Cox
Issue date: 10/10/08 Section: Sports
"Nothing really matters unless you get the [win]," said sophomore Aggie quarterback Jerrod Johnson, who threw for 419 yards and 2 touchdowns. "Every game there's probably about 5 or 6 games that decide the outcome of the game."
A&M outscored Kansas State 20-17 in the second half, but the 17-point deficit at half time was too much for the Aggies to return from. Johnson threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, one to junior running back Mike Goodson and another to freshman receiver Ryan Tannehill.
"It really doesn't mean that much when you don't get the win," Tannehill said about his 12 receptions for 210 yards. "If you don't bring home the [win] you can't look at stats, you can't look at numbers, you can't look at anything but the [loss]."
The A&M defense, once nicknamed the "Wrecking Crew" because of its success, gave up a 100-yard rusher for the fifth time this season. The game also marked the third time in 2008 the defense has given up more than 400 total offensive yards.
"You just got to go back to work, see if we can't find a way to slow down a Texas Tech football team that's probably as good as anybody in the country at throwing the football," defensive coordinator Joe Kines said about his team's showing. "That will be a big challenge for us. When they ring that bell and pull that rope and that bull comes out of the chute, you just got two choices, hang on or get bucked off. We're going to strap a little tighter and hang on."
A&M outscored Kansas State 20-17 in the second half, but the 17-point deficit at half time was too much for the Aggies to return from. Johnson threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, one to junior running back Mike Goodson and another to freshman receiver Ryan Tannehill.
"It really doesn't mean that much when you don't get the win," Tannehill said about his 12 receptions for 210 yards. "If you don't bring home the [win] you can't look at stats, you can't look at numbers, you can't look at anything but the [loss]."
The A&M defense, once nicknamed the "Wrecking Crew" because of its success, gave up a 100-yard rusher for the fifth time this season. The game also marked the third time in 2008 the defense has given up more than 400 total offensive yards.
"You just got to go back to work, see if we can't find a way to slow down a Texas Tech football team that's probably as good as anybody in the country at throwing the football," defensive coordinator Joe Kines said about his team's showing. "That will be a big challenge for us. When they ring that bell and pull that rope and that bull comes out of the chute, you just got two choices, hang on or get bucked off. We're going to strap a little tighter and hang on."
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