Fuller, Aggies look forward
By: Brad Cox
Issue date: 10/13/09 Section: Sports
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Fuller, who suffered a cracked right fibula in the Aggies' game against Utah State on Sept. 19, was a catalyst to the A&M offense in his first season and was on a promising start before the injury.
"He's going to practice with us this week so we'll have to wait and see," Sherman said. "Even with practice, Jeff has always been a guy that like his reps in practice; it may take a little while to get him going."
In A&M's first game with Fuller on the bench, against UAB, junior quarterback Jerrod Johnson connected with nine receivers for 290 yards and three touchdowns.
While Johnson's numbers were not hurt by Fuller's absence in the Arkansas game on Oct. 3, dropped passes were a factor in the loss.
In the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State Saturday, the problem of dropped passes continued, leading to the Aggies' second consecutive loss.
Fuller has not been cleared to play in A&M's road game at Kansas State on Saturday, but will be taking reps in practice.
"It's healed up real nicely according to the doctors and the MRI," Sherman said. "We'll just have to wait and see how the week plays out."
The return of Fuller against Kansas State would be a boost to the No. 9 passing offense in the nation, which pairs up with the No. 65 pass defense in the nation Saturday.
With seven games remaining on the schedule, three of which are at home, the Aggies are three wins short of being eligible for a bowl game.
"I don't think our team's morale is down too much," Johnson said. "We were definitely hurt on Saturday after the loss because we thought we played good enough to win. But coming off two losses it's definitely important for us to get back on track and get momentum going."
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