Texas A&M Football
“Nebraska had hammered us in ’97 and left a bad taste in our mouth but we knew they were coming to Kyle Field next year. The week of practice leading up to the game was the most physical practices coach Slocum had us prepare for. After that whipping the year before, we knew what we had to do to play those guys and Slocum and the staff had us ready.”
“We were playing a zone coverage and our D-line got great pressure on Newcombe, so he didn’t get to set his feet like he wanted to and get a good release on the ball. I actually thought he was going deep to a receiver Brandon Jennings was covering. My receiver did a curl route but then he started to scramble a bit, with the pressure, I knew he was going to throw it to him and I read it and picked it off. I knew the game was over and I was going to slide, but then Dat Nguyen jumped on my back and sealed the deal.”
“Dat was a true leader and kept us inspired every play, every game. His passion on the field and in the classroom, watching film made him great. There would be times where he would literally call out the offensive play before they ran it and they would run the exact play. His knowledge and being able to read keys, picking up tendencies, made us all sharpen our skills, he was that good.”
“Getting Chavis was huge. Going back a few years to the hire of Sumlin, it was a great move. It has got a lot of guys inspired and recruiting has picked up. With John Chavis, that is going to continue.”
“My senior year in high school, my first four games we allowed zero passing yards. We started getting some people saying, 'What are those guys doing?' That was the start of my recruitment for football. I received some track offers but that’s when football started.”
“I knew I was going to be attending Texas A&M, one day I was sitting in history class and my teacher said, “Hey, come to the door.” I was wondering what I did and then Coach Slocum was at the door. That was the first time I met him and the rest was history.”
Aggie Flashback with former DB Sedrick Curry
Key quotes from Sedrick Curry interview
“The most impressive memory I have is coming back after being down against Kansas State in the Big 12 championship. It was a total team effort and we all got a lot of joy out of that.”“Nebraska had hammered us in ’97 and left a bad taste in our mouth but we knew they were coming to Kyle Field next year. The week of practice leading up to the game was the most physical practices coach Slocum had us prepare for. After that whipping the year before, we knew what we had to do to play those guys and Slocum and the staff had us ready.”
“We were playing a zone coverage and our D-line got great pressure on Newcombe, so he didn’t get to set his feet like he wanted to and get a good release on the ball. I actually thought he was going deep to a receiver Brandon Jennings was covering. My receiver did a curl route but then he started to scramble a bit, with the pressure, I knew he was going to throw it to him and I read it and picked it off. I knew the game was over and I was going to slide, but then Dat Nguyen jumped on my back and sealed the deal.”
“Dat was a true leader and kept us inspired every play, every game. His passion on the field and in the classroom, watching film made him great. There would be times where he would literally call out the offensive play before they ran it and they would run the exact play. His knowledge and being able to read keys, picking up tendencies, made us all sharpen our skills, he was that good.”
“Getting Chavis was huge. Going back a few years to the hire of Sumlin, it was a great move. It has got a lot of guys inspired and recruiting has picked up. With John Chavis, that is going to continue.”
“My senior year in high school, my first four games we allowed zero passing yards. We started getting some people saying, 'What are those guys doing?' That was the start of my recruitment for football. I received some track offers but that’s when football started.”
“I knew I was going to be attending Texas A&M, one day I was sitting in history class and my teacher said, “Hey, come to the door.” I was wondering what I did and then Coach Slocum was at the door. That was the first time I met him and the rest was history.”
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