Aug. 19, 2009
8/19 Interview with Coach Sherman
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Texas A&M football team took off the shoulder pads for an energetic pair of workouts on Wednesday as the Aggies passed the halfway point of fall camp.
"Today went well," head coach Mike Sherman said. "The guys responded to what I asked them to do today pretty well. We still make mistakes, nothing is perfect, but they handled themselves well today. I was very impressed (with the energy level). I think we practiced fast. They did a good job. It wasn't perfect but it was fast and high energy, and that's something we're looking for."
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Head Coach Sherman
The team did not practice in pads in either session, a move Sherman said was made for several reasons.
"As a coach, you have to determine what your team needs at certain times," Sherman said. "We're pretty banged up and we've been hitting it pretty hard for a while here, and we just felt like we had to get some guys out there that wouldn't have been able to practice had we been in pads. We've also got a pretty heavy dose of work in the next few days that will tax them, so this gave them a chance to regroup a little bit."
The Aggies will practice indoors on Thursday at 3:30 p.m., a session closed to the public, before going twice on Friday. Fans are reminded that Saturday's scrimmage has been moved up to 8:30 a.m. at Kyle Field.
Fans wishing to attend practice that do not have the proper University parking permit are reminded to park in either the University Center Parking Garage across from Rudder Tower or the West Campus Parking Garage facing the press box side of Kyle Field.
Texas A&M opens the 2009 season at home against New Mexico on Sept. 5. Season tickets, discount tickets and the "Texas Three Step" tickets are still available by contacting the ticket office at 1-888-99-AGGIE (888-992-4443) or locally at 979-845-2311. For ticket information on the web, go to AggieAthletics.com and click on tickets.
UPDATED PRACTICE SCHEDULE Thursday - 3:30 p.m., McFerrin Athletic Center (closed) Friday - 8:25 a.m., Coolidge Practice Fields (open); 4 p.m., McFerrin Athletic Center (closed) Saturday - 8:30 a.m., scrimmage at Kyle Field Sunday - off Monday - 8:25 a.m., Coolidge Practice Fields (open); 4 p.m., McFerrin Athletic Center (closed) Tuesday - 8:25 a.m., Coolidge Practice Fields (open)