Oct. 10, 2009
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Johnson Sets Big 12 Record With INT-Free Streak
Junior quarterback Jerrod Johnson increased his streak of pass attempts without an interception to 228 dating back to last season's Baylor game. The old record of 213 was originally set by A&M's Reggie McNeal spanning parts of the 2003 and 2004 seasons and matched by Kansas' Todd Reesing in 2007.
Another Big Day for Johnson
Johnson completed 22-of-42 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns. Johnson has thrown for at least two touchdowns in all five games and has had more than three scoring tosses three times.
Big Day for Nwachukwu, Too
Freshman receiver Uzoma Nwachukwu had a career-high 8 receptions for a career-best 141 yards, the third best recieving game by a freshamn in A&M history and the bst since Ryan Tannehill had 208 yards against Kansas State last season. The only other freshman to have a better game was Terrence Murphy, who had 146 receiving yards against Colorado in 2001. The eight catches also rank third on the freshman chart behind Tannehill (12 vs. K-State) and Murphy (10 vs. Colorado). Jeff Fuller also had eight catches last year against Iowa State.
Fab Freshmen Count Hits 17
Texas A&M played its 17th true freshman when linebacker Aaron Arterburn from Rockwall entered the game on special teams in the first quarter. The 17 true freshmen utilized breaks the old record of 16 that was originally set by the 1980 Aggies.
The Aggies also had a pair of first-time true freshman starters against Oklahoma State in offensive guard Patrick Lewis and safety Steven Campbell. A&M has now had seven true freshmen start at least one game this season, and all seven started today against OSU.
Of Mike Sherman's 28-member 2009 signing class, 18 players have seen action this year (JUCO transfer Coryell Judie saw brief action before being lost for the season due to a shoulder injury). In today's game, the Aggies used Long Start Streaks End Due to Injury
Both of the Aggies' most experienced offensive and defensive players had long consecutive starts streaks ended today due to injuries. Senior safety Jordan Pugh's streak of consecutive starts ended at 29, while senior offensive guard Michael Shumard's streak stopped at 22 games. Now the player with the most consecutive starts on the squad is senior center Kevin Matthews, who started his 17th straight game against the Cowboys.
Miscellaneous
• Tight end Jamie McCoy had three carries for 21 yards from the fullback spot against OSU, which marks McCoy's first rushes since his freshman year in 2006. In that season, McCoy still lined up at quarterback and had six carries for 68 yards, including a game-high 42 yards on three rushes against Louisiana Tech.
• Game captains were sophomore Matt Featherston (defense) and junior Derek Dumas (special teams).
• Senior running back Ryan O'Bryant (Houston, Texas) represented the student body today for the third time in his career as the 12th Man ... O'Bryant wore the #12 jersey twice last season, against Texas Tech and at Iowa State.