Update-Bradley Stephens-Texas A&M-McAllen Memorial

[LFrgv]

I am thinking of paying for all the games so i can see Louisville, UTEP, A&M, and the Jayhawk games during the same week....

[LFrgv]

thanks for the info... im goingt o look into it right now

[RxCounselor]

There were highlights of the intrasquad scrimmage game on Channel 4 and Stephens rushed for over190 yards , including a 34 yard run on his 1st carry.

[JRG]

nice job Bradley!

[son of corb]

Special kid.

[ibleedpurple]

any vid of that game?

[arlenerocks]

Redshirt freshman Bradley Stephens showed the depth Texas A&M has at running back with several dazzling runs during Thursday night's scrimmage.
The 204-pound running back dashed through the first-team defense for 34 yards on his first carry. He accounted for 156 more yards as the Aggies had their final scrimmage of fall camp before the season opener Aug. 30 against Arkansas State.

Stephens capped his night with a 49-yard pass reception. He caught a short pass over the middle from senior quarterback Stephen McGee and weaved his way through the second-team defense. That set up the go-ahead touchdown for the first-team offense in the scrimmage's final segment, a situational setup that forced the first-team offense to rally from a 13-3 deficit.

The first-team offense shook off an interception of McGee by junior linebacker Will Harris to score touchdowns on its final two possessions.

Freshman wide receiver Jeff Fuller hauled in a 43-yard pass from McGee to set up the first touchdown. Fuller was closely covered by freshman defensive back Terrence Frederick, but Fuller used his 6-foot-4 frame to stretch out for the well-thrown ball toward the sideline.

McGee had a hand in both of the touchdowns. He ran in the first one from 2 yards out, then hit backup quarterback Jerrod Johnson for a 1-yard touchdown pass.

The 6-5, 229-pound Johnson had five catches for 47 yards playing tight end in the spread formation. That included a 15-yard touchdown catch during red-zone play that earned applause from the fans.

Third-string quarterback Ryan Tannehill had been the big story this week for his increased playing time at wide receiver. McGee was named the starter last Thursday with Johnson as the backup.

Tannehill didn't see action at quarterback or wide receiver, because of a slight tweak in his quad muscle.

The scrimmage opened with the first-team offense going against the second-team defense and the first-team defense working against the second-team offense.

McGee led the offense to a quick score, needing only seven plays to go 70 yards. Dump passes to junior tailback Mike Goodson and freshman Cyrus Gray accounted for 32 yards. McGee then teamed up with junior tight end Jamie McCoy for a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Freshman defensive tackle Eddie Brown was credited with a sack of McGee to end the first-team offense's second drive.

The second-team offense responded with a touchdown.

Stephens caught a screen pass from Johnson on third-and-7, turning it into a 16-yard gain. Junior linebacker Matt Featherston had a clean shot at Stephens in the open field but didn't get a hand on him as the crowd responded to Stephens' moves.

[teamfalcon]

Stephens left people grasping for air several times. Is extremely patient in waiting for the hole to open. And man, can he cut on a dime.

*Our running backs are great. Bradley Stephens looked really, really good. I could see him getting quite a few carries this season because he was very explosive.

[teamfalcon]

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Finally, junior Mike Goodson will be used like the star running back he's supposed to be. The 6-0, 196-pounder was third on the team with 711 yards and four touchdowns, and has rushed for 1,558 career yards with eight scores, but now he's going to be the featured back in the attack. Senior Jorvorskie Lane wasn't as underutilized as Goodson on the whole, but the former coaching staff made some bizarre decisions not to use the thunderback at times. Originally, he was supposed to slim down and be used even more as a tailback, but he's now up to 285 pounds and realizes his future, and his present, are as a blocking fullback. The coaching staff openly used the word Heisman when referring to Goodson. The plan is to use him as much as possible, let Lane be Lane on the power running plays and used more as a blocker, and get Bradley Stephens a seven-carry-a-game role with some fresh legs. In any combination, this should be the Big 12's best set of running backs.