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11-28-2007, 11:03 AM
Wallace earns Big 12 Lineman of the Year honors
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BY MIKE FORMAN - ADVOCATE SPORTS WRITER
November 28, 2007
Cody Wallace has been answering the same question from Texas A&M fans since the Aggies’ defeated Texas 38-30 last Friday.
“A lot of people have been asking why didn’t we play like that all year,” Wallace said. “It’s hard to say why. That’s just the way things work. I guess it was just a matter of us executing and doing things right.”
Wallace started every game at center and performed well enough this season to leave an impression on the Big 12 head coaches, who selected him as the Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year on the all-Big 12 Conference football team.
Wallace, a senior from Cuero, shared the honor with Missouri’s Adam Spieker and was the only Texas A&M player selected to the all-Big 12 Conference first team.
“It’s just great,” Wallace said by phone from College Station minutes after learning of the honor. “There are so many other good linemen out there. You’re excited personally but it’s still a little disappointing with the kind of season we had.”
Wallace did his part starting every game this season and helping the Aggies average 215.6 rushing yards per game, which ranked No. 13 in the nation. Texas A&M was one of a handful of teams with three running backs to rush for over 600 yards and the Aggies averaged 402.8 yards of total offense per game.
“We were just trying to play our best game each week,” Wallace said of the offensive line. “That’s what we were all trying to do so we could win that game.”
The award continued what has been an eventful week for Wallace, who also earned first-team all-Big 12 honors as a junior and received honorable mention as a sophomore. Wallace got to enjoy the Aggies’ second consecutive win over Texas over the weekend and celebrated his 23rd birthday on Monday.
“Things have been going pretty well around here,” Wallace said. “It’s been an exciting week.”
Link (http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/894/story/160582.html)
**personal note** I bet he had one heck of a birthday party ;)
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BY MIKE FORMAN - ADVOCATE SPORTS WRITER
November 28, 2007
Cody Wallace has been answering the same question from Texas A&M fans since the Aggies’ defeated Texas 38-30 last Friday.
“A lot of people have been asking why didn’t we play like that all year,” Wallace said. “It’s hard to say why. That’s just the way things work. I guess it was just a matter of us executing and doing things right.”
Wallace started every game at center and performed well enough this season to leave an impression on the Big 12 head coaches, who selected him as the Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year on the all-Big 12 Conference football team.
Wallace, a senior from Cuero, shared the honor with Missouri’s Adam Spieker and was the only Texas A&M player selected to the all-Big 12 Conference first team.
“It’s just great,” Wallace said by phone from College Station minutes after learning of the honor. “There are so many other good linemen out there. You’re excited personally but it’s still a little disappointing with the kind of season we had.”
Wallace did his part starting every game this season and helping the Aggies average 215.6 rushing yards per game, which ranked No. 13 in the nation. Texas A&M was one of a handful of teams with three running backs to rush for over 600 yards and the Aggies averaged 402.8 yards of total offense per game.
“We were just trying to play our best game each week,” Wallace said of the offensive line. “That’s what we were all trying to do so we could win that game.”
The award continued what has been an eventful week for Wallace, who also earned first-team all-Big 12 honors as a junior and received honorable mention as a sophomore. Wallace got to enjoy the Aggies’ second consecutive win over Texas over the weekend and celebrated his 23rd birthday on Monday.
“Things have been going pretty well around here,” Wallace said. “It’s been an exciting week.”
Link (http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/894/story/160582.html)
**personal note** I bet he had one heck of a birthday party ;)