Texas A&M Football Preview 2008

The running game was the one good thing the Aggies had going for them since Jorvorskie Lane arrived on campus. They went from being in the bottom half of the Big 12 in rushing in 2004 to 2^nd each of the past three seasons and in the top 15 nationally. With that said, it is important to point out that tailback Mike Goodson had about the same number of rushing yards as Lane did last year. If you take out the Miami game in which Lane only had 2 carries, in the other 12 games, Goodson surpassed Lane in 75% of the games. While Goodson carries the ball down the field, Lane is the one that puts it in the endzone and there's no reason why he can't continue do that (16 touchdowns to Lane's 4). Questions for this team? Will Stephen McGee get the new West Coast Offense? Will Lane lose weight, be aggressive as a blocker, successfully be utilized as a receiver (Goodson had three times as many receptions, receiving yards and receiving tds as Lane did last year) and realize his potential to play in the NFL as a fullback?