Thursday, January 22, 2009

Aggies Earn Top Spot in Baseball America Preseason Rankings

For the first time in program history, Texas A&M will open the season as the top-ranked baseball team in the land.

2009 BASEBALL AMERICA PRESEASON RANKINGS

1. Texas A&M
2. LSU
3. North Carolina
4. Texas
5. Cal State Fullerton
6. Ole Miss
7. Rice
8. Baylor
9. UC Irvine
10. Missouri
11. San Diego
12. UCLA
13. Arizona State
14. Georgia
15. Stanford
16. Oklahoma
17. Pepperdine
18. Kent State
19. Clemson
20. Georgia Tech
21. Alabama
22. Arkansas
23. Louisville
24. Florida State
25. Oregon State

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

A&M QB McGee wins Bowden Award


Annual FCA award goes to exemplary Div. I student-athlete. Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Texas A&M senior quarterback Stephen McGee has won the Bobby Bowden Athlete of the Year award presented by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Named for the veteran Florida State football coach, the award recognizes the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) player who "conducts himself as a faith model in the community, in the classroom and on the field." Nominees also must have at least a 3.0 grade-point average.

McGee, a product of Burnet High School, earned his undergraduate degree from A&M in slightly more than three years and is close to completing work on his master's degree.

The award will be presented today at the American Football Coaches Association's FCA breakfast in Nashville, Tenn. Other nominees were Marcus Freeman of Ohio State and Ryan McDonald of Illinois.

— Randy Riggs(Austin Soviet Statesman)