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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Johnny Football and the rest of No. 7 Texas A&Ms offence look like theyre ready for next weeks rematch with top-ranked Alabama. The defence might be a different story. Johnny Manziel threw for 426 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score in less than three quarters to give Texas A&M to a 65-28 win over Sam Houston State on Saturday night. The Heisman Trophy-winner played about a quarter more than he did last week when he sat out the first half serving a suspension for what the school called an "inadvertent" violation of NCAA rules involving signing autographs. Manziel started and even got to speak to the media after the game. That didnt happen last week, either, when he also got a late benching for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. It was the first time Manziel spoke to the media since SEC media day. He said the support of the Aggies made this difficult period easier to deal with. "The biggest thing thats helped probably is just being around these guys, being in this building and having my teammates and still being able to be around them," he said. "It was easy to block all the stuff out, get off everything, not read anything and just grow with my teammates and continue to get a better bond with them and just spend time with them." Texas A&Ms suspension-depleted defence was burned for several big plays by the Bearkats (1-1), the FCS runner-up the last two seasons. Cornerback DeVante Harris, linebacker Steven Jenkins and defensive end Gavin Stansbury missed the game serving the last of two game suspensions for violating team rules. Cornerback Deshazor Everett was suspended for the first half for a targeting penalty last week. Everett had an interception in the third quarter. "To get those guys all back in the huddle will be a big deal," coach Kevin Sumlin said. "The familiarity and the experience factor of those guys coming back will help our confidence as a defence and the confidence in our coaches to be able to change some schemes and do some different things instead of being very, very vanilla, which weve been the past couple of weeks because of youth." Manziel brushed off the notion that this week is different for the Aggies with the Crimson Tide looming. "It feels like another game," he said. "It feels like Week 3 of the season. Weve got to continue to get better as a team continue to get better on every aspect, offence, defence, special teams. (To) have a full lineup back and a full roster back of guys who have been out will be nice." Sam Houstons Timothy Flanders had 170 yards rushing with two scores and added a TD reception. Texas A&Ms Mike Evans had a career-high 155 yards receiving, Tra Carson ran for 51 with two touchdowns and Ben Malena had 68 yards rushing and a score. Freshman Kenny Hill added 74 yards passing to give A&M a school-record 500 yards passing and the Aggies (2-0) had 38 first downs to tie the school mark. The win was A&Ms eighth straight, which is their longest winning streak since it won 10 in a row in 1998. "Theyre very good," Sam Houston State coach Willie Fritz said. "Thats one of the best offences Ive ever seen. We could not stop them." Manziel threw an interception in the first quarter, but looked sharp otherwise, distributing the ball well as he completed passes to nine different players in the first half. "Weve got some playmakers around Johnny and you see him using everybody," Sumlin said. "Offensively theres more to it than just him." Manziels 426 yards passing were the second-most in his career and he has thrown for more than 4,000 yards in his career. He had to meet with his team the night before last weeks game as a condition of his reinstatement following his suspension. He recounted his talk with the team on Saturday and said his main point was to let them know that "Im here and focused on the season." "Theres so much other stuff that gets played on and is out in the public and we know whats in this building and whats in this room," he said. "Theres a genuine love for each and every guy on this team. So thats what we were focused on and thats the message I was trying to get across." The Bearkats cut the lead to nine points when Flanders gashed through the line for a 68-yard touchdown run on the second play of the third quarter. Carson scored on a 1-yard run before Manziel threw a 10-yard pass to Brandon Williams to extend the lead to 44-21. Another big play -- this one a 75-yard reception by Torrance Williams -- got Sam Houston State within 44-28. Manziel finished his day with a 6-yard touchdown run with about five minutes left in the third quarter. He seemed to get annoyed at a defender who knocked the ball out of his hands after the score. 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The 55-year-old Koetter, a former head coach at Boise State and Arizona State as well, also served as the Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator from 2007-11. Though Koetter was still under contract with Atlanta for 2015, the Falconns allowed him to leave with the team currently searching for a new head coach after firing Mike Smith at the conclusion of the 2014 campaign.dddddddddddd Koetter takes over a Tampa Bay offense that was one of the leagues worst in 2014, though those poor results came under difficult circumstances. Offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford was forced to take a medical leave just prior to the seasons start to undergo a heart procedure, leaving play-calling duties in the inexperienced hands of quarterbacks coach Marcus Arroyo. Tedford was released from his contract in December and is now the head coach of the CFLs BC Lions. Koetter is expected to be breaking in a new quarterback in Tampa Bay, as the Buccaneers hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 draft and will have a shot of landing either 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota of Oregon or Florida State star Jameis Winston. ' ' ' |
The Heisman Trophy-winner played about 
