New coaches often face a variety of challenges, yet for Kevin Sumlin, the task at hand at Texas A&M will not so much involve a massive upgrade in talent.

The Aggies have usually fared well in recruiting and were no different the past four seasons under Mike Sherman. The problem that developed that season crept into the Aggies' beliefs. Too many leads were blown in the second halves of games, and made them wonder just when a collapse was coming.

"At the bowl game when we scored and went up by 16 points against Northwestern, everybody mumbled, 'Oh, we'll see what happens next,"' recalled Sumlin, who had been named the new Aggies coach prior to that 33-22 victory in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, but was not involved in any of the coaching.

"We really should be ...More