Shaun Lewis Could Have Been An Aggie
Shaun Lewis will be a major player for the Cowboys today.
By John Helsley
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Shaun Lewis grew up in Missouri City, Texas.
“It’s about an hour drive from my home to Kyle Field,” Lewis said this week.
Lewis, for sure, knows the way. And the familiarity will extend to the other sideline and into the stands Saturday, when his Cowboys collide with Texas A&M in one of the nation’s spotlight games.
“I played against a lot of people in high school who go to A&M,” he said, “so it’s going to be a fun game.”
That could have been Lewis in maroon, too, if he’d paid more attention to the Aggies as a youngster.
“As a kid, I didn’t really follow A&M,” Lewis said. “I didn’t really get into college football until high school.”
Good thing, since Lewis, as a sophomore, is already one of the Cowboys’ top defenders. OSU’s only returning starter at linebacker, he’s become a stabilizing force for guys like Caleb Lavey and Alex Elkins, who are learning on the job at the other linebacker spots.
Good thing, too, since the Aggies were hot and heavy after Lewis as a prep star.
“Texas A&M was my first offer,” Lewis said.
Somehow, Lewis remained patient and resisted any local pulls and pressures and found his fit at OSU.
Good thing.
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Comments
What kind of headline is this?
It’s akin to a headline that reads, Shaun Lewis could have been stupid or, Shaun Lewis could have been an idiot.
And in other news, MicroSoft founder, Bill Gates could have founded Billy Bob’s Bait Shop and Domino Parlor in Backwater, Louisiana.
@Richard, it gets the idea across. I read the headline and think “Oh, Lewis was considering going to A&M, which is highly relevant since we are playing them”.
Don’t make it more complicated than it has to be.
Lewis is a very good and important part of the Poke defense. One of the defensive holdovers and at that a very good one too. Hope Elkins and Caleb both have grown these past three games and make the Linebacker positions a strengh of the defense. They will need to step up and both handle the run and short passing game.