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HOOVER, Ala. -- The trajectory of Kevin Sumlins tenure at Texas A&M has not been going in the right direction.The fifth-year coach hopes a transfer quarterback and some talented defensive linemen can get the Aggies back into the conversation as a serious threat in the Southeastern Conference.I like where we are, Sumlin said Tuesday at SEC Media Days. I like the chemistry of this football team. I like where the locker room is. I like where their mind is.Senior Trevor Knight was named the teams starting quarterback in the spring after coming to Texas A&M as a graduate transfer just a few months before. Knight previously played at Oklahoma, where he started 15 games over three seasons and threw for more than 3,000 career yards.The 6-foot-1 Knight was needed after Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray both transferred during a tumultuous stretch in December. Hes thrilled to have another chance at leading a team after an up-and-down career with the Sooners.Its been a leap of faith in a lot of ways, but looking back on it, it has been perfect, Knight said. I did get to step in and the culture at A&M, specifically the team, wrapped their arms around me and let me know that I was a part of the family.Knight should have plenty of playmakers around him: Sophomore receiver Christian Kirk was the 2015 SEC Freshman of the Year after catching 80 passes for 1,009 yards and seven touchdowns, and Josh Reynolds (51 catches, 907 yards, five TDs) and Ricky Seals-Jones (45 catches, 560 yards, four TDs) also return.Offense hasnt usually been a problem during Sumlins time in College Station, and the Aggies put up enough points last year to go 8-5 overall. Instead, its the defense that is a big reason they have an 11-13 SEC record over the past three seasons.Sumlin hopes that will change this year because Texas A&M has two of the leagues best pass rushers in junior Myles Garrett and senior Daeshon Hall.The 6-foot-5, 262-pound Garrett led the SEC with 12 1/2 sacks, 19 1/2 tackles for a loss and five forced fumbles. Sumlin said one of the best things about Garrett is hes a rarity in college football: a low-maintenance star.All he wants is maybe his headphones and to know what time practice is, when to go to class, when meetings are and when game time is and wheres the food, Sumlin said.-----Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbrandtAP-----AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org Air Max 95 New Zealand . And when it opened, every player was at his stall. Thats a sure sign that a team is in a slump and is searching for answers. 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The Michael Firrito free kick continues to generate considerable debate, with coaches Nathan Buckley and Chris Scott surprised the AFL said it was correct.Umpires coach Hayden Kennedy backed Justin Schmitt after his controversial free against the North Melbourne defender in the opening minute of Saturdays loss to Port Adelaide.Port forward Jay Schulz was tackling Firrito in the goalsquare when the North backman handballed through the rushed behind.Schmitt paid the free against Firrito for a deliberate rushed behind and Schulz kicked the easiest of goals to put Port on the board.He thought Michael then had an opportunity to dispose of the ball, Kennedy told the AFL website.He doesnt and once he gets tackled, he handballs it with force well over the (goal) line.Justin weighed up those two particular items and because of the distance away from the (goal) line and from where it (the handball) landed, he thought it was a deliberate rushed behind.Kennedy conceded Firrito was under pressure, but said the rushed behind was intentional and could have been avoided.Buckley was asked on Monday night if he thought it would have been paid a freee kick for deliberate.ddddddddddddNo, I wouldnt have thought it would have, personally, the Collingwood coach told AFL 360.Firstly, I didnt realise there was a distance from the goal line, that it was too far out.So if hed been tackled and done that from half a metre, that would have been okay.I dont see that in the law book.The fact that its come out and in the cold heart light of day been validated, is probably of a concern.Now defenders will not make it that deliberate, because there are plenty of deliberate rushed behinds (and) there are plenty that arent paid - thats the grey area in the game.Until Monday, Scott thought 100 per cent that the determining factor in paying a free for a deliberate rushed behind was the pressure that the player is under.You cant get much more pressure than that, the Geelong coach said.Scott also noted Firrito was in the goalsquare when tackled.Scott and Buckley readily agreed it was a deliberate rushed behind, but noted players did that often in games without penalty. 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