Texas A&M Football

A&M's 'Black Death' making another mark

His work makes him heralded among fans and feared among players, but there's no questioning Larry Jackson's impact on the Aggie program. Yet the credit, he insists, should be conferred on his protégés.
August 21, 2013
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Beware of Fridays.

That’s when Black Death is unleashed in College Station. Symptoms include severe fatigue and frequent vomiting.

No, it’s not a new strain of some medieval pandemic. It’s just Larry Jackson doing his job.

Texas A&M’s heralded strength and conditioning coach has been given the nickname 'Black Death' for the strenuous Friday workouts he’s put players through. But those exhausting Fridays have led to some exultant Saturdays in football season, and that’s what matters to Jackson.





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