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Texas A&M head coach Dennis Franchione often speaks of the spirit his team has played with this season. And he can pinpoint the exact moment when that spirit was born in his players.

A virtually harmless 10-yard run by redshirt freshman quarterback Stephen McGee — on a drive that didn't even produce points — is one of the primary reasons, Franchione says, that A&M is 8-1 and ranked No. 21 in the nation.

The play happened Nov. 12, 2005. Franchione's Aggies were in Norman playing Oklahoma. They were coming off two blowout losses and were on the verge of another one, trailing the Sooners 30-17. Starting senior quarterback Reggie McNeal had just left the game with an injury.

McGee had only been in the game for five snaps and his offense faced third-and-7 at its own 36-yard line.

"He scrambled out of the pocket, sprinted toward our sideline and he got leveled. Leveled," Franchione said.

"He went about 10 feet toward the brick wall. He jumps up and has a few choice comments, kind of gets in the face of the guy that hit him."

The man on the other side of the hit was OU cornerback