COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — In what has become an annual event at Texas A&M, Maroon Madness signaled the start of practice in conjunction with Midnight Yell Practice at football’s Kyle Field.
Both the men’s and women’s programs ran through drills on a temporary court Friday night, following the yell practice to roars from the crowd.
The only damper on the crystal clear night was the absence of first-year men’s coach Billy Kennedy. He has taken leave from the program while dealing with an undisclosed medical condition, the school announced Friday. Top assistant Glynn Cyprien conducted A&M’s first practice earlier Friday in Reed Arena.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon,” Kennedy said in a release from A&M.
