The first Midnight Yell Practice of the 2017 football season drew thousands of current and former students into Kyle Field Friday night. The Aggies will play Nicholls State Saturday at 6 p.m.
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Junior Yell Leaders Connor Joseph and Gavin Suel high five when they meet at the 50-yard line.
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It is tradition for cadets to do push-ups, commonly referred to as “pushing,” on top of their newly painted pots before and during Midnight Yell.
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Members of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band whoop before Yell Practice begins.
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Various groups are able to stand on the edge of Kyle Field for Midnight Yell.
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Senior Yell Leaders Ken Belden, Ian Moss and Cooper Cox kneel while Connor Joseph and Gavin Suel do push-ups.
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Texas A&M Senior Yell Leader Ian Moss and Junior Yell Leader Gavin Suel playfully tackle one another before Yell Practice begins.
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Senior Yell Leader Ken Belden leads the crowd in the first yell of the night.
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Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young addressed the crowd about the BTHO Harvey initiative.
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Junior Yell Leader Connor Joseph pumps the crowd up with an Aggie fable.
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Yell Leaders Ken Belden, Ian Moss, Cooper Cox and Gavin Suel stand together with arms around one another as Connor Joseph tells the crowd a story.
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Head Yell Leader Ian Moss leads current and former students in a yell.
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President Michael K. Young joins students on Kyle Field to “saw ’em off” during the Aggie War Hymn.
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Thousands of Aggies gathered in Kyle Field Friday night for the first Midnight Yell Practice of the season.
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Senior Yell Leader Ken Belden tells the Midnight Yell crowd a joke about Saturday’s opponent, Nicholls State.
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President Michael K. Young reacts to a joke told during Yell Practice.
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Yell Leader Connor Joseph poses for a photo with friends after Midnight Yell.
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The Texas A&M Aggies (0-1) return to Kyle Field this Saturday after a rough season opener on the road.
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