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Open with To .Usc USC's Fighting Gamecocks begin their first season as an in dependent with a schedule that still includes six Atlantic Coast Con ference teams, as well as an abundance of foes that could very well be nationally ranked by the sason's end. By the seventh week of the sason, Carolina could very well find itself 5-1 or even unbeaten. However, Florida State will provide a tough contest, as they have since the inception of the rivalry. Following the FSU clash, the Gamecocks face Southeastern power houses Georgia and Ten nessee. If the rematches bear any resemblance to last year's con tests, the final outcome could very well be undecided until the gun sounds. Rounding out the season is the annual intra-state battle with Clemson. The Tigers ~will be seeking to break Carolina's three game win streak in the struggle at Carolina Stadium. Following is a team by team breakdown of each of USC's eleven opponents. Georgia Tech "We have the makings of another fine football team at Georgia Tech." Thus head coach Bud Carson looks upon the forthcoming season with renewed optimism, and rightly so. Despite the loss of All America defensive tackle Rock This The Cam; 9:00 & 4:' $100. Kee i shirt I 9ch, Blue- Dev launch Perdoni, the Yellow Jackets return a high powered offense and a sturdy defense. Junior Eddie McAshan will once again run the Jacket offense. His second season should aid him to shake the interception tendency that plagued his sophomore year. Four of five starters are back to bolster a capable offensive line that opened holes for Brent Cun ningham and Bruce Southall. McAshan's passing is com plemented by only an adequate set of receivers. Smylie Gebhart and Brad Bourne anchor a tough defense. Bourne, who switched over from defensive end could very well be one of the best defensive linemen in Tech's history. Jeff Ford and Rick Lewis head a talented secondary that Carson feels could be one of the best in the entire Southeast. Dave Beavin is the only returning starter from last year's linebacking corps. Duke The graduation of quarterback Leo Hart, holder of virtually every Duke total-offense and passing record, is certain to weaken the Blue Devil s fantastic passing attack of recent seasons. New quarterback Dennis Satyshur, Hart's understudy of the past two years, has completed 10 of his 20 career passes including two scoring strikes. Satyshur will rely heavily upon the pounding running of fullback Steve Jones and tailback Bill LVI2 shirt was >us Cub on 00 oclock. sp the.mor IeCause it4 H abE ,s es 11 g Thompson. New head coach Mike McGee has labeled Jones "one of the finest all-around backs In the country." Jones, a 6-0, 212. All America candidate, rambled for 854 yards last season despite missing two games, while Thompson scampered for 457 yards on the ground. Willie Clayton, 6-3, 256, tackle, heads the offensive line which directs the way of this running tandem. Coach McGee must depend on a strong defensive performance to show Improvement on last year's 6-5 mark. Six starters return to isure this improvement, in cluding AHl-ACC end Bruce Mills, 6 2, 224, and All-America candidate, defensive back Rich Searl. North Carolina State Twenty-six lettermen return to the Wolfpack fold this year. Al Michaels adopts the NC State team which finished last year with a 3-7 1 record. Michaels main objective is to breathe life into the Wolfpack offense. Dennis Britt and Pat Kosnick return to share the quarterback duties as they did last year. Michaels is hoping either one will be able to lead his offense to the end zone more frequently than last year when the Wolfpack scored just ten touchdowns. Eight starters will be back on the defensive unit. This unit will be improved because of the ex perience they received last year. The Wolfpack defense held USC to I owI.=-W,OOOOOO lost behinc 1 Sept. 4 b4 The shirt C4 ey but retL came from *rdau ess frem USC hIm'sdi ame SC seven points last year when the Gamec9cks tied NC State 7-7. They're using the slogan "Pack power will bring the Pack back" in Raleigh, but most of the en thusiasm is only hopeful thinking. Look for NC State to be in the lower part of the ACC and with a lower than 50-50 record. Memphis State Coach Billy Murphy, althougb experiencing difficulties at the quarterbacking position, feels optimistic about the overall of fense due to a superb trio of running backs consisting of all-star candidate Paul "Skeeter" Gowen, speedster Dornell Harris and fullback Paul Wilson. At quarterback, a battle is developing between juniors Rick Strawbridge, a tremendous passer and Steve Leech, a good runner and triple option man. Only two starters have graduated from last year's defensive squad, ranked eleventh in the nation. This year's team "is as aggresive, as talented, and as eager to hit as any team we've ever had", Murphy has said. . Memphis State, 6-4 Ist year, will also get a break from the schedule makers, playing eight games at Memphis Memorial Stadium. Virginia New head coach Don Lawrence takes over a Virginia team that lost all six of its games in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The afween antains irn the the -her hedule Cavaliers won all five of their games outside the conference. Lawrence, a former Notre Dame star, has a pair of bonafide all-star candidates to lead his team but has lost his number one quarterback, Bill Troup, who decided to enroll at USC. Defensive tackle Andy Selfridge leads the defense and is called by Lawrence "the best in the nation." Selfidge is 6-5 and weighs. 215 pounds. Also, end Billy Williams is a defensive standout. F'ullback Gary Hellman picked up 743 yards after a sophomore season of 851 yards. After Troup's departure sophomore Harrison Davis took over the number one spot. Maryland Maryland football is scheduled to be more exciting than ever with several positions filled by All America candidates. Art Seymore a 6-0, 175 pound, Junior Fullback promises to be one of the most exciting ballcarriers in ACC football. Although Maryland was only 2-9 last sson, Seymore did more than his share of work on defense as weft 'as offense. Guy Roberts a 6-1, 220, linebacker was the defensive standout on last year's team. Roberts was named All ACC defensive end last year, and was scheduled to play in that spot again, but he was moved to linebacker to give more strength in (See SEC, Page 15, Col. 1)