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Injuries hurti Df* By MARK LEARY Sports Editor Before the football Carlen said he. had especially on defense. It all began with the for the season. Ever; hnnpH that was thft end "r? * - This week it was mj juries were more than Carlen's. Starting DePasquale, was put o game and the rest of tl above the ankle. Tw Garry Mott and Jacyn j ouiui uaj o VY ii Obviously the defend problems for the Gair problem. "We have tc think the problem is sometimes it doesn't, Uneiri By REX GALE Gamecock Sports Writei After years of battlii portance of linemen in th being recognized. Even the fastest, stron gain any yardage if thei thankful the quarterbacl protection when he drop Just what kind of a creature that crawls arc -A 12 LI L ? ^L SiaUlUIIIS UlUt'MUg, litUA usually looking very, vc Coach Bob Brown con here at USC and says ingredients in the ma strength and quickness. "There aren't a big nui of these basics," Brown quickness, we don't me? able to react quick. Si: priority over the size ol "Being big is probabl high school seniors. Th graduate and get caugn 240, 250 or 260, and over 1 weight, and it's bad v quickness and speed. I they would gain weighl They just forget that tl more years older." Hrnwn ?aiH it u/oiltH defensive tackles wh< ceptionally quick, but a Appalachian Caroline Clemson UNC Georgia-Florida N.c. 5faie pcnn htai' Georgia Tech Notre Duke Wake Forest Maryland Cincinnati East Carolina Virgin Virginia Tech Houstc Navy Miami (Fla.) Miss. State Auburn Ariiona San Diego SI Boston College Army Air Force Tulane The Citadel Richmon Pittsburgh West Vircj Kentucky Vanderbilt Michigan State India Oklahoma State Colo Stanford Southern Ci MHpHlMMHHHHHttHHHMHHUHMHH Ing Gamecocks fensive t? season was underway Jiir a big problem with depth injury that put out Ron Basi ybody held their breath am of the injury bug. ade painfully evident that ii just an off the cuff concern o defensive tackle, Kerr ut of the North Carolina Stat ie season with a broken bow o more defensive standouts Adamski, are questionable fo h Appalachian State. ;ive injuries cause the bigges lecocks because of the dept] > regroup on defense. People going to solve itself an "Carlen said, "I can't kee en ... finally winning r ig for recognition, the fm te game of football is finally gest back will not be able to e's no place to go, and how Ic is when his line gives him >s back to pass. n animal is a lineman, a und in the depths of football ling, charging, pulling, and ;ry mean. iches the defensive linemen that there are three basic ke-up of a" lineman: size, .? . * a ? _ * 1_ _ t 11 moer 01 ainieies wno nave an said. "When we talk about in speed. A player has to be ze helps, but quickness is a f a lineman." ly over-rated, especially by ey get out of high school and t up in the pro thing of being he summer they try to put on /eight." "It impedes their ' u :?a i~4 :* I iney wouiu ju&i ici u uiuuc ; naturally as they mature, le pro player is up to ten or ! be a blessing to have big ) are big, strong, and exin athlete like this is so rare. Tli BILLY" f~B BAKER O < 104-31) (1 > Carolina Cai UNC UN Florida Ge< e Penn Slate P? Dame Notre Dame No Duke Wa Maryland Ma ia Virginia Vir n Virginia Tech Ho> Navy Mi. Auburn Mi< fate Sao Diego State Ari Boston College BoTulane Tul <1 The Citadel Ri< llnia Pittsburgh Pit Kentucky Kei na Michigan State Mi( rado Colorado Col il Southern Cal So* II HI ill IN ? > t.t 11\ *v 1.1 i i j ft.* t y ? M --'A* * % ;am dep them from getting hur it happen to start wii "To have a top-flig i second team players , you," Carlen said.' 4 Oklahoma and Penn S s doesn't affect them as 1 the first team is nea player." l- Carlen's nature is r f side and he explained V is always positive ar e except that I feel the e not for people to realiz i, stripped out a little bi r people have to real problems." t Appalachian State i; h real surprise to anyl J taineers offensive foi d will give the Gamec P Carolina has had ti a battle for rec Carolina has a small line c in the nation. Two of USC' Smith and Steve Courson, b and 244 respectively, and teams with linemen up in t Brown cited one reason linemen this year, for their al the backs and their ability to: despite their size, is a great a "When we came here at th we had very few people who h ? ? i ?? is. mat nicy it* in nuw. ??c in wanted them, and that's whei The kids have a tremendous s give us all the effort that th effort, and it's one of the coaches going," Brown sail "Sure, we make mistake corrected. You can't corrc added. The philosophy of the coac of the players to improve o according to Brown. "We k the season that we'd all hav each of the players improve that's really 11 per cfent a ye; lot of improvement." Linemen learn to overc . ma m ill. ? _ _r __ tnem. i ney Dame kick 01 s use pride against physical they open the hole that all score, they sigh with relief, job. le Gameco* ILL GEORGE * UTLAW MORRIS ( 103-32) < 100-35) ( rolina Carolina C? IC UNC Ut orflia Florida Fl< on State Penn State Pe Ire Dame Notre Dame Nc ike Forest wake Forest W? iryland Maryland yinla East Carolina Vii viryinm in.ii ??v ami (Fla.) Navy Mi &s. State Auburn Ai zona San Diego State Ar ston College Boston College B< lane Tulane Ti hmond Richmond Ri tsburgh Pittsburgh W' ntucky Kentucky K< Lhigan State Michigan Stile M lorado Colorado Ol jthern Cal Southern Cal So I * V a 4 t f > v "4 < ,w># V * >th a pro t. If I could I wouldn't hav th." [ht program you have to ] that can come on and wii 'When you look at teams Itate, when they have injur > much because the guy be trly as good as the first < lot one to talk of the negi this when he said, "My na .j T 1 1U 1 WUIUUII t 1UCUUUI1 1I1J players have worked too 1 e. I wouldn't say it, but w< it. We are at the point w ize that we do have ir s 6-2 on the season and this body. Carlen said the ! mation, which is a wish! :ocks trouble simply bee rouble all year long frc a ognition 1 ompared to other teams s biggest linemen, E.Z. oth tip the scales at 240 mi uiio ^umpoi to ? v uiuci he 250 range. for the success of the jjj|. rility to open up holes for H| stop drives by opponents I mount of pride. e beginning of the year ad played in the position led them up where we *e they've been playing imount of pride and they . ey've got. We see that A things that keeps the a| s, but mistakes can be H set a lack of effort," he j ;hing staff is to ask each V ne per cent each week, m new at the beginning of ff e to work real hard. If S a one per cent a week, i ar, and that adds up to a :ome obstacles against j ize with their quickness, w deficiencies, and when I ows that game winning They knew they did their ? , m ck Football it AY BILL :OOPER GRANT 9a37| <? 37) rolina Carolina *C UNC ortda Florida nn State P?in State tre Dame Notre Dame ske Forest Wake Forest aryland Maryland ryimu Virginia Hjston Virginia Tech iami (Fla.) Navy (burn Auburn iirona Arizona >ston College Boston College ilane Tulane chmond Richmond est Virginia Pittsburgh jntucky Kentucky ichigan State Michigan State Oahoma State Coloratk) uthern Cal Southern Cai f J * * ) V* > | | a s < . blem fo e let defensive point o different. have Carlen said, " + - rra n ior wisnDone. iney like game on offense, ies it Hie Citadel is the ihind Hie Citadel has i team "I'm sure that j a lot of emotion, itive year in my point < iture all they can handl uries reason why this hard ferent," Carlen s 3 are Kevin Long, wh here a runner, has tak ijury independent coll yards agaist the is no 99.1 yards per gi Houn- In typical Cai x>ne, heartbreaking lo ause already passed Hk W **" IAi '"M#n 11 H % * # 11 # in ?|| t \ (' ' '? ' I I Z. Smith is one of Carolina1 itive is 6-2 and tips the scales L mvr Jl*K " BILLY SALLY COX WILSON (U-Jt) (M-3?) Carolina Carolina Clernson CI em son Florida Florida Penn State p< sta,? Notre Dame Notre Dame Wake Forest Duke Maryland Maryland Virginia Virginia Houston Houston Miami (Fla.) Miami (Fla.) Auburn "UUUMI Arizona Arizona Boston College Boston Collet Tulane ' Tu,??? Richmond Richmond West Virginia Pittsburgh Kentucky Kentucky Michigan State Michigan Sta Oklahoma State Oklahoma St, Southern Cal Southern Cal I spo r Carlei f view. This Saturday They (Appalachian) n are averaging over 40 I think that Bobby Roj first game I have based a good college defense.' Appalachian will come ir This is their biggest gi of view. They have give e for the past two years a year's game should I aid. o has come into his own tl ;en over the rushing leai eges. Long, who rush Wolfpack last week, is ime. rlen fashion he shrugg ss to State when he sai lorth Carolina State and alachian." * * 4?SSSJI: * * * bEn Mi m i iy s biggest lineman. 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