Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I^orts Jit ito, I Deieni agams By GEOHGK IVIOKKI Asst. Sports Kditor WITH A little moi minutes left in the se of Carolina's 37-26 wi Forest Saturday. US and gave the defenst That may not seen in itself, and it pro nave oeen uncalled schools. All the defei was hold lowly (albe Wake Forest scorel< first four possessior certainly notning _ 1 A At A arwui mat. But the ovation \v nonetheless. It's r anyone that Carolina and much maligne have been having a to lately, and after last v Appalachian State (v 506 yards) a losing se Ill 1_- rm a very niteiy. inat p longer exists. The same defense t pushed around the las held Wake to 236 yi points for the first thr before the second t< took over. The big que the change? "TIIE MENTAL was a lot different this middle guard Bubba S a couple of guys spent in the training room g That players are gel to be a big relief to Ci The play of linebackei and defensive end R added experience to a would have otherwise freshmen. David Pi i I se impro1 >t Deacor s stepped int< vacated by DePawquale. by IJSC coacl play. th:m oioht lint > ?- v.i^ti IM.U, CIVVUI VI cond quarter healthier squ n over Wake improvement C fans stood "They had ; an ovation, the coaches p i noteworthy defensively, bably would Henry Laws, for at other passes. "We 1CP hnr) rlniio on/1 iifa ti/aMfi IIMVI UVtIV (tliu VTft VY CUU' it improved) "We watch ess on their week, a lot m is. There's strong safety superhuman was the sam< X's and O's 'as deserved just got read 10 secret to you do, some 's oft-injured kind of hard d defenders WHAT'S A ugh time of it how the win veek's loss to chances for a vhich gained The Atlanti ason seemed Charlotte Oh possibility no week that Ca 1'eacn uowi: hat had been There wer t two games Saturday's j ?rds and six North Caroli ee quarters, Peach Bowl *am defense Duke. Bow tstionis. why avoid sched Carolina's o nr^naratinn tn rf ? 1 --W-. -rr vw % > week," said Bowl in Orla hugart, "and But whate> a lot ot time situation, it letting well." players or ting well has about it this irolina fans. coming to to r Garry Mott add anymoi uss Manzari Carolina-Cl defense that already exis depended on that any bou rezioso, who the outcome jjjl ves i IS I J2S. I > '# ! } the tackle spot k the injured Kerry * was complemented ? h Jim Carlen on his line to the nlav^rs a KL ad was not the only pj a good offense, but repared us real well Hi " said cornerback W\ who intercepted two & had the desire to play ed to win." &< ed a lot of films this PjF ore than usual," said ^ ' Andy Nelson. "It ||| ? things as far as the were concerned, we i y today. Sometimes -* times you don't. It's to explain." LSOhard to explain is will attect Carolina s postseason bowl bid. a Constitution and By server reported this e<j rolina was high on the s list of teams. ^ e no bowl scouts at firs jame, however, and gai Clr.tr. ? 11(4 oidic attcjJicu d stri bid after their tie to / I committees usually spr uling rematches, so sid nly hope for a bowl arr ;st with the Tangerine saf indo, Fla. /er comes of the bowl (th accriua uuimt'i^ nit: v,d coaches will worry aft week, with Clemson the wn. If it's possible to Ix>i re importance to a Qi emson game than an< its, it must be noted yai '1 possibilities rest on yai of that game. * I 1 111 ii nil? I mm I? JjKrM^BBIwJrT' Sjfs """* jmmKr v - -? ' ' ?mmm 000 yard mark I Long cr< BILL PRATT litor-In-Chief IVhen Kevin Ix>ng became th st running back in USC history t in more than 1,000 yards in ison, he didn't even know it. Vs irony would have it. Lone wa awled out on the Carolin eline knocked out from a vieiou n tackle by Wake Forest fre %/ VIJ Lflll fit IIIOll Ullg. 'I got knocked-out when I got i e record)," Long said in th rolina dressing room shortl er the game. "When I came t y had 1,006 on the scoreboard.' rig, the Junior fullback frori nton, was not seriously injure j finished the game with 9 *ds rushing and a total of 1,03 *ds for the year. yong, however, is an unselfisl %;: , ?? , ? - *gjk-p, * S%L.tM broken "i _ ii* edits olii individual and he spent crediting the offensive than ar?*? e "Those are the guys thj o running game go," he a "I've got to give a lot our center Mike McCs s blocking he does on u play," Ix)ng said. "Tht s get most of my yardag e McCabe and the oth< t linemen also shared e record. "This was on y fensive line's major g o McCabe. "Half our g have Kevin go over 1, n The other half we'll d complish next week 5 statement was in refer 7 possibility of having Williams getting more h yards this year. Williai r TH ; wmmih* TfTi ji mm ?' c'va Gamecock ensive 1 more time Saturday's line for his B56 for the dual effort. at make the ()ther li said. record. "Ii of it. It's of credit to thing," o ?be for the Oourson Sc the draw it's where I Aside file." the offensi cerned wit jr offensive are all disj in ling's 8-3" and t e of the of- l>owl,hes* oals," said of the mor oal was to 000 yards. As syml try to over his lc This yard is 110 ence to the just the b Clarence looking tc than 1,000 another re ms finished I'll have to * nmMHiMHnan | ft K> ,i HnHHBBnann j / mm j USC cornerback llenry Laws (22) P S grabs the first of his two in^Hr terceptions Jjl against Wake 9m Forest SaturJ| day. Laws is ' Ua chnun cuDimf In yHg front of Wake's Bill MUlner (14), breaking away k from Wake f defenders and ? being brought down by Clark Gaines (26) at I pf y the Carolina 36UlM| yard line after a Pffill 22-yard return. Sv< << Both of Laws' H||| interceptions led IJPlI to Carolina scores. W JPHHB^E^^f^^ ipHpr> , ; Z# J Stall Photos by Gene Gaillard j 1 me | game with 63 yards and 1 t season. j nemen shared in the t means a lot to be a part not just an individual j ffensive guard Steve ?id. 1 om his appreciation to I ive line, I^ong was con- 1 h the team season. "We I appointed that we aren't 1 hat we should go to a j ud. 44I think we are one I e explosive teams." >olized by a small sign >cker which reads "one t enough. 1(H) yards is eginning," I/)ng began >ward the future and cord, saying, "I guess chase my own record."