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Carlen pre
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freshmen, will report to USC head coach Jii
Carlen Saturday, as the Gamecocks begi
pre-season football drills.
The Gamecocks will undergo physic;
examinations Saturday, before starting
two-a-day workout at Williams-Bric
Stadium Monday.
Carlen welcomes 23 lettermen from la:
I season's squad which finished 7-4 and earne
a berth in the Tangerine Bowl. Six startei
have departed from an offensive unit whic
finished fourth in the country with 419.3 yarc
total offense per game.
Included in the list of missing regulars
All-American quarterback Jeff Grantz, wfr
remains on Carlen's staff as a gradual
assistant. Junior Ron Bass appears to be th
likely candidate to inherit the quarterbackir
New track
succeeds A
By Drexel Ball
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Charlie Strong has been named USC's h<
Director Harold "bo" Hagan announced rt
Strong, an assistant at Alabama for the p
Bill McClure, who resigned in June for a j
State.
"Charlie Strong is a bright, young coach,"
he is the best man to continue the developmi
He is highly resoected in his nrnfAssinn "
Hagan also said Strong will assume his dut
"I'm excited about coming to Carolina,
portunities are tremendous and I look forwai
staff and working with some truly fine pec
"Coach McClure has the program headed i
hope to gain national recognition for the p
Strong, 35, earned All-American honors at
of Clinton, Okla., he claimed Big Eight titles
and anchored State's winning mile relay tear
He landed his post at Alabama in 1969,
sprinters, hurdlers and the relay team. He al
assistant at the University of Kansas and pre
High School of Garden Grove, Calif.
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Athletic tick*
By David Shingler school
athlptir
A new student athletic ticket gradua
distribution system has been ap- best se
proved for USC students and will All st
be implemented for the second schedul
football game scheduled for the social s
Gamecocks. of clas
Two major concepts have been tempte<
added to the ticket Dirkun svstem Hnwc
for this fall. First, students will open tl
nave more freedom in exchanging Sept. 4
Identification cards and fee the stu<
receipts to pick up date tickets, and tickets
second, class standing will be seats,
eliminated as a consideration for Ticke
obtaining tickets for athletic game \
events. Carolin
iicKui uisiriouiion lor tne nrsi pracuc<
game of the season will be on a the stuc
first-come, first-served basis. be the 1
The USC Board of Trustees has The s
adopted these policies to meet the game
changing needs of the university Student
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?nu u? siuuenui, jo? nuiigaie, t o- iichci
chairman of the Student Govern- arrive,
ment's Athletic Committee, said, student
Under the new system no student lines. Tj
will be favored throughout the the sam
views upcomi
56 duties after missing the 1975 season with a
n hamstring injury.
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"Quarterback is an immediate concern,
\\ because that's where it all begins," Carlen
a said. "We feel Hon can solve our problem,
e He's worked hard this summer preparing for
the season and if he's healthy we're confident
he can do the job."
st
sd Joining Bass in u backfield will be the
rs solid tandem of fullback Kevin Long and
:h tailback Clarence Williams, who both rushed
Is for over 1,000 yards last season. Other starters
returning on offense include split end
is Philip Logan, who led the team in receptions
10 last fall^ with 39 receptions for 716 yards.
te guard Steve Courson and tackle Jerome
le Provence.
ig The Gamecocks could start three
AcCluren^
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n the right direction and I
Oklahoma State. A native ^
in the 220, 440, long jump >.
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primarily working with "*&***'
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viously a year at Pacifica
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The Old Mules captui
I ? title over a makeshift tei
P SHaKS^ were forced to come froi
setback in the first ?
bHI championship series, t
if distribution it
year with good seats at as tickets of equal qual
: events. No longer will arrival will be the fact
te students be awarded the portance to get good ticl
ats every game. The new system for
udents will be rotated on a remaining games takes e
le throughout the season by USC's second home gj
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WWII vjr Iiuiuuvi , i ^ai Uicoo UOVy-L/imt1 game, SCflCl
is standing or hours at- Sept. 18. Carolina Coliseu
i. the distribution site foi
ver, when the Gamecocks tickets for the remaindi
heir 1976 football season 1976-1977 season.
against Appalachian State, To enter the coliseum,
dents who picked up their will be required to p
first will have the best student identification cai
corresponding fee rec
ts for the USC-Annalachinn lnntjpr will thorp h? l
vill not be distributed at undergraduate, one gi
a Coliseum as has been the organized for enteri
e in the past. Russell House, coliseum. The ninth dig
lent center on campus, will student's social security
location for ticket pick-up. will be the only restri
;ystem to be used for this gaining entrance to the c
will be used only once, of the coliseum. The ordc
s will be admitted to the numbers will be
area in any order they throughout the year to
To eliminate line jams, fairness in ticket distribu
5 will be separated into five After a student ent
ables for each line will have coliseum, the 8th dig it of t
e number of tickets, as well security number will sei
ng season
sophomores and a junior at the vac
positions on the offensive line.
The defensive unit occupies muci
Carlen's thoughts as he seeks to improv
last season's showing, which allowed
opposition over 400 yards total offense
game.
"We expect to be improved on defer
.Carlen said. "In fact, we have to be imnn
if we hope to have a successful season. W<
show improvement in the spring and I fe?
have better depth."
Lettermen returning on defense inc
middle guard Bubba Shugart, ends ?
Rlflpkman anH Piicc Mon7??i
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McGregor and Kerry DePasquale, lineba
John Green and defensive backs L
Garrett, Bill Currier and Jacyn Adamsl
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OLD MULES WIN TITLE
red the intramural softball victories. 1
im Tuesday. The Old Mules pitching, hi!
m behind as they suffered a were seen
{a me of the best-of-three Fortunately
hen roared back for two waterlogged
jnores class
ity. Time divider to evenly distribute
or of im- number of students among I
sets. equal lines. Again, there will be
all the equal number of tickets at e
ffect with table, all of equal quality,
ame, the Many students in the p
lined tor wanted to pick up more than <
im will be ticket and provisions have t>
athletic made for this under the r,
er of the system.
One student may enter
students coliseum with two identificat
resent a cards and fee receipts. The stud
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eipt. No either card's last number, then
ines (one to either distribution table in
raduate) cordance with theSthdigitlisted
ing the either card. This will entitle I
it of the student to two student tickets.
number Snm*? ctnHontc tifill 11 ?*? ?* *" u
uiuuvuKi mil nam IU lit
iction to their non-student dates sit bcs
oncourse them, and not on the opposite si
t of the of Wiiliams-Brice Stadium, as
rotated the past.
provide Under the new system two exi
ition. tables are provided for d*
ers the tickets. If a student has two tick
he social obtained in the way descrit
*ve as a previously, one of these tick?
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"he Old Mules demonstrated excellent
Lung and fielding to claim the title. They
sipping beverages between innings.
' for the Old Mules, none of them got
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the may be validated as a non-student
Five date-ticket for $5. If a student has
i an only one ticket, date tickets will be
ach issued at 3:30 that afternoon at a
cost of $8, the full retail price for
ast Carolina home game tickets,
one Hungate said, "We (SGA) tried
ecu u? gei me ainienc department to
lew approve the idea of getting two
people into the games on one ID.
the There was a definite "no" to this
inn fmm V?o * 1
I.wnc u>w MI.IIIC11V. ucpailllicill, ctllU
ent the $5 date ticket was the coming
promise we accepted."
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Included in the computer
the registration packet sent to all
computer registered students this
ive summer (not all students were
ide computer registered), was an
idf> pxnlanntinn r?f tho
r. v? VUV 111 Ol llAAUail
in games ticket pickup system. This
explanation was on the reverse
tra side of the registrar's letter ... at
ite the bottom of the page . . . not
ets including an explanation of the new
ted system to be employed throughout
ets the year.