Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A small m By SALLY WILSON Asst. Sports Editor None of the big schools wanted David Prezioso when he was playing high school football. They thought he was too small to play. But Prezioso wasn't convinced, and after playing a year at little Presbyterian College, he tried out at Carolina?all 5-10, 206 pounds of him. Prezioso got his chance to Dlav - when defensive tackle Kerry Depasquale broke his ankle in last year's N.C. State game, and he hasn't left the lineup since then. In fact, this year Prezioso has been one of the mainstays at linebacker for a much-improved Carolina defense. "I was considered too small to. play major college football," Prezioso said. Playing middle guard and tackle for Spring Valley High School, Prezioso was selected 10 Aii-Area ana Ail-state teams his senior year but received no scholarship offers. The junior linebacker leads the Gamecock defensive unit with 56 tackles after four games. In addition to being USC's number one tackier, Prezioso leads the team in tackles for losses with five and has I caused three opponents' fumbles. ' "My size helps me sometimes," said Prezioso. "I know I have to do the little things better and hustle, and not miss tackles. I'm not too big so I can't overpower players," he said. "My father played football here back in '49, '50 and '51 so I was always interested in it," said Prezioso. Prezioso started playing . foo^aJ] with the Gray YMCA I The followirn V to recharter i organization AAF-ADS Advertising Club USC Affiliate of the S.C. 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Head coach Jim Carlen and his staff selected Prezioso as one of the outstanding defensive players in the Georgia game last Saturday. Prezioso had 12 individual tackles and one assist in that game. USC's defense forced four Georgia fumbles and held the Bulldogs to seven points in the first half. "All the abuse we (USC's defense) got last year is helping us this year," said Prezioso. "We want to prove ourselves to everybody else," he said. "We have a lot of freshmen that are capable of stepping in at any time," said Prezioso. "It makes the rest of us play better because of the pressure," he said. He thinks this year's defense has the depth it lacked last year. Prezioso believes Baylor will be ready for the Gamecocks this Saturday. "They think we kind of ruined their season last year," he said. Carolina defeated Baylor 2413 last fall, a week after the Bears played to a 10-10 tie with Michigan. 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He is very weak and it is n< ting his strength back, the s] Doctors said Monday McGu with thp tpam starting Opt associate head basketball co responsible for the team. Carolina Rick Sanford. "The receivers don't look real fast and they don't throw deep a whole lot," he said. Sanford agrees with Stewart about the Gamecocks attitude this week. "No, I don't think we'll be ^nt.rr. ...nnU U I J Ullf. uuwn mis wcciv, lie ScIIU. VYC played a good team last week but we just made too many mistakes in key situations." USC fan support will be lacking at Baylor but linebacker John Green does not think it will affect o mmmmmmmmmnmammmmmmmmmammammmmmmmmmmmmmm THE ELI 6826 T T fd as of Mori., Sep isult in the loss of i Mental Health Assn. Sigma *d Sigma ator's National Conference Sims t Education Assn. 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