Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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sports Pass rushinc helps OleM lU S\l I V WII.SON Sports l-'.tlilor Olc Miss coach Ken Cooper had a logical. I Mi.m'ny noing into Saturday's name against Cat Take ;? loam like Carolina which has a quarto Bettor known for his passing than running ability nuiso. needs to bo forcod to use his loss noted opti ho forcod to t ush his passes. COOPKH'S idea oxactlv. However, a coach lu strategy with physical players to see any results, averaging more than 250 pounds, physical is an a TheOle Miss strategy couldn't help but be of feet iv "Our defensive strategy was to try to rush Ba you give him 1 ?>r 4 seconds, he'll kill you. As y and scramble a bit Tti.-w ?? Bass, wlio was tackled six times behind the serii loss <>f IB yards, agreed Cooper's strategy was < their goal." he said. Against the Rebels. Carolina, who averaged through the first six games, passed.for 117 var coming from a touchdown run by George Rogers and I SC coach .lim Carlcn agreed Carolina's off 40 percent passing and no percent rushing against %.-.?= r-?- " * -.... v i n mi i nn on at least nine called pass plays "TIII-'IH I* \ss lU'SIl and secondary covera game." Mass said. "On my part maybe I shouh longer a couple times. 1 could have scrambled to thrown from there." According to Carlen. Ole Miss's defense, whicl the pass rush all week, followed Cooper's instrui offensive line got whipped consistently." Carlen s on defense is the strength of Mississippi's team physical than we are." !? win mrmving game wasn tgood." Carlen sai< couldn't protect the thrower long enough and twi more pressure today than all six of the other game Bass, who completed six of 10 passes, didn't tl much of a factor as Carlen and Cooper did. "The in the passing game." Cooper said. "It was directions and seemed to affect Mass two or three IIOWKVKK. the wind didn't do much to affe Miller, who averaged 44.5 yards a punt with his loi Carolina's Max Hunager averaged 43.4 yards . 1 ? * nmm'st. Tim Ellis, who led a passing attack in the final t 10 7 Carolina victory over Mississippi, played Saturday, replacing quarterback Bobby Garner against (Icorgia. Kllis had difficulty moving Olt against Carolina, hut he led all rushers with 76 ya than five yards a carry. Ole Miss made most of its rushing yardage on p 47 yard touchdown run by Fred Williams and two f< gains by Leon Perry to set up an Ole Miss field goal "WK MADK a lot of mistakes outside on defense See )ut relatively simple, olina. It worked, too. rback like Ron Bass. ', Rass..a coach might on. He'll either run or . .::; is to reinforce mental ^pl|lllltll| With a defensive line ppropriate adjective. e. ' , ss." Cooper said. "If *?!v mi tic to run mmage line for a total ' ,: J ' effective. "They met BQ| 14B.2 passing yards ^ ds. 72 of those yards on a flat pass. Bass ense intended to have A A * Mississippi, but Bass AfllSSlSSII go hurt our passing 1 have waited a little a different place and GjfS* I ^ IB i had been practicing ?tion perfectly. "Our aid. "The front seven . They're just more By SAI.I.Y WII.SON Sports Kriitur d. "One, because we r>, the wind. We had The first lime he saw puntc s put together." ball. USC coach Jim Carlen link the wind was as The problem. Carlen sai( wind was a bie factor kiekinu h<ih;?o ...w:..u i:_!. - w r, vvniill IIII1UC blowing in different yards. A year as a redshirt i yards off direction." opportunity to learn to kick tl of slicing it to the right. ct Rebel punter Jim ngest a 69-yard kick. AIM'AHKNTI.Y lU'NAClF. i punt, 61 yards his season F.nding last season v, punts, Hunager has 33 kick* ninutes of last year's yard average, including the most of the game But when Carolina plays (1 who injured his foot better lesson to Hunager on p Miss with the pass than a barefooted Olc Miss m ?_ r irus, averaging more Second in the nation in p averaged 4f?.2 yards this itch-outs, including a Saturday's game. In Caroli mrth-quarter 14-yard Miss last year. Miller shanke resulted in I'SC's game winr furiated by that punt. Miller Carlen said. "We into bis next kick: an R2-yai OI.K MISS, page II punt. 0?ne Oalllard -THE OAMECOCK ipi s Daretoot ipetition frorr in addition to ha lias become even offense, which hat >r Max Runager kick the the nine. 12 and : was unimpressed. talent. 1, was Runager's poor d his punts to about 21 "IIK'S A really n 1975 gave Runager an got a lot of flexibi le ball to the left instead initial whip. It soi because he hits ii In Saturday's * :R learned a lot that punts to Miller's .;?l. " " .in (i average for 55 Miller's flexible It > this season for a 41.3 n 43.4 average whi Mississippi game. yard average. He Miss, no one gives a Miller's longest how to punt a football "He kept us dee| inter named Jim Miller. said. "After a | unting average, Miller momentum going, season, not including < ? ./ah |;i itironcoi na s 10-7 win over Ole Cooper said Mille d (sliced) a punt which punting was a kc ling touchdown. So in- Cooper said. "He vented his frustrations d school (IISC) record ________________ 4 1 The Kchcl flags fly ' ' during Mississippi's 17-10 victory over the Gamecocks Saturday. Below. I'SC's Kick Sanford and Have Prezioso close in on an Ole Miss ball carrier. I I $ ? J ft Oalllard-THE OAMBCOCK punter i Runager ving distance, Runager says Miller more consistent this year. IJSC's i to start at three first-half series on 21-yardline, will vouch for Miller's good punter." Runager said. "He's lity in his leg. The secret to it is the g inrle lib/* ? " * .........?? ?i cannon wnen ne connects I so fast." iame. Hunager. who shanked two i one,, managed to keep up with >g. Hunager punted eight times for le Miller punted six times for a 44.5 punt of the game was 69 yards. 5 in our own territory." Hunager juni like that, their defense gets It's hard for us to come out." ut-of-bounds kick, Rebel coach Ken t had another great day. "Our y factor to the game early on," . m 's a super punter " Ik See Pl'NTKRK. page |