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sports Comebacl Hy VINCE IUOOKE Asst. Sports Editor Near the end of the third quarter of t game Saturday, the Tiger fans had ev The scoreboard had just flashed a sburgh had accepted a bid to the Gal ville, Fla Now it wa& no secret Cle ? urgh's opponent if they could win against the Gamecocks. SINCE THE Tigers were leading : Clemson fans roared and pulled ou' maps. They were content to just sit game while waiting for a formal invit Bowl scouts, who were sitting in tlu comply. ^ Mj^m ?vAty/, -: The (iamccocks' Spencer (iai as he looks for running room Resurgent f hpln Carolit By KAMA WILSON Sports I'Ulitor Last year anyone who may have asked who I SC's wide receiver was probably didn't follow Gamecock l<K?tball too closely. Carolina's top receiver in 197(5, iJmi i.ogan s name ucquenuy appeared in the Sunday morning headlines after Ciamecock victories. With 41 catches lor (>78 yards last year, Logan became USC's leading career receiver in yards and second in number of receptions. ANOTHKK NICK thing about I.ogan was his status as a junior. Along with then junior Hon Bass, Carolina s ivtt passing Ku,,,c' w<^ expected to be a strong part of the offense. k almosts But it woi maturely. T1 quarter to s< he Carolina-Clemson plays. So fu erything figured out. moved in fro i message that Pitttor Bowl in Jackson- Itwasenoi mson would be Pitt- Bowl scouts their season finale bowl persor arisen. It lot 24-7 at the time, the But with 1 I their Florida road terback Ste\ back and enjoy the He complete ation from the Gator throw to Jer i press box ready to drive gave C shock and m 1HW k cuts upfield Ciemson defens< 1 against the yards, includin] Massing ganr ia comebacl { MIHHL ft^r"~ I^fe;v;^3W iriTrt Phil Logan itops Clem ild turn out Clemson was celebrating ne Gamecocks came back lighting in the l core 20 points on a variety of heart-sto irious was the Gamecock comeback, US< ? a _r /~*1 rtn r> A .. 'iL 1 . 4n 1 ?fi it - Ill UI ^leillbUIl, Willi 1 .40 1UII 111 IIIC J. jgh to silence the Tiger fans and send the < running to telephones to inform the rest inel in Jacksonville a serious problen )ked as if Clemson was going to lose. [hat little time left in the game, Tiger 'e Fuller showed why he is so well thougl id four passes for 76 yards, including a 2C ry Butler who was open in the end zone luiiiMjn a ji-z/ win, ruviveo mu 1 lger ians ade the bowl scouts breathe a sigh of relic ngg BB snhftfi 38* flVv .jjfll ifr^rf ani Stephen McCormack THE GAMECOCK e. Clark led all rushers with 157 % a 77-yard touchdown run. ie, Logan mm k effort However, the expectations didn't prove so reliable this season. IJSC s passing game had lost most of its effectiveness, evident in the Gamecock's past four games prior to a 31-27 loss to Clemson Saturday. Logan, who has faced doublecoverage since flanker Zion McKinney's injury against East miwm'i i i imI munlt ImiI V'UIUIIIIU, WCltHI I 1IIUV.II UUl exercise running down the sidelines. Four alternating runningbacks essentially controlled the offense. Hut Carolina's passing game, like an old friend, came back in the second half Saturday to the offense. Logan, who scored one touchdown and set up another on receptions, was an essential part of See LOGAN, Page 7 son pre- BUT IT didn't do nnythinj uunh snakebit once again, losing the pping by less than a touchdown. Z had "It was an exciting game f( ?ame. Carlen said, "but it was the simply because of the effort * Gator Which was an accurate si of the scored more points (27) in 24 1 had given up in any single game quarter, runningback Spencer Bass and sprinted 77 yards for quar- against the Tigers in 1977. Ste tit of. downs of 11 yards and one y; ' yard Tjie final USC touchdown re; 1 ,,c sorcery. On fourth and ten at ; from yator scouts tut Clemson By MATT WAKI) (iamecock Staff Writer At G:05 p.m. Saturday Pittsburgh i Gator Howl, but the opponent of the Fa between five teams in the country. Oik consideration as a possible team in 11 However, the Tigers still had theii Carolina. And if the Tigers were to go to play in the Gator Bowl, they had to c CATOIt ItlHll Pro^irtnnl I Williams-Brice Stadium when Clemsc meeting. The Tigers showed Ade thro the team to go to the Gator Bowl as the Yet not even Ade believed the I uric made in the final quarter of play. W load for first timo in th?? 0?nw> ')1 '? ?w* O"? had been calm and relatively cjuiet, b searched for a phone. Ade needed to {. executive vice-president George K. watching the North Carolina-Duke ga g(X)d chance Clcmson was going to b< possible contention for the Gator Ho' sidered. But Ade's fears were quieted by Fuller and wide receiver Jerry But I yard touchdown pass with 49 seeo Clemson on top for good, 31-27. AFTKK THK game Ade and other the Clemson locker room to ask tlx terested in accepting a bid to the GaW Ade said to the Tigers in their loci president I would be more than happj this great Clemson team in the Gator Clemson head coach Charley statement for the Tigers. "Mr. Ad< would be more than happy to attend t! wim mai announcement, the Cler ecstatic. It looked as if they were s Tigers, who had been 3-6-2 in 1976, ha country's top bowls. Pell said the game between Carolir game which exemplifies the colleg manv UDS and downs in th<> swnnH h. with all this excitement," Fell said. " for sure is thank goodness for Stev PKI.1.SAI1) the winning touchdou was a play to stop the clock rather thi "We were in our two minute offen; to be thrown to the sidelines to sto Steve (Fuller) has the option to go ( Butler) also has an ontinn tn <'h;inon Although the Tigers have played North Carolina and Notre Dame Clemson game was the toughest o year. "We had opportunities to win ag Notre Dame, hut in both games w< plays when we needed them most," behind tonight our players used th< their last two outings to mill this unn * * ? ?" I, ? for the Gamecocks were ?ir fourth game of the season ^ , >r the fans," USC coach Jim hardest loss I've ever had our players gave." tatement. The Gamecocks i minutes than Clemson had all year. Late in the third ! 01 _ A i. _ ?t i? l v^iarK iouk a pucn irom non a touchdown, the longest run ve Dorsey then ran for touchard. ;embled something similar to the Clemson 20, with 2:01 left See CAROLINA, Page 7 _ _ ) wornea, gets bid received an invitation to the a nthers was still to be decided I 3 of these teams given serious > le Gator Bowl was Clemson. j r annual final game against ft to Jacksonville, Fla. Dec. :10 i lefeat the Gamecocks. . Ade, was in the press box at [ in and Carolina had their 75th ' ugh three quarters they were ?y built a 24-() lead. >us comeback the Gamecocks 'hen the Gamecocks took the -24, Ade, who up to that time ecame excited and frantically ;et in contact with Gator Bowl Olsen, who was in Durham tme, to inform him there was a I e defeated and other teams in 11 w\ would now have to be con- | Clcmson quarterback Steve er as they connected on a 20 nds left in the game to put Gator Bowl officials went to L* Tigers if they would he in>r Bowl. terroom, "As the Gator Bowl ! and extremely proud to have Bowl Dec. 30." * Fell made the acceptance i thn rii>mvnn IVwith.-ill he Gator Bowl." nson football players became ielling tickets to heaven. The (1 made their way to one of the la and Clemson was the kind of [e spirit. "This game had so alf that it was hard to keep up The only thing I can really say e Fuller." n throw from Fuller to Butler an go for a score. >e and that pass was supposed ? ?l,w,L '? I>,,ll ...wl "Will J/ mi: LIULI\, I i:ii ?diU. lo another receiver and Jerry his route." two nationally-ranked teams, , Pell believes I he Carolina ne the I igers have played an ;iinct hritli Mnrtli ^'irniinn :nul 2 just didn't come up with the Pell said. "When our team fell b experience they gained from f tie out. They remembered what See CLEMSON, page 7