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Haq
By Steve Riddell
George Rogers gained 193
yards on 26 carries Saturday
night against N.C. State and
didn t even play in the fourth
quarter, but quarterback
Garry Harper stole the show
with his passing.
Harper completed 12 of
17 passes for 150 yards in the
30-10 victory. On three occasions
he hit receivers for
big gains when faced with
third down and long yardage.
"Our passing game
worked well for us," Harper
said. "We felt that we were
going to have to pass against
them to open up our running
game."
Harper was forced to
throw early in the game.
After USC got the opening
kick-off, State held Johnnie
Wright to one yard on first
down and then threw Rogers
for a five yard loss. Faced
with a third and 14 situation,
Harper calmly dropped back
in the pocket and fired a
strike to wide receiver
Horace Smith for 35 yards.
The Gamecocks then mixed
up the pass with the run well
and moved in for a touchdown
and a 7-0 lead.
N.C. tstate bounced back
and drove 71 yards in nine
plays to knot the score at
seven with five minutes to go
in the first quarter. State
quarterback Tol Avery hit
some key passes in the drive.
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the ball after the kick-off and
moved it 80 yards for
another touchdown. Harper
hit tight end Ben Cornett and
wide receiver Tim Gillespie
with long passes for first
downs. And when Harper
wasn't throwing, Rogers was
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out of the endzone and then
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officials ruled it a safety
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Scouts
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By Tracy ^
Staff Wri
Although South Carolina is
mark of what promises to be a h
there was one group among
Saturday's USC-North Caroline
mind if the Gamecocks' seasor
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away from USC.
But don't worry, these Natio
will have to wait.
While watching Rogers ramb
touchdowns against visiting Sta
a tag on his talents, and Cinci
admitted that he'd like to put
back.
"He could start for our team I
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A PHILADELPHIA SCOUT
was no less impressed with the ]
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said. "I've scouted players for
me with a loss of words. He doe
that I've never seen before.
"George has all the tools ? i
tremendous amount of desire continued
the Eagles' observer
his performances against two t<
Cal teams, I'm not at all su> >i
N.C. State. He continues tosn :v
DUB FESPERMAN of the
that Big George "is a great on<
that he does for this Carolina
the best in his position this sea!
of an ideal pro back."
And what about Rogers' cha
Heisman Trophy?
"He needs all the exposure 1
scout who preferred to ren
average, players in the East do
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for the score from three to I
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>f his three touchdowns on
he night. Leopard's extra Kif
>oint made it 23-7 at half- to I
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"Our passing game was the
he big difference in this "I
5ame," coach Jim Carlen Wo
;aid. "Harper threw well "it
;ven though he forced the tha
>all a couple of times. We mi:
mew we were going to have eel
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ogers never wore another fifl
II this, they want to take him
nal Football League scouts S3
le for 193 yards and a trio of
te, the NFL reps tried to put
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maui scoui mm vuii maim
a Bengal jersey on Rogers' |g|
tomorrow," said Von Mann.
ioubt that Rogers is the best L ^
very thing."
(name withheld by request) | t
fieisman-hunting senior.
escribe George Rogers," he
15 years but this one leaves B|
? things on the football field pip
?ize, speed, toughness and a
- to be a great NFL back,"
\ " After watching (on film) ^ ^
ou>.h Michigan and Sou I'm v
*iscd at his showing u < nst r J
v that he has it all."
San Deigo Chargers added
e. It is hard to measure all
team. He unquestionably is j
son, and has all the makings S
inces for bringing home the
ie can get," cited a veteran Hi
lain anonymous. "On the Gat
not get as much coverage as sjgl
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SC victory
STATE'S RONNIE LEE
returned the second half
but stalled at the Gamecock
. Hitter came on and hit a 33
1 board and pull state to within
Carolina got the ball back
and started operating from
I jtBgBKff their 20. On the first play,
H Rogers carried up the
* middle for seven yards. The
gain pushed his career
_y"? Eff rushing total at Carolina to
4,001 yards. If Rogers can
average 159 yards per game
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HH^HP ShP^B will break the 5,000 yard
Er mmm mark. "N.C. State's defense
Uni really hit hard," Rogers
al ?BBB said. "They gave me some
wm-WnuL** good licks, but I gave them
/"* some good licks too.''
Wright fumbled the ball
and State recovered on their
25 yard line to end that
Gamecock scoring threat.
USC stopped a State drive by
forcing a fumble which
rTji^i]ff linebacker Ed Baxley
cfows. The recovered near mid-field.
The Gamecocks then moved
in for the score that put the
hrow when they went to game out of reach. The
eight man front." running of Rogers and
.C. State Coach Monte Wright keyed the drive
'in said Carolina was able which culminated with
hrow the ball when they Rogers smashing through
I to and he felt that was defenders for the touchdown
difference in the game. from six yards out. The
thought our 53 defense extra point accounted for the
lid be effective, he said. 30-10 final score.
forced them to pass, but The win upped the
t turned out to be our Gamecocks record to 4-1,
;take. Harper is an ex- while the loss dropped
ent quarterback. They'd State's record to 2-2.
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nococ/f quarterback Garry Harper barks the
la/s in Saturday's USC win over N.C. State,
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