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-sports ?p^?y ^Hgj3&o ^Hfi^-?jy>i.. y USC freshman running t Pacific linebacker Joe Ta^ D v**!** di aud By Kathleen O'Donnell USC head football coa< be nothing less than pl< team's 41-6 thrashing of had upset the Gamecocfc "This is a new expei probably never forget," ] over and over again we kids here who'll put theii We made the big pla; momentum." The biggest play of fumble recovery turne< nerback Harry Skippei had just fumbled on the the ball was recovered I Divinity. USC was cj terference and Pacific one-yard-line with first i "We were confident Pacific tailback David and go for two and it's a CIlAf^W1 V Livvay. i WBL IBBj i. I i i" r i jM Aiming for thi Stanford quarterback J *1| - rvflffilB K .-.;: B5?^ i ^ fiv**# piV^' |B^m lack Thomas Dendy carries the flor makes a last effort to stO|] haw, SI ;h Richard Bell can hio equally ivnv rv 1115 mo 11 a Pacific team that JY?*". i in 1981. W"8" ience and one I'll 0 Bell said. "I've said J*r{!wn i've got a bunch of ba''an: r hearts on the line. OI . c ys to give us the SklPP?' 7 opposit the game was a "Son 1 in hv cpninr r?nr? lick." r. The Gamecocks tight e ir awn 16-yard-line; blocker by Pacific's Darrell there it ailed for pass in- qwim had the ball on the 'ndg?aI andth at that point," said fumble Brown. "We score "The tie game." turn it 31 J yff . e Heisman ( haftway is a leading candid 11 1 V jJEIS Photo by Capere Hammond ball around the right side as p i him. cla If inner stei Ill Gamecock defense, however, was teU as confident. As Brown tried to sail to e left end for the touchdown, Frank 18t met him just short of the end zone. soi is going in and the ball popped out," mc said. "His (Wright's) helmet hit the ke; i rammed it out of my arms." mc jail sailed towa~is the end zone and > r scooped it up and took off for the th? e end zone. br< r lebody gave the ball carrier a good . Skipper said. "I was covering the oc nd and when I saw that he was 1 I looked around for the ball and 0 sf, >er's return was an unofficial 101 sci but will go down in South Carolina's po e NCAA record books as a 100 yard th< i return. br ise are the kind of things that really ga around," Bell said. "We're always fiolHor in cumnr I IUIUUI III OWII I 11 I y j * B 8oBw^ for M y ei - m&^S^3^^BUu?M wh inc m drc M Col Ki Illi & P HI by mr 3 r ; unj S pr< B? he m be: P ] H p| VV1 " ^ III j yiiPv in, \ : . / k *r Hfal a n (H ate for the Heisman Trophy. ft "T^Pk f-? LZ**&*MiHBHglSBP^ KmL ..?* ^^OMl'ttlMnM ' - ^ ..Jt ; ^ - " -WrtrwnaU. 'acific quarterback Paul Berner searches 1 ses in. er USC o\ ling our kids that something good is going happen. They may whip us on the 17th h and 19th plays but on the 20tt nettling good is going to happen. Th< >mentum of Harry Skipper's play was i v factor in the game and gave us thi >mentum that turned the game around." Vndrew Provence agreed. "I think it vvai s turning point in the game; 1 think i 3ke their spirit," he said. rhe Gamecocks had a totally differen >k than fans have come to expect ove sent years. The team passed over a thin the time Saturday. Rookie starting quarterback Bill Brad aw was 9-of-14 for 73 yards passing oring on four of the team's eigh ssessions. One of those touchdowns wa b result of a 26-yard run by Bradshaw on oken play. He knows, however, that on me does not make a season. "I was really nervous before the game, ler, Heisman ( Tom Coyne Mien sports fans argue about candidates the 1982 Heisman Trophy, the names st frequently uttered are Pittsburgh's n Marino and Georgia s Hersehel lker. However, the man who has most ? scouts interested, Stanford's Johr vay, has not decided whether he will pla> ifessional baseball or football, 'he quarterback crop is stronger this ir than it has been in over a decade ich puts Elway above the rest. The resl ludes a list which will go early in the NFL ift: Marino, Jim Kelly of Miami, Reggie llier of Mississippi, and Tony Eason 01 nois. Aarino has garnered the most attentior the media,due largely to the Panthers' 33 ecord in liis career. Some pro scouts ar< sure of Marino's ability to handle assure. In his three years at Pittsburg! has been protected bv one of the nation's st offensive lines. Slway could be the first quarterback t< n the Heisman since Pat Sullivan ac mplished the feat in 1972. He could also b< i first player from a losing team to win i ice Notre Dame's Paul Hornung did i arly 25 years ago. Elway has been compared with everj liege quarterback in recent history, an< K1 * r ilwt ~ * jviiouijr uic cuiii^m i&uii Hrtb LMitil arable. "I think John Elway is one of the all-timi eats; the way he scrambles, I compart in to Roger Staubach," said University o uthern California football coach Johi >binson. New England Patriots personnel directo ick Steinberg said, "John Elway is th st quarterback prospect I've ever seer Al I 1 ?1 ? - * ' e is me uesi piayer in college tooiba day. He should win the Heisman Trophj ehas no flaws." There is one major concern, however, c ny scout's report about Elway. It hi othing to do with the 6-foot-4-inch, 20 ound blond's ability, but with his summ< zcupation as an outfielder in the Yankee irm system. . fl Photo by Caf*rt Hammond For open receivers while Carolina defense rer Pacific i "I was really nervous before ; the game. I'm pretty pleased ; with my play, but I still have a ' lot of improving to do." s ? Sophomore quarterback 1 Bill Bradshaw it Bradshaw said. "I'm pretty pleased with r my play, but I still have a lot of improving to d do. I made a bunch of mistakes out there tonight, things a young quarterback is going I- to do." Bradshaw was pleased overall with his and the team's play and attitude. i. ii?T __ 1. _ r_ _1 It 41 *_1. ii "YOU can i oe successiui 11 you mum s negatively," he said. You think the defense a was thinking negatively on the goal line that e time? No way. They believed something good would happen. If we give 100 percent " and keep the positive attitude, it will." candidate in fall The Yankees sav Elwav received the same as any other player at Oneonta (Class A), $600 a month. But spokesmen fail to mention Elway's $150,000 bonus for signing. Yankee owner George Steinbrenner said he 1 wants his future outfield to consist of Dave : Winfield, Jerry Mumphrey, and Elway. But 1 Elway said he will not decide between the r two sports until after next year's football draft. 5 Stanford is known for producing such > quarterbacks as Frank Albert, Guy Bent jamin, Steve Dils and Heisman winner Jim Plunkett. Elway has established himself J among the best, with his senior year still f ahead of him. He is already tied with Plunkett and Jack 1 Thompson for the Pac-lO's all-time lead in touchdown passes (53) and needs only 1,011 yards (he had 2,889 as a sophomore and 2,674 as a junior) to break Thompson's 1 career yardage mark. 5 . Elway joined Marino as one of the most recruited high school athletes, receiving } scholarship offers from 65 colleges. He said the final decision was between the 3> it_: a f " ? university 01 soutnern California and 1 Stanford because of their close proximity to 1 his home. He chose Stanford for its academics. / i "Here at Stanford it's kind of unique i because you're a student first, then a football player," Elway said. "You don't ft miss class to mflkp nrantioo anH vrr?n _ - ? |/? v*v^?VV/ UI1U J VU UV?? v e miss classes to make meetings. You miss f meetings to make the classes." n A lot of different defensive alignments have been used to try to shut Elway down. Probably the most unusual defense was instituted by Oregon State: eight defensive backs. The ploy was ineffective. Elway was not as effective last year as he r' was his sonhomorp vpar Hue trt 0*1 anHo E ? v J X/Ml y VtMV VV UH MimiV injury suffered in last year's opener against Purdue. >n Id Thic itnnv? - ? "1 1 1 IU Aiiio , udn ni}4 injury, iiiiway snouia 2- make a strong run for the Heisman Trophy, ;r and depending on his career decision, s' should be one of the top picks in next year's NFL draft.