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By Andrew Miller
It's rare when a i
quarterbacks consiste
USC has done all sea:
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the school's history,
quarterbacks Allen M
4T think I run the
does," Mitchell said,
"I CAN see that h
running the option, b
reading defenses and
Hold agreed with M
we both do everythinj
each other well, and
fgiyear."
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By "I need to learn the
SIP things come up each w
to get to the point whe
||H defense."
jjl^ use SECOND-YE/
qualms about using b
start Mitchell and brin
tomorrow against No.
"Mike Hold has doi
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for us as long as we c
For the third straigh
Carolina to a come-fr
Hold passed for 1
1 Gamecocks' 35-28 wir
"WE PUT Mike in
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with either of them in
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son.
necocks, 8-0, are off to the
and much of this is due t
litchell and Mike Hold,
option game a little bett
"but Mike has a stronger ?
e's getting more and mori
ut both of us are having j
checking off at the line."
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I well. We've been able tc
1 think that's been the k<
i he still has room to impi
game a little more," he sai
-eek that catch me off guai
re nothing surprises me wh
VR head coach Joe Morris<
lold and Mitchell and wil
g Hold off the bench. Mite
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ie a great job this year," IV
?as done well and will con
ntinue to win."
t game, Hold came off the
om-behind victory.
98 yards and one touch
i over N.C. State.
when we want to air thing
i little stronger arm, but I 1
the game."
rdinator Frank Sadler sa
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By Kelli Freas
It's rare for
varsity game of
one of his col
but USC socce
1981, when th
powerhouse S<
2-1.
Berra, a gr<
School(Mo.) wi
Most Valuable
and All-State,
hu (he rnllpno-1
Smany big name
"It was afte
potential."
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son from 197<J
against Berra.
He held not
records, but br
ference career p
goals record, w
the top ten in cj
he was named i
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John Natardi
WtET 1978-1981, also
Ml Natardi accui
2 assists in four
MVP at the
Tournament.
"His skills
because he wan
gave it his all,*
tice, he was coi
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carried a winnii
anyone else on
fielder Jim Som
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assistant coach
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problems with
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torrison said
lornson said.
tinue to start
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confident
The challenger
id it doesn't Mike Hold has come o
lacks," page 12 to victory.
;te enjoys
four-year
up, t
a freshman to start the first "T
the season, let alone make it team
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r player Tim Berra did it in great
e Gamecocks beat national game
outhern Illinois University, "E
is go
iduate of St. Mary's High game
th such distinctions as team's read
Player, All-South St. Louis bette
admitted he was intimidated Be
evel competition. grow
took almost two years and Caro
: match-ups to get rid of that "V
1, 165-pound defender said. how
r Nnamdi I realized my confl
"Ii
ikocha, who played for Clem- hold
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gettir
only a long list of Tiger consi
oke the Atlantic Coast Con- Bei
oints record, with 171; career whicl
ith 74; and was listed among "B
ireer assists, with 23. In 1979 and I
\11-American and ACC Most attitu
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i, defender for Carolina from hard<
was a role model for Berra to
spirit
mulated 77 shots, 4 goals and Berra
years of play. He was named An
1981 Carolina Invitational team
sionli
weren't outstanding, but "V
ted to play so bad, he always junio
' Berra said. "During prac- fielde
nsistantly the first in sprints, said,
e underclassmen and always To
ig attitude." both
ook up to Tim more than instin
the team," sophomore mid- "Ir
efeld said. "He is a leader by the fi
vince
Rives at least 110 oercent of Thi
the games and in practice," said,
Trevor Adair said. Ser
Mark Berson said the agl
stopper not only never gives
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two men
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ff the bench the past five games to lead USC
leadership
experience
>ut doesn't even think to give up. ,
hat attitude is a great attribute to the \
as a whole," he said. i
terms of technique, Berra said his <
est achievements have been in his air i
: and reading game situations. I
iveryone out on the field in college ball |
od, which upgrades the quality of the
itself," he said."This makes it easier to
and understand the game a little
r."
rra, a business major, has also seen
th in the team and Berson, who has been
lina's coach for seven years.
^hen I first came, the coach was unsure
to handle some of the inter-squad
icts.
n order to have depth, a team needs to
25 good players. A lot of the players
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lg a great deal of playing time. Some
dered quitting." 1
rra said this caused a lot of tension,
1 made the coach's job more difficult.
erson has learned to handle the players,
[his year's team also has a lot better
de.
think the guys that aren't playing work
;r than a lot of us that start.
rhis has been the best team in terms of
and support I've ever played with,"
i said.
other quality that makes this year's
outstanding in Berra's eyes is the "divijss
status.
Ve're not freshmen, sophomores,
rs and seniors on the field; but midts,
backs, forwards and goalies," he
win, Berra said he believes a team needs
team plav and an individual haftlr
ct.
1 a game, I'm aware of everyone else on
eld, but I tell myself 'I'm it" and conthe
crowd of that too."
2 most important combination, Rerra
is the sweeper and stopper.
lior Brian Murphy, a Florida native
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