The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 18, 1989, Page 5, Image 5
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By BRANT LONG i
Assistant Sports Editor
Major Harris proved on Saturday why he is considered
to be one of the top quarterbacks in the country.
Rushing for 57 yards and one touchdown and passing
for 239 yards and two touchdowns, Harris led the
12th-ranked Mountaineers of West Virginia to a solid
45-21 defeat ofUSC.
"Major Harris is everything 'they' have said about
him," Gamecock head coach Sparky Woods said. "He
is a great football player in every aspect."
Harris was one of manv woannns ntilirad hv Moiin
taineer head coach Don Nehlen. Sophomore running
back Garret Ford ran for 119 yards and wide reciever
Reggie Rembert caught 7 passes for 77 yards and two
touchdowns.
"Ford played well," Nehlen said. "He's learning in
every game. Of course, we like to get Reggie Rembert
involved all of the time."
The second largest crowd in Mountaineer Field history,
66,015, watched as the Mountaineers, 3-0, tried
to start a drive on their opening possession. The
Gamecock defense held and West Virginia was forced
to punt.
The USC offense moved the ball well, early in the
first half, with Todd Ellis converting on four passes
down to the West Virginia 11-yard line. From there,
placekicker Collin Mackie attempted a 28-yard field
goal. But as a sign of things to come, the ball sailed
wide left.
Ford led the Mountaineers on their next possession.
In 10 plays, West Virginia drove 80 yards, 46 of those
yards coming on rushes by Ford, and scored on a Harris
to Rembert 10-yard toss.
The Mountaineer defense then tightened. Senior
Chris Haering, a linebacker who had twelve total tackles
on the day, led the defensive unit. They stopped
the Gamecocks only to have Harris fumble on the
Mountaineer 32-yard line two plays later.
It took seven plays before Ellis hit receiver Robert
Brooks from seven yards. Mackie's point-afterattempt
knotted the score at 7-7.
What happened next deflated the Gamecocks, 1-1-1.
From their own 49-yard line, the Mountaineers took
one play to score. Harris faked a handoff, then faked a
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reverse to Rembert. He then threw deep down field to
a wide open Greg Dykes who trotted in for a touchdown.
The 51-yard play took only 16 seconds but it
was all the Mountaineers needed to obtain the upper
hand, and a 14-7 lead.
"We were in man coverage and a guy decided to
leave his man," Woods said about the play. "He tried
to tackle the man on the reverse. We ended up losing
a big touchdown and that put us way behind in the
Kill aanip. "
A penalty put USC deep in its own territory on the
next possession, but on an intended pass for Carl
Piatt, Ellis was intercepted by defensive back Darren
Fulton.
Once more, the USC defense held and forced a
field goal attempt by placekicker Brad Carrol from 37
yards. The attempt went wide right, and the Gamecocks
had another chance to even the score. But once
again punter Darren Parker had to be called in.
Starting at their own 13-yard line, the Mountaineers
marched 87 yards in 11 plays with Harris taking it in
himself from three yards, to increse the lead to 21-7.
Parker had to punt again for USC. With only 1:13
left and the ball on the Mountaineer 20-yard line, Harris
led an impressive drive with a Carrol field goal
ending the half and making it a 24-7 West Virginia
lead.
West Virginia, on their first possession of the half,
moved to the USC 44-yard line, before a fumble,
which linebacker Robert Gibson recovered for USC.
Ellis moved the offense to the Mountaineer 25-yard
line, and Mackie came in to attempt a 42-yard field
goal, which hit the bottom crossbar and bounced back.
The Mountaineers took over, and called on Tim
Williams to lead the drive. The junior running back
gained 20 yards on the drive, which ended when Harris
hit a wide open Reggie Rembert for a three-yard
touchdown.
USC did not have much luck on the next set After
Ellis hit Piatt on a 24-yard gain to the Mountaineer
44-yard line, a pass was tipped by a lineman, and
picked off by Chris Haering, who returned it 33-yards
to the USC 25-yard line. Ten plays later, it was running
back Carl Hayes getting the call as he bulled his
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in on the tackle. Harris led the Mountaineers to a 45
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ter barely under way, it was a 38-7 game.
After exchanging possessions, and a West Virginia
fumble on their 25-yard line, Ellis and Brooks connected
again for a touchdown on the next play.
Mackie added the point for a 38-14 game.
Placekicker Lance Hering, and the kicking team
pulled a trick out of the hat for USC, on the ensuing
kickoff. Pretending he was giving instructions in the
huddle, Hering turned and kicked the ball lightly.
USC recovered and after two Ellis passes, he hit Eddie
Miller on a 21-yard touchdown toss.
Hering attempted another onside kick but it was
ruled an illegal touch, and West Virginia took over.
With Greg Jones now in at quarterback, the Mountaineers
moved 64 yards in five plays and Hayes scored
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rterback Major Harris as Corey Miller looks to join
-21 victory over the Gamecocks Saturday at Mounhis
second touchdown on a 26-yard scamper. The extra
point made it 45-21.
Nehlen said of the victory, "I'm happy to win. We
made some big plays. I thought we had to establish
superiority up front and we did. Major was sharp. He
does sensational plays like the 51-yard pass every
week."
Harris, when asked whether he likes passing or running
the ball more, he replied, "I just like putting it in
the end zone."
He does a good job of that
Georgia Tech comes to Williams-Brice Stadium Saturday,
as the Gamecocks look to avenge last year's
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in Albuquerque, gan, who had a 229, Gene Sellers,
who finished with a 229, and Carl
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id of 303, and a New Mexico was the overall
896. winner in the tournament, which
by Brett Quigley, had a field of 18 teams, with a
ith place with a score of 875.
' 218 with rounds USC will next be in action in
1. Other Game- the LSU-English Turn Invitational
were Rick Wil- at the English Turn Goif Links in
223, Robert Dar- New Orleans, L,.A., Oct 3-4.
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