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Sports Friday, November 10,1989 THE GAMECOCK 7 Ellis loc By BRANT LONG Assistant Sports Editor It has been almost two weeks since Todd Ellis' college careei ended with a knee injury early ir the N.C. State game. However, that hasn't stopped the record-setting quarterback from following the Gamecocks. It is still hard to watch someone else leading the Gamecocks, Ellis admits. It s tough, Ellis said. It s difficult, obviously; when you know you could probably be in there helping and contributing. It would be one thing if they had told me 1 couldn't play after the N.C. State game, but to have it suddenly gc like that. . . "You just wish you could've ended up your career a lot better, especially after as many games as I've played .... I miss it, there's no doubt about it, but obviously ] have to focus on trying to get well and get back to the rest of mj future." Ellis says the injury is getting better. "It's doing fine," he said. "The surgery went well. They said ii tightened it up and everything is fine. It's a bum being in a cast, bui nobody ever gets used to that. Ev erytning else is going real well. Ellis holds 30 school records and finished his career as the seventh leading passer in total yardage in NCAA Division 1-A history with 9,519 yards. But thai didn't stop the Gamecock fans from booing Ellis after various sub-par performances. "I don't think you ever know what you're missing until it's gone," Ellis said. "I think that's just a fact of life. I never reall) thought that somebody would tell USC athlei Football: The Gamecocks, 5-3-1 are traveling to Chapel Hill, N.C. Saturday to take on the Tar Heel! of North Carolina, 1-8. Kickoff i: set for 2 p.m. irnlln.rknll. TT,^ T or!,, Yuucjuau* III^/ i-?au^ \jaiiisA/VA/iw end their regular season with the Gamecock Invitational at the So Blatt P.E. Center this weekend USC, 13-13, will take on Georgia Friday at 7 p.m., South Florida Saturday at 4 p.m. and N.C. State Sunday at 2 p.m. in th< "Who do you 1 wearing a polyesi around his neck : Wmmmmmmmy Re i FREE"! I MONEY FC Every Student is El Financial Aid Regardless We have a data bank of over 21 ships, grants, and loans, represi funding. Many scholarships are given to sti career plans, family heritage and There's money available for studi grocery clerks, cheerleaders, nori Results GUARANTEED. CALL For A Fl ANYTIME (800): The Traffic Light 716 Saluda 765-9972 >ks towari me that I would be hurt or that I wouldn't be playing that i week.... "I was such a constant person i out there for four years. They booed me, cheered me ? whats ever. The fact that I was constant, L i most people didn't think about me * [ getting hurt. If I'm not there, you m won't really know until down the hne." | All things considered, Ellis ' thinks DeMasi and Turner are do- * s ing well filling his shoes at ^ I quarterback. [ "I think they're doing a good & 5 job," he said. "Obviously, it's a ^ > little tough being thrown in ? I P don't care what you say. They're still not used to it yet. They haven't quite adjusted to being out i there . . . they're just the focal > point. That's tough on any player 1 jumping into that situation. I hope I that they'll adjust. I think they're ' doing a fine job." Ellis is now looking toward a l ; possible professional football ca- L reer. He may be ready as soon as H ? February. t "Well, I'm taking it one day at a > time, but my goal is to be ready in t February and maybe go up to the m NFL combines and be able to throw and run a little bit. I think ; that's definitely in my future. I'm 5 going to get a shot, it's just a matter of where it's at. Obviously, I want to try and make the best posit tion for myself that I can." ; While working on recovering i from his injury, Ellis said he may make an appearance in the broad' cast booth during the USC ; uiemson contest on Nov. 15. He ; says he has been approached by r ESPN to, as he puts it, "talk a I little" during the game. 3 tic teams have , tournament. IV , Soccer: The eighth-ranked Game- pi 5 cocks play in first round NCAA C 5 Tournament action Sunday at 1 V p.m. at The Graveyard against the No. 14 Blue Devils of Duke. ^ 5 G : Women's Basketball: The Lady th 1 Gamecocks open their season on ir Saturday at 7 p.m. at Carolina Col- U iseum in an exhibition match ir against the Swedish Arvika Na- si tional Team. Special opening cere- V i monies will be held at 6:45 p.m. G trust? Would you let a tpr shirt anr1 onM rhairi ? VI villi W Vliv to V IV VIIVIII sell you a car? No." ad Jeff Shrewsbury, only in The Gamei ' You can trust him. R ffFMis .ARSHIP INFORMATION FOR "j iTUDENTS WHO NEED IR COLLEGE ligible for Some Type of of Grades or Parental Income. 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Women's Golf: The Lady G< SC will attempt to secure a spot cocks will be competing in the 1 the ITCA Indoor Champion- Bradley Championship in Key lips in early 1990.^ cayne, Fla., at the Key Bisci /omen's Swimming: The Lady Golf Links Sunday, Monday amecocks will be participating in Tuesday. United W^u of the Midlands :S0ME ERNATIVE 90.5 BIH FLEXIBLE PART TIME OPPORTUNITY Savannah Lakes Village has openings ii Npfwnrlr TVTprkpf/inor P1, yppI 1 prvh pp miner nn tential and you choose the hours. Gooi communication skills required. For mor information call: Dorothy McLaughlin 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM M-W 1-800-442-2829 MINIMUM $20 PAID With EVERY donation. Plasma & Whole Blood. Programs avail for all blood types. A simple blood test is all that is needed to see if you qualify. Special bonus program for students. ryr\ Serologicals, Inc. 2719 Middleburg Dr. Suite 105 Serologicals Columbia, S C. 29204 254-6537 ' I use Foot ^ Game 10: North Carolina ( p.m, Satuniay at Kenan Memoi ial Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC). y Records: USC is S-3-1; UNC i Last week: USC lost to Florid State 35-10: UNC lost to Clem rj son 35-3. fr Series history: UNC lead % I 33-14-4 (17-6-3 at Chapel Hill). (I The last meeting: Sept. 3, 198! V (Williams-Brice Stadium). US< won its season opener over th Tarheels 31-10 as the Gamecoc! offense tallied 456 total yards IWide receiver Carl Piatt score the Gamecock's first points on 48-yard touchdown pass from Todd Ellis. Runningback Harold Greei jacked up 100 yards in the gam. on 21 carries including two o Pjk USC's touchdowns, one was two-yard run to give USC a 17-' w halftime lead. Green scored agaii on a one-yard run in the thin quarter. Tight end Ken Watsoi caught an eight-yard touchdowi i? pass with 2:26 left in the gam Forecast * with perj mm By CHRIS SILVESTRI Sports Editor One point. That's how close I was to a per feet 16-0 this past week. I finished the week 15-1, wit! my only loss a 29-28 Californij ioto Golden Bears upset over Arizona. I even picked the upset special. e gave Virginia the nod over N.C State, and the Cavaliers picked u] a 20-9 victory as the Wolfpack re # alized how it felt to lose their start t ing quarterback. This past week raises my seasoi this record to 59-15 for a .737 winninj C is percentage. Let's see if Lady Luck is stil run- hovering over my desk: III use AT NORTH CAR d at OLINA: The Gamecocks pick u] riHe, their first win since Oct. 21 as the; prepare for the season finale wit] ime- Clemson ... USC, 26-10. . Pat SMU AT NO. 1 NOTRI Bis. DAME: Talk about mismatches lyne Houston scored 95 points agains and Mustangs . . . Notre Dame 56-6. NO. 2 COLORADO AT OK lahuma siail: ine Buna ?? loes won't let anything stand ii their way of a chance to play fc the national championship . . . Colorado, 30-10. NO. 3 MICHIGAN AT NO. ILLINOIS: The two co-leaders c the Big Ten Conference battle fc the opportunity to play in the Ros Bowl. The bid will go to th Wolverines .. . Michigan, 17-16. NO. 4 ALABAMA AT LSU The Tide pulls out a tough win an I keeps their hopes of an undefeate season and an SEC championshi] alive . . . Alabama, 27-26. KANSAS AT NO. 6 NE BRASKA: The Comhuskers ar __J not happy after losing their unde SOPHOMOF a Want to earn $1,200 a rr ceive a $4,000 acceptar & job after graduation? He e requirements: ?Be a math, physics, chem ?Have a 3.3 GPA or better courses) ?Be Dhvsicallv fit ?Be a U.S. citizen Interested? To find out moi 1-800-845-5640 in GA, MThe Metr be tt ball Preview 2 for the final scoring. Ellis was 23 of 38 for 290 yards and two touchdowns in die s contest. The Gamecock defense held the Tarheels to only 265 a total yards. The coaches: In his first season as USC head coach, Sparky s Woods is 5-3-1. In his five years at Appalachian State, Woods 8 compiled a 38-19-2 record and 2 was named Southern Conference e Coach of the Year three consecuIc tive seasons between 1985-87. His overall record stands at j 43-22-3. a North Carolina's Mack Brown a is in his second season with the Tar Heels and has an overall record there of 2-18. Brown i coached at Appalachian State e (1983) and Tulane (1985-87). f His overall record stands at a 19-46. His record vs. USC is 0-1. 7 Next week: USC plays host to a arch-rival Clemson in a game 1 televised nationally by ESPN, a Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. UNC a plays host to Duke in a 12 pjn. e start at Chapel Hill. ter flirts ?ect week feated season and Big Eight championship hopes in this past week's loss to Colorado ... Nebraska, 63-3. NO. 7 MIAMI, FLA. AT NO. * 14 PITTSBURGH: The Hurricane i defense causes too many problems for Panther quarterback Alex Van I Pelt. . . Miami, 24-13. NO. 9 SOUTHERN CAL AT ? NO. 25 ARIZONA: The Wildcats suffer their second consecutive loss as the Trojans get a little closer to a Pac-10 championi ship ... Southern Cal, 31-16. z BAYLOR AT NO. 10 ARKANSAS: The Razorbacks can al1 most taste the cotton now . . . Arkansas, 34-17. AKRON AT NO. 11 TENp NNESSEE: Gerry Faust is the y head coach of the Zips. Enough h said .. . Tennessee, 44-14. LOUISIANA TECH AT NO. i 12 AUBURN: The Tigers keep i. their chances of an SEC championit ship alive with an easy win over Louisiana Tech ... Auburn, 40-3. NO. 13 PENN STATE AT MARYLAND: The Nittany Lions get a good warm-up at next week's n showdown against Notre ir Dame . . . Penn State, 28-6. VIRGINIA TECH AT NO. 18 VIRGINIA: The Cavaliers should have no problems winning the ACC championship . . . Virginia, ,r 26-14. e e GEORGIA AT FLORIDA: The Bulldogs get their first big : win of the season ... upset sped cial.. . Georgia, 20-17. d Dr. Donald Jones ? USC AT p NORTH CAROLINA: The Gamecocks keep their bowl hopes alive as they record three consecue tive winning seasons for the first ;- time in 55 years . . . USC, 17-10. ?ES & JUNIORS lonth until graduation plus reice bonus and a guaranteed re's how?simply meet these iistry or engineering major (with no c's in technical e call :1-800-922-2135 in SC or F, 8:00 AM?4:30 PM. ng-*" ' ' i ~ _ ?? o win never ie same * i V- 1