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Sports 8 the gamecock Wednesday, November 15,1989 Pep Tall By Brant Long Long list of possii nf tJpixmnn Trnnl j ^ w i-r m m w m w jb? m m As another college football sea- ish son draws to a close, professionals ant and amateurs alike are selecting gai their choices for the coveted Heis- wil man Trophy award. car This year, though, there is no an; clear-cut favorite, only a long list grc of potential winners. I'll start with nir the guys who have done well, but sto probably not as good as expected. ins Emmitt Smith, Florida: Smith is i had an amazing year in 1988 and ind hasn't done too terribly bad this ; season. Many thought he would be US a shoo-in for the trophy this year, do1 but he has been inconsistent pas Against Georgia Saturday, he had ye* only 106 yards. Sure, more than bar 100 yards again, but short of what the people now expect. He Major Harris, West Virginia: 1,5 The "major" led the Mountaineers 1 to the national championship game Bu this past season and looked as if he mo might have done the same until ora some below-par performances anc against Virgina Tech and Penn Ha State hit. Saturday's 163-yard Bi^ rushing and 139-yard passing day lah will keep him in the running, to 1 though. bot Dee Dowis, Air Force: Nobody Bi? had heard of this little guy until he car started running all over the place cha for the Falcons. Dowis was the cha leading rusher in the country early hin in the season, yet now his name is Ka not in the Top 15. He has loo struggled of late, but he has pro- cha vided a lot of ground excitement to ( the usually air-happy WAC Sta conference. of ] Andre Ware, Houston^ Ware and Bri the Cougars have fun upTnore of- of] fensive yards this season than of ] many teams get in two or three years. Ware is an excellent player, be but also has slacked off some. eve Ware broke records for comple- rec tions (292) and passing yards get (7,327) in a career Saturday. difl Now, for the other candidates: cut Tony Rice, Notre Dame: The Ir- so DM CHICI OH EXCUSES DONTSAV BLOOD DOES PUG in* Start Celebrating the G< Over the T Hear your favorite G 634 Harden Street, C FREE GL With Contact Le Resident Doctor For Comprc Large Inventory of Contact L Sunglasses Contact Lens Solutions & Su Fast Repairs, Replacements Your Eye Care Specialists C< J AND SO CONVENIENT! i Offer expires Nov. 15th C ij '** I I ble winners hy this year look as if they are headed for )ther national championship ne, and Rice has had a lot to do th it. The Woodruff, S.C., native 1 run, throw and do just about ^tiling. But he has such a great >up of linemen, receivers, runigbacks and a defense that pped Southern Cal four times ide the 10-yard line , that Rice nore of a team player than an lividual performer. Anthony Thompson, Indiana: iC remembers him running up, wn ana an over ine neia in inis :t year's Liberty Bowl. This ir Thompson is having another iner season and is probably in driver's seat for the Heisman. is No. 1 in the country with 14 rushing yards. Darian Hagan, Colorado: The ffaloes are undoubtedly the st exciting team this year. Coldo is fourth in scoring offense 1 third in rushing offense, and gan is the on-field general. In a I 8 Conference where only Oleoma or Nebraska are supposed win, Colorado has taken care of h of them. His arm, like most I 8 quarterbacks, is weak, but he i run if no one is open. His inces are slim, but a national impionship would probably suit i fine. With only a game against nsas State left on the schedule, k for Hagan to try to get that impionship on Jan. 2. Dther possibilities are Siran cy of Alabama, Blair Thomas Penn State, Ty Detmer of gham Young, Peter Tom Willis Florida State and Raghib Ismail Notre Dame. rhe Heisman race will indeed interesting. More people than ;r could get votes. Instead of ognizing top five Heisman vote ters, it could be the top 10. The ference is that no one is a clearfavorite. But maybe that's not bad. FT (EN T. E UVES. I 5 points amecocks' Victory igers. D's every night 'olumbia, S.C. ASSES n$ Fitting* 3hensive Examinations enses. Frames & pplies & Duplications. arolina Mall 777-2569 n the Russell House >nly at U.S.C. Location Bowl gam possibility By CHRIS SILVESTRI Sports Editor Mississippi State and USC apnea r to ho the. front-runners for an invitation to the 1989 Independence Bowl. "Let's put it this way," said Penny Lee, the bowl's assistant executive director. "We are only sending representatives to the Mississippi State and USC games this weekend." Heading into its showdown with arch-rival Clemson, USC's football team remains as one of a number of teams still in contention for a bid to the Independence Bowl, which will be played Dec. 16 in Shreveport, La. Other than USC and Mississippi State, Independence Bowl officials are also considering Florida and Kentucky as possible prospects. The Independence Bowl had been considering Texas Tech and Mississippi before those two teams agreed to play in other bowls. Texas Tech apparently will be playing in the All-American Bowl, and Mississippi will be playing in the Liberty Bowl. Still, much is undecided. "It's a little bit up in the air right now," Lee said. "Basically, ura ova rrstirtrr t a urott until tKa rri/ aiv 5U1115 iu wan uuiu uiu games are over Saturday before we make any decisions." This puts added pressure on the YOU'RE UNIQUE! We could use your talent and time at the Office of Community Service Programs. Campus Activities Center, Lower Level, Russell House. 777-6688. comBTV mm U~AJ)^WY\UJ [tuf e remains p| for USC I "Let's put it this way. ^ We are only sending representatives to the Mississinni State and USC w games this weekend." Penny Lee Assistant executive director Independence Bowl Gamecocks, 6-3-1, to make a strong showing in their nationally televised game against the Tigers ?t at Williams-Brice Stadium Saturday. "A win would certainly make USC look better," Lee said. "But I don't know if we would kick them out of contention if they didn't win." Mississippi State, 5-4, could make a strong bid for the invitation with a win over Louisiana State this weekend. The Gamecocks will need to at least keep the score close in their match with . Clemson to remain a strong contender for an invitation. [_ p lyg^Mp# igHpp jgai l ^jgBK&fy. A i gH IMftiyilt-SB IIB HPIpIIIIP | |#(?//Mg^H EL '... ^awtB$?/Wk> Mm ^i^" ^^dj BBlhr ^?v I BBiM^ ,<# 9 P| a _^H See F/'rs/ Lt. Gilchrest an December 12-14 or i 1TI C 1 I Lt Best Selection In S $2.00 anc =2 2700 Broad (Next to Rush's in St. A /!, . DANA PURSER/The Gamecock Close quarters Gahiecock freshman Ruben Tufino fights off a Duke defender in nday's 2-1 NCAA Soccer Tournament first round victory. USC will ty Wake Forest on Sunday in second round action. The match starts 1:30 p.m. at Polo Field in Winston-Salem, N.C. H 1 MSgt Valentine at the Russell House lobby on :all collect (803) 256-9015. NtUKb iouth Carolina 1 Up I River Rd. I ndrews) 798-4100 I