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By FRED GONZALEZ
Sports editor
This past summer, Corey Miller
worked at Pulliam Ford detailing
cars. This season he hopes to be
detailing opposing quarterbacks.
Miller, the Gamecock's senior
defensive end, could be in line for
his best season of his four-year career,
partly due to the new defensive
alignment.
The Gamecock's are switching
to a 4-3 look on defense, which
means Miller will be anchoring
one side of the defensive line, instead
of switching to either side
like he did last season.
"Last year I had to switch with
the tight end, but now I'll stay on
one side," Miller said. "We'll have
two outside rushers along with two
big inside guys."
After sitting out his freshman
year due to Prop 48, Miller came
on strong last season with 77 total
tackles, seven quarterback sacks
and six tackles for a loss.
The Sporting News named
Miller on their first-team AllIndependent
squad. But Miller will
be the first to tell you it's teamwork
that counts.
"I'm very excited about this
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Sports editor
Very few college football kickers
can say going into their senior
year, they are their school's career
scoring leader. Then again, very
few schools have a Collin Mackie.
In three seasons as a Gamecock,
Mackie has rewritten the Carolina
record book with his foot. His 86
consecutive PAT's are a school record
as well as his 56 of 76 career
field goals and attempts. He's the
school's leading scorer with 254
points and he holds the career record
for consecutive field goals
made at 15. His 52-yard field goal
against East Carolina in 1988 is
the second longest in school
history.
Last season, the senior who
hails from Irmo, was 12 of 19 with
a long of 48 yards. His freshman
year still seems to be his best,
leading the NCAA in field goals
made with 25, kicking field goals
of 49 and 45 yards against Clemson,
earning him game MVP honors
by ESPN, and going 2-2 in the
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emphasized a team concept this
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By FRED GONZALEZ
Sports editor
Even if the Gamecock's aren't
ready for the 1990 season, Patrick
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The 6-foot-2, 230-pound senior
linebacker thinks USC will have
one of its best seasons.
"We want to get to a bowl game
and win it. And we should win
nine games if we work hard," Hinton
said.
Last season, Hinton started all
11 games for USC and lead the
team in tackles with 108. He had
64 solo stops and two tackles for a
loss. His top game last season was
against North Carolina when he
made 14 total tackles, and two behind
the line of scrimmage.
His sophomore season wasn't
too bad either, being named to the
first team AP All-South Independent
squad and an honarable mention
Ail-American. This season,
Hinton is very optimistic about the
defense.
"We're really strong on defense.
Up front we have a lot of depth,
and we're pretty solid with Joe
(Reaves) and me."
Being a senior, Hinton knows
this will be his last chance to play
By FRED GONZALEZ
Sports editor
In college sports, there is a tendency
for athletes who had stellar
freshman seasons to have a down
sophomore year. In the case of
wide receiver Robert Brooks, that
could be what happened last season.
Could be.
Back in 1988, Brooks caught 34
passes for 508 yards and became
the heir apparent to Sterling
Sharpe, who had graduated the
year before. He was on the receiving
end of a 97-yard touchdown
pass from Todd Ellis against East
Carolina, which is a USC record.
He made a spectacular catch of 36
yards for a touchdown against
Georgia, and a 20-yard touchdown
grab at Clemson. And he returned
the second half kickoff 98 yards
for a touchdown at Virginia Tech.
The return sparked the Gamecocks
victory. In the end he was named
The Sporting News' top freshman
wide receiver.
Last season Brooks had 34-?
catches, but for 471 yards. His
numbers were down because of a
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Interceptions are something
hasn't seen since 1988, when he
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freshman year. Brooks, who comes
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kickoff and punt return average
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"I wish I had caught more balls
my sophomore year, but I'm looking
forward to having a great season
this year. I can't be greedy,
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With runningback Harold Greer
gone, into the spotlight will be senior
Mike Dingle.
The 6-foot-3, 235-pound back
has rushed for 888 yards on 202
carries in only two seasons. And
this year the responsibility of the
offense will rest on his shoulders.
"No one could complain about
having a Mike Dingle on youi
team," head coach Sparky Woods
said. "He is a very dependable
back and he needs to have a good
season for us to have a good
season."
Dingle hails from Moncks Corner
where he played his prep ball
at Berkely High School. He was
South Carolina's 4-A Back of the
Year and a two-time all-state
selection. He set a state record
with 78 career touchdowns and
5,266 rushing yards for his career.
After sitting out his freshman
season because of Prop 48, Dingle
had his best season last year. His
most effective game came against
Georgia in the Gamecocks 24-20
win. He picked up 87 yards on 19
carries and scored a touchdown in
place of an injured Green.
By FRED GONZALEZ
Sports editor
Whoever is chosen starting
quarterback for the 1990 football
team, they will have some very big
shoes to fill.
Those shoes belonged to former
quarterback Todd Ellis, who for
four years was like a staple for the
USC program. During his tenure
there were no questions about who
was the quarterback for USC. Ellis
was the man.
Now the question is, who will
be the new man? If there is one
player who can very well fill those
shoes its Bobby Fuller.
Fuller is a transfer student from
Appalachian State. As a Mountaineer
for only two seasons, Fuller
passed for 2,259 yards, 20 touchdowns
and 11 interceptions. He
completed 169 of 322 throws and
played under head coach Sparky
Woods, then at ASU. This will be
Fuller's first year of eligibility
since tranfering to USC after the
1988 season.
Fuller, who hails from Miami,
says he's glad to be back in the big
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His best game was against East
Carolina, when he rushed for 117
yards, a career best, and a season
long run of 19-yards.
Last season also brought about
'Air Dingle', in which he ended
several runs by diving over the
top. "It all started with an isolation
play in scrimmage last year,"
Dingle said. "I ran five yards and
didn't see anything these, so I
See DINGLE page 14-B
city atmosphere after being at
ASU. ."When I first went to the
mountains, it was a small town atmosphere
and I liked. But I like
the change now. I left ASU because
I knew it wouldn't be for
me," the 6-foot-2, 198-pound junior
said.
It's not like Fuller is learning
the Gamecock system from
scratch. He did practice with the
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