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Kelly leads V< Buffaloes in Pi By The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. ?Mike Pritchard helped give No. 5 Colorado a two-touchdown lead with runs of 1ft a f i_ I . a i t/ 11 i /o ana dd yarus, qui /\nuy iveuys sensational passing brought No. 8 Tennessee back for a 31-31 tie in the inaugural Pigskin Classic Sunday. The season-opening game between two teams who finished 11-1 last season was a standoff of contrasting styles. Pritchard, a converted wide receiver who led the team with 12 catches last year, gained 215 yards on 17 carries. The Buffaloes needed the big plays, because they had five of the game's eight turnovers and Tennessee had a hot quarterback in Kelly, who passed for 368 yards, including 262 in the second half. Colorado had only 13 turnovers in the 1989 regular season, when it went 11-0 before losing to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. Pritchard, who fumbled on Colorado's first play, scored on his 78-yard run with 7:11 left, giving the Buffaloes a 31-17 lead. Quar terback Darian Hagan, in trouble inside, lateralled to Pritchard, by himself on the sideline. Then Kelly led the Tennessee rally, passing 14 yards to Carl Pickens to make it 31-24 with 4:09 left in the game. The Vols then held Colorado and regained possession on their 26 for the tying drive.. The passing of Kelly, who finished 33-for-55, got Tennessee down to the 4, and Chuck Webb scored on a draw play with 2:25 left. Coach Johnny Majors elected to Mitchell Continued from page 12B very fast, neither of us are going to run the option. I think that our offense is going to be a lot more diversified than in the past," Mitchell said. "We will run the ball probably as much as we pass it. The offense is a more ball controlled offense, controlled passing and up-the-gut running plays, not a lot of fancy plays. We are going to be a lot less predictable and definitely more balanced." A IfPV arpti nf ffvnr'prn in the ? * U1 vu V/1 VV/1IVV111 1H Ulv past has been the offensive line and their ability to give the quarterback time to throw. Mitchell feels that this season the team should be able to rely on the line to allow the offense to run efficiently. , "The offensive line that we have is definitely capable of being able to block for the type of offense that Coach Woods runs," he said. Mitchell believes one of his biggest assets is his arm strength although this could also be a liability at times. "I've got a very strong arm," he said, "but sometimes that is a plus and sometimes it is a minus. A lot of times I try to throw the ball in places where I shouldn't be throwing it I get in trouble because I think my arm is strong enough to get away with it. Other times it helps me out because I can put the ball into places where other quarterbacks couldn't get it. I think the plusses outweigh the minuses." A good strong arm should be a definite asset to a team that is loaded with talented receivers such as is the case with USC. "We have probably one of the better receiving corps in the Southeast if not in the whole nation as far as raw talent," Mitchell said. "Everytime I drop back and throw the ball out there, I feel good that if 1 don't make a good throw they are going to havp. a orwt rhanrp tn catch it because they are such excellent receivers." Mitchell believes a quarterback's success can rely on a certain chemistry that develops between a quarterback and his receiver. "Certain moves that receivers make when they make their cuts a lot of times you as a quarterback have to throw the ball off that move. Everytime I have Eddie Miller, I'm thinking that we can nail them on a long one because Eddie is so fast. But the more you throw to a receiver a definite chemistry develops and things just seem to click." Mitchell hopes to have things clicking come Sept. 1. Coming ^ to a news stand near you ols to tie with gskin Classic go for the tying extra point by Greg Burke rather than a two-point conversion, and the decision seemed to be a correct one as Tennessee again held Colorado and got possession on the 23. A 13-yard run by Webb on a draw play and a penalty got the ball to the Colorado 41, but the game ended as Webb ran another 25 yards before being run out of bounds on the 16 as time expired. Pritchard scored on his 55-yarder for a 17-10 lead 4:11 into the third quarter. He went up the middle on a trap play and outran cornerback Floyd Miley to the corner of the end zone. Dave McCloughan, a cornerback who also had an interception, scored on a 55-yard punt return for a 24-10 margin with 9:34 left, running up the sideline and eluding punter Joey Chapman near the end zone. The Volunteers needed only 41 seconds to pull to 24-17, as Kelly completed four of six passes, including a 24-yarder to Alvin Harper for the touchdown with 8:53 left. Tennessee got the ball right back when Dwayne Davis fumbled the kickoff at the Buffaloes' 19. But Kelly's twice-tipped pass was picked off in the end zone by Tim James. James also intercepted Kelly in the end zone when the Volunteers were threatening in the final seconds of the first half. Colorado ended a string of se ven straight losses at neutral sites dating back to 1972, including to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1 and in two Freedom Bowls at Anaheim Stadium. 1 No purchase' necessary Sweepstakes ends October 1. 1990 For complete details and rules visit your campus bookstore Sweepstakes open to anyone 16 years or older Void where prohibited by law i! 9| use comr By KING DIXON USC Athletic Director Thirty-four years ago this month, I first stepped out on the varsity football field at the University of South Carolina. Tirnf* iichq11\; hoc o ?fo\i nf Him. UJUU11J 1IUO u y* UJ \JL U11II ming memories, but I remember that first August practice like it was yesterday. All of those wonderful recollections return each year about this time, mid-August, when across the nation tens of thousands of student-athletes take off after the college athletic dream I chased back in the '50s. Nowhere does the adage "times have changed" apply more aptly than in college athletics today compared with my playing days at the USC in the late 1950s. The tremendous growth and explosive changes in athletics can be traced to one simple fact: money, big money. In recent years college athletics have become a megaindustry. In retrospect, the financial bonanza that began in the 1970s was a double-edged sword for college sports. The money was a tremendous boon to many colleges and universities, but the newly found wealth padded the budgets of athletic departments and the off-field welfare of student-athletes often was neglected. Today, Division I colleges and universities that do not put the student-athlete's well-being ahead of all considerations will be heading for major problems. We understand the reality of college athletics in the '90s and at South Carolina we are working to build an athletic department that can be a model for other universities. PILOT] gifiBB l\j 1*5/ gcailllBSBODE 1 oi! \ A Ji i ni 3 i ; lag |ji bBI | nits to edij King Dixon In pursuit of that goal, we have taken some major steps that include: Emphasis on academics. I have always believed that education must be the foundation for all college athletics. If you doubt this reasoning, consider for a moment how many student-athletes participating in any of our 15 varsity sports will go on to become highpaid professional athletes. Precious few. University athletic departments must understand that grade point averages and graduation rates must be the foundation on which a program is built. Our academic mission, quite simply, must be to provide the maximum educational opportunities possible for student-athletes. Today, that is a reality at USC. r ,.r jbI^F /yjar "y SJBBF - -.' Jflffr ; y :uI I Head to; display. Tha Columbia l\ campus cru And whi products liki Si r\. miiK. i wucaiuy vjiiiuo i r'"' 'f' ' "^ ' ication for In the late 1950s, we had one athletic department official with the title of "academic tutor and j coordinator." His job centered on assuring that all athletes, particularly football players, made it to class. In our 1990-91 athletic budget, we have allocated $291,000 for education, a sum that includes the salaries for an assistant athletic di. A < ? i* ^ recior ior academics, rour iuu-time athletic counselors and more than one hundred individual academic tutors. * Head football coach Sparky Woods has a graduation rate requirement written into his contract, a stipulation he requested to reinforce the principle academics are the foundation of our program. Implementation of a rigorous, effective program to educate students about goqd health and nutrition, stress management and drug and alcohol prevention. We pioneered a Lifestyles program some four years ago that was one of the nation's first voluntary drug programs at a Division I school. This endeavor, which was strengthened and renamed the Wellness Program, has been improved to include mandatory Weekly drug tests for any studentathlete found to be in serious violation of university policies. Compliance review program: "Institutional control" has become the watchword in college athletics. The NCAA, with strict detail, regulates cnlleee athletics thrnnah countless rules and regulations that spell out virtually everything we can and cannot do. Fortunately, collges athletics are rapidly moving into an area where permissiveness will not be HP ^^3 mr r Mak TheGr WlthP Win a FREE all-ten in Pilot 's Free Wheelh your college bookstore now and loc it's where you'll find entry forms for, /letro JO-speed all-terrain bike - a Sit liser must be postmarked by Octobe le you're there, don't forget to stock e the Better Ball Point Pen, Spotliter, F printer, typewriter ? ?? l Fmm rni ircp nr; j makes it easy Products Since 1918 m ? )n of America athletes tolerated. Ensuring that our program within university, conference and NCAA regulations is mandatory because we do not want to violate conference or NCAA policy. But DerhaDS more imnortantlv. I believe very strongly that as coaches and administrators we must teach our student-athletes by example. An athletic department staffed with good citizens and leaders is the best way to teach good citizenship and leadership skills. Just as our university is aiming to be one of the top 10 universities in the nation by 2001, we are setting our sites on being one of the top 10 athletic departments. To do this we must and will insure compliance, aggresively teach good health habits and drug and alcohol prevention, and rededicate ourselves to providing quality educational oppurtunities to all of our student-athletes. In reaching for these ambitious goals, we also will strive for the best in the athletic arena. All Gamecock supporters are looking forward to the fall athletic seasons, particularly the opening day of football Saturday against Duke. When the game is over, Duke will know that it has tangled with one heck of football team. And the proud parents of all our studentathletes will know their sons and daughters are in good hands at the University of South Carolina. 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