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By RICH TAYLOR
Staff Writer
When USC signed Omaha, Neb.
native Rob DeBoer to a baseball
scholarship this year spring, Coach
June Raines knew he had corraled
a good hitting catcher. DeBoer hit
.612 as a high school senior.
Fortunately, DeBoer has proven
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Gamecock football team as well.
Though not yet a threat to the
throne occupied by fellow twosport
star Bo Jackson, DeBoer's
performance against North Carolina
Saturday night is a definite
move in the right direction. Replacing
an injured Mike Dingle in
the second half, DeBoer ran for 63
yards on 10 carries, including a
one yard touchdown run on the
first play of the fourth quarter.
DeBoer chose USC over Nebraska
and other schools because
of the opportunity to play both
football and baseball.
"I was so close to going to Nebraska
on a baseball scholarship,
but I decided at the last moment to
take a trip down here (USC) to see
what I thought," DeBoer said. "I
fell in love with the place. Obviously,
things have turned out real
well.
"I'm real happy here. Football is
Love Continued from
like the old saying, you do what's
best for the team."
Berson added that in USC's appearence
in the 1988 Final Four,
Love was moved to right back on
defense against Howard
University.
"He played a tremendous
game," Berson said of the
performance.
Off the field, Love is a USC
Honors College student and was
on the Dean's List for the spring
1990 semester. On the field, Berson
says, Love also displays his
intelligence.
"The thing that makes Jeff so
valuable is that he combines skill
and a good mind for the game,"
Berson said.
"Jeff has good organization ability
and fine technical ability," Berson
said. "He can think his way
through.
Love also enjoys the opportunity
to use his creativity.
"The more forward my position
is on the field, the better I am,"
Love said. "I like the creativity of
setting up goals. On defense, you
are destroying others' creativity."
Love has scored 16 goals in his
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DeBoer compensates for a lack
of great speed by running over the
opposition, rather than around
them.
"I'm not the fastest guy in the
world," he said. "I'm kind of short,
and I don't have those quick feet.
The way I do it is just run straight
ahead."
USC head coach Sparky Woods
praised his team for an overall offensive
improvement from the season
opener partly because of some
"hard nosed running by a young
man named Rob DeBoer."
Although DeBoer said he enjoys
playing football more than baseball,
he realizes that baseball presents
a more realistic career
opportunity.
"I was drafted in the 10th round
by the New York Mets in high
school," DeBoer said. "The money
wasn't right and most teams realized
that I wanted to go to college
and play two sports. But I'm probably
better in baseball than football,
and my ultimate goal is to be
a professional baseball player."
But for now, DeBoer is content
playing football and is using his
straight ahead style.
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In their opening game this season,
Love assisted the winning
goal in USC's 1-0 win over
George Mason. He scored on a
penalty kick in a later game
against Appalachian State. But, being
one of only six seniors on the
team, Love provides more than
just on the field output.
"Jeff, as a part of this senior
class, provides leadership," Berson
said. "Jeff gives us good leadership
in that he's very serious on
the field.
"The thing he provides is that he
figures out how to win the game.
That is an excellent ability. Jeff's
leadership is like the rest of the senior
class ? he leads by
example."
On a possible national championship
in his last season, Love
likes USC's chances but isn't making
any promises.
"It takes a lot of talent, and we
have that," Love said. "And it
takes a certain amount of luck. We
don't have any excuses. We have
all the tools.
"I'm not making anv guarantees.
but I am keeping my fingers
crossed."
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USC's women's golf team is
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preseason top 20 poll.
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Eckroth made the second team All_
American squad.
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The USC cross country track
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The USC men's swim team will
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ball in Tuesday's victory over
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improved their record to 7?4.
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