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By AARON SHEININ
Sports Editor
For the past Five years, the Duke
Blue Devils have fell victim to the
Gamecocks in football, the past
two on opening day.
Now, Duke comes to Columbia
Saturday looking to stop the
Gamecocks streak, with 10 returning
defensive starters in-tow. Saturday
at 7 p.m., USC begins its
99th season of football, and the
last before SEC play begins in
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Offensively, Duke features senior
quarterback Dave Brown who
split time the past two seasons
with Billy Ray. Duke is 4-3 when
Brown starts. The Blue Devils also
feature two-time All ACC tailback
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Duke rusher to gain 1,000 yards.
In 1990, Cuthbert battled knee
problems all season, but still
played in all 11 games and rushed
for 595 yards and four touchdowns,
and was named secondteam
All-ACC. He also led the
team in receptions, with 46.
Brown has passed for 22 touchdowns
and nearly 3,000 yards in
his career. This past season, he
was 129-145 for 1,444 yards and
eight touchdowns.
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Devils have an abundance of experienced
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this past year's team MVP, free
safety Erwin Sampson. Sampson
has 34 career starts and had 101
tackles this past season, third on ,
the team and ninth in the ACC. He
also had three interceptions in
1990. Over three years, Sampson
has accumulated 355 tackles and
broken up 27 passes.
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for Duke are senior cornerbacks
Quinton McCracken and Wyatt
Smith, who each have 28 career
starts.
McCracken, who also plays ,
baseball for Duke, had 48 tackles
this past fall at right cornerback,
and returned nine kickoffs, averag- {
ing 20.3 yards per return.
Also at cornerback is junior
Keith DuBose who started five j
games and made 39 tackles,
swiped two passes and broke up *
five more. Derrick Jackson has
started two seasons at rover back
and made 55 tackles this past year.
The one starter Duke did lose on ,
defense came at linebacker, outside
linebacker Tom Corpus. However, *
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At outside linebacker, juniors
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both return as well.
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last year, but what we need from
them now is not to be just the
same as they were a year ago. We
need all four of those guys, Quinton
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Erwin Sampson and Wyatt Smith
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For the Gamecocks, the biggest
questions entering the season will
be a young offensive line and a
younger secondary.
Both starting offensive tackles
from a year ago are gone. Calvin
Stephens is currently playing for
the New England Patriots of the
NFL. Taking their place will be junior
college transfer, Ernest Dye
ind senior Rich Sweet, who started
five games and played in all 11
this past season.
Inside at right guard is junior
\ntoine Rivens who got the start
for nine games this past year. At
the other guard is freshmen Vintsent
Dinkins, who will have to
team as he plays. In the middle is
senior center Jay Killen, who also
started nine games this past year.
"We will have a lot of new
lames playing on the line for us
his fall," USC head coach Sparky
Woods said. "We will need to
jrow up in a hurry at that
josition."
In the defensive secondary, two
;ophomores and two freshmen will
jet the nod. Senior Leon Harris
vas kicked off the team during
jreseason, leaving the secondary
vithout much veteran leadership.
Freshmen Tony Watkins will
itart at strong safety, ahead of julior
Cedric Surratt, who had 51
ackles and two interceptions in
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lefensive backfield is left cornerjack
Toby Cates.
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While USC will feature young
players in the secondary, Woods
said he still expects quality play
from them. "I don't think we are
in great shape in the secondary,
but we should be better than in
years past," Woods said.
On the offesive side, the Gamecocks
will feature senior quarterback
Bobby Fuller and senior wide
receiver Robert Brooks. Brooks,
along with senior flanker Eddie
Miller will both receive attention
from NFL scouts this season.
Brooks only needs four more
touchdown receptions to become
the school leader in that category.
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oks will be a popular target for seson
running past and over defensive
opponents with a bull-like
style. DeBoer was second in rushing
for USC this past year with
700 yards (averaging 5.6 per carry)
as a true freshman. Senior Albert
Haynes also returns.
Freshman running back Brandon
Bennett, who has shown flashes of
brilliance during preseason camp,
also will see a lot of playing time.
Game time is 7 p.m. Saturday at
Williams-Brice Stadium. Duke
leads the overall series 24-17-2
and holds a 17-13-1 advantage in
Columbia. This past season, the
Gamecocks beat Duke 21-10 on
opening day. Because USC is joining
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