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Fuller lone bright star t AARON vSt SHEININ State WolfDack came to town Saturday ready to play. The big story and bigger weapon they brought with them was the number one rated pass defense in the nation. A quarterback with number 20 on a field of garnet stopped the big weapon like a Patriot missile. And yet there were no headlines Sunday to record it. USC's Bobby Fuller passed for 251 yards against a defense giving up only 143 yards a game. He threw for two touchdowns against a defense that had allowed onlv four before this past weekend's loss to Clemson. In a season filled with disappointments, it is understandable how the failures and bad breaks fill column space. With one of his best receivers questionable, Fuller showed great poise, leading a team that couldn't block for its runners and whose runners couldn't find a hole. Take away about five dropped passes ? and were talking dropped passes, not bad throws ? and Bobby should have had around 300 yards in the air. To put into perspective what he did, consider: Not only did he beat State for 108 yards more than they were giving up, he exceeded his own average of 229 yards per contest by 22 yards. His passing was acurate, his decisions astute. When your team is 3-3-2 with three games left, officially out of any bowl picture, what J_ i i f?n uu yuu nave ieu lu uufje im: You hope that Bobby continues to average 229 yards a game and gets found by some NFL scout and gets drafted. Playing for South Carolina, Fuller does not have the opportunity to be seen by a lot of folks. Sure representatives from the Peach Bowl were at the game Saturday, but they sure weren't there to see the Garnet and Black. But hopefully they got an eye full of number 20. nrr*v/?1intr in r?nr Hisannnint vwv..D ? ?? ?-rr~ ment of Saturday's loss, a few friends of mine and I were lamenting on the futility Gamecock squads have shown us in our tour of duty in Columbia and came up with a slogan: "me university 01 sou in Carolina, where there's always next season." Next season, however, may not come for Fuller. Were he a little faster, he would be the prototypical NFL quaterback: big, strong, exceptional ability to read defenses with above average accuracy. But for his next season to come, someone's got to notice, as his days as a Gamecock are limited. As for Gamecock fans waiting again for next season, take heart, its only three months till spring training starts. tfJUlTJ I For Each F ^HT$16oT Pe Males wit Special Bonus Dp\ 2739 La I 1 Suite S r1 Columt Serologicals 2^4~* N.C. SI By RICH TAYLOR Assistant Sports Editor The South Carolina-North Carolina State football series has traditionally been littered with controversy, and Saturday's meeting between the two teams proved to be ho exception. But despite an official's blunder that will not soon be forgotten by Gamecock fans, USC's inability to control the line of scrimmage had the greatest bearing on the game's outcome. With an ESPN national television audience looking on, the Wolfpack rushed for 304 yards to USC's 40 and defeated the Gamecocks 38-21 Saturday night before a Williams-Brice Stadium crowd of 67,900. The disputed call came on a third quarter N.C. State punt. USC had pulled to within 21-7 and were about to regain possession when an official ruled that Tim Kilpatrick's punt bounced off the foot of the Gamecock's Rocky Clay. State's Reggie Lawrence pounced on the ball, and possession was awarded to the 'Pack. Television replays clearly showed that the ball did not touch Clay and, despite vehement protest from USC coach Sparky Woods, N.C. State took over on the Gamecock 24. Four plays later, flanker Ray Griffis beat USC's Frank Adams for a 9-yard touchdown catch and the Wolfpack led 28-7. "It was a critical call that put us in a shape that was hard to come back from," Woods said following the game. "I know it (the ball) didn't hit his (Clay's) foot. I don't see how you miss a call like that If you miss a call, you miss one that hits somebody's foot. You don t miss it the other way. Woods, however, was more concerned about USC's play than the ineptitude of any official. "I'm more disappointed that we couldn't stop their offense," he said. "They knocked us off the ball all day. I'd like us to be big and ugly on defense and the kicking game has got to improve. It's most humiliating that we lost the war at the line of scrimmage. "We've got to play better. We missed a lot of tackles and had poor punting all day. They (USC players) wanted to win, but we didn t do the things it takes to win." State broke on top 7-0 with 6:09 Soccer team From staff reports In possibly its biggest match of the season, the University of South Carolina men's soccer team were skunked by Clemson 6-0 Sunday at Clemson. Jimmy Glenn, Clemson sopho more striker scored twice for Clemson. USC falls to 13-5. It was the worst defeat a Gamecock soccer team has suffered since a 6-0 stomping at the hands of the North Carolina Tar Heels. Goalkeeper Jaro Zawislan recorded the shutout for the Tigers. You could take a long sh letting the tap run while y Message [illinium lasma Donation' H \ Minimum IH r Month h B blood types, program for students. /K urel St. 1C L IT )ia, SC \AJ 3537 T ate bla A cm? ' ? m W w *? ** > ^ %. .jBr W ? M* K* ? .? : -* * **; i fZtk.1 <* v < && ' "'' * ' % fSs ' '? ; --' Ureg Hicta Bobby Fuller prepares to pass S N.C. State. Fuller threw for 251 yi top-ranked passing defense in the ina effort. The Gamecocks travel Fla. this Saturday to take on top State. left in the first quarter when quarterback Geoff Bender snuck in from a yard out. The 84-yard drive took 14 plays, with 74 yards coming on the ground. A roughing the punter penalty against USC's Konata Reid on the fourth play kept the drive alive. A poor Daren Parker punt on the Gamecocks' next possession gave State the ball at the USC 47. On first down, Bender hit tight end Todd Harrison streaking down the middle of the field and the 255-pounder outraced Joe Reeves and Norman Greene to the end zone. Damon Hartman's second point after gave the 'Pack a 14-0 lead with 3:50 remaining in the first quarter. "It was the worst game we've blanked by The Gamecocks had an apparent goal in the first half by freshman Chris Valkharis, but the goal was disallowed by a Clemson foul before the shot. USC's final match of the season is this Saturday at 2 p.m. at The Graveyard when the Gamecocks host Kentucky. The will mark the first time USC faces an SEC team. The Wildcats are in their first sea son as a varsity squad. Also. . . the Kentucky Lady Wildcats downed South Carolina 15-4, 15-11, 15-6 Sunday in woower everyday with the wc ou shave and brush your t< s by Students Allied for a Green c ? ^ _ US i The AIDS guilt will be displaye \ t at in mr^r iNUVKMtiM Dr. Francisco Sy USC Professor, will speak on THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF AIDS 6:00 p.m. in the R.H. Theatre Tuesday. November 5. 1991 Thlo program is paid tor. In p Dcparoncnt of Student life; DMslon of S For More Information, call 777-713C sts past lis ' '* QBBnp ?'$*' *^??&?'' ||HL^_ ibaugh/The Gamecock Saturday against ards against the > nation in a los to Tallahassee, )-ranked Florida N.C. State tailbac 38-21 thumping c had all season as far as missed assignments go," Gamecock nose guard Cedric Bembery said. "They just took advantage of it and made the plays. Certain times, they were just more aggressive." N.C. State upped their lead to 21-0 by taking the second half kickoff and driving 80 yards in 12 plays, with tailback Gary Downs banging over from the 1. The drive's key play was Bender's 15-yard completion to Chris Williams on third-and-9 from their own 21. T TC/~* uritVi o *7 nliii iwpuuuw wiui a /-piayj 65-yard march that was keyed by a' 34-yard Bobby Fuller to Brandon Bennett pass play that gave the Gamecocks a first down at the Wolfpack 3. Two plays later, BenClemson men's college volleyball. Freshman Jodi Thompson led South Carolina with 25 assists, while fellow freshman Amy Iannoccari recorded a .250 hitting percentage. Senior Caryn Case and sophomore Diane Mitchell added nine kills each to lead the Lady Gamecocks. South Carolina suffered its second consecutive loss to drop to 11-7 and 0-9 in the SEC. The next matrh fnr thf? T aHv rtamprnptc will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. against Georgia. ater you might waste by eeth. TURIN HI OFFI er Earth ?riQ/ d from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. I ? A, A \m UV i Jin rnu utii 1 SIMP CAROLINA PROGRAM UNION i Ideas and Issues Committee art. by Student Activities Fees. tudent Afikirm. University ot South Carolina ) or stop by Russell House Room 209. HI >< < Hi ;k Anthony Barbour rushes for so >f USC. State hosts Virginia this S nett dove over from the 1. Marty Simpson's point after pulled USC within 21-7 with 7:15 remaining in the third quarter. After the "fumbled" punt enabled the Wolfpack to go up 28-7, USC countered with a 7-play, 75-yard march to paydirt On thiid-and-10 from the State 20, Fuller found Eddie Miller in the back of the end zone for the score. Simpson converted and the Gamecocks trailed 28-14 with 1:05 left in the third quarter. N.C. State was forced to punt on the ensuing possession, and a high snap enabled USC's Antonio Walker to break through and partially block Kilpatrick's kick. With the ball at the State 15, it took Fuller only one play to find AAAAOAAAAAOOAOOOfM I RESTAURANl g 199 Knox I X (Just Across Blossorr X OPEIs g Mon - Thurs 11 am - 2:3 V Friday 11 am - 2:30 O Saturday 1 < Q Sunday 12 R Happy Hour: K | j" *2~for~1~~Dln |; Choose from 3 0 | May Not Be Combined With Otto X | Coupon Not \ 8 794-3974 y ABC REGULATIONS ENFORCED! oooooooooooooooocx 38-21 BF J. BRMI^Bf ,mKjr SI BHHR Pl,^, M? ? _ |Uk ^' *<JP^W^JP^ s Teddy Lepp/The Gamecock me of his 133 yards Saturday in a Saturday. Leroy Jeter for the touchdown. Simpson again converted and USC was within 28-21 with 14:40 remaining in the game. The Wolfpack came right back, driving 77 yards in 14 plays. On fniirth-anri cma I from thp 1 Aiihrnv - ? Shaw dove over the top for the touchdown, barely breaking the plane of the goal line. 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