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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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son as a varsity squad.
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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the 'Pack up 35-21 with 8:14 left
to play.
Hartman's 34-yard field goal
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