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By RICH TAYLOR
Assistant Sports Editor
South Carolina's football team
expected Clemson to be bigger,
stronger and faster than the
Gamecocks.
They were.
South Carolina expected the
vaunted Tiger defense to stuff the
Gamecocks' running game.
They did.
USC did not expect Clemson
quarterback DeChane Cameron to
account for more than 320 yards
total offense, 206 through the air.
But he did.
The Clemson Tigers, utilizing
Cameron's quick feet and accurate
arm, exploded for 17 third quarter
points en route to a 41-24 thrashing
of the Gamecocks Saturday afternoon
before a Williams-Brice
Stadium crowd of 74,200.
The Gamecocks mustered only
15 net yards on the ground against
a dominating Tiger run defense.
Only Wright Mitchell's 15-yard
touchdown run with 1:19 left in
the game enabled USC to have positive
rushing yardage.
"We knew coming into the
game their offensive line wasn't
that great," Clemson linebacker Ed
McDaniel said outside a jubilant
Tiger locker room. "Our overall
defensive speed was too much for
their offense."
Clemson coach Ken Hatfield
agreed.
"The biggest thing in the game
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is we stopped the running game,"
Hatfield said. "They had no running
attack. It turned out to be the
difference in the game."
The Gamecocks looked impressive
early, taking the opening kickoff
and driving down the field behind
the passing of quarterback
Bobby Fuller. But, as has been the
case so often this season, a crucial
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On second-and-10 from the
Clemson 15, Fuller lofted a pass ha
that was intercepted on the 4-yard to
line by Tiger rover Tyrone Mou- lin
zon, who returned the ball to the Fa
16. tac
Clemson promptly drove 84 br;
yards in 15 plays for a touchdown, wi
aided by a USC roughing the US
punter penalty on the drive's
fourth play. 22
On first-and-goal from the 1, the
Rudy Harris bulled over for the stil
score. Nelson Welch's point after,
his first of five on the day, put wa
Clemson up 7-0 with 3:29 remain- sai
ing in the first quarter. ha<
USC was forced to punt on their lot
next possession and Daren
Parker's 10-yard shank gave the foi
Tigers great field position at the to*
Gamecock 41.
After allowing Clemson first- gei
and-10 from the 13, the USC de- fer
fense stiffened. On fourth-and-1 ton
from the 4, the Tigers settled for a fen
21-yard Welch field goal, upping Be
their lead to 10-0 with 12:47 left in 1
the second quarter. put
USC pulled to within 10-7 when ris
Fuller found Robert Brooks on a the
16-yard scoring pass. Brooks juked out
two Tiger defenders on the right left
sideline before crossing the goal the
line with his 19th career touch- dec
down reception, a USC record.
The Tigers came right back, tak- the
ing only 1:59 to drive 73 yards, we
Cameron raced 31 yards on a quar- son
terback draw for the touchdown, Re;
exploiting a poor tackling, out of sto]
position Gamecock defense. Welch I
converted and Clemson led 17-7 wit
with 4:05 left before halftime. tou
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Clemson wasted little time in reining
any lost momentum.
On the first play of the second
If, Cameron threw a short pass
Terry Smith on the right sidee.
Gamecock comerback Kenny
vors tried to make the routine
:kle on Smith, but instead emiced
the turf while the Tiger
de receiver raced 63 yards to the
JC 11.
Four plays later, Welch's
-yard field goal was good, and
' Tigers led 20-10 with 13:01
11 to play in the third quarter.
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d. "Whatever momentum they
i from the first half, that took a
out of them."
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ind in the second half belonged
Glemson.
\fter Welch's field goal, the Tis
took turns forcing USC's ofise
to punt and then scoring
ichdowns on a Gamecock deise
with more holes than Myrtle
ach has golf courses.
Rodney Blunt ran 16 yards to
; Clemson up 27-10 before Harscored
his second touchdown of
day, this one from six yards
. The Tigers led 34-10 with :30
; in the third quarter, and only
final margin remained to be
:ided.
'We just wanted to come out
second half and do something
haven't done all year ? stop
rtebody," USC linebacker Joe
aves said. "We just couldn't
p them, especially Cameron."
n the fourth quarter, USC sand;hed
a 2-yard Rob DeBoer
chdown run and Mitchell's late
ring jaunt around back-up Tiger
irterback Richard Moncrief's
yard scoring toss to Smith.
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loss, the gap between the Game- The e
cocks and the Tigers has narrowed handled
rather than widened. summed
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In defeating the Gamecocks for tering the
the fourth consecutive season, the ner said,
Tigers rolled up 503 total yards, Fuller
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USC wins big
From Staff Reports points a
Senior guard Jo Jo English hit Gameco
10-of-12 shots, including 4-of-5 break, U,
from 3-point range Saturday night Led b
as the USC basketball team opened Gamecoc
the 1991-92 season with a 89-42 outrebou
pasting of Southern Illinois- 34-17. S
Edwardsville at the Frank McGuire a poor 2(
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English led the Gamecocks, 1-0, The C
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Watson, seniors Joe Rhett and to 0-1.
Barry Manning, and juniors Chris USC i
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shes for some of his 116 yards Saturday against USC.
ase in which the Tigers passes for 206 yards and led all Tithe
Gamecocks was ger rushers with 116 yards on 20
up by Clemson defensive carries. Smith was his favorite
entson Buckner. Upon en- target, finishing with 117 yards on
5 Tiger lockerroom, Buck- 5 receptions.
"I wasted my Saturday." The Tigers, now 8-1-1, complete
led the Gamecocks with their regular season Saturday
letions in 39 attempts for against Duke in Tokyo before facts.
Fellow senior Brooks ing California Jan. 1 in the Citrussven
passes for 97 yards Bowl.
ie Gamecocks' receivers. USC finishes 3-6-2, their first
on completed. 12 of 14 losing season since 1986.
in hoops opener
nd put in 10 in a 30-5 It will be a homecoming for forck
first-half run. At die mer Gamecock guard Brent Price,
SC lead 43-21. now one of the Sooner's top scory
Leso's 11 boards, the ers. Price poured in 23 points Sa:ks,
in front of 7,790 fans, turday night as Oklahoma pounded
nded the smaller Cougars West Texas 95-79. Bryan Sallier
IU-Edwardsville also shot also had 23 for OU in the win.
3.2 perecent in the contest, Gamecocks and Sooners
ie second half. have met three times, the latest a
ougars were 3-16 from 65.48 win for Qu in 19? at Fnmk
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