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Eastern di BY TIM THORSEN Sports Editor Beginning Sept. 5, college football as we now know it will be but a distant memory. That is is the day that the University of South Carolina opens the season against the University of ueorgia, and the uamecocks baptism under fire will begin. The goal of all twelve SEC gladiators is to make it to the most important game in SEC history, the Dec. 5 inaugural SEC Championship Game, to be held in Birmingham's Legion Field. The Gamecocks will be battling it out with Gators, Bulldogs, Volunteers, Commodores and Wildcats for the right to represent the SEC Eastern Division in Birmingham against the best in the West. Following is a look at each of the teams of the East for whom the "Road to Birmingham" is about to begin. Florida According to the SEC coaches, the beast of the East should be Florida. The Gators, who won their first official, certified SEC football title last season with a 7-0 blitz ? 1000 $ of I CHc Tnnfie , ALL KINDS POP, ROCK, URBAN, R&B, WE BUY USED EVEF OPEN 11A' 1:30-6:3 <b* ^ 0 PAPA JAZZ R 2014 Green St. Columbia, SC 29205 "$100 Studios only, w i Me] T Coluir Campus to the US Sf COMES vision teams through the competition, return All- secont American and two-time SEC Player Bartley of the Year, Shane Matthews, as es, thei well as the leading rusher in the and ta SEC in 1991, Errict Rhett. In addi- White tion to the multiple options and best de opportunities provided by head coach Steve Spurrier's "Fun 'N Geoi Gun" offense, Matthews has mar- chief velous talent at his disposal in becaus Junior wide receivers Willie alongsi Jackson and Harrison Houston as The Bi well as Senior wide out Tre the am Everett. Eric Ze wnne trie uators passing attacK last ye; is lethal, the offense can move over piled u] the ground as well as through the allowin air, as evidenced by the rushing and wa title captured by Rhett. Rhett is his 286 also a dominating all-purpose Zeie threat, collecting 1,470 total yards retoolt in 1991. offens While Florida is dominant at the McDuf skill positions, the Gators' interior the ta line was decimated by graduation. Garriso The only returning starter from last Has tin j years unit is Jim Watson. prevent Florida also must fill some holes Zeier a on the defensive front, where the up, Hei losses of Brad Culpepper and Tony averag McCoy could play heavily in the Hastin; schemes the Gators can play. Also records gone are linebacker Tim Paulk and 14.2 ya Ised New A and Records 1 > OF MUSIC CLASSICAL, BLUES & JAZZ ?S CDs, Tapes, LPs p *YDAY L * A n 7 Mon.-Sat V 0 Sunday L IrT ; a Is? 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Zeier past three j p 1,984 yards passing, while decimated g a mere four interceptions, position. r is accurate on dd percent or ivnoxvine i passes. ment of nir :r's arrival, as well as a seven starte ?d style brought in with The res) ive coordinator Wayne built aroun fie last season showcased and JJ. Sui ilents of running back of lineback n Hearst and flanker Andre the seconda ?>s. As defenses spread to experience, the deadly combination of The Vols ind Hastings from hooking back, with irst lead the league with an Stewart an e of 6.3 yards per carry, returning ft gs set Georgia university sons after i with 48 receptions, and a combined 1? rd average per catch. 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For the first time ors, the Bulldogs must though, there will be n >on their defense, which wide receiver to throw t *1 . j ji. _ r a.i? ir 'n * - . * uie miuuie 01 uie due. in ivnoxviue, aue to uie < season. This includes into the NFL of Carl Pick arks along the defensive Vanderbilt ill as in the secondary. Last yeaf s surprise in Tennessee was Vanderbilt. In he ining 29 games over the Gerry DiNardo's first si rears, player losses have Commodores won fiv the Volunteers at every including three SEC rhe rebuilding job in While Vandy won't sui vill require the replace- teams this year, they h le defensive starters and more experience than the rs on offense. year. Option specialis haped defense will be Wilson returns to d id linemen Todd Kelly ground-based I-bone, wh das, but the entire corps DiNardo brought from ers and three-fourths of for a second year, and ry will be without game experience will pay divide The Commodore offen: i strength lies at running jzes jn bap control, and tandem tailbacks James only one key starter, in st d Aaron Hayden both back Corey Harris. Hai >r their sophomore sea- within seven yards of le rushing for 1,643 yards SEC in rushing, but 1 ist year as freshmen. should be filled admirabl; be biggest hole to fill is Jackson, one of the i if SK i <? i BERS to J STUDE i Helpful Stal I Mixers WUII : !PHOEM | 102! :er Seals I I Hours ind Softball n: Call 544-0436 Saturday =9^9-BaK. ? 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The Wildcats went wine games, less in the SEC for the first time contests, since 1982 and Bill Curry has prise any promised that there will be no ave much repeat of last seasons poor perfor}y did last mances. t Marcus Defense was a problem last year irect the and is a top priority this season, lich coach Middle guard Joey Couch is gone, Colorado, which leaves a void in the middle the extra of the defense, but junior linejnds. backer Marty Moore and a secse special- ondary led by free safety Brad will lose Armstead could solidify matters, ar running Offensively, Kentucky has a rris came future star in quarterback in Pookie jading the Jones. 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