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m Senior Wright Mitchell resrgned his scholarship with the Gamecock football program. He was 29 for 55 pass attempts and 242 yards with two interceptions. Woods wants TD's, victory By ROB RODUSKY Assistant Sports Editor The USC football team is not ready to quit yet, according to Head Coach Sparky Woods. "They are frustrated and disappointed, but they have maintained a focus and are clinging together," Woods said. At Monday's weekly press conference at Williams-Brice Stadium, Woods commented on the play of redshirt freshman quarterback Blake Williamson, who came off the bench to replace senior Wright Mitchell. "He did things well. He made some good decisions. I am impressed with his poise," Woods said. Mitchell, in a surprise move, quit the team Monday. 7n CEN RE BA B< BANNED BOOF H I _ Sp ..Jl Uh| jaf wEpPM |HHraLj:r Syfl| 1WMBBMf jjj^^^HiP K ^|iBi :>. ? * fl^| ^ fWBfc > ? ^ /" J^1 L JR^Zj^Mb!|| Wy %v * ldH File p Woods also stressed the are taking a reverse role comp; Gamecocks inability to put the ball 10 ,'F S '" c pasL . in the endzone. ? We ^ fttecdve ln 1,16 dele but not in the offense as comp; to year's past with (Robert) Brc We must convert on plays an(j (Eddie) Miller. If I hac we le not converting on. I he v choose, I would rather struggle leceivers are not being as elusive the offensive side of the ball ra and getting open, he said. diail the defensive." The Gamecocks will face The ottensve line pertormance ninth-ranked Alabama Crim was not satisfying but showed Xide this Saturday in Tuscalo improvement, Woods said. Aia Woods said Alabama's defe Woods did otter praise tor some which is ranked first nation? areas of the team. "I think the run- has jmpressed him. ningbacks ran with the ball haid. "They do have a great deft The most impressive pait was the diat anows oniy 143 yards in t blocking. Brandon Bennett espe- offense ? he said. "The key is t cially- team speed. They have great ct Players who were cited for their people and are hard to trick. 1 effective play against Kentucky are quicker than Arkansas. T Saturday were sophomore defen- defense is similar to Clemson's. sive end David Turnipseed, junior Since both teams have troi linebacker Eric Brown, senior nose scoring, does Woods expect a guard Cedric Bembery, outside scoring affair? linebacker Ernest Dixon and fresh- "We must be in the game i men linebackers Eric Sullivan and the fourth quarter. It is going t< Benji Young. close or they are going to bea Woods said the Gamecocks really badly," he said. :ush SORSHI P. ada NNED 50 K CS WEEK SEPT. 26 - OCT. 3, 1992 orts s Mit< S William By TEVI THORSEN I Sports Editor Senior Wright Mitchell quit Gamecock football team a meeting with head coach Sp Woods Monday night. Mitchell, USC's starting qua back since the first week of the son, resigned his scholarship Woods said redshirt freshi Blake Williamson would be starting quarterback aga (Alabama Saturday. "We talked a long time," Wi told The State. "I tried to mal clear it's not his fault we're and that we're trying to get sc thing generated. "I thought we had a very s conversation. When he left, he me he didn't know what he going to do." Mitchell, who was gradu from USC in May, had one ye; ..?m NCAA eligibility left and dec hoto _____ Former Clemson c i Danny Fc : on By TONY SANTORI ther Staff Writer In a surprise move Monday the mer. Clemson Head Coach E son porcj was hired 5y the Ark osa' Razorbacks football team as c cial assistant coach. nse' Ford, who led the Tigers t illy, 1981 National Championsh 1981, will help with the Razo mse offensive front. Ford will olal under Arkansas interim head < ^e'" Joe Kines. ;^ei Ironically, Ford and I< . y worked together at Clemsc ?C11 1977 and 1978. Ford serv< ]hlc offensive line coach while ] low took the helm of the definsive "He (Ford) worked witl jntil offense and I worked witl y be defense," Kines said. "He h t us rebuild the offensive line ant he needed help. I did. ~l I "i Era -,- ySSs^fi' .: ;iv^^ ^ 1 1 m Available Sh 11pm - 2am 5 4:30am - 8an ;hell < son to start >ra moves to "Sunday, I called him and sai was calling in the chips. I wan for_ him to return the favor," Kii )anny sa'<C ansas Kines has guided I i spe- Razorbacks to a 1-2 record sii the resignation of fomer cot 0 the Jack Crowe, who quit af ip in Arkansas' opening week 10-3 1 rback t0 toe Citadel. work Kines squad has struggled coach offense against both Memp State and Alabama scoring only [ines Poalts toe two outings. Hen jn in ca^ ^or went 10 ^01<^, , Under Ford's tenure, Clem; ' as won five ACC Championships ; tunes ran Up an jmpressjve 96-29-4 m line, over an ii-year span. His tea ft the aiso won sjx bowl games and ft the went 41 consecutive weeks wi ad to out leaving the Associated Pr 1 said Top 20 rankings. Ford left Clemson amid com i'T tm wm i mpw wjw mm "Becau: at UPS (&. .y * They h mx \ dules weekeri jiHfe w ino or n * around dule. / - days ar jaTjg "That's study a working "At U P work ir WORKING FOR STUDENTS W UPS DELIVERS I Next on ca Oc Serious Appli( ifts: 0nSe 58/hour 6th i $9/hour Student Ei or Interviews Job 700 Tc to return to USC. In his fifth season at US( the Mitchell wanted to become tl Lfter starting quarterback after backir arky up former quarterback Bobh Fuller for two years, rter- "We're disappointed that Wrig sea- ' Mitchell has chose to make th after decision," Woods said. "He is i man important member of our footbt the team and we wanted him to sfc inst with our program. "Wright is a fine young man ai oods we wish him the best in all that 1 ke it does. I would hope that he wou 0-4, continue his education in gradua >me- school." For the 1992 season, Mitche >ood completed 29 of 55 passes for 2^ told yards with two interceptions. In h was 14 career games at quarterbac Mitchell completed 53 of 99 passi ated t?r 540 yards. He had not bee ar of intercepted prior to this year, ided Ironically enough, it w; Mitchell's second overall interce oach hired by Razorbacks juits : Saturday tion in Saturday's game against 2, Kentucky which led to ie Williamson's ascension to the tg starter's spot. iy "We believe we need to make a change at quarterback. We've had a ht difficult time getting the ball into is,. the end zone and we are going to m do everything we can to change ill that in hopes of picking up our iy offensive production," Woods said. With Mitchell's resignation, true id freshman Steve Taneyhill has risen te to the number two spot behind Id Williamson. Eric McDowell, a red te shirt sophomore, will be the thirdstringer. ;11 In the past four games, 12 Williamson, 6-foot-2 and 190 is pounds, completed 11 passes out of k, 31 attempts for 101 yards. He has es thrown for one touchdown, while ;n giving up three interceptions. He is a former all-state selection as from T.L. Hanna High School. P Arkansas d I versy in 1990 after an NCAA ted investigation uncovered 14 rules nes violations and were placed on oneyear probation. Ford's name was the cleared in the scandal and the ice remaining five years on his conich tract were bought out by Clemson ter at over $1 million a year, oss Ford's official title at Arkansas will be Consulting Assistant on Coach. his "He's not coming here to coach 17 a position. He's coming to help ice' regain what we've had at Arkansas and what he had at Clemson," Kine said. "He's agreed to be here ^ for the next 10 weeks to help us Jns through the remainder of the footin ball season." ith- In 1981, Ford was named as ess National Coach of the Year making him, at 33, the youngest coach tro- ever to receive the honor. kinds;* ;e working part-time >...1 don't have to. ave five-day sche inai leave your ds free. 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