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Junior defensive end David Turni
Gamecoc
By JIMMY DeBUTTS
Senior Writer
The USC football team picked
up where it left off last season.
Winning. The Gamecocks were
able to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs
23-21 in a thrilling last second victory
in Athens.
"We went into the game saying
it's the week after the Clemson
game,"said quarterback Steve
Taneyhill.
By defeating Georgia, USC was
able to move into the 19th position
on the AP poll. It is the first time
since 1990 that the Gamecocks
have-been nationally ranked and
the highest since Sparky Woods
became head coach prior to the
1989;season.
USC was led Saturday by junior
defensive end David Turnipseed.
Turnipseed was selected SEC
defensive player of the week for
his play against Georgia. He had
two $acks, ten tackles, caused a
fumble and blocked a 40 yard field
goal attempt in the second quarter.
He is the second Gamecock player
to receive this honor. Inside linebacker
Hank Campbell was named
the league's defensive player of the
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win. "We made a lot of mistake
but they are correctable, first gan
mistakes like lining up wrong "I
said at his weekly press confe
ence. He also said they will ne
to eliminate some of the penalti
when they go up against Arkans;
The Gamecocks were penalized i
yards on Saturday, including tv
for unsportsmanlike conduc
These were for celebrating aft
touchdowns.
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cerning the USC kicking gan
going into Saturday's gam
Would true freshman Reed Morti
be able to showcase his talent eai
in the season? How would juni
Marty Simpson respond to h
competition? The questions we
easily answered with Sparky desi
nating the punting job to Simps<
and giving Morton the place kic
ing duties. Simpson responded 1
averaging 38.9 yards per punt wi
a long of 49 yards. Morton deli
ered with a 30 yard field goal th
gave the Gamecocks a 17-7 le;
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JIMMY DeBUTTS Alabama's win against Florida in
ior Writer the SEC bowl with his intercepIhoosing
the top candidate for don <md touchdown in the final
Heisman trophy is a toss-up minutes.
in this year. With standouts T? enable Frankenback to
h as San Diego State's make decisions, I am giving him
rshall Faulk, Florida States' Shuler s brain. Frankenback will
irlie Ward, Tennessee's Heath need to know when to pass and
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ives, selecting one as the passing and 286 yards rushon's
best player before the in8 in 199z S?huI,f',s brain ?"""
on begins is difficult b'neb wlth Fa,ulk s., e?s |?ia
his is why I have decided to *ard s speed w.l allow
ite the ultimate college foot- Frante"back to evade all defendI
player. By merging the ers' . . L.
tomies of several top rated ^ ?; 'f?g'M<* that every
'ers as well as some intangi- g t footbal player must posT
. ? sess. One criteria is motivation.
k ithV "a i Crea 6 Frankenback will have the drive
mkenback, the ideal weapon Qf Afizona State end Shame
e season. Carver, who has 31 career sacks
he easiest decision was to use and is one of the best nshm
Uc s legs. He is the top choice in ^ natJOn
several preseason publications The other ^tangible dement is
vin the Heisman. He has led leadership. The ultimate player
nation in lushing the past two must ^ ade t0 rajse die playing
rs. With Faulk s legs, jevd 0f jjjs teammates as well as .
nkenback will be hard to jjjs team t0 vjctory jje must
" . also have the self-confidence to
dthough Faulk is tremendous- believe his team is better than the
ast, even more speed would opponents and that he can get the
:e Frankenback unstoppable, job done,
s is why I am giving por ^is reason, I am giving
ikenback Ward's speed. Frankenback USC quarterback
rankenback will have Graves' Steve Taneyhill's personality. As
s to enable him to complete a freshman, Taneyhill led USC to
es. Graves had a passing effi- five victories. The team came
icy of 149.2 percent in 1992, within five points of beating
ch was second best in the Florida, 1992's SEC East champion.
ons.
o allow brankenback to see With these components, my
/nfield, I am giving him creation would be unstoppable. It
bama senior linebacker would be nice if choosing a
:onio Lang ham's eyes. Heisman winner was this easy,
gham had six interceptions for However, it is a lot more fun to
yards in 1992, including three watch each game throughout the
irned for touchdowns, season to see who deserves the
igham was able to secure award.
>erfect candidate for F~~
eisman Trophy would
from Antonio Langham
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