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not be paid a game check because he didn't accompany the team to New England. When I heard about this, I thought tl Williams had gone AWOL or V something. fi It couldn't be further from the I1 truth. Williams wasn't faking an tl injury or anything like that. He a was doing what any husband should do: standing by his d wife's side while she gave birth n to a healthy son. a How on earth do the Oilers js justify not paying his game f( salary, which is about tI $125,000? The team says that q Williams had enough time to catch a flight to Boston for t Sunday's game. What was he ^ supposed to do? S1 I can just see it now. "OK honey, it's a boy. I have to go to Boston now and protect the ^ quarterback. See you in a couple ' of days." J* Maybe the Oilers are making Williams a scapegoat because s they are having a poor season. d wru~ i o A 11 t i :? V? UU KllUWa; /VII l KI1UW IJ> Uldl it stinks on ice. c: It's not something that was x just sprung on either the organization or the Williams family. My God, there's been months to ?plan this out. What might make ai I Was hi * Luxury accom< in thp hpart r>f * Thanksgiving! * Round trip trai * Baggage hand Sign up TODAY the last day to si? SIMP ? CAROLINA PROGRAM UNION ^ People needing assistance for (liabilities, / L please contact the Carolina Program Union at 7T7-7130 at least 7 days prior to the event This Program is paid for, in part, by Student Ac WE PAI SAVE I Some ev< more imj than foot When you bring a child into the world, should you be punished? The NFL's Houston Oilers don't think so as long as it's not between the months of September and January. This past week, the Oilers let otlensive lineman David Williams know that he would USC must IMMY DeBUTTS taff Writer USC ? The football team will look to gei ack on the winning track when it faces the randerbilt Commodores Saturday at Williamsrice Stadium. Both teams come into the game with losing icords, Vanderbilt (2-4) and USC (3-4). All )sses for both teams have come against SEC pponents. Vanderbilt is coming off a loss to Georgia ir [ashville, Tenn. The Commodores put up an arly 3-0 lead but were unable to slow quarterack Eric Zeier and the Bulldog offense. The isult was a 41-3 massacre in which the randerbilt defense gave up 379 passing yards nd four touchdowns. Vanderbilt is ranked No. 2 in the SEC ir jshing with 208.7 yards per game this season his could pose a problem for the Gamecocks 'ho have to face the option again this week JSC's defense was unable to effectively stop lississippi's option attack this past week. Leading the attack for the Commodores is snior tailback Tony Jackson, who is No. 11 ir le SEC in rushing and ranks third in all-purose yards with 131.5 per game. The Commodore defense is anchored b> snior ends Alan Young and John DeWitt 'oung has 33 tackles, including 8.5 for a loss 'oung also leads Vanderbilt with 5.5 quarterack sacks. DeWitt has three sacks and 18 tack;s, five of which are for losses. Complementing Young and DeWitt is junioi liddle linebacker Gerald Collins, who leads the jam with 58 tackles, including 16 againsi dabama. Vanderbilt is ranked No. 3 in the SEC anc Jo. 17 in the nation in rushing defense. The ints 1 )ortant * ball s tiis a greater story is if v Williams knew he would be L med a game's pay for his son. h m sorry the Oilers don't want lis to construed or reported as si fine. tl For too long* athletes have p ogged their professions and lissed games for lame excuses si nd have gotten away with it. Y low, one guy misses a game Y 3r a valid reason and gets in b ouble with the organization. It io figure. While sports enthusiasts love 11 ) cheer, scream and get ulcers t< matching games, it's something ^ uch as Williams' situation that uts a lot of things in perspec- ^ ive. This past year, some C imous athletes have lost tljeir 1 ves. These made us realize ow precious life is. Why hould Williams' child be any ifferent? Let me be one of the first to ast my vote for David Williams i "Father of the Year." Rob Rodusky is sports editor fThe Gamecock. His article ppears every other Friday. I i n g Ion Delations in the Ramada 1 Olde-Towne Alexandria Day Feast isportation via AMTRAK ling in room 209 Russell House gn up is October 31,1993. ** Based on Quad i tivity Fees. Double occupan LCOi IEN1 BIGH m ommoaores nave limited opposing teams tc 09.3 yards per game rushing. in . DC i I Ift Hotel Olde-Towne , Virginia cand; Oada Fisnb Belly: <rVv...N; !! Hurry, Mfdna {:>?>: ? A ** O 59 ! occupancy. 620 cy increases rate to $389.00 [yag I [vi rs: r B j j Univ ^ ^ 1 1? battle injur ll] rM Series: 2-0 (USC). Last Yea j Vanderbilt holds a 7-6 m. state of South Carolina (C Furman 1-1, USC 0-2). Th out to a 14-0 lead in the fi held a 17-7 lead a halftin 2nd half TD's to earn the v Vandy's first ever visit t coach Sparky Woods is , Handling the kicking duties for Vanderbilt is I > junior college transfer Steve Yenner, who has I hit five of seven field goals this season, includ- ' ? ing one for 53 yards against Auburn. Redshirt i freshman Bill Marinangel punts for the j Commodores and averages 39.3 yards per punt. I USC will enter Saturday's game battered with i ' injuries. Jerry Inman, Norman Greene, Damian i Yniinnp David Tnrnimped and Renii Ynnno arp y . listed as out and will watch the game from the sidelines. 1 Free safety Bru Pender is listed as probable, ! while Hank Cambell, Mathew Campbell, Anton I - Gunn and Corey Louchiey are listed as ques- I ; tionable. Others Gamecocks who might not be : t in the lineup include James Dexter, Mike Reddick and Vincent Simpson. The three are ; 1 listed as doubtful. i Overcoming these injuries will be the real test < > for the Gamecocks Saturday. An optimistic note i is that runningback Brandon Bennett has had a I art we don't have wl iltefnative muaic. . 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Bennett was ineffective against Mississippi State, gaining six yards in seven carries. , With Bennett out of the lineup for most of the ^ame, Sparky Woods gave sophomore running;>ack Stanley Pritchett a chance to show his abil [ties. Pritchett responded by displaying his runaing and receiving abilities. He had longs of 18 /ards in both categories. The offense had few highlights against Vlississippi State, while. The defense gave up 23 points, the most allowed by the Gamecocks :his season. Quarterback Steve Taneyhill threw for 184 yards, but his receivers let him down several times by dropping balls. The Gamecock defense is fourth in the SEC and No. 15 nationally in scoring defense with 15.1 points per game. In total defense, USC is sixth in the SEC and No.26 in the nation, giving jp 324.1 yards per game. This means nothing if the offense can't put points on the scoreboard. 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