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Wildcats ne: RYAN WILSON Asst. Sports Editor Head football coach Brad Scott will take his Gamecocks on the road tomorrow for the first time this season. Hie 2-1 Gamecocks will travel to Lexington to take on the 1-2 Kentucky Wildcats. USC is coming off its second straight win and is looking to avenge last year's home loss to Kentucky. As was the Jeff Speedy is questionable for the game because of a separated shoulder. Look for junior Antonio OTerral to run the offense. O'Ferral was instrumental in Kentucky's comeback against USC last year. Mark Askin and Barry Jones are the standouts on the offensive front, Volleyball te From Staff Reports The Univeristy of South Carolina \ ball team heads to Mississippi tonight fo Southeastern Conference season open r j. 1- i - : : ; o. lore traveling to mississippi ouatc un ui South Carolina will take their best s start since 1983 record of 10-2 on the rc ter a second-place finish in the South F Tournament. Dolphins c (AP) Hie Minnesota Vikings have allow in the NFL?33 in three games. Hie M scored the third most, 91. So we have a doubleheader in the Mi end: an "Irresistible Force-Immovabli A second-level "Super Bowl Previe As usual, Miami has injury proble mm vvqm m^m * ^_B I J COLLI are down to a fourth-stringer at one c< jury problems don't faze Don Shula (ui whelming, as they did in the final we One reason for the success of the ] may be the opposition?Green Bay, E are NOT offensive powers?but they did to 16 yards, or 178 fewer than Dallas So the Vikings are favored by 3 1/2 ] HomeDome and the other half... maj NFC. So give the Vikings' defense an edg Moon an edge on that weak Miami c< ceivers are startinsr to catch the ball. i?r" 0MO of***#* pattern tor most or last year s games, the Gamecocks were leading going into the fourth quarter only to see the game slip away. On the other hand, Kentucky has lost its last two by a score of 132-36. Coach Scott does not think Kentucky's poor showing reflects the quality of the team. "I don't want the players to think that this is not a very good football team that we are going to play. That is extremely wrong. In fact, it is just the opposite. They are a pretty darn good football team who has had the rv?infAH+nr? a nf rvloinnrr fu/n mifafonrl 11U01U1 1-Ullt V/l jt/iCAjiug ?nv vui.uwwim ing teams," Scott said. Kentucky head coach Bill Curry also has no answer for the Wildcats' bad start. "We have no simple answer, and I really don't have any words of wisdom for the team except champions always fight back," Curry said. The Wildcats return five starters on offense and have added some variations to the stack in an attempt to beef up the passing attack. The Kentucky offense will be led by halfback Moe Williams, a second team all-SEC performer a year ago. Williams will be joined by fullback Damon Hood, the Cats second leading rusher a year ago. Quarterback xt obstacle f while O'Ferral will look for targets split end Randy White and flanker Leon Smith. The Wildcat defense also returns five starters. The defensive front will be led by defensive end Howard Carter. The linebackers are commanded by Donte' Key, who will have to make up for the loss of all-SEC performer Martv Moore. V Hie strongest area of the Kentucky defense is clearly the secondary. Free safety Melvin Johnson leads an aggresive Wildcat secondary that has shown the penchant for the big play. The Gamecocks should look to pick up where they left off offensively against Lousiana Tech last week. During the second half, the offense began to show some of the things expected of it all season. The key to a Carolina victory over the Wildcats will be the ability of the Gamecocks to control the ball. Running backs Brandon Bennett and Stanley Pritchett could spell trouble for a Kentucky defense that gave up 564 yards on the ground last week. Receivers Toby Cates and Kurt Frederick both factor into having a balanced offensive attack. Junior quarterback Steve Taneyhill is connecting on better than 59 percent of his passes through three games (55-93). He has thrown five touchdown passes this season. His passing efficiency rating (115.2) ranks sixth in the SEC, while his completion percentage rates fifth. The coaching staff might have fi_ii_. * j 1.1 ? nany iouiiu uie rigm wmiuiualiuii un the offensive line. The moves made in shifting James Dexter to split tackle and Luther Dixon to split guard seemed to be effective. "We asked our offense to be more physical and run the football, and I think we accomplished that in the second half last week," Scott said. The defense has not allowed a touchdown in two games. One has to go back to 1988,65 games ago, to discover the last time a Carolina defense acam travels tc The Gamecocks face Mississi] ,7n77T 7 p.m. in Oxford. Ole Miss lea r^their over USC 6-4, despite the Gam* er of the Rebels twice last year. T indav the two teams met last season, < leason the match 3-1. >ad af- m, . . , 1 j The two teams met again in t of the SEC tournament last si Gamecocks won 3-1 to advance ontinue to < ed the fewest points VIKINGS, 24-20 iami Dolphins have New England (pi etrodome this week- A trap for the L j Object" game. night road game ar w!" get ready for New sms?the Dolphins celebration factor i Drner. At usual, in- That wouldn't 1 nles8 they get over- Dan Reeves, Jimm; eks of last season.) flate their teams ir Minnesota defense PATRIOTS, 38>etroit and Chicago Denver (plus 7) a hold Barry Sanders The "Wade Mus was able to do. Wade goes to Buffs points, three for the the Bills' somewha 'be for being in the BILLS, 34-20 San Diego (plus 1 je and give Warren This is one of the amer. Plus, his re- Two things goir 1. Thev woke ud in U^XMM/ac jC?* w ^ C*f * IMBIASP ion Boulevard Across from Colur or Scott's G WiM i Ttff&--^ :^MMp * .!" &* & -- ..<, ^ J^H|: * *** Senior Stacy Evans will lead Saturday at Kentucky. South Ca touchdown In their last two game complished that feat Defensive end Stacy Evans, strong safety Tony Watkins, and middle linebacker Hank Campbell are leading the Gamecock Defense. USC is third in the SEC in scoring defense (10 points per game) and fourth in rushing defense (93.67 yards per game). ?Mississipp Dpi tonight at round for the first tim ds the series Mississippi enters stocks defeat ^ head coach John he first time season with the Rebe Carolina won ofu4.151. Rebel ter Julia Sitaraz and i L- C.?i. J rru? t-v lie I UUIIU j.lie vraiiicv,ui,f\.a i/i jason as the Sunday to face the Mis to the second South Carolina brok< lominate, 1 us 3 1/2) at Detroit ions, who played the dreaded Monday id now have the dreaded short week to England. Worse, there's the dreaded ifter beating the Super Bowl champs, be bad if their coach were Joe Gibbs, y Johnson or Bill Parcells, who can dei a second. 37 it Buffalo (Monday night) t Go" chants are beginning. This week, ilo, where his defense should perk up t dormant offense. 11/2) at Raiders ?e games they seem to play every week, ig for the Raiders. Denver. iM- /? mn nbiana Centre amecocks din: wh pos HI Vt. son GFcL the sea exp TEt SO whi was ide cut ing wai pier disi ing tun ten ^ oru Jj6' #" 4^^Bi MP* ^11 ye? Van Hopa The Gamecock op< the Gamecock defensive attack thi rollna's defense has not allowed a s. on Game Notes: Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ^g, Kentucky leads the series with a 3-1- ^ 1 record. Carolina has not beat Ken- _, tucky since joining the SEC in 1992. ga The game will be televised on a payper-view basis. Contact your cable company for more information. i for two game: ,e in SEC action. the Bulldogs last sea the match 2-8 overall, uw. ana mou nec Blair enters his eighth ' inference last season Is with a career record Gamecocks defeated t s are led by outside hit- lun a I38.1 setter Liz Poemer. *^Pt? e> all in head coach Sam len travel to Starkville Johnson enters her 1 jsissippi State Bulldogs, with a 466-218 career l i the series tie against is led by Nicolle Carte; top list of piv( 2. The Chargers aren't quite good enough to RAIDERS, 22-17 Pittsburgh (pick 'em) at Seattle These odds are a mark of how far the Sea come, last week's loss notwithstanding. If Ci were healthy, maybe. But... STEELERS, 20-17 New Orleans (plus 16) at San Francisco now times nave cnangea ... ior tne saints 49ERS, 41-19 Chicago (plus 71/2) at Jets The Jets play better on the road, so this s tie big. JETS, 17-11 Rams (plus 141/2) at Kansas City The biggest controversy anyone can drum \ City is whether to rest Joe with a 20-point 1 this week. CHIEFS 24-3 TamDa Bav (ulus 7) at Green Bav :'h& It's tough work to become a h in our company. It takes strength, to develop. But if you're willing tc is your chance to perfect these sk, if you've got what it takes to carr I Ask Captain Lawton about the Marir other tuition assistance available. Su officer after graduation. Come talk to t and Dec. 6th from 10:00 am to 3:0i sophomores and juniors. Congratul Brad L >ORTSLOOK SEBALL ofife LOUIS (AP) ? St. Louis Car- Bai als general manager Dal Maxvill, san o failed to lead the team into 179 tseason play his last seven sea- ers s, was fired. The Cardinals said the new gen- nei I manager would have input on Rai fate of manager Joe Torre. A Dai rch for Maxvill's successor was the >ected to begin immediately. ofS ms of i UTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) ors The owner of the pool cottage ere tennis star Vitas Gerulaitis |E 3 found dead of carbon monox- Br< poisoning did not have an oc- sea lancy permit for the bungalow. 14A Southampton Village build- Sm inspector said an inspection ha< s required for the application cap mit, and an inspector might have BA covered a problem in the heatsystems. tra Investigators suspect a mal- sh? idion in one of the heating sys- top is used to heat the pool was the offi irce of the lethal carbon monoxgas that circulated into the cot- thf e bedroom killing Gerulaitis, 40, froi :e one of the world's best play- int lar CKEY , th< W YORK (AP)?The New York an ngers are "getting closer" to a bet v contract with captain Mark lioi issier, general manager Neil dth said. F Messier, who led the Rangers Su their first Stanley Cup in 54 cloi trs, has been a holdout since the for ming of training camp earlier ers s month. Su Messier, who has two years left sai a five-year contract, is believed oe asking for a two- or three-year de il worth about $6 million a year, ph; OTBALL trs MEW YORK (AP) ? Barry ca] nders of Detroit, who rushed for 4 yards in 40 carries in the Li- ga s' 20-17 upset of Dallas on Mon- 30 y night, was named the NFC's s, coulerenc son, taking a 4-3 lead. Carolir I for seventh place in the Iannoccari with 4-10 records. The ter, leads t he Bulldogs, 3-0, in Co- Junior ] hitting per iters the match 5-6 over- Sophon lye Johnson's first year, categories. 6th season of coaching and assist* -ecord. Mississippi State TheGa r and Heather Schilling. Sept. 30 aj it ill wooko JIU1 TTVV11V be 4-0. Green Bay can't ri PACKERS, 13-7 , , , Cleveland (minus 1 hawks have hris Warren If Vinny Testaver hands of his own rece BROWNS, 20-10 j Atlanta (pick 'em) s The Falcons are 0 The Redskins are 10pread s a lit- can>^ st0p anyone. REDSKINS, 40-38 Cincinnati (plus 8 1 lp in Kansas The Oilers' defens ead.. Maybe Bengais are simply fij David Klinder cor BENGALS. 9-6 eader in the corporate world. It's e wisdom and determination. Thes* ) try, then Officer Candidates Schoc ills and become an Officer of Marir y the title ? United States Marine le Corps Officer Scholarship prograi mmer internships, flight guarantees, he Marines in front of THE RUSSEL i D pm or call collect at (803) 256-90 ations James Poppy, Robert Howari iavin on your graduation from OCS. snsive player of the week, and ry Foster of Pittsburgh won the le honor in the AFC. Foster had > yards in 31 carries as the Steelbeat Indianapolis 31-21. Defensive awards went to cor back Terry McDaniel of the ders in the AFC and linebacker ' rion Conner of New Orleans in NFC, while kickers Doug Brien >an Francisco and Steve Christie luffalo won special teams hon DENVER (AP) ? The Denver rncos, hoping to end their 0-3 Lson-opening slump, re-signed year veteran Dennis Smith, rith, 35, a six-time Pro Bowler, i been released due to salary> restrictions. SKETBALL IINNEAPOLIS (AP) ? A conct agreement for Donyell Marill, the Minnesota Timberwolves' > draft pick, is imminent, team rials and Marshall's agent said. Negotiations followed reports it Marshall, a 6-foot-9 forward ? 11 Connecticut, is attracting trade erest from Golden State, Portid and Washington. Marshall, i No. 4 pick overall, is seeking eight- or nine-year contract worth ;ween $36 million and $40 milti. HOENIX (AP) ? The Phoenix ns and Los Angeles Lakers are 3e to making a deal to send small ward Cedric Ceballos to the Laki in exchange for a draft choice, ns president Jerry Colangelo d. Colangelo said completion of the nl invnlvpH Dphnllns t.nlciner a ysical and restructuring his conict to fit into the Lakers' salary 3. Last season, Ceballos played 53 mes, averaging 19.1 points in .2 minutes. :e opener ta is led by the strong play of Amy . Iannoccari, a senior outside hithe team in kills with 154. Katie Gerst leads in blocks, 44, and centage (.284) lore Kelly Morrow also leads in two She leads in service aces with 22, 3 with 472. imecocks first home SEC match is jainst Alabama. nd games in. Tampa Bay can't win. ) at Indianapolis de manages to keep the ball in the ivers... it Washington -10 at RFK and can't stop anyone. 0 against the Falcons at RFK and J2) at Houston je is fighting with the offense. The jhting for a win. nes home. ven tougher to be a leader 3 aren't easy characteristics Marines Officer. The FemTbePnmLTbe Marin*. v, up to $12,000/yr...There is guaranteed active duty as an HOUSE on Sept. 28th, Nov. 1st, 15/6. Openings for freshmen, J, Joe Marine, Will Parks and , &