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Taneyhill
JIMMY DeBUTTS Sports Editor
Head football coach Brad Scot
he likes the signs of improvemei
team showed against Kentucky hu
this week's opponent, LSU, as ?
challenge in spite of their 1-2 re
"They have great team speed,"
said. They have big play ability in
runningback, wide receivers and
terback who can effectively run tl
fense."
The Gamecocks (3-1) are comii
a 23-9 win against Kentucky, but
sees the LSU game will be toughc
cause of the physical nature of the 1
Their players are very aggres
they like a lot of contact," he said. T
a skilled football team all the way a
the board."
One area Coach Scott said need
provement before Saturday is sp
teams play, especially in the kic
game. The Gamecocks will have to
close tabs on LSlTs return specialis
die Kennison.
Kennison returned a punt agi
Mississippi State for a 100 yard tc
down.
"He can make things happen,"!
said. "He's a cut above. We're goii
have to do a great job in our kic
game and be smart."
"Our kicking game has begun tt
a little bit. We need to iron some th
out, but I am confident that they
Volleyball te
road trip 1-1
JIMMY PeBUTTS Sports Editor ?
The University of South Carolina
volleyball team played its r
nrst ?>UJU matches of the year last r
weekend. a
The Gamecocks split the a
matches, defeating Ole Miss 158,15-11,15-2,
while falling to Mis- d
sissippi State 15-8,14-16,10-15, S
15-4,11-15.
Coach Kim Hudson's team is ^
now 11-3 overall and 1-1 in SEC ^
play. South Carolina was led by E
senior Amy Iannoccari and junior ti
Kori Ermigarat. h
In the University of Missis- E
sippi win, Ermigarat led the team
with 11 kills in 29 attempts. She d
also had five digs for USC. T
Kelly Morrow led the Game- 1?
cocks defensively with 10 digs.
Ianoccari and Jodi Thompson each h
played big in the win with nine w
and 10 kills respectively. Cary a
Beeson and Katie Gerst had seven
digs each. h
With the win over Ole Miss, 11
Hudson improved her coaching s(
record to 196-64. The Gamecocks d;
continued their road trip to M
Starkville to take on Mississippi T
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quar- LSU is averaging 27.7 points
be of- game, and their offense is gaining
yards per contest. The Gamecocks
ig off erage 22.2 points a game.
Scott Tiger quarterback Jamie Hov
ir be- has thrown for 743 yards in three ga
igers. he also has three touchdown passes,
isive, Gamecocks will also have to contain
leyYe ningback Jermaine Sharp who has
cross vards in 44 attemnt.s. inrlnHincr
touchdowns,
s im- Not only is South Carolina facing
ecial of the toughest teams in the SEC, 1
king are playing in one of the hardest
keep loudest stadiums in the nation. T
t Ed- Stadium holds over 80,000 fans who
be looking at this game as a chanc
ainst turn their season around.
>uch- "We're going to see them at tl
best," he said. "It can be a difficult
3cott vironment to play in. It can be pri
!g to loud in there, but if you do what >
king supposed to do, the crowd doesn't
come such a factor."
) slip Scott said Carolina's offense hi
lings little preparation for loud stadiu
will "Some of our formations, snap coi
tarn ends Mssi
i in SEC, 11-3 o
>tate. Gerst
Carolina was again led by Ian- far with 1!
loccari and Ermigarat Ermigarat jn \^\\9 vvi
ecorded a seasnn-hiob kills
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nd 16 digs. Ianoccari had 19 kills T _ r
nd20 digs forUSC. ...
Gerst netted 15 kills, eight ^?am m
igs and six total blocks to help Morrow rc
iouth Carolina rally to five games. with 28.
Mississippi State was led by Ionnoc
listy Farmer, Nicolle Carter and cocks with
lelissa Kariker. Kariker led the in digs wit
lulldogs with 19 kills in 47 at- total block
empts and was second on the Ermig
jam with 23 digs. Carter followed . ,
Lariker with 17 kills and 21 digs. "
Farmer led the squad with 24 in e
igs and had 10 kills for MSU. seasonheresa
Hurley had six blocks to the team i
sad the Bulldogs. Jodi T1
The match lasted a little over tributed h<
wo hours before the Bulldogs the Carolir
ere able to put the Gamecocks has made
way- South (
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ave made their best start since , ..
)83. That season USC began the tak?0"^
iason 12-1. At the South Flori- *n '
a Tournament Iannoccari and Auburn on
[orrow were selected to the All- play five S
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lilt's selection as SEC Player of the Week tention to
tremendo
and hand signals has prepared our ofper
fense for a task like this," he said. South
378 On looking back at the Kentucky Rouge coi
av- game, Scott said the game was "anoth- coming w
er step in the right direction" for the didn't mil
rard football team. He was also impressed their horn
mes, with the play of the offense. jokingly.
The "I'm encouraged that our offense isn't
run- turning the ball over and that the de- "They <
212 fense created four turnovers," Scott said, more whi
two For his play in the Kentucky game coming, pj
quarterback Steve Taneyhill was named just have
one the Offensive Player of the Week in the
they SEC. Taneyhill connected on 25 of 38 Saturd
and passes for 254 yards. pay-per-vi
iger He teamed up with Monty Means for Historical
will two touchdowns in the game, including the Game
:e to a 52-yarder that sealed the win for the meetings
Gamecocks in the fourth quarter,
leir Taneyhill ranks fifth in the SEC in Carolii
en- passing and fourth in quarterback rat- Tickets ar
stty ing with a 122.2 rating. al public I
our "Steve is making the plays that we're Vanderbil
be- asking him to make within the offense,"
Scott said. "One of the biggest im- Tickets
is a provements: I saw him throw the ball Florida N<
ms. out of bounds a couple of times. He didn't ty, staff ai
ints toy to make something that wasn't there." only.
issippi Realignment,
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reran there and the Jacksonville Jagu
NFL's newest teams, may get an
leads South Carolina this week of just how bad they'll 1
51 digs and ranks third they get going next season,
th 144. She also leads The people doing the pickin
n total blocks with 46. very bad. They'beheve the expanse
, ing plan will leave them a choic
irost is second on the aged_ the unfit and the just.p,?
134 total blocks, while ?i don>t think we'H find mucl
lunds out the top three ue," says Bill Polian, the Carolini
al manager. "I think a lot of tht
:cari leads the Game- we'll be able to pick will be play
183 kills and is fourth signed off the street"
;h 135. She also has 20 Other NFL people aren't so si;
3 on the season. gesting free agency will make a^
? . ? , to Carolina and Jacksonville the
aratis second on the , .,
0, v non-expansion players they neve
ills. She has amassed , -hl ?
get otherwise. They will be far eno
i first 13 games of the der saiary cap that they will
rmigarat is second on to afford players others wouldn't,
n digs with 143. It's already a foregone conch
lompson has also con- Buffalo that Frank Reich, one of th
javily to the success of best backup quarterbacks, will t
la volleyball team. She ing for the Panthers next year un
78 kills and 120 digs. lian>the GM in Buffalo througl
Carolina will play their Also expected to come up at thes
fames at home. They j"*8 ? thf re8li8 ne"t the
. ?., . ? to put into effect with expansior
toma Fhday at 7 pm. misaioner Paul Tagliabue has tt
tt P. E. Center and ina deadlock to insert Carolina an
i Oct. 2. The team will sonville into the existing four-tea
EC opponents in their sions but would much prefer to re;
imes. the same time.
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impressed Scott the most about
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out there has improved
usly," Scott said.
Carolina's arrival in Baton
rresponds with LSU's home- m
eekend. Coach Scott said he fl
id USC is LSU's opponent for T
ecoming. He just played it off ?
don't ask football coaches any- g?
0 their going to play home- || B
irents night or date night. We
to play the schedule," he said.
ay's game will be available on H m
ew, with kickoff set for 8 p.m.
ly the Tigers have dominated
icocks, winning 12 of the 13
between the two teams.
na's only win came in 1930. HHp iflfl
e still available to the generfor
the Gamecocks' game at
for South Carolina's game at
ov. 12 are available to facul- Junior quart*
id Gamecock Club members Offensive PI
against Kent
expansion discuss*
ina Pan- The stocking plan has been con
ars, the cated by free agency. No players w]
1 inkling contracts have expired will be made a
t>e when able. That can be a plus for th
pansion teams if free agents like R
g think can be persuaded to go to a team that \
>n stock- be a winner in its first few years.
:e of the Because of free agency, there is
lin bad. likely to be a set figure teams will b
i of val- lowed to protect ? say 35 current m
a gener- bers of the roster. Instead, they will b
! people quired to make available a certain nun
ers just of players under contract, losing thr<
that number,
ire, sug- Some cynics like Polian suggests
mailable teams will just dump into the pool
kind of practice squad, marginal players and
r would rently jobless players they sign at i
ugh un- season. Carolina has the first pick ar
be able interested in Steve McNair, the Alt
State quarterback, but probably wt
ision in want to sign a veteran to break hir
e NFL's slowly.
>e play- "I'd hate to start a rookie quartert
ider Po- behind the kind of offensive line we're
h 1992. ing to have," Polian says,
je meet- As for realignment, Tagliabue is hi
e hopes fill enough teams will seek an agreen
1. Com- on new divisions this fall,
te right "Everyone has something to gain
id Jack- something to risk," he says. "If you
im divi- everyone into the process, then there
align at risks for everyone."
Two obvious places to change are
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ucky.
pd at NFT mAAfintfg
lpli- NFC East and West.
hose Hie West has the New Orleans Saints
vail- and Atlanta Falcons and would probably
i ex- get Jacksonville if Tagliabue has to make
eich the decision, making it the NFC Westvont
Southeast.
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ther west, the Dallas Cowboys and Arie
zona Cardinals, than the Saints or Faltem
cons
e ^ Several of the scenarios unveiled by
the league have Arizona switching to the
^ West, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers mov,
ing from the Central to the East and Car,
olina moving into the Central.
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id is Dallas doesn't want to end its divisional
orn rivalries with the New York Giants, Washmi
d iHgt011 Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles.
n -n New Orleans and Atlanta don't want
to be broken up; nor does the NFC Cen)ack
tral group of the Minnesota Vikings, De>
go- troit Lions, Chicago Bears and Green Bay
Packers.
ope. Also hoping to remain together are the
lent Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns
and Cincinnati Bengals from the AFC
and Central, and the AFC West group of the
get Kansas City Chiefs, the Los Angeles
are Raiders, Denver Broncos and San Diego
Chargers. They have been together since
the the start of the AFL in 1960.
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