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LARRY WILLIAMS Staff Writer
If you think South Carolina head
coach Brad Scott was satisfied with the
play of his offensive line and defensive
unit this past season, think again.
During the Christmas holidays, the
TT.Qr fnnfKall foam's rnarliincr staff
underwent an overhaul, adding three
new coaches to the following positions:
offensive line, defensive secondary and
defensive ends.
Over the break, running backs coach
Frank Hickson left the coaching staff
to pursue other opportunities. Bobby
Johns, the defensive backs coach left,
as did Bob Stinchcomb, who coached
outside linebackers and special teams.
Chuck Kelly, who was the offensive line
coach, is moving to running backs and
special teams.
Bruce Johnson, the former defensive
backfield coach at the University of
North Carolina; John Zernhelt, the
former offensive line coach at Duke;
s and Rick Petri, who coached the
University cf Miami defensive line, were
all added to the South Carolina coaching
staff over the holidays.
Petri played a key role in developing
some outstanding defenses at the
University of Miami, and his pupils
include a Lombardi Award winner, two
first-team All-Americans and six players
who went on to NFL careers. He was
named an assistant football coach at
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Petri had coached Miami's defensive
line since 1993. In 1994, the Hurricanes
led the nation in scoring defense, total
defense and pass efficiency defense.
Petri developed Lombardi Award
(( winner Warren Sapp, who was a firstround,
draft pick by the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers and Patrick Riley, a secondround
selection by the Chicago Bears.
In addition, defensive end Kenard Lang
was named Freshman of the Year in
the Big East Conference. His 1993
Hurricane defense, led by All-American
defensive end Kevin Patrick, finished
fourth nationally in total defense.
A 17-year coaching veteran, Petri
coached at the University of Mississippi
from 1989-91, where he developed a
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draft choice of the Detroit Lions. Petri
coached the defensive front at Louisiana
Tech in 1992 and the defensive line at
Arkansas State from 1979-88.
A native of St. Louis, Petri, 42, was
a four-year letterman as a nose guard
at Missouri-Rolla (1973-76), where he
was a teammate of Carolina head coach
Brad Scott. Petri received his bachelors
degree in engineering management ir
1976 and later went on to earn a master's
degree in 1978 from Pittsburgh (Kan.!
State.
Tve known Rick Petri for 20 years
and I have the highest regard for hiir
as a football coach and person," USC
coach Brad Scott said. "He has beer
instrumental in Miami's dominance or
defense, and he has coached anc
developed some outstanding anc
nationally recognized football players
during his career. He will be a greal
asset to our program."
"I would not leave Miami unless i
unique opportunity presented itself
and thats what coming to the University
of South Carolina is for me," Petri said
"I understand and appreciate what Brae
Scott stands for, and I know that the
Gamecock program is going to b<
successful under his leadership."
Petri and his wife, Marsha, hav<
two children, Brad and Kory.
Bruce Johnson brings 21 years o
collegiate coaching experience, including
three stints as a defensive coordinator
and will coach the defensive secondary
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serving as the defensive backfield coacl
at the University of North Carolina foi
the past six seasons, where he helper
mold one of the country's most respecter
and effective defensive units. This pas
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I Coast Conference in total defense and
I ranked sixth nationally. Coach Johnson's
secondary unit ranked second in the
l ACC, sixth in the nation, yielding just
148 yards through the air per game.
During his time at UNC, Johnson
i coached five defensive backs who went
I on to play in the NFL, including Thomas
s Smith (Buffalo Bills), Rondell Jones
l (Denver Broncos), Bracey Walker (Kansas
i City Chiefs), Sean Crocker (Buffalo Bills)
i and Jimmy Hitchcock (New England
i Patriots). In addition, Walker became
) the first Tar Heel defensive back to be
named first-team All-America in 1993.
, Johnson, 48, was defensive
i coordinator at the Air Force Academy
) for six years, (1985-89) during which
i the Falcons enjoyed a period of
i consistency and success. He has also
1 coached at LSU, the Citadel, North
I Carolina State and Marshall, where he
s served as defensive coordinator,
t "Coach Johnson brings tremendous
experience and a solid coaching
i reputation which speaks of success and
, respect," Scott said. "I worked with
r Bruce at The Citadel and have followed
his career ever since. He is a highly
I motivated coach who will be an
} outstanding addition to our football
i program."
A native of Reidsville, N.C., Johnson
} played at WofFord College, where he
earned his bachelor's degree in 1970.
f He spent four years coaching at the high
I school level in North Carolina before
, entering the collegiate coaching ranks
in 1974 at North Carolina State as a
r graduate assistant for Lou Holtz.
1 "Coming to South Carolina and
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one of the top line coaches in college
football.
Under the direction of Zernhelt,
Duke's 1994 offensive line performed
exceptionally well, enabling Robert
Baldwin to record just the fourth 1,000
yard individual rushing performance
in Blue Devil history, as his 1,187 yards
rushing ranked second in the school
record books. One of Zernhelfs tackles,
Matt Williams, earned All-America
honors in 1994.
Zernhelt came to Duke with head
coach Fred Goldsmith from Rice, where
he coached the offensive line for two
seasons. Six of his linemen earned AllSouthwest
Conference honors during
his stay with the Owls, continuing a
trend he has established during his 18
years of college coaching.
Zernhelt, 41, coached at Maryland
from 1987-91, where five of his linemen
went on to play in the NFL. Zernhelt
also has coaching experience at East
Carolina (1982-86), where five more of
his linemen played professional football,
and at Marshall (1981).
"John Zemhelt brings a tremendous
coaching style and understanding of
offensive football to our program," Scott
said. "He has played a role in developing
some highly successful offenses and
offensive linemen, and we're pleased
that he will be coaching our staff."
"I feel extremely good about the
direction the South Carolina program
is heading, and I want to be a part of
that," Zemhelt said. "I came away veiy
impressed with Coach Scott and the
leadership the athletics program and
University is under. There aren't many
opportunities that come along like this
in one's career, and my family and I are
looking forward to becoming Gamecocks."
Zernhelt and his wife, Katie, have
a son, John Paul ,6.
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The Gamecocks finished their mini
road trip Saturday afternoon with an
81-69 loss to the Florida Gators in
Gainesville. A loss by the young and
talented Gamecocks might be
disappointing , but the amount of
development they have shown over
the break more than makes up for it.
USC rounded out its preseason
cupcake schedule with games against
The Citadel and Radford. Both were
wins for USC and helped Coach Foxier
to identify his team's strengths and
weaknesses.
The (iamecocks received their
baptism by fire Jan. 3, as they opened <
the SEC schedule with a home game
against the then No. 3 Kentucky
Wildcats. It was a sell-out at the
Coliseum, indicative of the new-found
support and hope for USC basketball.
Hopes for upset were eventually dashed
by Kentucky's superior depth, however,
and USC began its conference season
0-1.
Three days later, the Georgia
Bulldogs came calling at the Gamecocks'
door. Georgia was ranked No. 14
nationally at the time, and USC was
an underdog for the second straight
game in its own building. The result
of the game, however, was what USC
fans and students had been hoping
and expecting for a long time: USC
won, 85-73.
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the head coaches when the Senior Bowl
showcases some of the top college talent
Saturday.
Practice for the game began Monday,
with Erickson and his staff coaching the
North team, while Wannstedt and his
staff handled the South squad.
The lineup announced by the Senior
Bowl staff includes quarterbacks Danny
Kanell of Florida State, Steve Taneyhill
of South Carolina, Bobby Hoying of Ohio
State and Kyle Wachholtz of USC.
Other offensive draft prospects in the
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What a joy it was for this reporter
to turn on "SportsCenter" and find
nothing but Carolina highlights during
its report of the game. It was thrilling.
The next test came Jan. 10, as USC
traveled to Knoxville to take on the
Volunteers. The question for USC:
Could they beat mediocre SEC teams
on the road? The answer, apparently,
was yes. USC squeaked by the Vols,
winning 62-58.
It was an important win for the
Gamecocks, as it was their sixth SEC
road victory in five seasons. As usual,
Coach Fogler downplayed the success.
"Great teams win on the road
frequently, good teams need to win on
the road some, and bad teams don't,"
Fogler said. "Hopefully, we've got
something started, but it's only one
road game."
The Georgia and Tennessee games
seem to indicate the spirit and ability
fens can expect from their team. USC
has shown its ability to beat aboveaverage
SEC teams at home and
mediocre SEC teams on the road. If
the team rises to meet the challenge
of expectation, it should have a winning
record in the SEC this year.
The next big test for the team is
Jan. 24, when the best of the SECWest,
Mississippi State, comes to
Columbia In the meantime, USC will
face Vanderbilt tomorrow and Alabama
Jan. 20.
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Minnesota; and offensive linemen Roman
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of Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Andre
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The defense includes: linemen Marcus
Jones of North Carolina and Daryl
Gardener of Baylor, linebackers John
MoUey of Kutztown and Dannie Edwards
of UCLA, and backs Walt Harris of
Mississippi State and DeRon Jenkins of
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