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Facts and
BRYAN JOHNSTON Asst. Sports Editor
Oh, this should be fun!
In both Lindas andAthlon's preseason
football issue, Gamecock
opponents are rated as some of the
toughest Tennessee is first in the nation
in Atlon's and fourth in Lindya Florida
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is sixth and fifth, respectively; Aubum
is 21st in both; Clemson is tenth in
Athlon's and even East Carolina is
ranked 23rd in Athlon's. To make
matters worse, Central Florida, who
makes the jump from Division I-AA to
I-A, has one of the top 20 quarterbacks
in the nation in Daunte Culpepper and
their aerial attack is considered potent.
Something to be thankful for
Kentucky's Moe Williams, who last
year ran all over the Gamecock defense
for 299 yards, decided to forego his senior
year and was taken in the NFL Draft.
Ikings to be hopeful for
Tennessee's Peyton Manning and
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Florida's Danny Wuerfful are the top
two quarterbacks in the nation. Is it
too late to hope that they will enter the
NFL Draft?
In case you cared
Here are some little known facts
about 1996 college football.:
Cheapest Ticket: Ball State - $2; $4
for a good seat
Most Expensive: Arizona State and
Oklahoma State - $60 (for a really good
seat)
Smallest Stadium: Idaho's Kibbie
ASUI Dome -16,000
Largest Stadium; Michigan Stadium
-102,501
Most unusual fact: Kent's school
colors were orange and purple until a
laundry mishap left the basketball team's
uniforms dark blue and gold.
Makes you wonder
Two recent high school graduates,
Jennaine O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, woe
selected in the June 26 NBA Draft and
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consecutive losing seasons. It is <
No at 25 but should reach 26 by n
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everyone says they need coll<
experience. The same thing is said
college football player leaves early. !
nothing is said if a high school base!
star goes straight to the minor leagi
Is it a coincidence that football i
basketball are the two highest gross
revenues for colleges?
That silver lining
As bad as the Gamecock defe:
was last year, they had the lowest sir
game rushing total in the SEC wl
they held Kent to -20 yards.
Speaking of Kent
Out of 111 Division I-A teams ran
in the pre-season poll, the Golden Flas
are ranked, drum roll please... 111.
where to go but up!
Do the Wright thing
Until Anthony Wright proves he
lead the Gamecocks to victory, <
comparisons to ex-Florida State QB i
Heisman winner Charlie Ward ai
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USC could go 1-10 this 1
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and against Clemson, the critics a
e a and Brad Scotfs job is safe.
The football team seen in ;
against Clemson are looki
rebound from a rough 4-6iPgl
paign. Last year the Game
struggled in every defensivi
gory, but with the help of
jj*> 1 transfer Darrin Hambrick ai
yOUl talented recruiting classe:
P? oerense win oe quicxer
8 should exhibit some of the
J ing spirit that last year's
-" lacked. On the offensive s
the ball Steve Taneyhill is
and so is his 40 games of s
experience. Waiting in the
is his understudy from the
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ess*** Wright is very mobile and
nice strong arm to comple
the rest of his game.
Runningback Duce Staler
wideout Zola Davis both i
and look to build on the s
that they achieved last year
gone are fullback Stan]
Pritchett and offensive M
James Dexter who will stai
NFL careers this fall. The
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Basketball
As the USC men's basketball tea
is off to a quick 3-0 start on their toi
of Sc-andaniva the 1996 Mai
e to take Invitational pairings and the 1996-?
carrjer>s television schedule has been release
. The Gamecocks drew Virginia i
P a-' the first round and will play the winm
>all will or joser 0f the Massachusetts and ho
hat spot team Chaminade game.
The first round game is set for 11:J
am on Monday, November 25.
And Carolina students get yoi
body paint and wacky signs reac
Oregon because there will be plenty of televisic
an likely cameras around the Frank McGuii
;ord for Arena this winter.
On December 17 the televisic
A riM schedule kicks off with the Clemsc
game on SportsSouth.
Then after regionally televised til
against Georgia and Ole Miss at hon
ootball the serious networks will come 1
Columbia.
ESPN's cameras will be here f<
re quiet ^jg conference games againi
Kentucky and Georgia in earl
February.
Both of these games start at 9:2
p.m. which can only mean one thir
? Dick Vitale is coming to town,
action Also the game at Kentucky to er
n8 t0 the regular season will be seen on CR
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Football
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^3outh Carolina sophomore offensh
ad two tackle Jamar Nesbit has been chose
s the to the pre-season All-SEC football teai
and announced August 1 in Birminghai
fight- Nesbit, a 6-4,303-pounder fro
Snmmerville. SC. was named to t>
iide of SEC All-Freshman squad in 199J
gone As a true freshman, he started tl
taking last 10 games at split guard. He wj
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moved to offensive tackle during the
past spring practice.
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it by a media panel, South Carolina was
1 i predicted to finish fourth in the SECs
>7 Eastern Division,
d. In other news, South Carolina's
in home football game against the
er University of Georgia, Saturday,
st September 14 will be televised nationally
by ESPN with starting time set for
10 7:30 pm at Williams Brice Stadium.
The is the SEC opener for both
lr schools and is a change from the original
ly starting time of 7 p.m.
>n South Carolina's homecoming game
re against Mississippi State, Saturday,
Sept. 28 at Williams Brice Stadium,
in will also be televised,
in It will be shown as the SEC Game
of the Week by Jefferson-Pilot Sports,
ts Starting time for that game will be
le 12:30 pm.
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Baseball
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3t ^University of South Carolina head
ly baseball coach Ray Tanner announced
Wednesday that he has hired Jerry
10 Meyers as the pitching coach for the
ig Gamecocks.
Meyers spent the past year as the
id Ditchine coach at Old Dominion
S. University, helping the Monarchs to
the 1996 NCAA Atlantic Regional, as
his pitching staff established a school
single-season strikeout record,
re Meyers joins assistant coach Jim
n Toman and volunteer coach Greg Suire
n to round out Tanner's staff at South
n. Carolina.
m Tanner, who was hired June 14,
le worked this summer as an assistant
5. coach to the USA Baseball team that
le won the Bronze medal at the 1996
is Summer Olympics.
z00TBALL FACT
? had five squad members
?C All-Freshman team
f two seasons.
? back Ben Washington
ckwith earned the honor.
? lineman Jamar Nesbit,
'iver Zola Davis
lack Auturo Freeman
the all-rookie squad.
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