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USCs D: JEFF PENROD Staff Writer Not satisfied. That is the theme inscribed on all of the players' practice shirts this year. After last fall's disappointing 4-6-1 season, the team probably could not have agreed on a much better one. Perhaps no one player knows the meaning of this theme better than USC's standout redshirt sophomore life Adt The Sch You don't no credit. But it might eatery located in th< With a wide to fight traffic or se From sandwi you can enjoy brea So forget stai a few steps away. Add FASTBRE/ daily schedule, easiest part of1 Good Foo wide receiver Zola Davis. Davis, who finished as last season's runner-up for SEC freshman of the year, led the 1995 squad in receiving with 911 yards and 58 receptions. However, the road to breaking these freshman records was a little curvier than Davis expected coming out of high school. During Davis' junior year at Burke High School (Charleston), he had 40 receptions for 858 yards. The following year he eclipsed those marks, bagging 45 catches for 1,260 yards, and his accomplishments read like a campaigning flyer he was named Super Prep's top receiver in the nation; named to Blue Chip Illustrated's Dream Team; he was an all-state selection thrice as well as making the Shrine Bowl team his senior year; and the Deep South Recruiting Guide named him the South Carolina Player of the Year. Davis was being recruited by collegiate powerhouses Florida, Florida State, Tennessee, and even annual SEC nuisance Georgia, along with a host of others. He chose South Carolina to be close to his family and his daughter. So, wViat frmlfl Vinvo ruvaaihlv errmft wmncr? "I thought I was going to play pretty early as a freshman, but I came in out of high school and things were a whole f < AA'7c v x- / .. y> yA , y ^ . it /*' ,y avis 'not f ~~~ 1 nk ? 1 si DAVIS c t lot different," recalls Davis. "First of all, I came in like 210 pounds. I was q kind of overweight to myself, so I t couldn't really make the (transition) on the field from a high school 210 to j, a college 210." p "You got to be much lighter and a lot c faster and I wanted those things. So, I had to lose 25 pounds and now I feel n that I can do a lot of the things that I d want to do," Davis said. g After coming in heavier than the i coaching staff wanted Davis, he was redshirted. n Although Davis did not expect to n be redshirted, he used this as a t motivator, losing the weight he had r put on between his senior year in high school and his redshirt freshman year n at USC. I guess you could say he was y "Not Satisfied". t] That-first year is the same year %;*^ yk - > , .-'cO * .... mum lLatc II uuu ! Fall edulc ed TIPS to get it. No class i ; help your GPA. It's FASTI 2 Coliseum. variety of the freshest foods ttle for a stale candy bar frc ches, soups & salads to bag .kfast and lunch at great prit *ving through lectures, FAS A \K to your | j it might be the |r3 your day! d For The Stude satisfied hat Davis met and forged a friendshi vith current roommate, A-1. Mos mow him better as redshirt sophomoi Anthony Wright. Last year, the tw inally got a few opportunities to pla vith each other on gameday. "Last year, we got a little bit ( ilaying time together against Georgii nd he threw me a touchdown again; Cent St., so we had some kind of ide f how it was going to be," says Davii lashing his two gold-teethed smili We do a lot of throwing on our owi o I kind of understand how his gam s and he kind of understands hoi aine is." Off the field, the two do a lot c tudying together. "Everybody wants to be prepare nd I want to be prepared. Anthon 3 the same way," said Davis. Together in their first game agains /entrai Florida, tne two connecte wice for 42 yards. That was just enough to entic ramecock fans of more to come fron his sophomore dynamic duo. For Zola Davis, last year's stats ar jst an indication of the outstandini otential that he possesses as i lamecock, and beyond. Breaking four freshman receivini ecords and tying two more has alread; rawn him comparisons to former US( reats Sterling Sharpe and Rober (rooks. This season, perhaps Davis will b n a mission to continue making i ame for himself, and you can believ hat he knows about the receivini ecords that have yet to be broken Even though next year' lotivational theme will likely change ou can bet that Davis' own persona heme will read the same. Still not satisfied. I ring rst To I / neets. There's no BREAK. The new you don't have >m a machine. ;els, chili & more; ;es. TBREAK is only ms mt Body! r ) i ? Selected comments from Unive )f "For the First game, our defense played i, good. Offensively it was very perple ?t because it's not typical of our program to a those kinds of mistakes." "I was very impressed with South l> Carolina and the way they played I Saturday night. They played the exact I opposite of us: very few mistakes and it I ^ really looks like they're ready to go." , "Obviously we've got some good I players, we've just got to get the ball to I them and see if we can get some one- H ,t on-one situations." II d DC "The thing that impressed me as e much as anything about [South Carolina] Q their offensive line and the way they blocked, the way they protected the passer." e g "[USC] seems to have a really bala a attack." U "Against their defense, we're just goir y have to be ready for everything." t "I think it's good rivalry. The fact that S Carolina is in the SEC now, makes it e even more of one. This is a big game for us a Saturday." e ? neaiui uciicm *juii Student Insuranci Un The University of South Carolin: An alternative hea University of So\ Stu He Insu Coverage that complements St University-sponsored coverage and Illness coverage. $1,000,000 in maximum bene Premiums are payable mont It's portable - you keep this (most student health plans ti You decide how long you w; flexible coverage periods. For more inf Dnttnfit Pnat ifffiSfiH rsity of Qeorgia head coach Jim Donnan: very "You always go back to the basics when you ixing have a couple of things go wrong, make "We didn't turn into a terrible team overnight. I still think we can be a real good football team as a whole." I "We need to build around our defense and hopefully we can get a little cepts, Inc. (800) 463-2317 b Division (800) 303-3815 dcnvrittcn by IilucCross BlueShield of Soutli Carolina An lin|p|?riiftriil l.nr??vr nf Ihr Blue Cross .1.1.1 ninr Slur 14 Asvx taiion i docs not endorse or sponsor this health plan. ' - . ? ? ?? ' ilth insurance plan for the uth Carolina Students sclent ialtti trance udent Health Center services as well as i, such as Emergency Care, Accident Tits, hly. plan as long as you pay the premiums erminate upon graduation). ant your coverage. This plan offers ormation, contact: H "We've got to get consistent play out of our quarterback and get the ball to the skilled-people. I feel like we can do "I'm sure everybody's going to make tNNAN a lot of comparisons, particularly as poorly as we played, but I don't think was mat nau anytning to ao wun our oeing a zone [Division] I-AA coaching staff as compared to a I-A." "There's a lot of press and a lot of extra need things outside of football, but as far as the X's and O's, they're very similar anywhere you go." lg to - on the differences between coaching at a Division I-AA school and a I-A school. louth "We really feel like we've got a lot to prove as a program after last week's game but at the i same time we feel like we're capable of doing it." I