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The preseason football polls have h
fall practice has begun and no one is
for Sept 6 than Gamecock head coach
Tm anxious to get started," Scott s
so much talk about this season i
community, really around the entir
there's only so much you can talk alx
to get out there and get going."
The Gamecocks were picked to
in the SEC East behind Florida and
The Gators were also picked to win
conference title.
Although Scott said the gap b
Gamecocks and the Gators and V<
still great, he is content that the j
narrow than it has been in the pasl
"We're closer now thfcn we've t
said. "We've gained a little respect in th
We're beginning to look like an SEC
It has been more than 250 days s
time the Gamecocks took the field,
for Scott's anxiety to build up. It w
ago USC marched to Clemson to t
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victory ana claim tne unomciai su
And after being snubbed by the b
committee with a 6-5 record, next
on the minds of the Gamecocks n
than they expected.
The Gamecocks were unranke
and USA Today preseason polls, rec
votes in both. Penn State was voted
AP, while Florida took top honors
Today poll.
The Gamecocks kick off the sea
as they host Central Florida. Is ti
Scott leads the Gamecocks to seven,
eight victories?
"Well I hope so," Scott said. "Tha
what you're working for. It's been
get us to this point. You've got to
hopefully not make mistakes and get
"If s our fourth season and a lot t
Gamecocks picked third in SEC
Selected by 16 media members covering tht
how the media voted. For example, a first /
worth six, so the lower the score the better.
SEC
Florida (11), 1
Eastern Division
1. Florida (12) 20
2. Tennessee (4) 28
3. South Carolina 51
4. Georgia 61
5. Kentucky 88
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aid. "There's or eight games a:
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top five or 10 ten 1
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Tennessee. Scott, however
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jap is more season to is to do1
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in the USA "All three of tl
reasonably well ii
ison Sept. 6 us," Scott said,
his the year Moritz was na
maybe even spring practice, (
should play a lot
it's certainly Scott said the
a process to hopes will the tea
be good and "In the past v
key injuries, but we've not bee
hese players about this year," h
East, Gators to win conferen
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1. LSU(ll)
2. Alabama (5)
3. Auburn
4. Mississippi State
5. Arkansas
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, doesn't deny that more wins
s a goal for this year's team.
/in one more than we did last
won't get us in a bowl game,"
; our goal as we head into this
whatever we have to do to get
1 game. Right now it looks like
ive win seven or eight-in this
implish that."
ils to improve will be there for
etuming will be eight defensive J
ve starters.
Vnthony Wright will be in his i
ie leader of the offense, following
i season. But he won't have a
ice Staley, to hand to ball off to. 4?ll
ill be hard to replace Staley,
he NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.
n 1996 might have been a big
>n, as it forced the Gamecocks
heir younger backs in Scott 1
ams and Troy Hambrick.
hose guys started and played
i some very big baD games fcr d^?Xu
med the starter coming out of quality players
although Scott said all three And we've got a
of football this season. in the past."
experience factor is what he The good ne
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in maybe as excited as we are "Every foot
ie said. "We are returning some of anxious and
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:C preseason team chosen c
1 by 16 media members covering the SEC. I
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Jacquez Green, Florida I
Marcus Nash, Tennessee I
Larry Brown, Georgia I
Alan Faneca, LSU I
Victor Riley, Auburn 1
Jamar Nesbit, USC I
Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia 1
Paul Beckwith, USC I
Peyton Manning, Tennessee* 1
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it stomach," Scott said. "We do know more
; this football team than maybe we have in
ast. And we have to be realistic, too, is that
a awfully tough schedule. There's some
teams in the SEC again this year, but we're
f to compete a little bit better. Hopefully
:atch a few breaks along the way and have
really solid season."
lefense
)L Michael Myers, Alabama*
)L Chuck Wiley, LSU
)L Ed Chester, Florida
)L Leonard Little, Tennessee*
J3 Takeo Spikes, Auburn*
jB Jamie Duncan, Vanderbilt
J3 Johnny Rutledge, Florida
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DB Terry Fair, Tennessee
DB Fred Weary, Florida
DB Mark Roman, LSU
3 Chad Kessler, LSU
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: Lawson out for season
Gamecock football tight aid Jason
Lawson broke his ankle Thursday
: and is reported to be out for the
season. The redshirt senior also
j underwent surgery Thursday to
repair the injury, and a plate was
j inserted in the ipjured foot. Since
: Lawson has already been redshirted,
' his Gamecock career is over.
j Kirtsey a no go
: Torin Kirtse/s football career
j with the Gamecocks was over before
I he could step foot on the gridiron.
Speculation that the former
j Georgia tailback wanted to transfer
to USC to play football surfaced in
mid-July. It then materialized when
: it was made public that Kirtsey had
j indeed contacted the institution.
I But disciplinary problems got in
the way of his transferring to USC.
: And after head coach Brad Scott
spoke with Kirtsey July 30 about
I his reasons for leaving Georiga, it
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; was aeciaea uou was nox. going to
ask him for his services in football.
i Fan appreciation day is here
Hie annual fan appreciation day
: for Carolina football is Sunday from
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Williams-Brice
: Stadium. Fans will be admitted
through the Northwest corner of the
I stadium only and will get to meet
and get pictures, as well as get
I autographs from the 1997 Gamecock
; football team. Fairgrounds parking
lots open to the public at 2 p.m.
i RNE's Lucas to sign with USC
I Aaron Lucas, a standout rising
senior at Richland Northeast, said
I he will sign a letter of intent during
the early recruiting period to play
I basketball for the Gamecocks.
; Lucas, a 5-foot-lO guard, averaged
j 17.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2
assists during the 1996-97 season,
j A member of last season's Class AAAA
: first-team all-state squad, Lucas said
he also considered Syracuse and the
College of Charleston.
i Misipeka competing in SPGs
Gamecock track and field's Lisa
I Misipeka is competing in the South
Pacific Games for America-Samoa.
: She will be participating in the shot
put, hammer and discus. Misipeka
is looking to be the first from America;
Samoa to medal at the games.
: Assistant track coach leaves
Larry Judge has been named
I head coach at the University of
Wyoming. Judge, 33, had been with
: the Gamecocks for the past five years,
; primarily coaching throwers and
overseeing strength and conditioning.
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