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Losing stre asst. sports editor KELLY MAGUIRE What is left to say? Another week, another defeat. The 1998 football season is Carolina's worst start since 1992 when Carolina started out 0-5. Saturday night, the Gamecocks nlaved a Wildcat, fnothall team, led hv Tim Couch. The final result: a 33-28 loss. In 1992, Carolina lost their first five to Georgia (28-6), Arkansas (45-7), East Carolina (20-18), Kentucky (13-9), and Alabama (48-7). That was until then-freshman quarterback, Steve Taneyhill, took over the starting role and led his team to a 5-1 finish, losing to Florida by only a fivepoint margin. Fast forward to 1998. The Gamecocks are now 1-5 after losing to Kentucky. Carolina is in the same position they were six years age; however, this time it's under a different head coach. In order for Carolina to have any chance of going to a bowl game, the Gamecocks must win every game for BP m B/jSHpm I ^ - \ IA Time is mor ( 150 n You won't mis I I ENROL great call m i k Offer good until 200 activations obta ak continui the rest of the season. That is not an easy task. "We're trying to do everything we can right now to put our best players on the field," said head coach Brad Scott. naarl o TKo^e o hirr iKinrr IT U 11V/V/U U ? lVsl/V/1 J . lliUtO U Uig lUlllg. If we could get the victory, we could kick-start our football team and get going. We played improved the last two weeks." This Gamecock team is not giving up hope, and they have improved, as they showed Saturday night. The Kentucky game was an attainable win. Carolina received the ball at the opening of the game and drove down the field. However, the ball just couldn't seem to get into the end zone. Courtney Leavitt eventually attempted a 36-yard field goal that sailed wide left. Missed opportunity No. 1. Kentucky took over at their own 18, and the Wildcats rumbled down the field on an 80-yard reverse play, which gave the Wildcats the early lead, 7-0. The next couple of series for each team ended in punts. Phil Petty was AVI ley. We never charge you linutes of (JSC In-Zone i s a call with voice mail, LB^^ rau L NOW! Only USC Stu ling plan. So stop by The I ITS ALL ? BELLSC. Offer Only Ground Floor of The Ri 10am-6pm Monday - Thur lined. Subject to credit approval and to Be es as Game then brought in to lead the Gamecock offense, and his drive resulted in a 70yard touchdown, courtesy of Troy Hambrick. That play tied the game at sev en. In the second quarter, Anthony Wright took over. He threw a short pass to Boo Williams, who took it 63 yards, hurdling over Kentucky defenders and giving the Gamecocks the lead, 147. Kentucky responded quickly and evened up the score at 14. The Wildcats added a field goal with 24 seconds left in the half. Kentucky's first drive of the second half resulted in a fourth-and-short situation. The Wildcats went for it, but defender Kevin Brooks broke up the pass, giving Carolina possession at the Kentucky 48-yard-line. Carolina then faced a fourth-and16 situation. Leavitt came on to attempt a 49-yard field goal, which sailed wide right. Missed opportunity No. 2. "[I was] very disappointed with our field-goal kicking," Scott said. /1RTC/IR C)ct. 14-16 flirt 17 fll WW? mm w for your first local in< airtime for only $25 plus L I 1 paging features, call B Hi! dents, faculty and st Russell House, because i A MATTER OF )UTH Mobi Available at Our Campus S jssell House Near the Mailt sday, 10am-2pm Friday (Ho HSouth Mobility DCS Term^and Conditic jcocks fall "We probably had three field goal opportunities, two that we took, one that we passed up and certainly we could have used nine more points in a game like that," Scott said- "We need ; Kentucky got the w ball back, and, with 1 nai s a D1 Couch's play, in- If we COull creased the margin to victory, W< ^Besides the kick-Start ( deficit, Carolina faced ball team J a more tragic problem going " when defensive end ? John Abraham went down with what appeared to be a neck in- Carolina heat jury. The injured Gamecock didn't move for several minutes, silencing the crowd. Abraham was finally taken off the field on a stretcher. Thankfully, hell, be OK. "We were very thankful, of course, that John Abraham is going to be fine," Scott said. "His injury doesn't appear ;ved|I illege Jewelry^ Jjg 1 10am-4pm iam-1 pm ME :oming minute on our ME IVIEi > no long-term contra Ime I waiting and caller ID aff can take advantage c when they're gone, it's o TIME. Hity kS. tore: K>xes - 318-0270 urs subject to change.) )ns. See store for details. Certain restai to Kentuck to be quite as severe as it could have been." Play resumed and, on a critical third down, Carlos Spikes caught a beauti ful 16-yard pass a victory. from Petty. Carolina then threw g ining. jn a triek play that 1 get the ended up not being e could a trick at alL f Petty handed the Our lOOt- ball off to Hambrick and get on what was supposed to be a throwback. However, Hambrick had room Brad Scott after Petty was covi football coach ered and ran it in to make the score 2421. Kentucky later scored another touchdown, and after two bad snaps to Petty, the Wildcats came up with a safety, too. The safety made the score to 3321. Carolina fought back one last time with 56 seconds left on a touchdown 1? N r | network. 1 sha sing good v vera woul term S ICt. mghi foot worn and i ther. I] to wl comi abou watc than bia a tuall all in one. V|S,I: acco: meet we fi sions prov beini a Br us. W callei startf II as Ar >f this *0's Curt. iver! m Norte night huge minul hi there so shi and s retirii 11JM minul scatte have SOUTH CAROL MA'S T} FMST DIGITAL MOMLE . , PHONE SYSTEM n6ht ons apply. ? 1998 BellSouth y on road from Jermale Kelly, making the final 33-28. Carolina had one last opportunity for redemption with an onsides kick. However, the attempt failed. Scott praised several of his young players who played key roles in the game, including: Kalimba Edwards, Kennv Harnev. Kevin House. Darion Hutcherson, Larrell Johnson, Philip Jones, Antione Nesmith, Melvin Paige, Petty, and Spikes. Carolina refuses to give up, and that is seen through the statements of Williams and Scott. "I love the game of football, and Fm going to come out and play to the last week," Williams said. "This year, we have a lot closer team." "We'll continue to work, keep doing the same thing we've been doing, try to continue to make progress," Scott said. "That's where we are with-this football team at this point in our season." Arkansas is up next for the Gamecocks. They can prove their strength this Saturday at Williams-Brice. Officia^ookstoreof USCI reene St. Russell House (803) 777-4160 | olumbia's ITRO not as Dod as last After a week of near-firings at the mk liquor store because of women (as ^as returne(t f?r a week of remirggjp^flH niscing, among other things, for your reading plea| sure. tun SINGLETON Before I start >leton 3:16 this week's col! 1 umn, I must thank somebody for his deeds. [eith, thank you for exterminating the tin from the liquor store. Otherwise, I d have been forced to send the HBK to inate your employment. ince Columbia's NITRO sucked like a rer vacuum in the Oval Office Monday t, I won't write about that. And since the ball team can't win a game in a en's prison holding a carton of cigarettes a pardon, I won't write about them eiastead, I choose to go back about a year, hen the nWo was one and NITRO was ng to Columbia. Because I didn't know t tickets, I missed the event and had to h it on TV. It was considerably better the farce that would come to Columi year later, because the action was acy in the ring and not at some bar in the i. lowever, the real action started when I mpanied Matt Buell to Five Points to ; some wrestlers and get plastered. When irst made it out there, we saw four vi5 of loveliness that, upon further review, ed to be the Nitro Girls. They ended up g really nice, without the arrogance of ett Favre. They even took pictures with e finally entered the sea of humanity 1 the Elbow Room, and immediatelv id looking for wrestlers. 'ound and spoke with such luminaries a Anderson, Randy Savage, Chris JeriJteve "Mongo" McMichael, Raven and Hennig. arcus "Buff" Bagwell and Scott "Flash" in were also at the Elbow Room that . As one can plainly see, there was a nWo presence, and I was loving every te of it. Dwever, for all the lame jabroneys out who are Horsemen fans, Ric Flair alowed up, immediately took the stage tarted the chant of "Double A" for the og Arn Anderson. got to speak to Flair for about a te when his eyes started following the ired booty in the bar. ace again, the advantage that vermin over men was apparent. ley can get into bars by wearing short, skirts and getting poor slobs that they SfiNGLETON page 11