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A recap of Ir
Carolina's battle in Th
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A look at the co
men's and women's
soccer matches
Volleyball
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asst. sports editor KELLY MAGUIRE
If Carolina fans think football loc
least they're not Vanderbilt fans. The
the year and have not won a game si
they defeated Northern Illinois 17-7
derbilt has not had a victory in 11 atl
Combine that with Vandy's histoi
the Commodores look pretty down-t
never beaten USC. In their last five
overtaken Vandy 35-3,27-0,52-14,1
However, as Brad Scott and his cr<
son, no victory is ever assured, regE
"One veteran coach told me you'v
and you've got to keep that same tern
ity and keep moving on even if you hi
tie bit in the morning," head coach B:
"Certainly this is a game when bo
win," Scott said. "I think Vandy look
nity for them to get in the win colum
"Certainlv this is a
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game when both
football teams
need a win. I think
Vandy looks at this
as an opportunity
to get in the win
column, too."
Brad Scott
Carolina Head Football Coach
wide receiver [sets] than they have ii
Another freshman included in th
tailback Rodney Williams. After IOC
three games, Williams is the fourth-!
in the nation.
Williams is only the second player
in Commodore history to do so. With 4
only 180 more yards to break the scl
rushing as a freshman.
Wide receivers Nezih Hasanogl
Morgan (15-202,2 TDs) also pose a ser
r>n/?k riofonoo
Defensively, Vandy is led by line
who has 74 tackles on the year, inclu
"I think their defense has definite]
gone on," Scott said.
Nose tackle Ryan Aulds was the o
Vandys defense last season, thus lai
ing News' Freshman All-America Tej
Cornerback Jimmy Williams pi
fense and led the team in rushing yarc
downs. Now on defense, Williams le?
interceptions. However, he still plays
most games. Williams also ranks thii
returns with a 24.3-yard average.
Cornerback Fred Vinson is an A]
North Augusta, S.C. Vinson was a h
USC fullback Steve Mixon, and Vinson'
Couch,
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SPECIAL TO THE G
Kentucky's Tim Couch has pos
himself as a frontrunner for the I
Trophy with his performance th
The junior has thrown for 2,78
and 25 touchdowns in seven gam<
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man cajne off the ?
bench against Georgia
and threw for 162
yards and a touch"Vanderbilt
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has changed a little
bit on offense this 5b
year," Scott said.
"They've gone in with
more of a multiple
formation attack.
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They re using a lot
more three and four
1 the past." Redshirt freshman Phil Pett
e Commodore offense is PettY to rotate with senior a!
)-plus efforts in the last
eading freshman rusher plays for the Arizona Cardinals
S.C.
, and the first freshman, Vand/s defense has recordei
65 yards, Williams needs in each of their first six games,
100I record of 644 yards USC because Carolina has beer
lately.
u (11-153) and Tavarus think what our team's got
ious threat to the Game- concentrate on things we need t<
, , , . ,,,. ~ consistency, not turning the foo
backer Jamie Wmborn, ^ fer CaroUna ^ Gamec0
g our Q sac s. Wright at QB and continue to ui
!y unproved as the year s Pet^a3Ju
nly freshman to start on t "I thrnk the team has respor
iding him on the Sport- backs' ?cott 3ald'
im Another split-time situatioi
eviously played on of- Pos^onis,
receptions and touch- ^ think the Boo Williams/T
ids the team with three worked extremely well," Scott sa
at wide receiver during ting time now and bringing a lit
rd in the SEC in kickoff the table for us."
As for the team's morale, Sc
il-SEC candidate out of "It's like working and not gi
igh school teammate of said. "Everybody feels better on
s cousin, Corey Chavous, Saturday, when you get that pay
Carter high
IB Week 8 Match-ups
No. 11 Georgia (5-1,3-1 SEC) at Kentucky
(5-2,2-2) J-P Sports*
12:30 p.m. (est) ? Commonwealth Stadium
(55,380) ? Lexington, Ky.
Billy's Line ? Georgia by 3
kin the SEC's marquee matchup this week,
Kentucky hosts llth-ranked Georgia in a battle
of the conference's top two Heisman Trophy
IP candidates,
i For the Bulldogs. CB/WR Chanrin Rflilpv is
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the two-way player Michigan's Charles Woodson
only dreamed of being when he won the covIeted
award in 1997. In just six games (with only
three offensive starts), Bailey has more than
doubled Woodson's offensive numbers from last
season. Plus, he's continued the stellar defensive
play that earned him first-team All-SEC
honors at cornerback a year ago. Bailey is currently
fourth in the SEC in receiving yards per
game (80.5) and tied for third with a pair of
interceptions. This week, hell be facing a Kentucky
pass defense ranked next to last in the
conference, as well as a quarterback who throws
an average of 50 times per game.
For Kentucky, QB Tim Couch headlines the
SEC's top-ranked scoring offense, as the Wildcats
average a whopping 39.7 points per game.
The junior from Hyden, Ky., currently leads the
SEC in total offense (2,700 yards), passing (2,782
yards), touchdowns (25), completion percentage
(71.4) and passing yards per game
(397.4). He also revitalized his lagging Heisman
candidacy by leading his team to a 39-36
\mecock ^ over LSU last week in Baton Rouge, a game
itioned seen by many voters on national television,
[eisman Unfortunately for Couch and UK head coach
is year. Hal Mumme, Georgia's defensive unit is lead2
yards ing the conference in scoring defense, surren:s.
dering just 11.7 points a contest. Who will give
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nthony Wright at the QB position on<
i. Chavous is from Aiken, week's work.
would be ver
i at least one interception gcott ajg(
This statistic threatens , ,
, kicking situa
1 slightly turnover-happy
Our plai
; to do is go out there and (^{^n ^ ^
i improve on, which is the we'll stick wi
tball over," Scott said. Even tho
cks plan to start Anthony hopeful abou
se redshirt freshman Phil ?Qne ^
ided well to both quarter- ^as SJ1?
said, ^foukn
1 is occurring at the tail- a duck swimi
he's maybe ii
'roy Hambrick thing has paddling like
id. "Both have been split- ?g0 pm (
tie something different to ^at g'ut j>r
ott describes it this way: ^ve
stting a paycheck," Scott ^eve ^ us>or
Friday, or for our case on orthatwecai
check at the end of a hard not the case.'
light SE<
way? Don't expect the Bulldogs to. While
mind-boggling numbers will continue
late skyward, so will his conference-woi
interceptions.
GEORGIA 35-30
Louisiana Tech (4-4) at Auburn (1
1:00 p.m. (est) ? Jordan-Hare Si
(85,214) ? Auburn, Ala.
Billy's Line ?Auburn by 10
Terry Bowden's squad is off to its wo
ever, and Auburn's worst in 46 yea
lone bright spot for the Tigers this sea
strong secondary led by junior Brae
Ranked second in the SEC in passing a
defense, Auburn held fifth-ranked Floric
less in the second half last week. Of
when your offense is ranked next to las
conference in scoring (11.5 ppg) and 1
fense (256.2 ypg), it does tend to car
the exemplary defensive effort.
Auburn's quarterback controversy i
a choice between bad (Gabe Gross) am
(Ben Leard). Gross did hit on 10 of 18
yards in the second half against the Gat
wasn't able to put the Tigers in the en
The Tigers should get there, and get ?
needed win, this week as they attempt
Bowden's Napoleon complex in check.
AUBURN 27-17
Arkansas State (3-4) at Ole Miss (4
1:00 PM (est) ?Vaught-Hemingwj
dium (50,557)?Oxford, Miss.
Billy's Line ? Ole Miss by 21
What, no TV for this one? Ole M
turns to the field after an off-week to
last creampuff of the '98 season. The res
road will be rather daunting for Tom
berville's squad ? LSU, at Arkansas, a
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fensive end Jermaine Brooks (No. 48) in las
ce again as the Gamecocks look to break a si
Really ifs been a hard season for us, so a win I
y important for us."
) said he feels the team has worked out the
ition.
1 last week worked pretty good," Scott said,
ick any, we just scored four times, so I think
th that plan."
ugh it has been a difficult ride, Scott is still
t the future of this football team,
tg that I have tried to be is a guy that hopewn
a consistency about my emotions," Scott
low that old saying that you want to look like
ning across the pond. On the top he looks like
1 full control and underneath the water, he's
i you know what.
:ertainly churning inside, I can assure you
n not about to quit or throw in the towel or
the indication that 'Coach Scott doesn't bedoesn't
believe that we can pull anything off,
l't continue to improve,' cause certainly that's
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i Couch's gia and Mississippi State ? four team
to esca- combined record of 19-5.
rst eight The Rebels are 5-3 coming off the 0]
under Tuberville, and are led by All-!
Rufus French and RB Deuce McAllisI
ran for a career high 188 yards in the
20-17 OT loss to Alabama two weeks i
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OLE MISS 34-13
;adium
Alabama (4-2, 2-2) at No. 3 Tennei
0. 3-0) CBS Snorts*
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3:30 pjn. (est)?Neyland Stadium (]
rst start ? Knoxville, Tenn.
rs. The
son is a Billy's Line ? Tennessee by 21
i Ware.
nd total Did the Volunteer defense prove
la score- against Georgia two weeks ago or what'
course, ing how they pressured the dangerously
>t in the Quincy Carter, one can only guess wha
;otal of- do to not-so-dangerously elusive Andr
icel out The freshman QB will be making h
collegiate start for the Crimson Tide in t
emains derful learning environment of Knoxvill
i worse land Stadium. What a treat,
for 120 Led by All-America and Butkus Awj
ors, but didate A1 Wilson, Tennessee's defens
id zone, hasn't allowed a touchdown since the thi
i much- ter of a 42-7 win over Houston on Sept.
to keep less talented 'Bama RB Shaun Ale
(637 yards, 9 touchdowns) can get some
going for the Tide, expect that streak
tinue. The junior tailback leads the SEC
ing with 60 points, and ranks fourth in
-2, 2-2) ference with 106.2 rushing yards pei
The Vols look like the favorites to wi
ay Sta- ond consecutive SEC title, as UT's o
leiuauijiig cumpeuuve uppuiieins vmaut
Kentucky) must both face the Vols in Kr
where UT has won 19 of their last 20
Other than the Florida loss in 1996, u
tiss re- the last team to beat the Vols at Neyla
face its dium? You guessed it ? Alabama defeal
it of the nessee 17-13 in Knoxville in 1994. Not tl
my Tuit
Geor-. TENNESSEE 27-6
Friday Nate says an autopsy,
11 vs. LSU released Thursday,
Saturday into the death of U.S.
xcer vs. UNCC Olympic gold medalSunday
ist Florence Griffith
11 vs. Arkansas Joyner showed she
^ d i died from suffocation.
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it Saturday's 41-28 loss to the Razorbacks. Look for
Ix-game losing streak at Vanderbilt Saturday.
WEST
Conf. Overall
Alabama 2-2 4-2
LSU 1-3 3-3
Auburn 1-4 1-5
Conf. Overall
rC ?T Tennessee 3-0 5-0
Florida 4-1 6-1
/~V V ?b ^ or^a 3-1 5-1
\ Kentucky 2-2 5-2
Vanderbilt 0-4 0-6
S. Carolina 0-5 1-6
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Georgia quarterback Quincy Carter has
lead the Bulldogs to a surprising 5-1
ird-can- reeord aod a national ranking of No. 11ive
unit
rd quar- No. 24 Mississippi State (5-1, 3-0) at LSU
28. Un- (3-3,1-3) ESPN2*
xander
: offense 5:00 p.m. (est) ? Tiger Stadium (79,940) ?
to con- Baton Rouge, La.
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con- Billy's Line ? Mississippi State by 3
r game.
in a sec- The Vegas oddsmakers obviously haven't
nly tw o taken a good look at Jackie Sherrill's squad yet,
ima and picking the Bulldogs as nine-point underdogs
loxville, heading into the Bayou. These teams are
games, pretty evenly matched heading into this game,
dio was save for one thing: Mississippi State's reind
Sta- markable special teams, which have been the
;ed Ten- key to this underappreciated squad's 5-1 start,
lis time. In fact, defense or special teams have acSEC
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