Cocks ORY gained-DRY allowed +68 a game
Kent ORY gained-DRY allowed -78 a game
Cocks should control both lines of scrimmage
Kent ORY gained-DRY allowed -78 a game
Cocks should control both lines of scrimmage
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Summers not yet 100 percent
By Brett Jensen
Independent-Mail
October 7, 2003
COLUMBIA ? With each hit South Carolina freshman tailback Demetris Summers takes, the Gamecocks fan base holds its collective breath because they know USC?s success rides on whether he is successful running the ball.
They may want to take inhale deeper than usual.
Summers said that while the right groin muscle he pulled in the second quarter against Tennessee is better, it?s not fully recovered.
"I would say I?m about 95 percent," Summers said. "I?ve been trying to cut and stuff on it, but it seems like once I cut it?s kind of gimpy. But I?ll be alright."
In his last two games, Summers has shown why he was regarded as one of the top high school backs in the country, rushing for 319 yards and three touchdowns. Throughout the season, he?s averaging 6.0 yards per carry.
No. 2: The rotation of quarterbacks continued this week. However, rather than starter Dondrial Pinkins being challenged, the backups are dueling it out for the No. 2 role.
"I think if something were to happen to Dondrial after this week, I?d probably go with Michael Rathe," said offensive coordinator Skip Holtz. "Next week after going through three days of practice, I may go with Bennett Swygert. But from what I?ve seen this week, I think Michael?s had a little better week than Bennett has, although I don?t think there?s a lot of difference between the two."
State Fair: Due to the S.C. State Fair, officials at USC are asking all fans to arrive for the game Thursday night much earlier than usual to avoid a major traffic jam.
Admission to the State Fair is free with a game ticket. However there is no reserved parking. That will be done on a general admission basis.
Extra points: Holtz said wide receiver Troy Williamson, who has battled a deep thigh bruise, is close to being 100 percent. ... Cornerback Dunta Robinson injured his left knee in practice Tuesday, while trying to breakup a pass. X-Rays were performed and no damage occurred, just a bruise. He said he?s going to start. ... Linebacker Jeremiah Garrison said he missed most of Sunday?s practice after receiving a mild concussion earlier in practice. He also said he didn?t hurt a foot as head coach Lou Holtz said during his weekly press conference Monday. Garrison said his feet were hurting because his shoes were too small and that Holtz misunderstood him.
By Brett Jensen
Independent-Mail
October 7, 2003
COLUMBIA ? With each hit South Carolina freshman tailback Demetris Summers takes, the Gamecocks fan base holds its collective breath because they know USC?s success rides on whether he is successful running the ball.
They may want to take inhale deeper than usual.
Summers said that while the right groin muscle he pulled in the second quarter against Tennessee is better, it?s not fully recovered.
"I would say I?m about 95 percent," Summers said. "I?ve been trying to cut and stuff on it, but it seems like once I cut it?s kind of gimpy. But I?ll be alright."
In his last two games, Summers has shown why he was regarded as one of the top high school backs in the country, rushing for 319 yards and three touchdowns. Throughout the season, he?s averaging 6.0 yards per carry.
No. 2: The rotation of quarterbacks continued this week. However, rather than starter Dondrial Pinkins being challenged, the backups are dueling it out for the No. 2 role.
"I think if something were to happen to Dondrial after this week, I?d probably go with Michael Rathe," said offensive coordinator Skip Holtz. "Next week after going through three days of practice, I may go with Bennett Swygert. But from what I?ve seen this week, I think Michael?s had a little better week than Bennett has, although I don?t think there?s a lot of difference between the two."
State Fair: Due to the S.C. State Fair, officials at USC are asking all fans to arrive for the game Thursday night much earlier than usual to avoid a major traffic jam.
Admission to the State Fair is free with a game ticket. However there is no reserved parking. That will be done on a general admission basis.
Extra points: Holtz said wide receiver Troy Williamson, who has battled a deep thigh bruise, is close to being 100 percent. ... Cornerback Dunta Robinson injured his left knee in practice Tuesday, while trying to breakup a pass. X-Rays were performed and no damage occurred, just a bruise. He said he?s going to start. ... Linebacker Jeremiah Garrison said he missed most of Sunday?s practice after receiving a mild concussion earlier in practice. He also said he didn?t hurt a foot as head coach Lou Holtz said during his weekly press conference Monday. Garrison said his feet were hurting because his shoes were too small and that Holtz misunderstood him.
Summer focuses on play, not Kentucky?s comments
South Carolina freshman tailback Demetris Summers has rushed for more than 150 yards in back-to-back games, but one Kentucky player doesn?t think Summers is the best back on the Gamecocks? roster.
?Their best running back is probably their quarterback (Dondrial Pinkins). That?s something we?ve got to stop early,? Wildcats linebacker Chad Anderson told the Louisville Courier-Journal. ?If they come out and start running the ball on us in the first quarter, they?re going to keep doing it.?
Summers, the Parade All-American from Lexington, refused to fire a verbal salvo back at Anderson before Thursday?s game.
?I just want to come out and play hard. Dondrial can run the ball pretty good,? Summers said Tuesday. ?But I think we?ve got pretty good backs that can run the ball pretty good, too.?
USC is second in the SEC in rushing offense with 188.8 yards a game; Kentucky is last in the conference at defending the run, allowing 173.4 yards a game. But Anderson also said that he didn?t think South Carolina would be able to run the ball on the Wildcats.
Said USC right guard Jonathan Alston: ?We feel we can run on anybody. Regardless of what he said, we?re going to go out there, play our ball, not worry about them and do what we?re coached to do.?
? Mixed signals. Quarterbacks coach Todd Fitch is not worried about former USC and current Kentucky assistant Joker Phillips stealing the Gamecocks? signals on Thursday: They?ve already changed them.
Fitch said the coaches put in new sideline signals before the season after Phillips and ex-defensive coordinator Charlie Strong (Florida) bolted for SEC schools.
?With (Phillips) and Charlie leaving but staying in the conference,? Fitch said, ?we went ahead and changed them.?
Fitch said backup quarterbacks Bennett Swygert and Michael Rathe both flash signals from the sideline, with one of the two acting as a decoy.
? Need for speed. Linebacker Ricardo Hurley has missed three games with a lingering ankle injury, but defensive coordinator Chris Cosh thinks Hurley can be effective at defensive end as a speed rusher in the Gamecocks? nickel package.
Hurley, who never played defensive end before last week, will line up at one end opposite Darel Slay, with ends Moe Thompson and Jason Capers shifting to tackle on passing downs.
?He?s got the speed,? Cosh said of Hurley.
However, the 6-foot-3, 233-pound Hurley might not have the size.
He?ll give up 70 pounds to Kentucky?s starting tackles, and got a taste of what to expect going against USC left tackle Travelle Wharton this week.
Said Hurley: ?It?s kind of hard getting around him.?
? Injury report. Cornerback Dunta Robinson bruised his knee during Tuesday?s practice; X-rays were negative. Summers said his left groin, which he tweaked late against Tennessee, is about 95 percent.
Linebacker Marcus Lawrence missed practice after getting a tooth filled, but will play Thursday.
? Odds and ends. Linebacker DeAdrian Coley returned to the team Sunday after spending a week with his family in Georgetown following the death of his 16-year-old sister, Clarice, in a car accident. ... Running back Cory Boyd, who played in the first three games before sitting the next two, said he does not plan to redshirt this season. ... Rathe is the No. 2 quarterback this week, offensive coordinator Skip Holtz said.
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South Carolina freshman tailback Demetris Summers has rushed for more than 150 yards in back-to-back games, but one Kentucky player doesn?t think Summers is the best back on the Gamecocks? roster.
?Their best running back is probably their quarterback (Dondrial Pinkins). That?s something we?ve got to stop early,? Wildcats linebacker Chad Anderson told the Louisville Courier-Journal. ?If they come out and start running the ball on us in the first quarter, they?re going to keep doing it.?
Summers, the Parade All-American from Lexington, refused to fire a verbal salvo back at Anderson before Thursday?s game.
?I just want to come out and play hard. Dondrial can run the ball pretty good,? Summers said Tuesday. ?But I think we?ve got pretty good backs that can run the ball pretty good, too.?
USC is second in the SEC in rushing offense with 188.8 yards a game; Kentucky is last in the conference at defending the run, allowing 173.4 yards a game. But Anderson also said that he didn?t think South Carolina would be able to run the ball on the Wildcats.
Said USC right guard Jonathan Alston: ?We feel we can run on anybody. Regardless of what he said, we?re going to go out there, play our ball, not worry about them and do what we?re coached to do.?
? Mixed signals. Quarterbacks coach Todd Fitch is not worried about former USC and current Kentucky assistant Joker Phillips stealing the Gamecocks? signals on Thursday: They?ve already changed them.
Fitch said the coaches put in new sideline signals before the season after Phillips and ex-defensive coordinator Charlie Strong (Florida) bolted for SEC schools.
?With (Phillips) and Charlie leaving but staying in the conference,? Fitch said, ?we went ahead and changed them.?
Fitch said backup quarterbacks Bennett Swygert and Michael Rathe both flash signals from the sideline, with one of the two acting as a decoy.
? Need for speed. Linebacker Ricardo Hurley has missed three games with a lingering ankle injury, but defensive coordinator Chris Cosh thinks Hurley can be effective at defensive end as a speed rusher in the Gamecocks? nickel package.
Hurley, who never played defensive end before last week, will line up at one end opposite Darel Slay, with ends Moe Thompson and Jason Capers shifting to tackle on passing downs.
?He?s got the speed,? Cosh said of Hurley.
However, the 6-foot-3, 233-pound Hurley might not have the size.
He?ll give up 70 pounds to Kentucky?s starting tackles, and got a taste of what to expect going against USC left tackle Travelle Wharton this week.
Said Hurley: ?It?s kind of hard getting around him.?
? Injury report. Cornerback Dunta Robinson bruised his knee during Tuesday?s practice; X-rays were negative. Summers said his left groin, which he tweaked late against Tennessee, is about 95 percent.
Linebacker Marcus Lawrence missed practice after getting a tooth filled, but will play Thursday.
? Odds and ends. Linebacker DeAdrian Coley returned to the team Sunday after spending a week with his family in Georgetown following the death of his 16-year-old sister, Clarice, in a car accident. ... Running back Cory Boyd, who played in the first three games before sitting the next two, said he does not plan to redshirt this season. ... Rathe is the No. 2 quarterback this week, offensive coordinator Skip Holtz said.
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Instead of posting story after story, I wanted to post a link that contains EVERY newspaper article written about the Gamecocks on a DAILY basis. If you can't find it here, it doesn't exist.
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http://www.gamecockcentral.com/cgi-bin/news/read.pl
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http://www.gamecockcentral.com/cgi-bin/news/read.pl
Happy to see that djchad has Cocks as 2* + play.
Also, Cocks are 17-1 ATS when they win SU,after a SU loss.
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Also, Cocks are 17-1 ATS when they win SU,after a SU loss.
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