0 0 0 0 0 00 00 0 The State Columbia, S.C. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: CLEMSON VS. N.C. STATE Saturday, October 2, 1993 5C St Game Clemson offense vs. N.C.
State defense: It's been all or nothing on offense. If the Tigers pass, they can't run. If they can run, they can't pass. Clemson ranks last in the ACC petotalottense with week, 291.3 Derrick yards Witherspoon gained more rushing yards (111) than the entire team had in its two previous games (92). The Tigers will need a little more of such ball-control offense to outlast the Wolfpack.
And they'll need a return to the passing attack they had in the first two games in which Patrick Sapp ranked 29th in pass efficiency. He might be hindered by the condition of Terry Smith and Jason Davis. Clemson's top two receivers both may be less than 100 percent. Sapp played that way last week. Completing 1 of 10 attempts last week and 2 of 14 last season against the Wolfpack, he believes he has a point to prove this week.
If healthy, Louis Solomon will also play. N.C. State starts well but has shows, first-half no finishing points kick. through Allowing three games, the Wolfpack has given up 48 in the second half. It also hasn't peens as stingy as in years past.
State has allowed 161.3 yards rushing, 176 passing and 19.3 points per game. N.C. State offense vs. Clemson defense: N.C. State has found balance with two quarterbacks Geoff Bender and Terry Harvey.
The Wolfpack is averaging 209 yards passing per game and 156 yards rushing. Tailback Gary Downs' 82.7 rushing yards per game rank 44th nationally. Last week, Bender completed 10 of 11 before injuring his shoulder. Both target split end Eddie Goines for the big play. He has caught 13 passes for a 23.6 yard average and three of the Wolfpack's four TD catches.
Ray Griffis has the other. The Tigers must watch the backs on pass patterns too. Fullback Ledel George has 10 catches. Clemson needs to apply pressure on the pass, visibly absent so far. In three games, the Tigers have two sacks.
They have improved in every other aspect since the FSU game, shutting down the pass more effectively and the holing up the run. Kicking game: Clemson's higher goalposts have stopped two possible field goal attempts, but will they deter N.C. State's Steve Videtich. He's 4-of-4 with a long of 38. Nelson Welch is 1-of-3 with some improved punting.
As for returns, Clemson ranks seventh nationally in punt return yardage. If the defense plays well, this could alter any field position battle. Crucial matchups: Clemson's secondary monitoring Goines. Intangibles: The recent series has followed a distinct pattern. Clemson won Georgia Tech at Florida State When: Noon Where: Tallahassee, Fla.
TV: ABC, Channel 25 in Columbia. Line: FSU by 32. Records: Georgia Tech 1-2, 0-2; Florida State 4-0, 3-0. Series: Georgia Tech leads 7-1- 1. Last meeting: Florida State 29, Georgia Tech 24.
Worth noting: The Seminoles lead the nation in total yards per game (572.3) and are second in scoring (44.3). Georgia Tech's first four opponents, including Florida State, are 12-2-1. Pick: Florida State 42, Georgia Tech 13. Ohio at Virginia When: 1 p.m. Where: Charlottesville, Va.
TV: None. Line: No line. Records: Ohio 0-4; Virginia 4-0, 3-0. Series: First meeting. Worth noting: Cavaliers QB Symmion Willis leads the conference in passing efficiency.
He has completed 66 percent of his passes, for 826 yards and eight touchdowns. The Cavaliers also are 12th in the nation in total defense (283.3 yards per game). The Virginia secondary has twice as many interceptions (12) as any team in the ACC. Pick: Virginia 43, Ohio 10. Texas- El Paso at North Carolina When: 1:30 p.m.
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. TV: None. Line: North Carolina by 37. Records: Texas-El Paso 0. 1- North Carolina 4-1, 2-1.
Series: First meeting. Worth noting: Corey Holliday is North Carolina's all-time leading receiver with 120 for 1,839 yards, and he has caught a pass in 38 straight games. Curtis Johnson and Leon Johnson rank first and second in the conference in rushing, and the Tar Heels are fourth nationally with analysis five straight. Then, N.C. State won three straight.
Clemson followed with three straight victories before the Wolfpack won last season's game. Clemson will win if: The Tigers get the passing they had in the first two games and the running and defensive intensity they had in the past game. N.C. State will win if: Goines has a big day and the Wolfpack wins the turnover battle. MARK R.
McCALLUM File Special to The State Rodney Blunt, Tiger rush attack look to get going. Quick facts Site: Memorial Stadium. Time: 12:10 p.m. Tickets: Available. Parking: Reserved parking by pass only.
General public for those without passes will be near the old dairy barn area off Perimeter Road. Follow signs to South Public Parking. Stadium rules: Umbrellas, hard containers, artificial noisemakers prohibited. 'No alcoholic beverages allowed in the stadium or on stadium grounds. TV, Radio: TV ACC Network.
Radio Clemson Network. Records: Clemson 2-1, 1-1, N.C. State 2-1, 1-1. Series record: Clemson leads 38-22-1. Last meeting: N.C.
State won 20-6 in Raleigh. Injuries: Clemson Warren Forney, defensive tackle, knee, out; Amel Jackson, tailback, hamstring, doubtful; Andre Hewitt, offensive tackle, knee, questionable; Louis Solomon, quarterback, foot, questionable; Terry Smith, receiver, knee, probable; Jason Davis, receiver, leg, probable. N.C. State None. Weather: Partly cloudy with highs in the mid 70s.
Today's matchups Team Clemson Record: 2-1, 1-1 Sept. 4 Clemson 24, UNLV 14 Sept. 11 Florida State 57, Clemson 0 Sept. 25 Clemson 16, Georgia Tech 13 Oct. 2 N.C.
State at Clemson Oct. 9 Clemson at Duke Oct. 16 Wake Forest at Clemson Oct. 23 E. Tenn.
St. at Clemson Oct. 30 Maryland at Clemson Nov. 6 Clemson at North Carolina Nov. 13 Virginia at Clemson Nov.
20 Clemson at South Carolina Clemson Opp. First downs 46 63 Rushes-yards 140-371 107-386 Passing yards 503 791 Return yards 152 220 Passes 32-63-1 61-102-2 Punts Fumbles-lost 8-4 11-3 Penalties-yards 19-164 16-158 3rd-down conv. 18-50 21-46 Clemson 15 15 7 -40 Opponents 13 30 27 14- 84 Team Rushing Att. Net Avg. TD Long Witherspoon 28 128 4.6 0 13 Solomon 18 57 3.2 0 14 ESmith 21 50 2.4 11 Blunt 21 2.2 10 Hood 17 46 2.7 29 Grier 22 22.0 22 Shaw 12 11 0.9 Hinton 4.5 Franklin 2.5 Sapp 16 0.0 Passing Com.
Aft. int. Yds. TD Sapp Solomon 26 6 54 9 431 72 N- Receiving No. Yds.
Avg. TD Long TSmith 13 273 21.0 2 52 Davis 00 133 16.6 0 47 Hinton 10 76 12.7 25 Witherspoon ON 15 7.5 18 Blunt 0.5 0 Desue 5 5.0 N- 010 Scoring Kick 2-Pt TD PAT PAT FG TP Blunt 0-0 0-0 0-0 010 Shaw 0-0 0-0 0-0 Welch 3-3 0-0 1-3 TSmith 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Harvey 0-0 1-1 0-0 Solomon 0-0 1-1 0-0 ONN Witherspoon NO--FOO 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Kickoff returns No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Humphrey 10 210 21.0 31 Hood 101 20.2 0 29 Punt returns No.
Yds. Avg. TD Long Humphrey 5 81 16.2 0 49 McCleon 4 45 11.3 0 18 Interception returns No. Yds. Avg.
TD Long McCleon 8 8.0 00 Buckner 4 4.0 A Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long Welch 22 836 38.0 55 Leading tacklers Player, Pos. Tackles Burnette, ILB ..27 Jones, ILB .....23 Humphrey, 19 Dawkins, ROV 18 Evans, 18 Barber, OLB 17 Stephens, OLB 14 Con 1953 ACC standings standings Game day preview statistics N.C.
State Record: 2-1, 1-1 Sept. 4 N.C. State, 20, Purdue 7 Sept. 11 N.C. State Wake Forest 16 Sept.
25 North Carolina 35, N.C. State 14 Oct. 2 N.C. State at Clemson Oct. 9 N.C.
State at Texas Tech Oct. 16 Marshall at N.C. State Oct. 23 Georgia Tech at N.C. State Oct.
30 Virginia at N.C. State Nov. 6 N.C. State at Duke Nov. 13 Maryland at N.C.
State Nov. 20 N.C. State at Florida State N.C. State Opp. First downs 56 55 Rushes-yards 127-468 116-484 Passing yards 627 529 Return yards 117 72 Passes 43-72-2 47-85-5 Punts Fumbles- lost 9-4 7-2 Penalties-yards 19-132 17-172 3rd-down conv.
12-38 14-42 N.C. State 14 34 13 -68 Opponents 7 3 25 23- 58 leaders Rushing Att. Net Avg. TD Long Downs 56 248 4.4 26 George 21 100 4.8 16 Fitgerald 16 50 3.1 8 Cotton 6 40 6.7 15 Goines 28 14.0 14 Giannamore 10 10.0 10 Matier 0 7 2.3 4 Passing Com. Aft.
Int. Yds. TD Bender 26 335 Harvey 30 16 274 Receiving No. Yds. Avg.
TD Long Goines 13 307 23.6 75 George 10 77 7.7 21 Dickerson 59 11.8 Downs 15 3.0 Griffis 87 21.8 45 Hinton 49 16.3 20 Hill 16 16.0 16 Davenport 17 17.0 17 Scoring Kick 2-Pt TD PAT PAT FG TP Videtich 8-8 0-0 4-4 20 Downs 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 18 Goines 0-0 0-0 0-0 18 Brown 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Griffis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Kickoff returns No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Goines 5 47 9.4 31 Davenport 9 9.0 9 0 Punt returns No. Yds.
Avg. TD Long George 8 53 6.6 11 0 Interception returns No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Washington 2 26 13.0 30 0 Galion 18 18.0 0 18 Bell 0 0 0 A.Johnson 0 0 0 Punting No.
Yds. Avg. Long George 13 485 37.3 48 Robson 4 144 36.0 40 Leading tacklers Player, Pos. Tackles Pruitt, ILB Gallon, .26 Covington, ILB .25 Walker, DB Pinkney, DT .20 Bell, DB. 18 Counts, MG 18 Depth charts Clemson N.C.
State Tigers' backup quarterback Louis Solomon. Ps. No. Name Hgt Wt CI FK 80 Jason Davis 6-1 200 Sr. 7 Richard Moncrief 6-0 200 Sr.
19 Antwuan Wyatt 5-11 185 Fr. LT 71 Brent LeJeune 6-3 306 Sr. 73 Rion Burley 6-1 251 Sr. LG 65 Will Young 6-2 273 So. 69 Greg Burk 6-1 258 Sr.
61 Bryce Nelson 6-2 271 Sr. 50 Trevor Putman 6-4 250 RG 79 Stacy Seegars 6-4 330 Sr. 54 Dustin Rash 6-2 260 Sr. RT 72 Robert Jackson 6-6 330 So. 67 Paul Barton 6-7 276 So.
TE 85 Franklin Thomas 6-4 255 Sr. 86 Ed Glenn 6-3 238 Jr. 83 Stephon Wynn 6-2 244 Jr. WR 24 Terry Smith 6-1 200 Sr. 6 Marcus Hinton 6-0 174 So.
QB 14 Patrick Sapp 6-4 230 So. 11 Louis Solomon 5-10 168 So. TB 33 Rodney Blunt 5-10 200 Sr. or 31 D. Witherspoon 5-11 198 Sr.
39 Greg Hood 5-6 153 Sr. FB 18 Emory Smith 6-0 238 Fr. 38 Chris Franklin 6-3 230 Fr. PK 2 Nelson Welch 5-8 182 Jr. Clemson outside linebacker Darnell Stephens.
OFFENSE DEFENSE Ps. No. Name Hgt Wt CI OLB48 Harom Pringle 6-2 225 Sr. 92 Brett Williams 6-4 232 Fr. DT 99 Lamarick Simpson 6-2 275 So.
95 Tyrone Simpson 6-3 275 Sr. MG 93 Carlos Curry 6-2 275 So. 98 Pierre Wilson 6-4 305 Sr. DT 89 Brentson Buckner 6-2 300 Sr. 92 Brett Williams 6-4 232 Fr.
OLB13 Wardell 6-2 222 Jr. 30 Darnell Stephens 6-0 235 Jr. ILB 47 Derek Burnette 6-0 220 So. 12 Mike Barber 6-1 230 Jr. ILB 56 Tim Jones 6-1 230 Jr.
57 Darren Calhoun 6-1 237 sr. CB 34 Andre Humphrey 5-8 192 So. 9 Dexter McCleon 5-10 188 Fr. RV 20 Brian Dawkins 6-0 185 So. 5 Andye McCrorey 5-10 183 So.
FS 16 Leomont Evans 6-1 193 So. 28 Andre Carter 5-10 186 Fr. CB 26 Terrance Dixon 5-7 175 So. 29 Peter Ford 5-11 180 Fr. 2 Nelson Welch 5-8 182 Jr.
Ps. No. Name SE 19 Eddie 4 Mike or 10 Robert LT 60 Eric 78 Terrence LG 77 Shawn 66 Steve 54 Todd 61 Kenneth or 63 David RG 68 Chris 76 Jonathan RT 79 Scott 69 George TE 81 Ryan 33 Dallas QB 12 Geoff or 14 Terry FB 16 Ledel 40 Chris TB 45 Gary 38 Brian FL 6 Ray Adrian Wolpack starting quarterback Geoff Bender. Goines Guffie Hinton Taylor Boykin Johnson Kelm Ward Redmond Inman Hennie-Roed Redmond Woods Hegamin Schult Dickerson Bender Harvey George Cotton Downs Fitgerald Griffis Hill Hgt Wt CI 6-1 186 Jr. 6-3 190 So.
6-2 190 Sr. 6-4 277 Sr. 6-7 272 Fr. 6-1 264 Sr. 6-3 262 So.
6-2 252 Sr. 6-2 252 So. 6-4 268 Jr. 6-5 262 So. 6-1 283 So.
6-4 283 Jr. 6-7 344 So. 6-4 240 Sr. 6-1 191 So. 6-3 205 Jr.
6-1 191 So. 6-1 208 Sr. 6-1 234 Sr. 6-1 208 Sr. 6-0 190 So.
5-9 168 Sr. 6-2 186 Jr. N.C. State safety and Columbia native Ricky Bell. DEFENSE Ps.
No. Name Higt Wt CI LB 58 Tyler Lawrence 6-3 243 Sr. 59 Jon Rissler 6-2 226 So. LT 73 Mike Harrison 6-3 258 So. 96 John Akins 6-4 277 Sr.
MG 99 Eric Counts 6-2 255 Jr. 65 Daryl Beard 6-1 258 Sr. RT 97 Loren Pinkney 6-3 219 Sr. 57 Pat Threat 6-4 261 Sr. LB 8 Ed Gallon 6-3 228 Jr.
47 Mike Moore 6-2 228 Jr. LB 36 Damien Covington 6-1 235 Jr. 35 Gregg Giannamore 6-0 222 Sr. LB 44 Carlos Pruitt 6-1 227 So. 48 Steve McKnight 5-11 226 Fr.
CB 20 D. Washington 6-0 184 Sr. 9 Drea Maior 5-11 183 Jr. CB 21 William Strong 5-10 180 Jr. 29 Walt Gerard 5-11 173 Sr.
FS 2 James Walker 6-3 194 So. 27 Allen Johnson 6-0 184 So. SS 42 Ricky Bell 5-11 193 Fr. 15 Kenny Harris 6-2 190 Fr. The bottom line Pick 'em.
with matchups ACC Overall Fla. State 3 0 00 4 0 0. Virginia 300 400 N. Carolina 2 1 0 4 1 0 N.C. State 110 210 Clemson 1 1 0 21 0 W.
Forest 0 1 0 1 3 0 Ga. Tech 0 2 0 1 2 0 Duke 0 020 1 3 0 Maryland 020 0040 294.4 yards per game. Three of North Carolina's first five opponents have been Southern Cal, Florida State and N.C. State. Pick: North Carolina 39, UTEP 10.
Penn State at Maryland When: 7 p.m. Where: College Park, Md. TV: None. Line: Penn State by 18. Records: Penn State 4-0; Maryland 0-4, 0-2.
Series: Penn State leads 34-1- 1. This week Next week vs. Ga. Tech vs. Miami vs.
Ohio U. Idle vs. UTEP vs. W. Forest at Clemson at Texas Tech VS.
N.C. State at Duke Idle at N. Carolina at FSU vs. Maryland at Tennessee vs. Clemson vs.
Penn State at Ga. Tech Penn State's Shelly Hammonds, a former standout at Barnwell High School, had an interception vs. lowa and will be tested by Maryland. The Associated Press Last meeting: Penn State 49, Maryland 13, in 1992. Worth noting: Maryland ranks first in the national in passing offense (406.8), fifth in total offense (507.3), 24th in scoring (34.0) and wide receiver Jermaine Lewis leads the nation with 154.3 yards per game.
Look for those rankings to drop this weekend, and look for former Barnwell High player Shelly Hammonds, now a defensive back for the Nittany Lions, to get a lot of action. Pick: Penn State 40, Maryland 20. Compiled by JOEY HOLLEMAN Nation War lessons keep coach on toes with Irish pups By JOSEPH TYBOR have everyone's life savings in my hand, and it's my Chicago Tribune responsibility to get there and deposit it." SOUTH BEND, Ind. As Notre Dame has rolled to a 4-0 record and the After you have been point man on an infantry pa- No. 4 ranking, the message has taken hold among trol and a tunnel rat in the central highlands of Viet- Mosley's troops.
nam, it doesn't take a lot of courage to hold on to a The Irish have turned over the ball five times i in football. those games, but only once has a running back fumThat is one of the messages Notre Dame assistant bled: Willie Clark last week against Purdue. Mosley coach Earle Mosley pounded into the heads of his accepts no excuses ever for a fumble, but Clark, young corps of running backs as the Irish prepare for a converted defensive back, had been working at his their grudge match this afternoon at Stanford. new position only for a few days. The Car- Mosley's message about fumbling is so emphatic dinal's Bill Top TV games that freshman tailback Randy Kinder began carrying Walsh may Noon: Tech Florida the ball with two hands.
be hailed as State. (ABC Channel 25 in "He doesn't want to drop the ball," Mosley said, Georgia at a coaching Columbia). "because he knows if you drop the ball, you're out of genius for Noon: N.C. State at Clemson. there.
If they drop it in practice, they're out and we get his college (ACC Network Channel 19 in somebody else in there. That's so they understand how and Super important it is." Columbia). Bowl suc- Florida. (SEC p.m: Network Channel 10 in After the luxury of coaching Jerome Bettis and 12:30 Mississippi State at cess, but it Columbia). Reggie Brooks, two of college football's best runners doesn't take 12:30 p.m.: lowa at Michigan.
last season, who are now making their mark in the a genius to (ESPN). NFL, Mosley is dealing with pups this year. figure out 1:00 p.m.: Rhode Island at The youth of his charges means Mosley has an why Notre Brown. 3:30 (SportsChannel). impressionable group of athletes who are genuinely Dame lost Stanford.
(ABC p.m.: at interested in his Notre Dame two out of Channel 25 in past. Columbia). As an infantryman with the 1st Cavalry Division in the last 5 p.m.: Jackson State vs. South 1966, Mosley was wounded twice. The first time, a three years Carolina State.
(BET). to Stanford. 7 bullet went through a soldier in front of him while they p.m.: Marshall at UT- were on patrol and struck Mosley in the chest. Both Chattanooga (SportSouth). times, Stan- 7:30 p.m.: Alabama at South The second time, another soldier in front of him ford deflat- Carolina.
(ESPN). stepped on a booby trap, and the concussion blew Mosed the na- 11 p.m.: Youngstown State at ley down a mountainside. tional Eastern Kentucky. (SportSouth). 11:30 p.m.: Mississippi State at He was in a Japanese hospital for three months champion- Florida.
(SportsChannel). with a shattered kneecap. The injury changed his footship hopes ball career. of the Irish with impressive, come-from-behind vic- "I call on my Vietnam experiences a lot in my tories aided by costly Notre Dame turnovers. coaching," he said.
"I always tell them that all I want Three lost fumbles in 1991 led to 14 Stanford points is to be around men that I would want in the foxhole in a 36-31 victory, and last year, four fumbles and an with me. People I can count on. interception led to 17 points, the margin of victory for "When things get tough, I know they're going to be Stanford, 33-16. back-to-back with me. I know we're going to look out So, it's not surprising what Mosley, twice decorated for each other.
A few good men, you use that cliche." with the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in Vietnam, Except with Mosley, it is not a cliche. emphasized this week. "That whole experience in Vietnam changed my "Ball security is the most important thing you can life," Mosley said. "I'm a religious person, and there teach the running backs," Mosley said. "That's the are reasons why I'm here.
There are reasons why I bottom line. didn't get killed in Vietnam. "We make an analogy to our running backs. They love to teach, and I'm very comfortable with have everyone's money on offense, and they're getting what I'm trying to do. God, family and football.
I take ready to take it to the bank. We tell them to think, I it in that order.".
