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Wide receiver Bruce Ellington hauled in a 32-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Connor Shaw for the Gamecocks’ only touchdown of the game against Florida on Saturday.
South Carolina overcomes sluggish start en route to victory Kyle Heck
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Steve Spurrier said it best after South Carolina edged out Florida 19-14 Saturday night. “Somehow or another, it worked out again,” Spurrier said. The 2013 season has been full of suspense for the Gamecocks and the game against the Gators was no
different. South Carolina (8-2, 6-2 SEC) took the opening drive of the game all the way down to the Florida two-yard line thanks to a 23-yard run by Mike Davis and a 39-yard hookup between Connor Shaw and Damiere Byrd. However, the Gators defense stiffened and the Gamecocks were forced to settle for the short field goal. Then, on Florida’s f irst drive, t he tack ling problems that have plagued South Carolina’s defense throughout the season made an appearance as Kelvin Taylor broke a handful of tackles on his way to a 20-yard touchdown to give the Gators a 7-3 lead.
A career-long 45-yard field goal for Elliot Fry cut the lead to one, but Taylor answered again for Florida (4-6, 3-5 SEC). This time, it was a 29-yard touchdown that put the Gators up 14-6, a lead they would hold at halftime. “We had trouble scoring around the three-yard line two or three times but Elliot Fry kicked some field goals and our defense was really sensational the second half,” Spurrier said. The offense received a spark early in the second half that once again cut the lead to one. The SUSPENSE • 10
Moore, Duggan to lead Student Media groups Editor-in-chief, station manager roles changing next semester Hannah Jeffrey
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T he Boa rd of St udent P ubl icat ions a nd Communications has selected two students to serve as Student Media leaders for the coming semester. Thad Moore, a third-year political science student, will serve as the Daily Gamecock’s editorin-chief for the spring semester and Michael Duggan, a second-year media arts student, will take over as station manager for SGTV. Moore bega n cont r ibut i ng to t he Da ily Gamecock when he was a senior in high school and took classes at the university. Moore climbed the ranks from reporter to assistant news editor, to news editor and f inally to managing editor this semester. “It’s defi nitely been a shift for me,” Moore said. “Being news editor, it’s a total grind. It’s more focused on one section of MOORE the paper and I think the last semester has helped me take a step back and take a look at all the sections and how they fit together.” Moore will take over for fourth-year broadcast journalism student Sydney Patterson, who fi lled the editor-in-chief position this semester.
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Carolina Productions’ new president Adam Mayer said he hopes to emphasize quality over quantity in programming.
Mayer named next CP president Current concerts coordinator looks to expand involvement Sarah Ellis
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A sma l l role of d ist r ibut i ng event posters as a freshman has given way to major leadership opportunities for Adam Mayer, who will take over as president of Carolina Productions in January. Mayer, who c u r rent ly leads CP’s concer t s committee, says he wants to create opportunities for more students to take paths to leadership as he has
through CP. “Every little thing you do, from handbills to making reference calls, really makes a difference in our organization. So that’s one of my huge focuses for the following year,” said Mayer, a third-year exercise science student. “Making sure that we have things for people to do to make it meaningful and making a meaningful experience is a huge goal I have.” The success of the organization, which brings free entertainment to campus for students and faculty throughout the year, is not based on the number of people involved, Mayer said, but on the quality of the
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South Carolina’s defense shut out the Florida offense in the second half of Saturday’s game.
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith visited USC to talk about his career at ESPN.
Editorial Board: As CP’s new president, Adam Mayer has plenty of work to do next semester.
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Adult novelty store to make case to stay open Columbia’s only adult novelty store will have to make its case for its business license to be renewed, The State reported. Taboo, an X-rated shop on Devine Street, will close on Jan. 1, 2014 if its license is not renewed. Store representatives will appear before a hearing officer at City Hall this Thursday to make the case to keep their doors open. Store manager Larry Boyer told The State that Columbia’s ordinance keeping sexually oriented businesses closed between midnight and 6 a.m. hurt the store, as “peak business hours” for adult shops are after midnight. The regulations were passed within days of Taboo’s 2011 opening and included a land-use zoning requirement the shop didn’t meet. Its license will be renewed if representatives can prove t he reg ulat ions have been a f inancial hardship. — Amanda Coyne, News Editor
Effort to create new Risk highest in Five Points early Sunday mornings Midlands county stalled It’s most dangerous to be in Five Points around 2 a.m. on Sundays bet ween the 700 and 800 blocks of Harden Street, The State reported. A newspaper analysis revealed there have been 11 incidents of gun violence in Five Points since 2010. Nearly half of those incidents happened on the 700 and 800 blocks of Harden Street, with two people injured on the 700 block. Interim Columbia Police Chief Ruben Santiago concurred, saying the most likely time to be the victim of a shooting in Five Points is between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Sundays. This analysis could lead to increased patrols on those two blocks after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told The State. “You don’t spend your resources and time six blocks away,” Lott said. “You go to where the trouble spots are.”
An effort to create a new county on the north side of Lake Murray appears to have stalled, The State reported. The creation of the county, which was suggested to be called Birch County, was suggested about 10 mont hs ago. It would mirror t he area of Lexington-Richland School District 5, where students from communities like Irmo, Ballentine and Chapin attend school. The county would come from parts of northern Lexington County and northwest Richland County. Some community leaders told The State the effort faces long odds and they haven’t heard of any further developments in the plan since its proposal. The idea would be subject to a referendum only if it cleared a series of legal obstacles and enough residents sign a petition. No one with the movement has spoken about revising current guidelines, lawmakers told The State.
— Amanda Coyne, News Editor — Amanda Coyne, News Editor
The blotter comes from police reports released by the USC Division of Law Enforcement and Safety and doesn’t include crimes reported by city or county law enforcement. — An officer was at the intersection of Whaley and Assembly streets late on the night of Nov. 8 and saw a man wearing all camouf lage stumble and fall on his face. The man was helped up by a female companion and stumbled towards Aspyre apartments. He refused to stop for the officer multiple times before speaking with the officer. The man was hostile and began to curse. The officer told the man to stop cursing and the man said he could do what he wanted because his father “knew some sheriffs.” When the officer asked the man’s name, he responded by peppering his name with expletives. After being cleared by a paramedic, the man was arrested for disorderly conduct, possessing beer underage and having another person’s ID. — Early on the morning of Nov. 9, an officer was patrolling near the intersection of Blossom and Henderson streets when he saw a man staggering on the sidewalk and almost walking into traffic. The officer made contact with the man, who almost fell over while speaking to the officer. His eyes were glossy, red and bloodshot; his speech was slurred,
and he smelled strongly of alcohol. The man told the officer he had been drinking a lot and handed over a fake ID when asked if he had one. He was cited for possessing beer underage and having a fake ID. — While on patrol early Thursday morning, two officers saw a gold station wagon heading west on Blossom Street. The car drifted between lanes and made sharp turns. The officers stopped the car and spoke with the driver, who said he had been drinking at Bar None. He told the officers he had three beers and three shots at the bar. After doing two sobriety tests, the man refused to take a third, saying he didn’t want to take it because he wouldn’t pass it and he didn’t want to embarrass himself. He was arrested for driving under the influence. — Compiled by Amanda Coyne, News Editor Briefs don’t include every incident from the last week, and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information could change as investigations continue.
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“Thad has been a phenomena l managing editor this semester, and I know that experience is going to make him a fantastic editor-in-chief,” Patterson said. “I’ve known Thad since he first started at the paper, and in that time, I’ve seen him grow so much as a writer, a reporter, an editor and, most importantly, as a leader.” Following t he brand new Daily Gamecock training program from earlier this semester, Moore said he wants to keep up with recruitment and retention of new faces at the paper as a main goal. Additionally, Moore wants to take coverage further off campus, into the Columbia community and
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LEADERS • Continued from 2 manager for fourth-year broadcast journalism student Paul Critzman. Dugga n c u r rent ly work s as t he training coordinator and equipment manager, while working regularly on three SGTV shows, and contributing to a total of five. “I wa nt SG T V to be more connected, to have more of a presence on campus,” Duggan said. “I want it to be a more interactive experience for students by getting more viewers and having more interactive stuff through live events, so that people
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can give instant feedback on shows.” This being only his third semester at SGTV, Duggan hopes to pave a pathway for even younger staffers to climb the ranks. “I’d also like to set up SGTV with an infrastructure for people to grow into new roles, so when I leave, our younger and newer staff members will be in a position to grow the station a lot more.” Bot h Moore and Duggan w ill begin their tenures as Student Media leaders at the start of next semester. DG
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Adam Mayer works with other Carolina Productions leaders in the organization’s new offices on the third floor of the Russell House. The offices opened last month. CP • Continued from 1 contribution each person makes. Mayer has a similar philosophy for booking entertainment to bring to campus. His goal is to “get the most out of the money we spend” by striking a balance between the number and the quality of events CP coordinates. “I want to provide a quantit y of qualit y events. I don’t want to just throw events on there to fill a calendar, but at the same time, I don’t want to blow all the money that we have for just one or two events either,” he said. In the last academic year, CP hosted 48 events and showed 55 movie titles on a programming budget of $441,400. More than 8,900 individual students attended at least one CP event, with total attendance at all events topping 28,000, according to the organization’s 2012-13 annual report. Th is semester, CP decided not to host its annual fall concert after Mayer’s committee failed to book an art ist in t ime due to tour and scheduling constraints after one act fell through. “It’s harder and harder to make sure that we have a quality event for all students,” he said. “I could have thrown in a concert if I had wanted to, but I think planning $60,000 worth of an event in two weeks is not worth it at all, and I don’t think CP would be using our money wisely if we did that.” Instead, Mayer is looking ahead to
the next semester, when CP hopes to use its funds to explore other concert options, including a possible higherprofile act, Greene Street performances or a music festival. Mayer said he also hopes to put more emphasis on student performances in t he next year, af ter seeing t he popularity of this semester’s Talent Tuesdays, which showcased student musicians, poets and comedians. A c t i vel y i nvol ve d i n mu lt iple programs on campus — including ser v i ng as a n or ient at ion leader, University 101 peer leader and Service Saturday site leader, as well as being a member of the newly recolonized chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity — Mayer has plans to leave an impact on the university beyond his role with CP. A nd, he said, he wants the same for his CP staff, which is why he will continue to encourage them to branch out in their campus connections. “That’s a huge thing, is making sure that people inside the organization know that they’re making an impact here at Carolina Productions, but also at the university in general ... I want people to know that, hey, I’m part of Carolina Productions, but we’re doing so much more,” he said. “I want our core to feel connected to this university the way that I feel now.”
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Balancing quantity and quality key to CP success ISSUE Adam Mayer has been named CP’s next president. OUR STANCE Mayer’s goals are good; he just needs to achieve them. As a major organization that handles nearly half a million dollars every year, Carolina Productions has had to deal with its fair share (and maybe more) of criticism from students and — we admit it — even the editorial board of The Daily Gamecock. One complaint that we seem to have nearly every semester is the lack of a balance between quality and quantity of the events that CP brings to campus. Luckily, fixing that balance is something Adam Mayer, CP’s next president, has already listed as one of his goals for his term. Mayer heads up the concerts committee, which handles what is, arguably, one of the most important events CP holds each semester. They’ve drawn ire the last few semesters
for bringing in lesser-known acts for big bucks — Chris Young for $40,000, for instance — and this semester, they failed to book a concert at all. While we do think that in this specific case Mayer and his team made a good choice in not throwing together a hastily planned concert in a few weeks, failing to do the one thing the committee exists to do is a problem, extenuating circumstances or not. We hope that Mayer will learn from the experience and hopefully come back with a vengeance, and a big-name artist, when he heads up the entire organization next semester. We
“Bringing in a wider variety of members and encouraging them to be more involved could make CP a more well-rounded organization.”
not only want to see quality, but a variety of quality. Another of Mayer’s goals is to encourage greater involvement of all of CP’s members in things that actually matter in the organization. CP offers very valuable real-world learning experience in a huge variety of fields, making it an educational opportunit y for students in all colleges and schools. Bringing in a wider variety of members and encouraging t hem to be more involved could make CP a more well-rounded organization. And since CP is a student organization, and therefore has to deal with a high rate of turnover between semesters and years, fostering those leadership skills and encouraging even younger students to step up could turn out to be one of the most important things Mayer could do as president. We look forward to seeing what Mayer accomplishes as he takes the reins next semester. Like the other student leaders who will be stepping into new roles next semester, Mayer has plenty of work to do and the obligation to do it well.
Study abroad worthwhile experience Networking, internships among opportunities in other countries Since I returned to USC from Ireland, a common question I hear is whether study abroad is worth it. In fact, a recent New York Times online debate shows opinions on both extremes, from “it’s a waste of time” to “it’s essential.” Based on my seven-month experience, I believe the value of study abroad depends entirely upon your intentions as you step off the plane. It’s all well and good to go abroad, get the necessary class credits, explore the sights and post the obligatory status updates and photos of your adventures. However, if you have the opportunity to study in a foreign country, I believe it’s important to set your sights as well on becoming more marketable. In today’s highly competitive — and increasingly globalized — job market, your internat ional experience could very well help you stand out to future employers. I was fortunate to go abroad last January as a sophomore. While taking journalism classes at Griffith College in Dublin, I applied to serve as a part of a group of American student ambassadors for Education in Ireland, a government agency that works to promote the educational opportunities of fered by Irish universit ies and colleges. In this role, one of my duties was to blog about my experiences and observations studying in a foreign country — an assignment that was right up my alley as a journalism major. Blogging helped me hone my writing skills and build up a body of work to show potential employers. A big bonus of serving as an ambassador was attending a reception at the home of President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland with other student ambassadors from all over the world. We all had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with President Higgins. I felt an enormous responsibilit y to represent USC and my country well. The reception was the experience of a lifetime — one I hope to draw on someday as a journalist when I have the opportunity to interview people in positions of leadership.
Another way to boost your experience abroad, as well as your resume, is to be on the lookout for internships. I was able to land an internship in the International Studies office at Griffith College, which allowed me to extend my stay in Ireland. I spent the summer getting experience in social media, web content development and video production alongside students from other countries. Working as an intern in a foreign country allowed me to gain valuable experience and insight into the work ethic of other cultures. Also, be sure to network, network, network. For example, the city of Dublin, also known as the Silicon Valley of Europe, is the European home base to many of the world’s largest technology companies, which provide many co-op and internship opportunities for students. Simply being in Dublin is a networking opportunity — it’s full of young professionals (nearly half of Dublin’s population is under age 25). I made connections with managers and other employees at companies such as Google and LinkedIn — contacts that may prove valuable when I’m ready to enter the full-time workforce. So, is study abroad is worth it? Absolutely yes. But be aware of all of the opportunities around you. Venture beyond the classroom and the comfort zone of your American friends. You will broaden your perspective and understanding of other cultures — qualities which can only make you a better job candidate in a global economy. Make it your mission to seek out the people and opportunities that can help you grow your network and skills. It may be the difference between landing that first job or not. —Olivia Weaver, third-year broadcast journalism student
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Nonviolent offenders don’t deserve life sentences Mandatory minimums unfair, racist Former Chicago Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd was sentenced to 15 years in prison today for his role in a drug operation allegedly spa n n i ng t h ree st ates a nd a n at tempt to purchase massive quantities of cocaine and marijuana. While 15 years in jail is never an ideal outcome, Hurd was facing the possibility of life in prison without the possibilit y of parole. His case reignited an old debate about the severity of prison sentences for nonviolent offenders. A n ACLU study released earlier this week found 3,200 such cases in federal and state prisons including 88 instances in South Carolina’s own prison system. While there are a select few exceptions, the vast majority of nonviolent offenders in the U.S. do not deserve to spend the rest of their lives in prison. T he AC LU fou nd t h at t he majority of these sentences were adjudicated based on mandatory minimum sentencing laws. Put simply, these laws are unfair and Steven ineffective at best and at worst, Moore use the guise of cleaning up our Fourth-year st reet s to enforce a race- and political science student class-based segregation and fuel America’s massive prison industry. These laws allow for no clemency when faced with extenuating circumstances, which these cases often have. And while there are some dangerous criminals who might have been out of prison by now without these laws, there are also plenty of regular people who made some bad decisions and will now spend the rest of their lives behind bars. A Th ink Prog ress art icle on t h is issue highlighted two cases, one of Chicago’s Jesse Webster who became involved in a drug deal where money never even changed hands but the co-defendants fl ipped on him. Ultimately, he was given life without parole as a part of a mandatory minimum law even though it was his first offense. It also mentioned the case of South Carolina’s own A nthony Jackson, who is serving a life sentence for stealing a wallet from a hotel room. This was his third conviction, guaranteeing him life without parole in the state. Like 65 percent of those given the sentence for nonviolent crimes, both of these men are African-American. The racial element of these laws cannot be ignored; like the majority of the aspects of the U.S. justice system these, they are clearly not color blind. It’s time that the U.S. got creative with it’s cr im i nal just ice s ystem. The war on drugs has been an abject failure; despite mass incarceration, drugs are just as prevalent as ever. Forcing drug-related offenders into an already crowded penal system is costly and counterintuitive. There are other ways to both punish and rehabilitate these offenders without putting an enormous strain on the resources allocated to prisons. While everyone cannot be rehabilitated, it’s worth the effort for the people that can be. Effectively ending someone’s life for what is, at least on the part of the offender, a victimless crime is completely unnecessary.
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Indian filmmaker shares her story
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Mira Nair discusses successful shift from documentaries to fiction Jonathan Winchell
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ndian filmmaker Mira Nair visited the university last week. Her breakthrough film, “Salaam Bombay!” screened at the Nickelodeon on Tuesday evening and Thursday evening, she attended a screening of her 2001 film, “Monsoon Wedding,” in Gambrell Hall and did a Q-and-A. Then, Friday morning at the Nickelodeon, students majoring in film, theatre and other areas joined Nair for an intimate Q-and-A where she graciously talked about her influences, her career and her films. When asked what her fi lm-going experience was like in her youth and what fi lms made her realize that someone directs a fi lm, she said, “I grew up in a very small town, smaller than Columbia, called Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. There were 2,000 old temples in this place, but the roads were being built. At the time, my father was a civil servant, and there was no movie theater. There was one movie theater when I was about 10 years old that started there, and I exaggerate not, but it showed ‘Doctor Zhivago’ every bloody Sunday. It was just that. That was the only non-Indian fi lm. And I wasn’t much of a Bollywood fanatic or anything of the sort.
It was not that kind of town. It was tiny, not much bigger than a village. We used to have to go to the nearest city, which was 350 miles away, Kolkata, when I was 10 onwards and the fi rst American fi lm I saw was ‘Hatari!’ with John Wayne, and I’ll never forget it because it was a big fi lm and it was animals and I was a young kid, and it was the American version of Africa. Now I don’t remember it much. So my film-going experience was desperately spotty. I did not even see, really, Indian fi lms, and certainly not the serious Indians films of Satyajit Ray or people like him. The big influence for me was theater.” She finally got into making documentary fi lms, but she said, “Even my parents didn’t see my own fi lms. In making documentaries, I was a novelty abroad, here, and I was a novelty at home because there was no way, no context, to see a documentary, but I loved it. I loved the drama of life in the way I had been trained which was not to manipulate documentary but to actually go fi nd a character.” She said her documentaries were “fairly successful. They went on television in many places; they won festival prizes. I used to go on the Greyhound
bus and show them here to any university, any union, anybody who wanted them, but I wanted more. I wanted more. I wanted control over the storytelling. I wanted to work with light. I wanted to work with drama. And I wanted to, I wanted to have an audience. Mostly, I wanted an audience. And that’s what led me to make ‘Salaam Bombay!’ as a fiction fi lm because working with street kids, either you make a hit-and-run kind of documentary, which would be less aesthetic, less control. So I decided to really bring my work in the theater and my work in documentary, and my work just loving people into an amalgam of creating a fictional version of a real situation.” She spent almost all of the budget getting good equipment and shoot ing on 35mm, and it paid off. The film sold around the world, put her name in the consciousness of the international film communit y, and earned a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination.
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Fiery ESPN host speaks on life in sports Smith talks more than just athletics in appearance
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Most casual viewers of ESPN’s “First Take” k now Stephen A. Smith for his out spoken opi n ions on almost ever y subject in the world of sports. But Friday in the Russell House ballroom, Smith was available to share some of his experiences in sports and beyond with South Carolina students. Much-maligned and often criticized for his fiery commentary, Smith made it clear from the start that he didn’t come to Columbia to talk about Jadeveon Clowney and the football team, but he couldn’t help but share some of his thoughts on the matter. ESPN’s most opinionated employee gave those in attendance his personal blueprint for how to make it in a competitive world. Afterwards, Smith fielded questions from the audience, even humoring a student that asked who had the most “swag” in the NBA (it was Kobe Bryant for those keeping score at home). But beforehand, the Daily Gamecock sports staff got a chance to sit down with Smith to pick his brain on several issues.
SS: I’ve always wanted to be on TV — never thought it was a real possibility. I went to college at Winston-Salem State, and I was on a basketball scholarship. My first year there I cracked my kneecap in half going up for a layup. Literally, the patella split in half. Because it was a DivisionII school, the medical facilities they had available to them weren’t up to snuff. So in order for me to get myself completely rehabilitated, it was going to require me to go back to New York under my mother’s [medical] plan. While I was home, Mom said, “So what are you going to do with the rest of your life? You ain’t going to play basketball.” So I said I’ll write for the newspaper, and I’ll be a journalist, because I was always told I could write. TDG: I’m sure that anyone that watches First Take on a regular basis is wondering when you and Skip Bayless get into it, does it ever get really hostile, or are you guys always just in the spirit of debate? SMITH • 6
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SS: Sometimes we get hostile, and we’re always in the spirit of debate. But t he t h ird par t of that is that it is always left at that subject. Skip and I can get into a very heated discussion at 11 o’clock. If the subject is over at 11:10, by 11:11 we’re cool and we’re on to the next thing. We never leave t he show with that animosity. He and I are very, very good at compartmentalizing. We don’t have a problem with who each other are. TDG : Now I don’t k now how muc h you k now about Sout h Carolina athletics—
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The host of ESPN’s “First Take” discussed his career, past experience and colleagues during an interview Friday.
Are you interested in: • Volunteering in South Carolina? • Assisting your community during an emergency? • Participating in exercises to strengthen your knowledge of how to respond to emergencies?
SS: Not much. I know the football program is 7-2, and I know you have underachieved. I know Jadeveon Clowney only has two sacks on the year. I k now that he should have been doing better. I know this team should have been doing better. I know the fact that you have lost to Georgia and Ten nessee, somehow, someway. I don’t know how t he hell t hat happened. I also know that on the basketball side, I k now not h i ng about your basketball tea m ot her t ha n you were 14-18 last year, and that you have somebody I firmly believe in as a coach in Frank Martin. DG
If so, please visit www.scserv.gov for more information or to sign-up to volunteer.
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Gamecocks not worried about outside distractions South Carolina earns 16th consecutive home win against Florida, sets school record Tanner Abel
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It was not pretty for the Gamecocks in their 19-14 victory over Florida on Saturday, but it was enough for South Carolina to keep its SEC East hopes alive. The Gamecocks (8-2) fi nished 6-2 against their conference opponents, and if Missouri loses one of its last two games at Ole Miss or at home against No. 9 Texas A&M, the Gamecocks could make the SEC championship game. Missouri has just one loss in SEC play thus far so if the Tigers lose one more game, the Gamecocks own the tiebreaker because they beat Missouri on Oct. 26. Georgia was in contention for the SEC East until Saturday’s topsy-turvy game against Auburn left the Bulldogs in despair with a 43-38 loss. Georgia overcame a 20-point fourth quarter deficit to take a late lead. Then, a long fourth down hail-mary play was deflected into the hands of Auburn receiver Ricardo Louis for a miraculous 73-yard touchdown catch with less than 30 seconds left in the game. The play left Georgia with a third conference loss and what Bulldog fans will call an underachieving season. South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier noted the wild finish and how the stars may be aligned for the Gamecocks to reach the SEC Championship Game. “Maybe something bigger is going to happen for us down the road,” Spurrier said. “I don’t know. We’ll watch Missouri play a little bit from a distance. We’ll be getting ready for Coastal [Carolina] and try to win our ninth game of the season next week if we
can.” Junior defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and junior receiver Bruce Ellington both said they do not think the Gamecocks will get caught up in what Missouri is doing too much. “It’s going to be pretty difficult because we’re leaning on them,” Ellington said. “We’ve got to focus on what we got to do against [Coastal] and Clemson.” Home is the Place to Be South Carolina set a school record on Saturday by winning 16 consecutive games at home. Senior quarterback Connor Shaw appreciated the fans at Williams-Brice Stadium for the loud environment, which made it tough for the Gators. Spurrier was happy to set a new record and said he hoped to make it 17 in a row next week against Coastal. “We’re proud of the guys and proud to win 16 in a row here,” he said. “We’re 6-2 in the conference three years in a row, and that’s pretty good for us.” Brandon Wilds Sophomore Brandon Wilds did not come in the game after sophomore running back Mike Davis went down with a minor injury on Saturday. After practice last week, Wilds said a dislocated elbow that caused him to miss five games would no longer hold him back against Florida. However, according to Spurrier, Wilds said his hamstring was hurting him before the game. The coaching staff kept Wilds on the bench and redshirt sophomore Shon Carson performed well filling in at tailback. Kicking game True freshman kicker Elliott Fry made a careerhigh four of his five field goal attempts on the night. Each kick proved to be crucial — the last field goal coming from 43 yards out with 2:16 remaining in the game, meaning the Gators needed a touchdown to win the game. Fry shook off a miss from 38 yards to
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Freshman kicker Elliot Fry booted four field goals to lead the Gamecocks to the 19-14 victory over Florida. give the Gamecocks the five-point lead late. “I was able to block it out,” he said. “A huge part of the kicking game is just being able to block out the last kick and move on to the next one. After you miss, there’s nothing you can do about it so you just got to move on.” DG
DEFENSE • Continued from 10 claw their way back from a fourth-quarter deficit, a far cry from the reputation the team had gained early in the season for building seemingly insurmountable leads only to narrowly avoid disaster in the end. Clowney said that the growth his defense has experienced this season is what allowed the unit to emerge from the locker room after halftime and pitch a shutout for the final 30 minutes of play to give the offense the breathing room it needed to win the game. “It’s the group of guys we’ve got here,” Clowney said. “We came in at halftime and we were down and I told the team, ‘Man, keep your head up and just keep fighting.’ This is the SEC, the toughest conference to play in, and anything can happen in the SEC.”
Clemson pulls away from South Carolina The South Carolina men’s basketball team tried to claw its way back into the game against Clemson Sunday night, but in the end it wasn’t enough. The Gamecocks fell in Clemson 71-57 to fall to 1-2 on the season. South Carolina trimmed an nine-point halftime deficit to one with just under 13 minutes remaining in the game. However, Clemson used a 10-1 run over the next three minutes to put the game away. Sophomore Mindaugas Kacinas continued his impressive early season start, notching a team-high 13 points and game-high 12
rebounds. Freshman Sindarius Thornwell added 10 points and four rebounds to lead the Gamecock charge. The Tigers’ K.J. McDaniels disr upted South Carolina all game and fi nished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks. The Gamecocks will return to action this Sunday at home versus Florida International. — Compiled by Kyle Heck, Sports Editor
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While quarterback Connor Shaw tied Todd Ellis’ school record for touchdown passes, the senior said he missed several touchdown opportunities in the victory over the Gators. SUSPENSE • Continued from 1 Gamecocks were facing a 4th-and-three at the Florida 32-yard line when Shaw rolled out to his right and threw a pass on the run to Bruce Ellington. The Gator defender fell down on the play and Ellington was able to hold on for the touchdown. “It was kind of a play where it was designed for [Damiere] Byrd to get the ball, but I just saw my defender sitting, so I just ran straight past him,” Ellington said. It took nearly 19 minutes of game play, but South Carolina eventually took the lead for good. On a 3rd-and-goal from the three, Shaw appeared to find receiver Shaq Roland for the touchdown. However, after review, the referees ruled that Roland was bobbling the ball as he went out of bounds. As the student section was in the process of throwing their white towels and other objects on the
field in disgust of the call, Fry knocked through the 22-yarder that proved to be the game-winner with just under seven minutes to go in the game. “That was awfully close,” Spurrier said. “I think everyone saw that he had possession with a foot down but the referees, I guess, didn’t think he had. But as it turned out, it didn’t matter.” That game-winning drive received a lift due to a 58-yard run by Shon Carson on a draw play. South Carolina was facing a 1st-and-15 from its own five when Carson gave the Gamecocks some much needed breathing room. Carson fi nished with 102 yards on 13 carries to notch his first career 100-yard game. Fr y’s four field goals and Carson’s breakout performance were able to cover up erratic play by Shaw on the day. The senior overthrew several of his receivers during the game. However, he was able to avoid the turnovers and fi nished 14-28 for 213
yards. His touchdown to Ellington was the 24th of his career and placed him in a tie with Todd Ellis for the most in school history. “I missed a few touchdown opportunities,” Shaw said. “Some things you just have to let go and move on from and learn from it and try not to make that same mistake again. I think we’re very fortunate to come out with the victory.” Shaw’s sentiment was shared by Spurrier, who said he told his team all week to expect a tough game with the Gators despite their 4-5 record coming into the weekend. While mistakes were made, the Gamecocks received just enough breaks to pull out the win. “I think it was just meant to be for us to win this one today,” Spurrier said. DG
Defense pitches shutout in 2nd half Clowney records 2 tackles for loss, re-aggravates bone spurs Danny Garrison
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Junior cornerback Jimmy Legree’s game-sealing interception in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 19-14 win over Florida will undoubtedly emerge as the most memorable defensive effort of the game. But the play was just the cherry on top of the Gamecock defense’s dominating performance in the final two quarters of South Carolina’s closing SEC contest of the year. “Our defense was really sensational the second half,” coach Steve Spurrier said. “Our guys got tougher in the second half and shut Florida down pretty good.” The first half of game ended with the Gators leading 14-6, and while the two teams were only separated by 12 yards of total offense at the halfway point, South Carolina’s inability to find the end zone after breaching enemy territory led to the discrepancy in the halftime score. Going into the locker room with the Gamecocks’ SEC Championship hopes dwindling, defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward decided changes needed to be made in order to slow down a Florida rushing attack that had already gained 169 yards. “We tried to settle our guys down and make a simple adjustment,” Ward said. “And when we did that, we played better.” After Ward simplified the defense, South Carolina held Florida scoreless in the second half to spearhead the Gamecocks’ comeback victory. The Gator offense was less than balanced on the day, as Florida attempted just 14 passes while handing it off 41 times. The Gators’ preference to run the ball rather than air it out was a product of Florida’s revolving door at the quarterback position this year. A f ter losing Jef f Driskel to a broken leg in September and Tyler Murphy’s failure to make the start Saturday after being listed as a game-time decision, redshirt freshman Skyler Mornhinweg was handed the fi rst start of his career against the Gamecocks. With the unproven Mornhinweg taking snaps, the Gators were forced to keep the ball on the
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Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had five tackles, two for loss, while helping the Gamecocks to a 19-14 victory. ground. Despite the uncertainty of which quarterback would go into the contest, Ward said he took advantage of the bye week to ready his defensive unit for whomever Florida would put under center come game time. “Having two weeks to prepare, we prepared for everything,” Ward said. “I didn’t know [Murphy] wasn’t going to play until we went out to warm up and I saw him in street clothes.” Junior defensive end Jadeveon Clowney made the most of the Gators’ predictability on offense, registering two tackles for loss on the day and compiling five total stops in the game. In the second quarter of Saturday’s victory, Clowney made the Gamecock faithful hold their collective breath when he emerged from a pile writhing in pain and grabbing his leg. It was eventually discovered
that Clowney had re-aggravated the bone spurs in his foot that have been bothering him for the bulk of the season, and South Carolina fans were able to exhale when the star returned to the field shortly after. For the second consecutive game, redshirt junior linebacker Sharrod Golightly claimed a share of the team-lead for tackles, registering six stops along with freshman linebacker Skai Moore and redshirt junior cornerback Victor Hampton. Clowney said the mix of youth and experience leading the team on the stat sheet Saturday is a product of growth throughout the season. “A lot of younger guys are getting smarter and a lot of older guys are stepping up,” Clowney said. “And we just keep gelling together, as a group, and that’s what we try to do every week.” Saturday’s win over Florida saw the Gamecocks DEFENSE • 9