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Award-winning folk musician plays blues Musician plays harmonica at McKissick Museum Sarah Martin
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“Talk about that, Freddie,” was all the encouragement Freddie Vanderford needed to beg in wailing on his harmonica. Play i ng a f ree concer t at McKissick Museum on Thursday night, Vanderford was joined by three other musicians to play traditional blues and folk and tunes from his latest album. Vanderford gained notoriety after receiving the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award in 2010. The award is given by the state General Assembly and recognizes artists who have worked to keep South Carolina’s traditions alive through their work. Vanderford was recognized for “maintaining and sharing the tradition of Piedmont Blues Harp,” an achievement that was on display at the concert. The band was made up of a harmonica, two acoustic guitars and an electric bass. The four
men each took turns singing traditional music and picking t heir favorite songs to play. Vanderford then opened up the concert to take requests from the audience, made up of professors, students and young children. “ We’l l play whatever you want,” Vanderford said. “A nd if we don’t know it, we’ll play it anyway.” The concert included both slow-tempo blues t u nes and more-upbeat i nst r u ment als,
i n c l u d i n g “ L o s t M i n d ,” a track on Vanderford’s album “Piedmont Blues.” Each musician had the chance to show off his talent during a solo round, while he was cheered on by his fellow bandmates. The men also harmonized vocals during each song, and as they played, they smiled, nodded in rhythm and tapped the soles of their boots. BLUES • A2
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Freddie Vanderford played a free concert at the McKissick Museum Thursday night, where he was accompanied by a blues band.
Students to go to Honduras Students Helping Honduras recruits new members, raises funds for trip Sarah Martin
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Bikers build across America Courtesy of Chelsea Ball
The Bike & Build program takes young adults from coast to coast as they pedal across the country and build homes.
USC grad student pedals across the country, builds homes along the way Rebecca Johnson
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Imagine biking more than 4,000 miles and building houses along the way. USC graduate student Chelsea Ball, 23, didn’t have to imagine it, because she did so this past summer. Ball traveled all the way from Jacksonville, Fla., to Monterey, Calif., to help people who depend on affordable housing. Ball was one of more than 200 young adults to take part in the 2013 Bike & Build program. Bike & Build is a nonprofit organization that works to raise awareness of the affordable housing problem in the U.S. The Philadephia-based group has brought together almost 2,000 bicyclists and raised $4.6 million for housing nonprofits since it started in 2002. Each year, eight cross-country trips are made from the East Coast to the West Coast on a mission to construct houses, discuss solutions and engage the participants and the communities they travel through in making housing accessible for everyone. Ball’s experiences also opened her eyes to the reality that some people deal with every day and the innate good in the people she met, she said.
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“It was truly a blessing to know that there are still so many people out there working for the greater good,” Ball said in an email. “It has truly instilled in me a lifetime commitment to giving back to the community.” Ball said that her inspiration was a former graduate student she met at USC, Chika Kusakawa. While searching for graduate schools, Ball stayed with Kusakawa. That’s when Kusakawa told her about her plans for that summer. After hearing about her involvement with Bike & Build and following with her friend’s blog, Ball was convinced that she had to give it a shot. Ball began her challenge on May 19. Averaging 71 miles a day, Ball and her team stopped at 18 different sites along the way, including places in Tallahassee, Fla., New Orleans and Dallas to build houses. The riders volunteered with nine different housing orga n izat ions, such as Habit at for Hu ma n it y, Rebuilding Together and an assortment of local nonprofits. Ball said she learned to sleep anywhere: a tree, a bench, even the side of the road. Along the way, the team had some fun with its work. A Bike & Build tradition is to hold a “prom,” complete with thrift store dresses and awk ward bicyclist tan lines. With only four rest days out of the 81 total days, fi nally arriving in Monterey was
A new club on campus is raising money for charity, but not in the ways you might be thinking. St udent s Helpi ng Hondu r a s wa s created to raise money to build schools i n Hondu ras . A s par t of a nat ional orga n izat ion, t he USC chapter was established last spring. Cat her i ne Budd i n , t he c h apter ’s president, says she wanted to start the club after traveling to Honduras, where she saw the lack of schools for children. “I fell in love with Honduras, and I wa nt ed USC s t udent s to h ave t he opportunity to go and make an impact there,” Buddin said. Students Helping Honduras is trying to reach out and recruit students in unique ways this semester. One way is to put up signs around campus that say “Give a SHHit,” in hopes of catching students’ attention. Public relations coordinator Nikita Morse, a second-year pre-pharmacy major, says other puns are also in the works. “We really want this program to grow, so we can help the children of Honduras as much as possible,” Morse said. “It is so important for college students to help others, and creative marketing is a great way to get people talking and involved.” Cu r rent ly, t he club has about 30 members. With scheduled events and fundraisers planned for the rest of the semester, Morse says she hopes t hat number will continue to grow and help the club expand. O ne e vent t h at Mor se con sider s especially u nique is Grilled Cheese Thursdays. From 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., club members walk around campus, selling grilled cheese sandwiches for $3. All of the proceeds will go toward the organization’s philanthropic efforts. I n add it ion to sel l i ng late -n ight sandwich snacks, SHH will be sponsoring
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October film releases include a range of stars, genres and plot lines for every type of audience.
Editorial Board: Parents Weekend gives a good glimpse of campus life, good and bad.
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Federal employees in SC furloughed in shutdown
Suspect in Capitol shooting shot, killed
Man gets 17 years for killing road worker
After the federal government came to a halt Tue sday at m id n ight , t hou sa nd s of feder a l government employees did not return to work the next morning, including 40 at the U.S. Attorney office in South Carolina, The State reported. “About 35 percent of our workforce has been furloughed,” U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Bill Nettles said. According to Nettles, the majority of the furloughs thus far have been administrative and support staff. Some civil case lawyers have also been furloughed. Nettles also said that even though most federal prosecutors are working criminal cases, it is likely that they will feel the effects of the shutdown should it continue. “People should not believe that two days into the shutdown, they have seen the full effects of a prolonged shutdown,” he said. “The longer this continues, the more acute and crippling this is going to be.”
The U.S. Capitol was locked down Thursday after gunshots were fired while lawmakers were inside debating the federal budget, according to The Associated Press. The female suspect was shot and killed by police after being chased by the Secret Service, NBC reported. A woman in a black car attempted to drive through a barricade outside of the White House and then led police on a chase that ended with gunfire at the Capitol. According to witnesses, around 20 police cars chased the car to Capitol Hill, where it crashed. The driver was taken into custody, and the child that was in the car was taken to a nearby hospital. The driver’s condition has not been disclosed. A police officer was injured in the car accident, but the injuries are reportedly not life threatening.
A Lexington County man pleaded guilty to felony drunken driving charges in the killing of a state transportation department maintenance worker on Interstate 20 last December. Judge Robert Hood sentenced 39-year-old Thomas Lee Stafford to 17 years in prison, The State reported. Stafford was also charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. The victim, 21-year-old Nicholas Johnson, was part of a road crew when Stafford struck and killed him on Dec. 3. According to State Law Enforcement Division and Lexington County Sheriff’s Department records, Stafford has two former DUI charges. Stafford was arrested by Pine R idge Police Department for his second DUI charge only two weeks before the Dec. 3 accident; his first charge is from 2008.
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Vanderford’s presence a lso capt ivated t he aud ience, as he wore a w ide-br im med hat, tinted glasses and a belt buckle emblazoned with his name. While he jammed on his blues harp and sang w it h a deep, t h roat y v o i c e , Va n d e r f o r d commanded the direction and mood of the songs. Interacting with audience members a nd fo c u si ng on t he mu s ic , Va nde r f o rd’s concert gave t hose in attendance a feel of tradition blues music.
bittersweet. “Wak ing up bet ween 4 and 5 a.m. every day and cycling for 12+ hours was difficult to handle ... A few days we biked in 105+ heat,” Ball said. “But we did it! Our team was so positive and focused on the big picture.” Ball was the route leader for the group’s southern U.S. route. She had completed her first and only triathlon in the summer of 2011, and she enjoyed riding a tri-bike but had never made it a priorit y until she found out about the Bike & Build program. Ba l l sa id wou ld u rge USC students to never be afraid of new experiences. “Do not be af raid to step out of you r com for t z one a nd t r y s o m e t h i n g n e w,” s h e s a id . “ I encourage each and ever y USC student to forge their own path, don’t be afraid to change direction and take curves as they come.”
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Chelsea Ball and other cyclists stopped at 18 different sites to build homes during their trip.
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a soccer tournament on Oct. 12 at t he St rom Thurmond Fitness and Wellness Center. The club hopes to at t rac t teams of five players and charge money for them to play. In December, about 15 club members will travel to Honduras themselves to personally work on t he const r uct ion of a new school. Morse says the club was originally hoping to get 10 students t o g e t he r, a nd s he i s thrilled that they already accomplished that goal. “ We h a v e a g r e a t nu mber of st udent s planning on going already, but we would also love for more students to get involved and come,” Morse said. “It will be so fulfilling to personally help the work get done a nd see t he difference we’re making in others’ lives.”
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Weekend offers look at life at USC — good and bad ISSUE Gamecock parents will descend onto Columbia’s streets this weekend. OUR STANCE Their weekend here should provide an accurate glimpse of campus life. Hello parents, and welcome to USC. R e s t a s s u r e d , t he t u it io n you’ve spent has not been in vain. Despite the f lashbacks to your own college days of varying ra mbu nc t iou sness, perhaps triggered by the many nights of unanswered texts to your child, we can assure that great things are indeed happening at USC. A re you st ill skept ical? We don’t blame you. After all, you only want what’s best for your son or daughter, and we understand that. Perhaps a stroll through the historical Horseshoe is in order. While you meander through the lush foliage and idyllic walkways, pict ure your st udent casually reviewing their subjects among friends one sunny afternoon on the green. That should soothe your worries. Speak ing of academics, t he Thomas Cooper Library, in all its glory, is surely worth touring. We can’t tell you how many sleepless nights cramming we’ve spent studying in those stacks.
Oh, did we say cram m ing? Forget that, because the only thing that could be considered crammed right about now is the campus, as Gamecock families descend on the streets. Parking is undoubtedly a hot com mod it y r ight about now, which may be frustrating for you. Trust us, we can relate. Despite how nice campus may look, not all is peachy in paradise. Unfort unately, many of the logistical issues you’re facing now are a daily challenge for us. We’d be remiss to keep from saying that the university is overpopulated, as classrooms are clearly filled to the brim, parking is in drastic shortage and campus’s streets is a continual snafu. In fact, issues like those are our biggest crit icism of USC nowadays. Aside from the obvious overcrowding, communications b et we e n t he u n i v e r s it y a nd students can be rather lackluster as well. Like any campus in an urban
“Like any school, USC has its ups and downs. We’ve been happy to report any steps the school has taken to improve student life, and lately we’ve been impressed.”
environment, crime is byproduct of the location. Consequently, alerts of any suspicious activity are best communicated quickly and efficiently, words that often don’t describe USC’s Carolina Alert — at least not quite yet. A l a s , we G a me c o c k s t e nd to h ave a shor t memor y, a s most things are forgiven come g a meday, when we pi le i nto W ill ia ms-Br ice St ad iu m a nd ex per ience t he glor y t hat is “Sandstorm.” With a nationally ranked football team that’s done well in recent years, it’s good to have that venue to take the edge off our college workload. Should you go to the game, we’d be surprised if you don’t agree. Like any school, USC has its ups and downs. Fortunately for us, most of our criticisms can be remedied. We’ve been happy to report any steps the school has taken to improve student life, and lately, we’ve been impressed with improvements in student safety, dining, athletic ticketing and much more. While USC still has much to improve on, progress is being made nonetheless. The school is in good hands with President Harris Past ides, and w it h an i nc re a s i n gl y p a s s ion at e a nd qualified student body, it’s safe to say the outlook is bright.
In football, girls have game, too Football is a man’s world, or so says our culture. From birth, it seems little girls may only enter this world with pom-poms in hand or a bow in their hair, cheering on their male counterparts, who dominate the realm of sports media. That’s not to say football is completely devoid of girls. Every now and then, we hear a news story about a girl who takes the field for a high school’s annual homecoming football game, plays and then comes out of the locker room before half time ends to be featured on the homecoming court. Better yet, some women even make it into college football, though very rarely does it happen in Division I, and nearly all of them are kickers or placekickers, due to their undeniably smaller stature compared to men. Unfort u nately, t hat’s about where the journey ends for female football players, as the door is violently shut when it comes to the NFL. The big leagues are left to the men. Considering how competitive the NFL is, especially when you take into account that a mere 1.7 percent of all college players make the transition into professional football, perhaps we shouldn’t be too upset about the lack of women in it.
Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean girls don’t know their stuff when it comes to football. I belong to an all-girls fantasy football league, and we defy the odds and expectations guys tend to dismiss us with. Our teams are not stacked with the most cliché teams or the cutest players, but rather the sleeper picks that make it big and the all-stars that we fought for on draft night. On top of the notion that girls don’t belong in the sport itself, there’s one that girls have no place in the fantasy football arena either, and it is an absurd assumption. Fo ot b a l l i s not a c o mple x concept, and while its emotional attachment is aimed at the hightestosterone crowd, women can st ill hold t heir ow n prov ided they have the knowledge that the borderline overzealous male fans have. Women may not have the same ad rena l i ne-f ueled ded icat ion to ever y single football game that’s ever been aired, but the comparison in capabilit y stops there. According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, 5.4 million women play fa nt as y football. The men complaining about the women in their leagues must be losing to them, because websites like Yahoo! and ESPN certainly welcome the growing audience.
Women now make up 20 percent of all fantasy league players. The man’s world isn’t becoming soft or less manly, but is connecting the two genders that seem to have always been cheering for opposite teams. Fantasy football creates a bond bet ween men and women on a topic women have long given up on. When winning their fantasy leag ue brings cash and, more important ly, bragg ing rights, women gain the respect of the men. A nd wh i le we women m ay still be the cutest of the football fans, our pom-poms and bows don’t cloud our ability to pick top players or win big games, because anything you can do, we can do better. Game on, boys. — Mackenzie Grant, secondyear broadcast journalism student
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To compete, USC needs to ditch video-based courses Content inadequate compared to existing online resources If USC wants to step up its game and jump in college rankings, it needs to ditch any and all classes driven by recorded lectures. In this day and age of the Internet and its free f low of information, USC can’t afford to relegate a well-spoken lecture, live and in person, to a digital format, especially those that can’t compete with the likes of the already popular K han Academy and M IT OpenCourseWare: highly touted and wellreviewed resources that don’t cost viewers a dime. You caught that, right? About no costs? Khan Academy and MIT’s OpenCourseWare are absolutely free. With all the press it’s gotten, it almost goes w it hout say ing that K han Academy’s material is on point. Have a calculus test on partial derivatives, gradients a nd d i v e r g e nc e s t h at y ou’r e fuzzy on with no time to attend a n SI session? Hop on K ha n Academy for a great refresher Max Stolarczyk on material that you’d otherwise be stuck trying to make sense of Second-year finance student with your notes and lonesome self. The text is concise and to t he point, a nd t he v ideos are engaging and intelligently narrated. The production quality is at a level that far exceeds the antiquated video lectures some of us are forced to endu re here at USC . Furthermore, Khan Academy’s subject material is not limited to mathematics, but includes science, economics, humanities and computer programming, too. But wait, the power of the Internet is not too good to be true, because it arguably gets better. MIT’s OpenCourseWare provides video lect ures encompassing an ent ire course’s material for free! M IT’s qualit y lect ures, on subject s ra ng i ng f rom aeronaut ics to economics, are all a click away. You may not get the nominal credits for watching them, but you will get the education. Some of the lectures, particularly the physics-related ones, are so valued that they’ve become minor YouTube hits. A couple of MIT professor Walter Lewin’s lectures have over a million views. You can’t argue with those numbers. With such great resources available online and for free, no one wants to feel like they’re pay i ng t u it ion to teach t hemselves w it h incredibly suboptimal material. For many students, paying tuition is half the challenge of college, and for them to not get their money’s worth out of their hard work is a disrespect to their dedication to getting an education. Give the students what their tuition has earned them: the expertise of their professors displayed live and in lecture. W hether the decision to build classes around YouTube video lectures was financially driven or not, it’s a poor use of technology and shows a concerning lack of vision by the administration. Well-versed and knowledgeable professors will always be the staple of a college education, and USC would be smart to leave the video lectures as a mere supplement to the foundation provided by the classroom or lecture hall. CONTACT INFORMATION
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Indie favorites changing up the game ‘Bastion,’ ‘World of Goo’ great alternatives to well-known names Aaron Jenkins
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The definition of “indie game” can vary, but there are a few constants. Indie games are cheap unique, and they’re a labor of love. When looking for new sources of gaming fun on a budget, or even just something different from mainstream games, this list features a platformer — a game in which the character jumps over obstacles and on platforms — a role-playing game and a puzzle game.
1.Super Meat Boy The reactions most people have to the term “hardcore platformer” range from disinterest to disbelief that there is such a thing. “Super Meat Boy,” however, is a hardcore platformer that’s too tight and fun to be ignored. “Super Meat Boy” features excellently tuned gameplay, as players leap and wall-jump their way over buzz saws and slide across crumbling floors using the game’s satisfying, responsive controls. You’ll die many times, but in a stroke of brilliance, the game is built around this. Upon death, players immediately start again at the beginning of the short level, and once they beat the level, they’re treated to all of their past lives running in tandem, all meeting their grisly end except for that final successful one. “Super Meat Boy” is addictive and rewarding and makes for a treat for anyone up for a technical challenge.
2.Bastion “Bastion” opens with the dulcet tones of a rugged narrator, saying, “Proper stories supposed to start at the beginning. Ain’t so simple with this one.” This sets the tone for an atmospheric RPG experience that’s like few others. Experience is the important word here, as the polished presentation elevates the frankly mediocre
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Indie games like “Bastion” offer challenging levels and interesting puzzles that make for unique challenges. gameplay. The art style is beautiful, the narration is well-written, and the soundtrack is so great that it might be the best part of the game. The gameplay is reminiscent of the Diablo series, and it’s engaging enough, but it’s not a selling point in the same way that the imaginative world or moody score is. While aficionados of involved gameplay might want to stick to other games, if they’re looking for a game to take to a fascinating new world, “Bastion” is the game for it.
3.World of Goo “World of Goo” is a quirky, physics-based puzzle game. While it seems simple in a lot of ways, the game begins by challenging the player to build a basic
bridge out of connected goo balls. At first glance, the minimalistic, cartoony aesthetic seems unambitious. The intricacies of the game come through quickly, though. As the game progresses, the player descends into a Tim Burton style of industrial madhouse of levels connected by an absurd and strange story. It starts with uncomplicated structures, but the player will be building Rube Goldberg goo machines in no time, solving increasingly ingenious puzzles. Physics-based games are generally gratifying to play, and “World of Goo” is no different. There’s some kind of innate pleasure in building structures and watching them move that the game delivers on in spades. For players looking for a puzzle game with some uniqueness, “World of Goo” should satisfy that itch. DG
October films bring adventure, thrill Fall movie scene an eclectic mix of remakes, unexpected plots Jonathan Winchell
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Big name stars like Robert Redford, who stars in the upcoming film “All is Lost,” take over upcoming movies in an interesting array of genres and story lines. he closer the end of the year gets, the more the Oscar race heats up. “12 Yea r s a Slave” a nd “Blue Is t he Wa r mest Color” a re t wo of the probable but controversial contenders. Here are some upcoming releases:
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“Dracula 3D” — limited release tod ay; direc ted b y Dar io Argento ; starring Thomas Kretschmann and Rutger Hauer The 73-year-old Italian horror maestro Dario Argento has taken a stab at Bram Stoker’s classic novel. The fi lm was shot in 3D, but sadly it will be shown in only a very limited number of theaters and shown in 3D on even fewer screens. This might be because the fi lm has gotten very harsh rev iews. Perhaps t he f ilm will best be appreciated, if at all, by Argento completists. “Gravity” — released today; directed by Alfonso Cuarón; starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney Of all the fi lms playing in IMAX this year, A lfonso Cuarón’s sci-fi thriller should be at the top of the must-see list. Critics have almost all written glowing reviews of the fi lm. It’s been said it has some of the best special effects in film history and that it is 90 minutes of brilliant minimalist fi lmmaking on a grand scale. “Ru n ner Ru n ner” — released tod ay; direc ted b y B ra d Fu r m a n; starring Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck
and Gemma Arterton Ju s t i n Ti mb erl a k e s t a r s a s a college math whiz who gets pulled into a world of gambling, crime and violence led by Ben Affleck. Just go see “Gravity.” “A Touch of Si n” — limited release today; directed by Jia Zhangke; starring Wu Jiang, Vivien Li, Lanshan Luo and Baoqiang Wang Chinese fi lmmaker Jia Zhangke’s new violent take on modern Chinese society premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, where he won the Best Screenplay award. “Romeo and Juliet” — limited release Oc t. 11; direc ted b y Carlo Carlei; s tar r ing Hailee Steinfeld , Douglas Booth, Paul Giamatti, Stellan Skarsgård, Damian Lewis and Kodi Smit-McPhee Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld is astonishingly good in the Coen brot hers’ “Tr ue Gr it.” She now takes on one of the most legendary roles in all of literature. She should be ready to recite Shakespeare’s words, because “True Grit” gave her practice with dense, antiquated dialogue. “Captain Phillips” — released Oct. 11; directed by Paul Greengrass; starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Keener Paul Greengrass (“The Bourne Ultimatum,” “United 93”) is one of the best action directors working t o d a y, b e c a u s e h e c o m b i n e s politics and a sense of urgency and
immediacy in his action scenes. His new film is based on a true story and stars Tom Hanks as the title cha rac ter, who is k id napped by Somali pirates. “ E s c a p e f r o m To m o r r o w ” — limited release Oct. 11; directed by Randy Moore; starring Roy Abramsohn, Elena Schuber and Katelynn Rodriguez This is arguably the most daring f ilm shoot of the year. This tiny black-and-white feature was fi lmed i nside Disney pa rk s w it hout t he cor porat ion’s k nowledge or permission. With guerilla-style fi lm making, this black comedy captures the downfall of a typical American family on vacation.
“Machete Kills” — released Oct. 11; direc ted by Rober t Rodrig uez; starring Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Antonio Banderas, Demian Bichir, Lady Gaga, Mel Gibson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Amber Heard, Vanessa Hudgens, Michelle Rodriguez, Charlie Sheen and Sofía Vergara The original “Machete” was based on Robert Rodriguez’s fake trailer in “Grindhouse.” The sequel will be another violent, trashy exploitation fi lm or, more accurately, a spoof of them. Like the original film, the sequel has an eclect ic cast, from Oscar winners Mel Gibson and Cuba Gooding, Jr. to pop stars Lady Gaga and Vanessa Hudgens. MOVIES • A5
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Benedict Cumberbatch plays opposite Daniel Domscheit-Berg in “The Fifth Estate.” MOVIES • Continued from 4 “G a mbit ” — released Oc t. 12; wr it te n b y E than an d Joel Coe n ; starring Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz, Alan R ickman, Stanley Tucci and Cloris Leachman This remake of the 1966 comic caper starring Shirley MacLaine and Michael Caine is the fi rst fi lm the Coen Brothers wrote, but did not direct. It was set to be released a year ago and has struggled to fi nd a release date. It has gotten almost nothing but bad reviews. The Coen Brot hers did not have any input during or after the film’s production. “Kill Your Darlings” — limited rel ea se O c t . 16; direc ted b y John Krokidas; starring Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Ben Foster, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Cross and Kyra Sedgwick Da n iel R adc l i f fe i s c er t a i n ly put t i n g h i s H a r r y Pot t er d ay s behind him by tack ling t he role of beat poet A llen Ginsberg. Jack Houston (“Boa rdwa l k Empi re”) plays Jack Kerouac, and Ben Foster plays W ill iams Bu r roughs. The three writers come together because of a 1944 murder. “The Fifth Estate” — released Oc t. 18; direc ted b y Bill Cond on ; starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Carice van Houten, Stanley Tucci, Laura Linney and David Thewlis Benedict Cumberbatch ( “ S h e r l o c k ,” “ S t a r Tr e k I n t o
Da rk ne s s” ) play s cont rover sia l WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange i n t h is bio -pic d i rec ted by Bi l l Condon (“G ods a nd Monsters,” “Kinsey,” “Dreamgirls”). “12 Years a Slave” — limited release Oct. 18 ; directed by Steven McQueen ; starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, M i c h a e l Fa s s b e n d e r, B ra d P i t t , Benedict Cumberbatch, Quvenzhané Wallis, Paul Giamatti, Paul Dano, Scoot McNairy, Sarah Paulson, Michael Kenneth Williams, Alfre Woodard, Dwight Henry and Adepero Oduye Steve McQueen’s violent, brutal period piece is one of the few fi lms that deals with slavery in America. The film has received astonishing reviews and has made Oscar frontrunners of Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and McQueen. “Ca r r ie” — rel ea sed O c t . 18; directed by Kimberly Peirce; starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore and Judy Greer Stephen King’s fi rst novel was also the fi rst of his works to be adapted into a fi lm. Brian De Palma’s 1976 hor ror classic has a l ready been remade once before as a TV movie in 2002. There are only two things going for this seemingly pointless remake: director K imberly Peirce (“Boys Don’t Cry”) and star Julianne Moore. In the original, Sissy Spacek was so perfectly cast as the painfully shy and frail Carrie. Chloë Grace MOVIES • A6
MOVIES • Cont. from A5 Moret z is a t a lented you ng act ress, but she is too much of a beaut if ul, ever yday teenager for the role. “A l l i s L o s t ” — released Oct. 18; directed by J.C. Chandor; starring Robert Redford J.C . C h a nd o r ’s second f i l m sh a r ply cont rast s h is f i rst f ilm, “Marg in Call.” “ M a rg i n Ca l l” i s a dialogue-heavy drama set almost entirely in
an office building, with a cast full of top-notch actors, and “All is Lost” is basically a one-man s ho w w it h m i n i m a l dialog ue. This is t he f irst t ime since 2005 Rob er t Red ford h a s starred in a live-action fi lm but did not direct it. “Blue Is the War mest Color” — released Oct. 25; directed by Abdellatif Kechiche ; s tar r ing Léa Se ydou x and Adèle Exarchopoulos This t hree-hour
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Senior defensive end Chaz Sutton (90) said that the leaders of the defense have stressed the importance of being focused to the younger players on the football team.
Defensive unit looks to improve on fundamentals against Kentucky
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hough S out h Ca rol i n a has suffered just one loss this season, coach Steve Spurrier said Saturday’s home conte st ag a i n st Kent uck y w ill be a crucial turning point in t h e G a m e c o c k s ’ 2 013 campaign. “ We ’ v e g o t s o m e coaching to do if we’re going to turn around this season,” Spurrier said. “Because we’ve been on the verge of really blowing a couple of games.” T ho s e couple of g a me s wou ld b e S out h Carolina’s last t wo outings, a 35-25 win over Vanderbilt and a 28-25 victory at UCF. The Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1 SEC) had built a lead of 28 points against Vanderbilt and 18 points against, only to allow their opponents to claw their way into the game. “We’ve got a lot of improving to do tr ying to hold leads,” Spurrier said. “We’re very, very fortunate to have won the last two ball games. We’re very fortunate that we’re not sitting here in the dumps, because we could’ve lost the last two ball games.” Though Kentucky is just 1-3 on the season, recent history suggests South Carolina should not look past the Wildcats. Last season’s matchup in Lexington, Ky., also saw Kentucky enter the game with a 1-3 record, only to take a 17-7 lead over South Carolina into
the locker room at halftime. The Gamecocks managed to outscore Kentucky 31-0 in the second half to earn a 38-17 win, but an inconsistent showing against this year’s Kentucky team would fall right in line with the trend South Carolina has established this season. The similarly unpredictable play of last year’s game against the Wildcats and South Carolina’s most recent game against Central Florida was not lost on Spurrier. “It was very similar to the Kentuck y game, almost exactly like the Kentucky game,” Spurrier said. “We had to try something different.” South Carolina sits at 3-1 with a 1-1 conference record going into the game against the Wildcats and has not won a game by more than 10 points since beating North Carolina 27-10 in the season opener. Despite the at times unconvincing fashion in which the team has won games, South Carolina sits at No. 13 nationally — a number that Spurrier is thankful for. “We’re 3-1 and 13 in the countr y, which is f lattering for the way we’ve played at times,” Spurrier said. “But on the other side, we’ve played pretty well at times.” By now, most Gamecock fans are aware of widespread youth on the South Carolina roster. With just four scholarship seniors, South Carolina is the youngest team in division I football, Spurrier said. This inexperience can explain much of South Carolina’s inconsistent play, but senior defensive end C h a z Sut ton t h i n k s t h at h i s you nger counterparts can grow as the season goes on. “It’s just all about just being focused,” Sutton said. “We try to talk to these guys to just focus in each week, because it’s always a new team, and it’s always a new scheme that we’ve got to just get prepared for.” Spurrier said that faulty tackling and dropped
“ We’re very fortunate we’re not sitting here in the dumps, because we could’ve lost the last two ball games.” — Steve Spurrier passes on the part of inexperienced players has prompted the team to go back to the fundamentals in practice this week in the hopes of eliminating minor mistakes. As Spurrier prepares South Carolina for its third SEC clash of the season, he is choosing to look at the ugly fashion in which his team has won games with the glass half full. Spurrier said that he was proud of his young team, and its ability to grind out close games early in the season bodes well for the Gamecocks. “They’ve done pretty well,” Spurrier said. “Yeah we’ve had some lapses. We’ve almost blown some leads the last couple of weeks. But to be 3-1, it’s not bad, and hopefully we can learn from these mistakes and get better.”
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Georgia State @ No. 1 Alabama, Sat. 12:21 p.m., ESPN3 There is no way to put this nicely. No. 1 Alabama has the Georgia State Panthers (0-4) visiting Bryant-Denny Stadium this Saturday in a game that should be over in the first quarter. No disrespect to what coach Bill Curry and his staff are building at Georgia State, but the Panthers don’t have a chance in this one. The Crimson Tide have proven again and again why they are the best team in college football, and this weekend will indicate the exact same. Senior quarterback A.J. McCarron and sophomore running back T.J. Yeldon have led the way for the Alabama offense this year. The two have been a part of nine touchdowns this season, and on Saturday, that number could jump signif icantly. Yeldon is a physical, down-the-field style of back that can create problems even for nationally ranked opponents. He should have an open field to run on and shouldn’t be surprised when coach Nick Saban asks him to sit down after the first half of action. No. 6 Georgia @ Tennessee, Sat. 3:30 p.m., CBS After a 44-41 Bulldog victory over LSU, Georgia quarterback Aaron Mu r r ay a nd t he tea m’s fo c u s is now directed toward the Tennessee Volunteers. Murray has bounced back better than most thought he would and put himself back on track this year after an early loss to Clemson. Murray already has totaled 1338 yards, completed 68.1 percent of his passes and thrown 11 touchdowns. He is doing all the right things to put his team in a position to win the ball game and should be able to throw the ball wherever he wants in this contest against a weak secondary for the Volunteers. Tennessee will call on its dual running back attack, led by Rajion Neal, to slow the game down and keep Murray on the sideline. Neal
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Undefeated No. 1 Alabama is hoping to tack on another win when they host Georgia State in a game that should be one-sided. has carried the ball 80 times, for 468 yards, and five scores this year. He is a strong, physical back at 5 foot, 11 inches and 212 pounds. Neal can run between the tackles and could create problems for a young Bulldog defense. It will be Neal and junior running back Marlin Lane that could put Georgia on its heels. No. 10 LSU @ Mississippi State, Sat. 7 p.m., ESPN Following a tough defeat to No. 6 G eorg ia, t he LSU Tigers w il l look to get back on track against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. This game will be more interesting than some may think. The Bulldogs are ranked 16t h among FBS teams in points allowed (14.8 points per contest) but can also put up points, ranking 48th with an average of 34 points per game. Dual-threat quarterback Dak Prescott
is a talented player with all the right tools to lead his team over a ranked opponent. Prescott has completed 55.3 percent of his passes this season to go along with three passing touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns. He is averaging 5.8 yards per carry and has done a stellar job confusing defensives this year. LSU will call on senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger and sophomore Jeremy Hill to deliver some scores for the Tigers. Mississippi State should disrupt LSU at first, but expect the Tigers to get back to their winning ways this Saturday.
Florida’s success the rest of the way is on the shoulders of these two young backs. Arkansas is coming off a contest in which they almost upset Johnny Manziel and the Aggies, losing 45-33. Sophomore Brandon Allen has played well this year, collecting 670 yards and eight touchdowns. He has the difficult task of going up against the eighth-ranked Florida defense (12.8 points per game allowed). If Allen is able to locate his wide-outs and move the chains on tough third downs, the Razorbacks could pull off an upset in Gator country.
Arkansas @ No. 18 Florida, Sat. 7 p.m., ESPN2 The Razorbacks come into “The Swamp” to play a Florida team that has lost t wo key players in junior quarterback Jeff Driskel and senior defensive lineman Dominique Easley to season ending injuries. Despite the injuries, the Gators are still a contender for a strong bowl game at the end of the year. Junior quarterback Tyler Murphy hasn’t had a breakout game quite yet, but in two games, the junior has done well controlling the tempo and managing the game for the Gators. Florida will rely on running backs Matt Jones and Mack Brown to carry the load the rest of the way this season. The two have combined for 517 yards and five touchdowns.
No. 24 Ole Miss @ Auburn Sat. 7 p.m. ESPNU After suffering a 25-0 loss to No. 1 A labama in which Ole Miss was prepared to jump onto the national stage with an upset win in Tuscaloosa, Ala., the Rebels now switch focus and must prove resilient on Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Rebels were held to 205 total yards against t he Crimson Tide last Sat u rday, which junior quarterback Bo Wallace said has not happened to him often in his career. Failing to execute and capitalize on scoring opportunities led the Rebels to a disappointing loss. It w il l fal l on Wal lace a nd senior tailback Jeff Scott to get the read option working once again this SEC • B3
DEFENSE • Cont. from B5 extended playing time. Holloman said last week’s f inish was disappoint ing for the defense, but after watching the film, the players k new t heir mistakes could be fi xed. “ We ne e d t o k e ep focusing on the little things the coaches ask us to do,” Holloman said. “If we continue to pick up on those little things, we’ll be just fine.”
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SEC • Continued from B2 Saturday against the Tigers. Auburn is a team that needs a lot of help on both sides of the ball. Although home field advantage could disrupt Wallace in the beginning, expect Wallace and Scott to go back to confusing defenses and making defenders pay with their ground attack. Missouri @ Vanderbilt, Sat. 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 Second-year SEC prog ram Missouri plays in its fi rst SEC game of the season this Saturday against the Vanderbilt Commodores. The 4-0 Tigers breezed through their non-conference schedule, scoring 45.5 points per contest (ranked ninth amongst FBS teams). M issou ri’s senior quarterback James Franklin has played exceptionally well so far this season, completing 67.9 percent of his passes, throwing nine touchdowns
NATION • Cont. from B6 can run in between the tackles against a good Oklahoma front. Look for the Fighting Irish to u s e t hei r g rou nd game to kill the clock and keep their defense rested for A rizona S t a t e ’s h i g h p o w e r offense. Minnesota @ No. 19 M ic h ig a n , S at . 3:3 0 p.m ., A BC/ ESPN2 After an impressive s t a r t , t h e N o . 19 Michigan Wolverines have slowed dow n. T h i s S a t u r d a y, t h e M i n nesot a G olden
and scoring two touchdowns himself. Franklin has kept the chains moving for his young Tigers team and could create a problem for a Vanderbilt team that hasn’t found the way to win close games this year. The Commodores have had a solid season, led by the dual backfield threat of sophomore Jerron Seymour and senior Wesley Tate. Combined, the two have totaled 530 yards and nine touchdowns on 102 carries . Vanderbilt’s air attack has proved capable this year, too, led by senior quarterback Aust yn Carta-Samuels and his main target, senior wide receiver Jordan Matthews. Scoring has not been the issue for the Commodores this year; it has simply been failing to close games out and make big plays when needed. Look for a high-scoring matchup in this contest, one that could feature a last minute drive to seal the win for either side.
Gophers make their way into the “Big House” to play a Michigan team, who are coming off a bye week and will look to get back on t rack. M i c h i g a n’s s e n i o r of fensive lineman Taylor Lewan said his t e a m’s p e r f o r m a n c e had been embarrassing and vowed such a poor effort wouldn’t happen again in practice or a game. The M ichigan offense, led by junior quarterback Dev in G a rd ner , ha s played well this year, scoring 38 p oi nt s per g a me. The Wolverines need to improve their play on t he defensive side
of t he ball if t hey plan to defeat a good Minnesota team t hat ca n score a nd stop t he pass w it h qu ick cor nerback s. M innesota’s strengt h lies w it h its r u n ning back duo of ju n ior David Cobb and sophomore Rod r ick Williams Jr. The t wo back s have combined for 651 yards and eight touchdowns this season. If Michigan is unable to stop the ground game of the Golden Gophers, t he t e a m’s b ad lu c k could continue.
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W i l l i a m s - B r i c e S t a d i u m i n South Carolina is favored by 21 Columbia (capacity of 80,250) points over Kentucky Kickoff is scheduled for 7:38 p.m. South Carolina leads 16-7-1, and the Saturday. Gamecocks have won two in a row against Kentucky.
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The game will be televised on FSN, with Bob Rathbun handling the play-by-play duties and Tim Couch doing color analysis. The sideline reporter will be Elizabeth Moreau. RADIO: Locally, the game will be broadcast on 107.5 FM. Todd Ellis will handle the play-by-play duties, while Tommy Suggs is the color analyst. Langston Moore will be the sideline correspondent. The game will also be on Sirius channel 135 and XM channel 201.
OFFENSE • Continued from B6 coach Everette Sands said. “I’m not going to hesitate. I think we might go ahead and throw him in. The big question is how long Brandon is going to be out. But we have to make sure that David is ready to go if we need him.” For now, the prognosis on Wilds is that he is going to be out two or three weeks , but the experience w it h S h a w s h o w s t h at c o u ld change quickly. Roland O n Tu e s d a y , S p u r r i e r announced that wide receiver Shaq Roland will be suspended until the Tennessee game in two weeks for violating an undisclosed university policy. Spu r r ier said t he t h ree-game
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The forecast for Columbia is partly cloudy Saturday, with a high of 91 degrees, a low of 65 and a 10 percent chance of rain. Winds will be out of the south-southeast at 4 mph.
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South Carolina defeated Kentucky in Lexington, 38-17, last season. The last meeting in Columbia was in 2011, when the Gamecocks trounced the Wildcats, 54-3.
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BEHIND ENEMY LINES FIVE QUESTIONS WITH NICK GRAY, SPORTS EDITOR, THE KENTUCKY KERNEL 1. What do Kentucky fans think of Mark Stoops so far this season? I imagine most fans understood that the team would struggle, but is there still positive energy surrounding the team? They see the improvement between last year and this year. No one expected UK to win 9 or 10 games, or even 6 or 7. Attendance for the past two games topped 60,000 people, and I’d imagine that would continue when Alabama and Tennessee come to town. Last season, the record for the Cats through four games was also 1-3. But the program is in the right place right now. The fans hope that they don’t get embarrassed like at South Carolina in 2011 and last year against Vanderbilt. For the most part, the Cats have done that. Stoops’ expectations internally are hard-working football players who give complete effort in games and in practice. Wednesday, Stoops was the most upset after practice than at any point in his 10-month tenure, because he believed his players were trying “to fi nd a rock to hide under” instead of working hard. As long as players stay away from those rocks, the positive energy will continue. The excitement around the program is still as high as it has been since the Andre’ Woodson days. 2. What’s the quarterback situation looking like going into this weekend? Both Maxwell Smith and Jalen Whitlow have played this year, but Stoops said he wants one to step up. Is that likely to happen this week? At practice on Tuesday, Stoops admitted that one quarterback is getting more fi rst-team repetitions than the other, but did not specif y on whom. Offensive coordinator Neal Brown said Wednesday the plan to start the week was to give one guy the vast majority of the snaps in practice and start him
Saturday. Neither one has stepped up against defenses that are worse than South Carolina’s defense, in my opinion, like Louisville and Western Kentucky. That is concerning to Stoops and Brown, but how can a quarterback be successful against Florida, South Carolina and Alabama in a 21-day span? That’s my way of saying I don’t believe, barring victory ... that one quarterback will capture the starting job outright. 3. How much attention do you think Kentucky w i l l p ut on Ja de v e on Clo w n e y ? E v e r y opponent South Carolina has had this season has run away from the junior and double- or triple-teamed him. Do you think the Wildcats will stick to that game plan? I don’t think you can do anything but double team (or at least chip a back or tight end) Clowney. The offensive tackle he’ll likely do battle against is Darrian Miller, and Miller allowed two sacks last week against Florida. It was uncharacteristic for Miller to so, but nevertheless, attention will be placed on Clowney. Now, I do not think he’s a guy you need to triple team like Central Florida did last week at times. Georgia chipped a running back on him and rolled away from him on pass plays while also running away from him. I think if Kentucky tries to attack Clowney without letting him go east and west, they’ll run the ball effectively. But the Cats have too many problems on offense besides the ones on the other side of the ball to not focus on doing what they’re scheming to do correctly. 4. What positives can Kentucky take from last week’s loss to Florida? The second half appeared to go a lot better for the team, so can they carry that into the game against the Gamecocks?
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Secondar y coach Grady Brow n preached one thing to his players this week: focus. After watching his secondary allow two 70-plus-yard pass plays that let Central Florida back into the game i n t he fou r t h quar ter last week , disappointment reigned supreme. Even wit h t he 28-25 v ictor y, t he Gamecock defense’s tripping over the little things and allowing a close game overshadowed the win. “It’s terrible to me,” redshirt senior cornerback Jimmy Legree said. “I feel like we’re a much better secondary than that. We didn’t play like it, and other teams are going to attack us even more. So we have to step up and make them pay for it.” Brown said each player has to do a better job of focusing the entire game. He said missed assignments and missing small details were a cause of big plays down the stretch. “If you can execute an assignment properly in the first half, you can execute it in the second half,” Brown said. Coach Steve Spurrier said the team is fortunate to be at 3-1, considering that it has let teams come back in the past two games. He added that the defense cannot allow long plays when the team has a big lead. A main focus in practice has been t he t hree-deep defense, in which South Carolina has three safeties play deeper in coverage, so they can keep everything in front of them. It was the defense they played in the fourth quarter against UCF, but it did not succeed in stopping big gains. Ju n ior defensive end Jadeveon Clow ney a nd redsh ir t ju n ior cornerback Victor Hampton said after the game that there were some players on defense, specifically some of the older players, that got too relaxed when they had a big lead. Spurrier said he had a talk with Clowney and Hampton about calling the defense out publicly but added that his players did not say any names in the press conference, which would have been a bigger problem. The Gamecocks have been doing more t ack l i ng d r i l ls i n prac t ice because the defense is not playing fundamentally sound, Spurrier said. Many players are going high and arm tackling instead of wrapping up and getting low.
5. Finally, how grueling has this stretch of playing ranked teams every week been for the Wildcats? Next week against Alabama will be four straight weeks of playing a top-20 opponent. Has the difficult stretch demoralized the team, or are the Wildcats still a confident bunch? The Cats are still as confident as they have been all year; they’re smart enough to know that the season would be messy at this point. But the energy from the fans, along with a much more manageable portion of the schedule coming after Nick Saban comes to Lexington, is keeping the players and the coaches hopeful and optimistic. That is, unless practices like Wednesday’s version becomes a trend as October turns into November. Prediction: 42-17, South Carolina The talent gap between the two teams is obvious. I’d expect Connor Shaw, who is the announced starter at quarterback, to share time with Dylan Thompson, and I think both will (or definitely should) hand the ball to Mike Davis at least 25 times. UK’s defense must get pressure on the quarterback in order to keep the game in reach, while the offense must fi nd a way to move the football through the air and not turn the ball over. The story likely stays the same for the Cats; the defense stays on the field for a long time, and a handful of turnovers in the opponent’s territory turn a solid loss into a thorough defeat.
There’s not much momentum to look at in regards to UK’s offense in that second half. The Florida defense is the real deal and will give the Georgia
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running backs and Mike Davis some trouble. Any weekend that goes by without a quarterback standing out is not good for UK. But the Cats defense was on the field for over 38 minutes and gave up only a field goal in the second half against the Gators.
The matchup against Kentucky is the first time that South Carolina must prepare for two quarterbacks. Sophomore Maxwell Smith starts for the Wildcats and is more of a passing threat. His backup, sophomore quarterback Jalen Whitlow will come in to shake things up. Whitlow is a versatile player and is a more mobile quarterback. Sout h Ca rol i na saw more of W h it low i n la st ye a r ’s g a me at Kentucky after Smith left during the fi rst series with an ankle injury. The Gamecocks succeeded in containing W hitlow, as he only had six yards on 16 carries, but he did manage a touchdown run in the contest. Kentucky has two running backs to go along with Whitlow’s running capability in true freshman Jojo Kemp and senior Ray mond Sanders III. Each of the top three options in the Wildcats’ run game have at least 169 yards rushing, with Kemp leading at 186 yards. When it comes to planning for two quarterbacks, defensive line coach Deke Adams said it is difficult when one is predominately a runner and one is a thrower. “It’s tough to do, but we’ve done a good job so far; the guys are focused, and I think we’re going to be fine,” Adams said. “You change some things up, but you don’t totally change your defense up. We’ll do some things that give us a chance to be a little more successful in each phase.” Tr ue f reshman linebacker Skai Moore said the team is smart and capable enough to make the necessary adju st ment s . Mo ore added t h at he expects to be in the rotation of linebackers even more on Saturday after receiving significant playing time against UCF. Spurrier hinted that Moore would get more reps in the rotation along with redshirt freshman linebacker T.J. Holloman. “You don’t know what you’re going to get from some of t hese young linebackers until they get out there,” Spurrier said. “There’s guys who look good in practice, and when they get in the game, they don’t do a dang thing. And there’s some guys who may not do much in practice, but when the game starts, the lights come on, they do something. As coaches, that’s what you have to fi nd — who can practice and who can play.” If sophomores Kaiwan Lewis and Marcquis Roberts or redshirt junior spur Sharrod Golightly don’t get the job done, it should not come as a surprise if Holloman and Moore get DEFENSE • B2
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Carrying the load Jeffrey Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Sophomore tailback Mike Davis said that he doesn’t care how many times he carries the ball and that he would leave that up to the coaches.
Connor Shaw to start on Saturday against Wildcats Kyle Heck
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Only t hree days af ter he announced quarterback Connor Shaw would be out for two to three weeks, coach Steve Spurrier said that Shaw would be starting in this week’s game against Kentucky. The announcement came after Wed ne sd ay ’s pr ac t ice a nd i s a pleasant surprise for a Gamecock team that was prepared to turn to Dylan Thompson. “He was throwing the ball very well (Wednesday),” Spurrier said. “Dylan will probably go in on about the third or fourth possession or somewhere right in t here. They both deserve to play, we think, and
we’ll send them both out there and go from there.” The news changes a lot of things heading into this weekend. While the coaching staff is confident in Thompson, Shaw brings an ability to run that Thompson doesn’t quite have. Spurrier has taken a more positive approach this week after expressing o b v i o u s f r u s t r at i o n a f t e r t h e Central Florida game last Saturday. “I was way too negat ive afterwards, and I don’t want to be too negative to some of our players or some of our coaches that coach s e c o nd a r y, i nc lud i n g m y s e l f ,” Spu r r ier sa id. “ I a lway s t r y to include myself if we’re not coaching very well.” Spurrier was most frustrated with the turnovers on offense and the defensive miscues that allowed UCF and Vanderbilt to get back in the
game. One of the offensive mistakes was tailback Mike Davis’ fumble at the UCF 4-yard line last week. Spurrier was disappointed with the turnover, but it doesn’t change his opinion about the sophomore. “It doesn’t waver our confidence in him, but it is somet hing t hat shouldn’t happen, and it doesn’t happen to good teams,” Spurrier said. “Stuff that has happened to us the last two games doesn’t happen to good tea ms or wel l-coached teams.” Davis’ 508 rushing yards lead the SEC among r unning back s who have played four games. W hat’s even more impressive is that Davis is in his fi rst full year of starting. Wit h Brandon Wilds injured, Davis may be asked to carry more of the load, but he said that wouldn’t change his preparation. And after the game in Orlando, Fla., Davis
said he knows there are plenty of things he can do to get even better, especially with the added workload. “I didn’t expect to get this many carries, but that’s up to the coaches,” Davis said. “If they want to put the ball in my hands, I’m all for it.” The injury may also open up a door for another Gamecock who has yet to make an appearance in college play. Fre sh m a n t a i lback Dav id Williams, a four-star recruit from Philadelphia is backing up Davis and Shon Carson. While the initial plan was to redshirt Williams, he may see the field this weekend, and the coaches say they are confident in his abilities. “ We sor t of had to g ive h i m a ‘r e f r e s h ,’ w h e r e h e l e a r n e d e v e r y t h i n g, b ut he i s p ic k i n g ever y t h i ng up,” r u n n i ng back s OFFENSE • B3
AROUND THE NATION
Ohio State, Northwestern face off Following loss to Oklahoma, Notre Dame looks for win against ASU Salvatore Costa
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No. 4 Ohio State @ No. 16 Northwestern, Sat. 8 p.m., ABC ESPN’s College GameDay crew is headed to Evanston, Ill., for the game of the week between the Buckeyes and the Wildcats. For Ohio State, junior quarterback Braxton Miller was able to return from an injury with no problems or signs of hesitation last week. Miller completed 68 percent of his passes for 198 yards and four touchdowns. The Buckeyes are a tough unit to stop on offense. With so many weapons around him, Miller can have a field day in the pocket against opposing defenses. Northwestern will rely on its t woquarterback system with junior Trevor Siemian and senior Kain Colter. Siemian has played well this year and has been able to connect with his talented wide-outs for big scores. Colter can make things happen with his legs and cause havoc for opposing defenses. If Northwestern’s offense can match the Buckeyes, Ohio State could be on upset alert in its last real test of the season. No. 15 Washington @ No. 5 Stanford, Sat. 10:30 p.m., ESPN/WatchESPN The Huskies 17-13 win over then-No. 8 Stanford last season is in the back of the players’ minds for a Cardinal team that is ready for revenge on its home field. Stanford is playing about as well as anyone in the country this year, and with a talented Washington team coming into Stanford Stadium, the Huskies would like nothing more than to take back-to-back wins over Stanford. The Cardinal offense, led by junior quarterback Kevin Hogan, is no longer the run-it-down-your-throat type of team. Hogan has shown this year he has the ability to throw the ball down the field and create big plays with his arm. With the Huskies proving they can slow down a team’s running game, Hogan will need to make some throws in this contest to help lead his team to victory. The biggest matchup in this game will be the Cardinal front-seven against the Huskies offensive line. It will prove to be a physical game, with both teams understanding what’s at stake. No. 25 Maryland @ No. 8 Florida State, Sat. noon, ESPN/WatchESPN No, t hat ’s not a m ist a ke. T he M a r yla nd
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Stanford puts its undefeated record to the test when they play host to No. 15 Washington on Saturday night. Terrapins are ranked No. 25 nationally and are 4-0 to start their surprisingly successful season. This Saturday, they come into Doak Campbell Stadium to test their luck and talent against a mature, experienced and physically gifted Florida State team. The Seminoles, led by freshman Jameis Winston, have looked solid this season, scoring on average 51.3 points per contest. A lthough Florida State hasn’t played any top-ranked teams this year, it should not take away from what the team has been able to accomplish. The problem this weekend for the Seminoles is the fact that Maryland has playmakers all around the field, on offense and defense. Maryland’s senior quarterback C.J. Brown has played exceptionally well this year coming off a season cut short by injury. Brown has made better decisions than in the past and has looked for his open wide-receivers like sophomore Stefon Diggs , who has totaled 400 yards on 18 receptions (22.2 yards per catch). His athleticism and speed make it tough for cornerbacks and linebackers to keep up. On the other side of the ball, the Terrapins are leading the ACC in sacks and second in the ACC for interceptions. The pressure up front forces bad throws and as a result
creates turnovers. No. 22 Arizona State @ Notre Dame, Sat. 7:30 p.m., NBC Follow ing a tough 35-21 defeat to No. 14 Oklahoma, the Fighting Irish will look to get their air attack back on track in Saturday’s matchup against a hot Arizona State team. The Sun Devils, led by junior quarterback Taylor Kelly, are fi ring on all cylinders. The A rizona State offense is ranked 11th among FBS teams in scoring (44.3 points per game), a lot of which has to do with Kelly’s play. The junior has thrown for 1370 yards and 11 touchdowns already this year and will look to keep the magic alive against a weak Notre Dame air defense. Kelly could provide the Fighting Irish with a lot of trouble on Saturday, especially if he is able to move around in the pocket and extend the play to find his open wide-outs down the field. Notre Dame should use its running backs in this game to keep Kelly and the Sun Devils offense sidelined. Juniors George Atkinson III and Cam McDaniel have been the ground attack for the Fighting Irish this year and proved they NATION • B3