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tThc (Srccnuille News and GREENVILLE PIEDMONT section (Q Outdoors Scoreboard Sunday, November 26, 1978 doff Tog-ore tr fjy. Confidence marked Tigers' play Furman tops PC, 104-62 4 A "iiwmWii'-niHiTmiiini in hi kg-tk'ta I V'" Af. p- 'ii Ik 1 I News Pitdmonl George w. Gardner Jr. Bill Janus (51) Brandt is regarded as the best there is at what he does." Which is look at college football players and guess how good they would be as professionals.

Continuing his discussion of Clemson, Brandt said "As many as 7 or 8 of them may be drafted." The man who has helped put the sometimes fabulous Cowboys together raised his eyebrows at his own appraisal. "It is a tribute to Charley Pell that he has them all playing together," added Brandt. It should be some comfort to Clemson fans, who turn next to the (See Foster, page 4-C) I rt. By KERRY CAPPS News sports writer CLEMSON Quiet confidence. From the somewhat subdued reception which greeted Clemson's Tigers as they ran down the hill to the lackluster response of an orange sea of fans to usually-popular cheers, it was obvious there was something different about the record crowd of 63,479 which packed Death Valley for Saturday's Clemson-South Carolina game.

That difference was based in the confidence of Clemson's fans in their team and in the confidence of that team in itself. After nine wins in 10 starts, a number 10 national ranking, an Atlantic Coast Conference championship and a bid to the Gator Bowl, Clemson's faithful expected nothing less than a convincing victory over the Gamecocks as a logical conclu-, sion to a near-perfect season. So they watched and enjoyed in appreciation and quiet confidence as the Tigers rolled to a 41-23 victory over South Carolina. Clemson's confidence showed in a game plan which included just three basic plays, and was reflected in a pair of successful fourth-down gambles which paid off in touchdowns. "We ran basically four plays all game," said Clemson coach Charley Pell, who improved his Clemson coaching record to 18-4-1.

"We had more than that in our game plan," but there was never any reason toj use it. "It was a simple game plan and-we executed well we had so many' players making super plays that it's; almost impossible to single anyone' out." The game plan which brought the' Tigers their third straight victory; over the Gamecocks was simple consisting of fullback dives inside," and option runs by Steve Fuller and Lester Brown to the outside. Brown led Clemson's 397-yard rushing attack with 121 yards and three touchdowns, setting a school record with 17 touchdowns in a season and becoming only the second runner in Clemson history to break the barrier. Quarterback Steve Fuller added 108 yards on 16 carries and fullback Marvin Sims picked up 104 giving the Tigers three 100-yard rushers for the first time ever. Meanwhile, Fuller went to the air just five times, completing four for 42 yards.

"There was never any reason to throw the ball." said Fuller. "For the most part we ran three plays, and they kept working so we just kept running them." The Tigers struck so quickly Saturday that by the time USC quarterback Gary Harper took a snap from center he was facing a 14-point defi- (See Clemson-Carolina, page 4-C) By ERNIE KASTNER News spoils writer The Furman Paladins had the same problems a lot of teams have in their opening games, they started off slow. But when Jonathan Moore hit his first four shots of the second half and Presbyterian took four straight trips down the floor without even getting a shot off, the issue was decided. And with five Paladins scoring in double figures, Furman went on to defeat the Blue Hose 104-62 Saturday night. "We were getting the ball to Jonathan (Moore) in the first half out high," said Furman coach Eddie Holbrook, "but he wasn't taking the shots.

When he gets the ball out there, the first thing he looks for is a teammate to pass to. That's well and good, but we told him we needed him to shoot." Holbrook attributed his team's first half play to mental lapses on defense. "We did not have very good practices this week," he noted. "It was not because of a lack of effort, but because of injuries. Al Daniel got hurt in the last two minutes of Monday's practice, and Jonathan Moore got injured Tuesday.

They weren't serious injuries, but they kept them from going full speed in practice." It was Daniel's inability to keep the Blue Hose from getting inside that allowed Presbyterian to stay within striking range throughout the opening period. "Al is the last person I would expect to have mental lapses," said Holbrook, "but that was because he wasn't able to work in practice like he normally does. I thought he got things straightened out in the second half and played like we need him to play." The Paladins held an eight-point lead at intermission, but before the second period was half over, they stretched that advantage to 17. And when PC's three starting inside men Jim Watson, John Turner and Clark Sinclair fouled out, the only question was whether the Paladins would score 100 points or not. Mel Daniel's three-point play with less than a minute to go gave that question an affirmative answer and drew the ire of PC coach Larry Burch.

"That three-point play was an obvious thing. The guy (Mel Daniel) was fouled, he held onto the ball a second and then shot it. The officials gave him the shot and the free throw. The game was already over. We had lost the game.

There was no need for them to make a call like that." Despite seeing his team lose by 40 (Continued from page 1-C) Ail they've got a heckuva senior class," he said. "Clemson has six." He clicked off the names of quarterback Steve Fuller, wide receivers Jerry Butler and Dwight Clark, offensive guard Joe Bostic, defensive ends Jonathan Brooks and Steve Gibbs. At that point, he had not seen all he had come to see, since Fuller had attemped only two passes, but he had seen enough to convince him, "Fuller is a good prospect. He's strong and he moves well. "Running for (pro) quarterbacks didn't use to be so important when there were just four guys up front coming at you.

You knew" where they 1 Clemson quarterback Steve Fuller (4) steps out rushed for 108 yards as the Tigers claimed a 41-23 victory Six Tigers 'could make' pros Nit of a tackle attempt by USC's Dan Foster The Greenville News sports editor were coming from, but now they're coming from everywhere, and the quarterback who can't move well is in trouble." Readers of Esquire may find the Brandt name especially familiar. There there was an article in its September issue which said, "Gil Clemson booters reach semifinals Mich. Rose Bowl bound; Ohio St. to meet Tigers CLEMSON A record crowd of 63,479 people saw Clemson's football team pile up a 31-14 halftime lead over South Carolina Saturday, but the man from Texas saw it better than most. Gil Brandt, personnel director of the world champion Dallas Cowboys for 19 years, could not content himself with merely watching the most awesome first-half scoring attack any Clemson team ever inflicted on a South Carolina; it is his business to understand why.

And, at the end of the half, he had some observations. "When any school has three pro prospects that could make it, hard shot from 15 feet out, but Radovich made a spectacular stop. St. Francis began to rally near the end of the half. With five minutes left the Terriers Pete Roberts lobbed a shot toward the Clemson goal, but Tiger goalie John Bruens came out to pick off the lob in front of a cluster of eager St.

Francis attackers. Before he trotted off to the Columbia University field house at half-time, Clemson's Egede made a prediction. "In the second half we'll play our game," he said. The first 15 minutes of the second half seemed to be a replay of the second period, with Clemson unable to take advantage of several scoring opportunities. But at 30:10 Ogunsuyi shattered hopes for a St.

Francis upset with a goal that caught almost everyone by surprise. Egede controlled the ball in the corner and aimed a pass to Popoola in the crowded center of the field. Popoola faked a shot on goal, actually allowing the ball to dribble past him toward Ogunsuyi. Ogunsuyi, who was facing the sideline, tipped the ball off his right foot and it spun pass several St. Francis defenders into the goal.

St. Francis abandoned its conservative defense in a vain attempt to even up te game. "After the first goal we had to try to get the game back," said Carlo Tramontozzi, coach of the 18th-' ranked Terriers. Ten minutes later the new strategy found Clemson star Popoola one-on-one with Terrier 'back Nick Russo. As Russo blocked his first shot, Popoola took the rebound and hooked a high shot into the St.

Francis goal. St. Francis missed a disputed penalty kick and Clemson later' added two insurance goals in the finalfve minutes. (S Soccer, page 8-C) By LEE MICHAEL KATZ Special to The News NEW YORK After a long battle, Clemson's soccer team subdued an injured Dragan Saturday. The Dragan was St.

Francis' two-time All-American goalie Dragan Radovich, who was hampered by a groin pull. He gave up almost half of his yearly total of nine goals in a 4-0 Clemson win. Stymied in the first half by unusually cold weather and a scrappy St. iFrancis defense, Clemson exploded four goals in the final 30 minutes the NCAA tournament game against the New York state cham-ipions. The victory advances the Tigers to i the NCAA semifinals in a much warmer area Tampa, Fla.

Once they became acclimated to the 43-degree weather and 30 mile per hour winds, forward Damian Ogunsuyi and Benedict Popoola penetrated the normally stingy St. Francis defense for two goals each. Senior Emmanuel Egede contributed a pair of assists to the Clem- son triumph. The magic formula That made coach j.M. Ibrahim's Tigers the third-ranked soccer team in the nation clearly eluded them in the first 45 minutes of the match.

Clemson spent much of the first half within striking range of the St. Francis goal, but was foiled repeatedly by the superb play of Radovich and a pesky Terrier defense. Midway through the first half, a Clemson steal resulted in an exciting failure, typical of the missed scoring attempts which frustrated the Tigers in the first period. Midfielder Taiwo Ogunjobi took a pass, broke clear and headed straight to- ard the goal.lHe unleashed a low, least a share of the Big Ten Conference championship and will carry a 10- 1-0 record against Southern California in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day at Pasadena, Calif. Ohio State will take a 7-3-1 record to the Gator Bowl against the Clemson Tigers at Jacksonville, Fla.

Dec. 29. Leach, who has led Michigan to 38 regular-season victories in his career, shredded the Ohio State defense for two touchdowns, more than enough to halt the Buckeyes' record of six straight league titles or co-titles. Michigan now has not permitted the Buckeyes a touchdown for 12 consecutive quarters. Leach, a left-hander, passed 30 yards to wide receiver Rodney Feas-ter to wipe out a shortlived 3-0 Buckeyes' lead in the opening quarter; Ohio State had gone ahead on Bob Atha's 29-yard field goal.

The Michigan quarterback, who has accounted for a collegiate record of 81 career touchdowns, rifled an 11- yard scoring pass to tailback Roosevelt Smith in the third quarter, wrapping up Michigan's third straight victory over its most bitter rival. The largest crowd in Ohio Stadium history, 88,358, and millions more on national television, watched Leach roll up a total-yard advantage of 189-76 over Schlichter during the time they matched wi. Woody Hayes of Ohjb State saw his former assistant, Bo Schembechler of Michigan, take a 5-4-1 lead in their head-to-head coaching duels. Hayes finally turned to Rod Gerald to quarterback the Buckeyes (JJ Ohio State, page 6-C). By GEORGE STRODE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio Michigan quarterback Rick Leach wasn't going to let a hamstring injury keep him from his greatest moment, a third straight victory over Ohio State and another shot at the Rose Bowl.

"I was in a lot of pain In the second half," the Wolverines' star said Saturday after a 14-3 victory over the Buckeyes. "I knew this was it. I didn't want to got to the Gator Bowl." Despite his injury in the second quarter, Leach stayed on the job and gave Art Schlichter, his freshman Ohio State quarterbacking counterpart, a playing lesson. "Leach played on one leg in the second half. It just meant our 6ption was pretty much out," said Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler.

Schembechler had just watched his team hold Ohio State without a touchdown for the third straight season. Someone wondered if he had the number of his old boss, Woody Hayes. "No," replied Schembechler. "I don't have anybody's number, but 1 never thought that would happen. 1 just hope the touchdowns don't come in flurries now." It was a new low for Hayes in his 27th meeting with Michigan.

The 65-year-old disciplinarian never had lost three straight times to his archrival. How did he feel? "Oh, just happy as a lark," replied Hayes sarcastically. Michigan earned at tuned Prm Imtfnatunal Buckeye quarterback Art Schlichter gains 8 yards by Michigan defendersHe will test Tigers Dec. 29..