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Erk was irked and Vince winced as a referee
called a facemask penalty on the Dogs last
Saturday at a crucial point in the Clemson
game which the Dogs dropped 7-d Defensive
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>ENIOK KEVIN Mcl.EE RACES AROUND END FOR YARDS
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By PETE FOLEY
Sports editor
Two all beef players-special-
talent speed-let-us-catch up
power-offense-on-a-sesame-
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Meet Georgia's Big Mac
Attack Willie McClendon and
Kevin McLee.
McLee. a 6-0. 188 lb. senior
running back and his sidekick.
McClendon, a 6-2. 194 lb.
junior, are the Dogs' two
biggest offensive threats this
season Not only does the pair
play in the same backfield but
their styles compliment each
other very well.
“I would say that we are
both cut from the same mold
of running back.” McLee said.
“We both can run inside and
outside.
"We compliment each other
well in the backfield because
we know how to block for the
other and know what to expect
when the other man is
carrying the ball.”
McClendon is currently Ge
orgia's leading rusher ater two
games with 167 yards on 30
carries for a 5.6 yard average
an one touchdown.
But. the interesting thing
about Mcclendon is he never
played anything but a substitu
tion role before two weeks ago.
“I was used as a back-up
man for guys in the past.” the
Brunswick native said. “I got
to play but it was never as a
starter."
Admitting to pre-game jit
ters before Georgia faced
Oregon to open the season,
McClendon said he felt tre
mendous in the lockerrom
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after the Dogs had topped the
Ducks. 27-16.
"I feel great." McClendon
said, smiling. “Not just be
cause we won but because I
-survived my first stari with
out any major problems."
Without any major problems
was fairly accurate as Mc
Clendon's totals that afternoon
showed him at 119 yards,
including a 50 yard scamper in
the second quarter, as well as
a touchdown.
“It’s a lot different when
you're starting and you’re the
main man.” McClendon ex
plained. “Because you feel a
little more pressure since the
coaches have placed their faith
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in you and sent you out there.
But its a good feeling.”
McClendon feels his first-
start success was due mainly
to the presence of McLee in the
backfield.
‘‘1 really think they were
keying on “Philly” (McLee)
today.” McClendon said after
wards. “And since they were
looking and expecting him, I
had more holes open than he
did ”
However. McLee disagrees
with that
“I don’t think any team is
going to be keying on either
one of us," McLee countered.
“Because if they jump all over
on of us then the other is going
to get the job done.
“I think we’re more of a
double threat in the backfield
than anything else. Last year,
our offense was on a blocker-
runner type thing but this year
Willie and me are both runners
and blockers and 1 think it will
be better that way. They (the
opposition) never knew who to
expect to carry on the next
play."
However, it would be no
surprise if a team looked more
toward McLee as the man to
stop since the Uniontown, Pa.
native is currently tied for
second place in Georgia’s
all-time leading rusher cate
gory.
With 2026 yards, McLee
needs just one more to move
ahead of Glynn Harrison and
only 254 yards to break Frank
Sinkwich’s record that has
stood for 25 years.
With such a milestone ahead
in the near future, barring
injury, does McLee feel any
pressure or great anticipation’’
“Naw,” McLee said. ‘‘That
really is in the back of my
mind right now. I admit that it
is a good feeling to know that I
might have that record in the
next month but it really isn’t
that important to me right
now.
“Two-hundred and fifty four
yards is not that much when
you think out over a season so
I know the record is there and
unless something happens. I’ll
prbably reach it but I’m trying
not to worry about it at the
present time.”
Both McClendon and McLee
Photo by GEORGE SICAY
willie McClendon is headed for paydirt i
McClendon currently leads the Dogs in rushing yardage
say they haven’t set any
personal goals for themselves
this season but rather have
high hopes for the team in
general.
"I try and set team goals.”
McLee said "I want to go
undefeated for the rest of the
year now that Clemson is
already behind us. And 1 don’t
think there’s any reason why
we can’t win the rest of the
ball games.”
“I just go out there and run
as hard as I can for as long as
I can and Hope that it will help ,
the team out.” McClendon
said.
There is no animosity
between the two when it comes f
down to splitting chores
carrying the ball
“Willie and I get along
great.” McLee said "We work!'
together and try to do the best'
possible job.”
" Philly is a good man,”
McClendon said. "He's a<
proven runner and I just enjoy 1
playing alongside of him.”
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Freshman quarterback David Sawyer prepares
to unleash one of six passes he completed
Monday afternoon as the Bi.'llpups toppled
South Carolina’s jayvee, 20-3. Along with
quarterback Chris Welton who accounted for
over 90 yards in offense. Sawyer helped the
offense roll up over 350 yards in real estate.
Georgia could have added more if they had a
killer instinct but instead chose to run the clock
out while on the Carolina two yardline
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( Bulldog notes
For those Bulldog fans who plan to journey to Columbia this
weekend, the South Carolina Athletic Dept, has asked The Red
and Black to remind fans that umbrellas will not be allowed in
Williams-Brite Stadium. Get the point? The Carolina Athletic
Dept hopes not
All women interested in participating in any one of the seven
sports offered by the Women’s Athletic Dept are reminded to be
present at the organizational meeting in the Coliseum film room
at 8 p m Monday Physicals will be administered at this time.
All undergraduate co-eds are eligible for participation in golf,
basketball, volleyball, tennis, track, swimming or diving.
By LARRY LOCKE
Assistant sports editor
It has been years since
Georgia was picked to lose to
the University of South Caroli
na; so many years in fact, that
most people around campus
don’t even remember when it
happened.
But tomorrow night in
Columbia, the Bulldogs will
take the field a full seven point
underdog to Coach Jim
Carlen’s undefeated Game
cocks.
Football fever is running
high in Carolina these days.
The Gamecocks have not
defeated Georgia since 1959,
and most experts agree that
this is their best chance in
years
Carolina enters the game
with a perfect 3-0 mark The
Gamecocks have overrun Ap
palachian State, Georgia Tech
and Miami of Ohio on
successive weekends, but thus
far have been overlooked by
the two major polls.
Carlen's potent offense,
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which is averaging a little over
30 points per game is led bj
senior quarterback Ron Bass
Currently fifth on the all-time
Carolina passing list, Bass
could move up to fourth with a
good performance against
Georgia
Joining Bass in the Carolina
backfield will be no less than
six alternating running backs,
all of whom have gained 80 or
more yards through their first
three games. The Gamecocks
have extreme depth in their
backfield. making it impossible
to key on any one running
back
Returning at split end for
USC will be senior Philip
Logan Logan is the second
all-time leading pass catcher
at Carolina and gives their
offense an effective deep
threat, something that Georgia
seem to have perennial prob
lems with.
Defensively, the Gamecocks
could be penetrated
Through their first three
games, they have surrendered
just under two touchdowns per
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contest They did. however,
completely close down Georgia
Tech's wishbone offense irtt
shutting them out 17-0. ~
A sellout crowd of over 55,000
is expected to view the contest,!
the 32nd in the series dating
back to a 40-0 Georgia victory
in 1894 The Bulldogs hold a
commanding lead in the series.j
winning 25 of the 31 games,*
while tying two and losing
four
As for Georgia, the BulldogSg
will he trying to rebound from*
a disappointing loss to Clemson
last Saturday Coach Vince
Dooley has never had a team
to lose to the Gamecocks sincei
coming to Georgia in 1964
But judging from the incon-
sistent performance and lacbf
of overall improvement, espe
cially on offense through the
first two games. Dooley has a
lot of reason to believe that hiV
hold over South Carolina may
come to an abrupt end
Saturday night in Williams-
Bruce Stadium. #'
The Big Mac attack
Georgia’s McClendon, McLee eat the opposition’s lunch