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Marquis Johnson, one of the founders of Carolina Movements, performs parkour stunts around campus. His group hopes to become an official club in the near future.

Nothing but a walk in the parkour New organization aims to stay fit while vaulting around campus Sarah Martin & Andrew Askins NEWS@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM

You may have seen Carolina Movement around campus, though you may not have known who they were. Guys in sweatpants flying through the air are kind of hard to miss, after all.

Police officers may be wary of them, but one of USC’s newest budding organizations is taking over campus.

This toe shoe-clad group of g uys is a new organization focused on parkour, a momentumba sed d isc ipl i ne t hat i nvolve s overcom i ng obstacles using only body strength, originally

created as a form of martial arts to help people evade attackers in urban areas.

USC students are now practicing the techniques as a way to stay healthy and fit.

Marquis Johnson, a second-year marketing st udent, is one of t he fou nders of Carolina Movement. He said he first got interested in parkour when he saw videos of others doing it on YouTube. Looking for a new physical activity to master, he decided to give it a try.

Now, Johnson hopes to share his passion for parkour.

“Movement is a big part of our lives,” he said. “I want to share it with other people and show them that different things are good to try.”

Johnson and fellow club member David Meador, a second-year business major, fi rst met last year

when they lived in the same dorm. After Johnson showed Meador t he YouTube v ideos, he was hooked.

Sharing the same passion for parkour, they decided to create a club, so others could follow suit and learn more about the discipline.

“It can benefit you in a positive way,” Meador said. “It keeps you healthy and out of trouble.”

Joh nson sa id t he g roup chooses to t ra i n primarily inside because it allows them to try tougher moves that would be dangerous to try outside. Carolina Movement pract ices ever y week in the multi-purpose room of the Strom Thurmond Wellness Center.

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Strom updates equipment, classes Fitness center replaces exercise gear, adds new module Hannah Jeffrey

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With every new semester comes a new wave of motivation.

Students say, “I’m going to all my classes,” “I’m going to do all of my homework” and “I’m not going to forget to call mom this week.”

And of course, “I’m going to go to the gym.”

Going to the gym may be a bit more enjoyable t his semester, as t he St rom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center has updated some of its equipment inventory and introduced more Group X classes.

According to Charles Anderson, fitness director, the fitness center recently shelled out about $15,000 on new equipment for the weight room, Group X classrooms and core and dumbbell area in the strength and

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conditioning room.

“The ab area was updated this summer, and the cardio machines were last year,” Anderson said.

Over the summer, the weight room got new ab mats, ab balls and medicine balls.

New benches from Vicore Fitness were also added in the weight room’s core and dumbbell areas.

In the coming weeks, the Strom staff is expecting to add new foam rollers, balance pads, soft plyo boxes and Rip 60 Suspension Training Straps.

The Group X classrooms will not only see new dumbbells, mats, cardio steps and foam rollers for existing classes, but also Vita Vibe bars for barre classes being offered starting this fall. Each bar costs around $200.

In addition to the new equipment stock, the Strom will also be offering a new class t his semester called BODYCOMBAT. While in BODYCOMBAT, students will be exposed to a workout “inspired by mixed

From Main Street to the State Museum, Thursday proved a big night for Columbia’s arts scene.

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South Carolina will travel to Athens Saturday in a pivotal SEC East battle with Georgia.

The anniversary of the Nickelodeon Theater’s move made for a big First Thursday event.

Editorial Board: City voters should be allowed to chose who ultimately leads Columbia.

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Benedict student bleeds to death in dorm room A 19-year-old st udent bled to deat h af ter delivering a child in her Benedict College dorm room.

T he woma n was approx i mately 32 week s pregnant and had a natural childbirth. It is not yet known if the child was alive at the time of the birth.

The student’s body was found in her dorm room, where she did not have a room mate.

Richland Coroner Gary Watts said that medical attention could have saved her life, according to WIS. Watts said that the initial investigation showed no signs of foul play.

Benedict issued a statement following her death, saying, “The Benedict College family is deeply saddened this evening about the unexpected loss of one of its students.”

Driver, students being examined after bus crash

Haley chief of staff named prison head

A bus driver and three students are being examined at a local hospital after an SUV collided with the bus they were in Thursday morning, according to WIS. The crash happened at the intersection of Old Wire Road and Highway 21 in West Columbia. WIS reported that a witness saw the SUV under the school bus.

The three students and bus driver are expected to be fine and are being examined for precautionary reasons.

The bus was headed to Busbee Creative A rts Academy in Cayce.

“Lexington School District Two is very fortunate to have the response teams of county police, fire and rescue who were on the scene quickly and understand the urgency when students are involved,” District Assistant Superintendent Jim Hinton said.

It was not clear Thursday if anyone in the SUV had been injured.

Gov. Nik k i Haley has named her chief of staff the director of the state Department of Corrections, The State reported.

Bryan Stirling became Haley’s chief of staff last October after Haley’s former right-hand man, Tim Pearson, left to take over Haley’s political operation.

Haley said she has not selected a new chief of staff, saying, “I’m going to take that step by step.”

Stirling, a 43-year-old USC graduate, served as deputy attorney general under attorneys general Henry McMaster and Alan Wilson.

He will replace current director William R. Byars Jr. on Oct. 1, when he will begin overseeing Sout h Carolina’s 26 prisons, a $420 million budget, 5,70 0 employees and approx imately 22,000 inmates.

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— Hannah Jeffrey, Assistant News Editor

— Hannah Jeffrey, Assistant News Editor

Grammy winner entertains children, adults Harley brings laughs and music to Rutledge Chapel Sarah Ellis

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Bill Harley once ran half the Boston Marathon, unplanned, on a whim with a friend named Bob. Bob was weird, Harley said.

Bob told Harley one day, “Hey Bill, let’s drive up to Milton and watch the beginning of the Boston Marathon.” Bob’s proposition quickly turned into a challenge to run the first mile, then the first five, then 10, then 13.

By mile 14, Harley couldn’t go any farther. Bob pressed on and finished the marathon; Harley, meanwhile, was 14 miles away from his car.

Talking it over later with his wife, Harley said he just couldn’t figure Bob out.

“Why did he try to get me to do that?” he asked her.

She explained: “The week before, your mother had died. He didn’t know what to do. He said, ‘If I can get Bill to run the marathon, it’ll be OK.’” “That’s Bob,” Harley said.

Harley, a two-time Grammy-winning children’s

entertainer and storyteller, told the story of Bob and the Boston Marathon in Rutledge Chapel Tuesday night. As he spoke, he played a soothing guitar tune, pausing his strum only to gesture with his hands.

And he sang a chorus of a song that, he said, always makes him think of Bob. “He’s one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith,” Harley sang. “Spread your arms, and hold your breath, and always trust your cape.”

Hosted by the School of Library and Information Science a nd t he Sout h Carolina Center for Children’s Literacy, Harley delivered a song and story-telling performance with humor that charmed an audience of all ages.

From jumping off the high dive as a 9-year-old trying to impress a pretty lifeguard — “Kristi, with a heart above the ‘i,’” Harley sang — to falling off the roof of his best friend’s house while throwing water balloons at the friend’s pet goat (“Who needed Disney World?” he asked), Harley’s singsong stories highlighted the mischief and innocence of youth.

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Grammy winner Bill Harley told stories in song to a crowd at the Rutledge Chapel on Thursday night.

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HARLEY • Continued from 2 what to do,” Harley said. “Most children do. So they just do something, kind of.”

Put t i ng dow n t he g u it ar, H a rle y r el at e d t he t a le of when he and his best friend were left behind at the Indiana Statehouse on a fifth-grade field trip. On the ride back to school in the vice principal’s car, he and his friend argued about who was always responsible for getting the other into trouble.

That was the day he realized “there’s a difference between who we think we are and who the people around us know we are,” Harley said.

“It’s a lesson I learned in fifth grade and keep on learning,” Harley said. “What I’ve learned about the universe is if you don’t learn a lesson, it’s just going to give you another chance to learn it.”

On t hat day, Harley said, “The scales fell from my eyes, and for the first time in my life, I understood the way that I was.

“Each boy was given a brain.

But two boys together have half a brain, and three boys together have lost their minds.”

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The Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center recently spent $15,000 to update old equipment throughout the facility.

STROM • Continued from 1 martial arts and draws from a wide array of disciplines s u c h a s k a r at e , b ox i n g, taekwondo, tai chi and muay thai,” according to the class description.

“We’re really excited about

PARKOUR • Continued from 1 sweatpants to help prevent scrapes and even protect limbs from breaking after a big fall. From the muscles that line Johnson’s arms, it is clear that parkour is no joke.

The parkour community also extends outside the walls of Strom, as large groups of people often

it,” said Bethany Maxfield, f it ness graduate assistant at the center. “It’s a ver y energetic class, so I think it’s one of those things that will catch on.”

Before a new class b eg i n s , i n s t r uc tor s w i l l lead a launch class where

anywhere between five and 10 instructors introduce new songs, steps and moves to those in attendance.

The first BODYCOMBAT lau nch at t racted more than 40 people. Similarly, BODY PU M P, a veter a n class, brought in around 50

go to “jams” and show off different stunts and tricks.

When they train around campus, USC police often approach them and strike up conversations about personal safety, Johnson said.

Now that Carolina Movement is becoming official, they hope to recruit new members and

people for its fi rst launch of the semester. “ I t h i n k s o me p e o ple are a little intimidated by BODYCOMBAT,” Maxfield said. “But it’s a really good, empowering class.”

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invite others to try parkour.

“For some guys, they’ll come out here and have it down in a day,” Johnson said. “It’s a personal thing, and it’s really up to each person to decide when they’ve done a move as well as they possibly can.”

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Bradyn Holaus, a founding member of Carolina Movements, performs a kong vault, in which he vaults over a low wall, rolls on the ground and finishes by sticking the landing.

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Weak-mayor system takes power from voters a mayor to do.

You’re not alone if you’re surprised to fi nd out this is how our weak-mayor city gover n ment work s. But OUR STANCE if a mayor doesn’t get to Council should move to revise the current structure. make all of these big-time decisions, then who does?

Tu r n s out , a l l of t he When you vote for mayor dut ies people usually in Columbia, do you realize a s so c iate w it h a m ayor t hat you aren’t deciding g o e s i n s t e a d t o a c it y who really runs the city? ma nager. It’s a posit ion I nstead, what you get that appointed by the City to do when you go to Cou ncil at large, wh ich t he vot i ng boot hs is a n means voters don’t get to opportunity to vote for a directly choose who they part-time politician who think best represents the has litt le control of cit y interests of our city. government.

W ho would think in a The mayor you vote for rapid ly g row i ng capit a l won’t have the abilit y to cit y like Columbia could set City Council’s agenda, still is stuck under a form won’t be able to appoint of government that’s more or d ism iss i mpor t a nt common to small tow ns employees or really like Gaston where pretty anything you would expect much ever ybody k now s each other’s name.

“It should be a A nd yea h, we have to given that strong adm it it’s k ind of weird o watch M ayor Steve mayors make for tBenjamin back an effort to strong cities. expand his own powers, but can anyone really blame After all, how him? can we expect While we’ve come so far to move forward with the system we’ve got, imagine how much further as a city without we could go if the mayor’s a clear and position was strengthened.

An effort to get a strongeffective leader at mayor referendu m on

ISSUE Voters don’t elect Columbia’s real leader.

November’s ba l lot isn’t likely to succeed before today’s deadline, but we hope organizers will give it another shot.

Columbia’s in need of a n up date, a nd m a k i ng our city government more in line with similar-sized cities could only serve us in the long run.

Besides, it’s not fair for voters to not have some say in the day-to-day operation of the city they live, work and play in.

It s h o u ld b e a g i v e n that strong mayors make for strong cities. After all, how can we expect to move forward as a city without a clear and effective leader at the helm?

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American-made goods good for all New generation of consumers ought to buy into movement At t he moment, it’s ver y trendy to buy something that’s made in America. This is great news for people like my friend who owns his own Americanmade menswear shop in Brooklyn, N.Y. He’s 23, lives in his store, works harder than any other young adult I’ve ever known and is forced to compete with brands like Urban Outfitters that enjoy a high mark-up on their products made cheaply overseas. Unfortunately, his business hinges on t he fad lasting another season or two, though he’s not alone in his hope.

A conversat ion has been growing in the United States about buying American-made products as a means to bring ma nu fac t u r i ng jobs t hat have been lost over the years

back home f rom overseas.

It’s been labeled the “Madein-A merica Movement ” and boasts an endorsement from the No. 1 retailer in the world, Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart is committed to putt ing $5 billion per year towards American-made goods, and many theorize this may provide the impetus to bring industry back to the states and create millions of jobs when competitors follow suit.

A s w e c o l le g e s t u d e nt s near g raduat ion, we’re t he generation of consumers that need to adopt this movement and make it a habit for the g o o d of t he c ou nt r y. P ut simply, buying American-made products is an easy way to be a mouthpiece for the United States, support the economy and is free from the sway of political agenda.

—Sophie Kerr-Dineen, fourthyea r fa shio n m e rcha n di s i ng student

Congress mustn’t worry about Syrian affairs Bipartisan support for military intervention unwise, unseemly Democrats such as House M i nor it y Leader Na nc y Pelosi, Secretary of State John Kerry and President Barack Obama have joined together with Republicans like Sen. John McCain and South Carolina’s own Sen. Lindsey Graham to push U.S. intervention in Syria.

W hile U.S. inter vention would have originally only been in t he form of monetary aid and military equipment, leaders’ wish list has recently grown to include missile strikes and possibly even an invasion.

For now, off icials are planning to launch missiles into the country to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad for his alleged use of chemical weapons that killed 1,400 people.

But t he possibilit y of a f ull-on engagement with Syria is concerning for a number of reasons.

Firstly, we tried the whole “invade them and kill all the terrorists” thing for about a decade in Iraq and are still trying it to this day in Afghanistan.

Have we learned nothing from those mistakes? The wars have cost more than a trillion dollars and thousands of American lives with little effect.

Neither Iraq nor Afghanistan are particularly stable, and both are still

home to thousands of terrorists. As a nation, we are only now starting to disengage from those confl icts. Do we really want to saddle ourselves with another one?

Secondly, which group of terrorists would we target, and which would we aid? On the one hand, you’ve got Assad and the government of Syria, which has been accused of using ner ve gas against its own people.

That lovely fellow has partnered with a group called Hamas, which is most famous for f linging the occasional m issile at Israeli malls, schools, libraries and just about any where else they think they can kill a bunch of kids at one time.

On t he ot her side you have a conglomerat ion of rebel g roups.

The on ly household na me f rom that list is al-Qaida, which you may remember as the group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Other lesserk nown highlights from t he rebel a l l i a nc e i nc lude t he “ Nat ion a l Democratic Party,” made up mostly of Communist exiles from various countries; the “Syrian Islamic Front,” whose goal is to replace the current Syrian government with a totalitarian Islamic state that would make Iran blush; and finally an unidentified group including a cannibal who was fi lmed earlier this year eating a fallen government soldier’s organ.

Thirdly, if someone is going to go ahead and ignore my first two

objections and attempt to work with terrorists to k ill terrorists using methods that have been proven to be completely ineffective but very costly, why does America always have to be the country that does these things? Proponents of intervention c l a i m t h at A m e r ic a has a moral imperative to help t he Sy r ia n people who can’t help themselves.

I’d be willing to hear arg u ment s t hat each individual A merican, as someone who is Ross for t u nate enough to Abbott Second-year have f reedom and business safet y, has a dut y to economics t r y to procu re t hose student b e ne f it s f or ot her s .

H o w e v e r, t h e U. S . militar y is sworn to “protect the Constitution against all enemies,” not to protect Syrians against theirs.

Our militar y is meant only for nat ional defense, and t he Sy rian government has not shown that they would be able to attack the U.S. nor that they even have any interest in doing so.

Apparently I’m not the only one who doesn’t understand why the U.S. is trying to get involved in the fi rst place. Support for U.S. intervention in Syria (25 percent approval in an Aug. 19-23 poll) is lower than for lawyers (29 percent in 2011) and the

Internal Revenue Service (40 percent in 2009).

W hen t he A mer ica n people want somet hing to get done and cr y for unit y, the Democrats and Republicans can’t even seem to speak the same language. But, in typical bureaucratic fashion, now that the people have said that we definitely don’t want to get involved in Syria, the t wo parties have managed to put aside their differences and come together to make sure that we get in there as soon as possible.

Pr ior to t he 20 08 elec t ion, McCain and the Republicans urged A mericans to stand strong in the War on Terror—that al-Qaida was an enemy that we must defeat at any cost. In that same election, Obama pushed for w it hdrawal f rom our M iddle Eastern wars, reminding Americans of the true cost of these wars and questioning exactly how they made America safer.

Now, McCain supports the rebels, a nd Oba ma d ism isses quest ions about how Syria in any way relates to our national security.

If they want to make a difference in Syria, I respect their right to donate their private f unds to the rebels, or even to enlist to join the rebels’ ranks. However, I reject Congress’s right to spend my taxes, or even my life, warring against a country that has not threatened us in any way.

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Nick birthday draws big First Thursday crowd

Monthly festival sees extra talent, particularly large crowd this month Caitlyn McGuire

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On a Wednesday af ternoon on Main Street, businessmen walk to work, nurses quietly make their way to the hospital and students grab a peaceful lunch and residents flow in and out of the Columbia Museum of Art. C o m e T hu r s d a y t h o u g h , t h e downtown street becomes a loud and exciting celebration of the arts known as First Thursdays on Main.

The st reet’s businesses opened their doors Thursday night to display

the arts of cooking, music, creating, painting and innovating. Compared to other First Thursdays in its four years, this week’s was one of the biggest yet.

I n add it ion to t he acou st ic musicians, tastings and galleries, the Nickelodeon Theater celebrated its first birthday on Main Street and threw a party in the middle of the monthly event.

Their celebration featured drinks from The W hig, a $5 dunk tank, Pawley’s Front Porch’s food truck, a cake eating contest and live music.

“The Nickelodeon has a boutique qualit y we love to support,” said Todd H ick s, member of opening bluegrass band Mustache Brothers.

“It’s something unique to Columbia.”

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Crowds watched the Mustache Brothers kick off the night’s performances and admired vintage and rare cars at this month’s First Thursday on Main festival. celebrat ion, t he usua l l ist of contributors like S&S A rt Supply and Tapp’s Art Center participated in displaying local talent, but the addition of new supporters showed that art to Columbia is more than

painting.

T he week ly event i ncluded everything from crepes, vintage cars and actors to f lower arrangements THURSDAY • 6

Chalkboard bucket list asks heartfelt, difficult question Monthlong wall fixture unveiled on Main Street Thursday afternoon Caitlyn McGuire

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Owners of “Titanic Alley,” a young business, believe local markets are crucial for creative nature of community.

Exhibit celebrated with ‘Bourbon & Bowties’ Vintage advertisements inspire local business owners to take risky chances Caitlyn McGuire

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The perfect sout hern g at her i ng u s u a l ly ent a i ls s mo ot h b ou rb on , c olor f u l bow ties, local specialties and, in one unique case, original advertisements that started the notion that “sex sells.”

In a one-of–a-kind gathering, the South Carolina State Museum hosted its first “Bourbon and Bowties” event Thursday night to celebrate the success of the Winthrop Un iversit y-c u rated ex h ibit, “Beh i nd t he Spr i ng ma id Sheets,” before it closes Sunday.

The exhibit, which

focuses on scandalous 1930s ad ver t i sement s f rom Ro c k H i l l’s Spr i ng Cot ton M i l l, ac ted a s a n i nspi rat ion for the local entrepreneurs that gathered at the event.

“This is a great opportunity to celebrate the past and how stepping outside the box made a business really take off,” said A nna K ate Tw itt y, museum spokeswoman.

I n t he 1930s and 40s, t he Spring Cotton Mill was close to complete failure when they made a risk y business move.

Unlike most advert isements of t he t ime, Spr i ng M ill transformed original artwork of scantily-clad, but tasteful, women into advertisements.

T he i r b old mo v e le d t o a complete turnaround by 1950.

South Carolina businesses

honored the mill’s bold venture by display ing t heir creat ive bow ties, inspired by Spring Mill fabrics. Their work was accompanied by food and, of course, bourbon, all to support the museum’s art department.

To m a ke t he con nec t ion to t he past , The Cord ial Chu rch ma n, a Rock H i l l company, even used original Spring Mill fabrics for its bow ties.

The n ight showed t he importance of t he local entrepreneur and the extent of Colu mbia’s local success with sk illed work, including local brand Nana by Sally’s handmade bags and M r. B’s sustainable made-from-winebottles glassware.

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Across the street from the Nickelodeon Theater, crowds were drawn to the large black wall. Among the curious chatters and fl ashing cameras, many stood in front of the wall, silently reading and racking their brains for what to write.

The 60-foot span of the chalkboard wall asked one question: What do you want to do before you die?

Between the unveiling of the wall by Mayor Steve Benjamin at 2 p.m. Thursday and the First Thursday celebration at 7 p.m. that night, the wall was nearly covered with chalk-written ambitions and dreams like, “Hug an elephant,” “Find out who Cocky is” and “Change the world.”

“People don’t think about it too often,” said Karl Larsen, the man holding Columbia’s bucket list. “It lets people step back and look at their life.”

After stumbling upon the 2011 “Before I Die” communit y art project by New Orleans artist Candy Chang, Larsen knew the movement would be a necessary addition in Columbia and saw First Thursday as the perfect opportunity to unveil the monthlong fi xture. It will be on display until Oct. 5.

The 28-year old Columbia author not only saw the expansion of the project as an opportunity for the community to reflect, but personally saw this as an innovative way to bring the community together.

“We live in a divided city, and it’s an issue,” Larsen said. “The lines of Columbia need to go away, but the beauty of this is that it doesn’t discriminate.”

Larsen knew his idea to unite was beginning to work when a homeless man approached him and the wall days before it opened.

“He asked if he could write on it, like he was unsure if he was allowed, but I said of course he could — he would just have to come back Thursday,” he said. “And he came back. He wasn’t scared.”

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Wide range of artists chosen for exhibit Center of Contemporary Art unveils 13 of 25 SC Biennial 2013 winners Caitlyn McGuire

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Thursday night displayed an abundance of artistic talent in Columbia, with numerous galleries, venues and events. Among the standout artists, one of the most unique displays of local talent was the Biennial 2013 at the 701 Center for Contemporary Art. The collection was the product of 25 South Carolina artists who were picked from a field of 123 entries by a panel of art experts. Thursday’s exhibit featured 13 of the 25 selected.

“They were picked to show together, because they were all so different,” said Sheldon Paschal, the center’s executive director. “A ll t ypes are represented.”

Individual displays included large-scale wall decorations made from baby wipes, interactive pieces and sculptures.

Behind each installation was an individual story that derived from a personal experience or recent feelings, like the unique wooden vases of USC art instructor Robert Lyon. His pieces of perfectly hollowed wood were adorned with specifically placed pencils, erasers and screws.

“I’m also a beekeeper, and one day, I noticed that a pencil has 6 sides just like a honeycomb,” Lyon said. “So I shaved down and grouped the pencils to give the same effect.”

The pencil creation was just the start of his wooden creations. Lyon said that while he was sculpting, he lost his mother, who had been losing her memory.

“The pencils pointing inward represent that the pencils can’t write like they’re supposed to, just like you can’t write your memory,” he said. “And the erasers represent the erasing the memory.”

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BOW TIE • Continued from 5 Noted Colu mbia chef K rist ian Niemi, owner of Rosso Trattoria Italia, used his artful cooking to preview c reole d ishe s a nd d r i n k s from his newest business, Bourbon, that will open on Main Street in November.

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Local artist and USC instructor Robert Lyon mixes wood and texture in pieces inspired by personal experiences. femininity she found in 16th-century tapestries.

Each piece represents a sense, like touch in papermache, acrylic, embroidery and gloves. One of her most interesting pieces represents intuition.

“It looks like just a door, but when you look through the peephole, you see feminine intuition,” Rust said, referring to the silhouettes in a decorated living room in the backlit hole.

businesses also brought their h a nd m ade p r o d u c t s a nd hopeful attitudes to the mix.

“I feel so honored to be alongside so many successful businesses here,” said Rusty Socks, owner of 6-monthold reclaimed fabric bowtie c o m p a n y T it a n i c A l le y.

“Being a local business here j u s t h e lp s t o e n c o u r a g e creativity, encourage more business to start and bring

out the local character.”

The character of the diverse group of ent repreneu rs merged together to bring the success the museum had hoped for. “‘Bourbon and Bowties’ really shows local partnership among businesses,” Twitty said.

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“This night has been a great representation of the artists’ work,” Paschal said. “But this is just the half of it.”

The current exhibits will be available for viewing at 701 Whaley St. until Oct. 20, and part two of Biennial 2013 will display the other 12 artists who were chosen.

THURSDAY • Continued from 5 and baked good. Even the Statehouse opened its gallery to add to the big night. “ Fo r a c it y t h i s s i z e , C olu mb i a’s a r t s c e ne i s su r pr isi ngly g reat ,” sa id David Campbell, a volunteer for S&S A rt Supply. “Our local talents are something to be proud of.”

Campbell, who has worked many of the First Thursdays,

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said that despite negative comparisons to other cities, Columbia and USC have a host of notable talent. “ No one’s doi n g wh at these artists are doing,” said Eric Stockhard, S&S owner, as guests viewed a gallery of Jonathan Callicutt originals.

“So we’re showing something that no one else is, making our scene even more unique.”

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Senior quarterback Connor Shaw (14) will be making his first start in Athens, Ga. Shaw and the other players that hail from Georgia are excited to face the Bulldogs.

players.

That is how ma ny player s on t he Sout h Carolina roster hail from t he st ate of Georgia. That is the secondhighest any one state, by a w ide ma rg i n.

46 players are from the Palmetto State.

So as the Gamecocks prepare to face off against the Bulldogs, there are more than a few players who are ready to face the hometown team.

“I’m showing all of my emotions,” sophomore tailback M ike Dav is, of Lit honia, G a., said minutes after last Thursday’s win over North Carolina. “Hometown game against UGA? I can’t wait. I’ve already had guys calling me and telling me that they are going to beat us.”

Davis isn’t the only one who has been hearing trash talk from Georgia players. Safet y T.J. Gurley, who is from Cairo, Ga., and led the Gamecocks against the Tar Heels with nine tackles, said he knows a few of the Bulldog players.

“It’s like a rivalry game for me,” Gurley said. “A lot of the Georgia players are from around where I’m from, so I know a lot of them. They’re talking a lot of trash, but it’s just all fun.”

Throw in the fact that this game will be a top-15 battle and an important factor in the Southeastern Conference’s East divisional race, and there is plenty of hype to go around.

The Gamecocks have beaten the Bulldogs three years in a row, but in the past two years, South Carolina hasn’t been able to capture the East.

As a result, coach Steve Spurrier said that this game won’t make or break the season and that the last three years won’t be relevant Saturday.

“We’ve been fortunate the last few years, but that’s all history,” Spurrier said. “The game this Saturday at 4:30 is the one that counts, and that’s the one that we’re trying to focus on the best we can.”

Quarterback Connor Shaw is also a Georgia native and will try to end his South Carolina career undefeated against the Bulldogs. However, this will be the senior’s first start in his home state.

“I’ve been look ing for ward to this one for awhile,” Shaw said. “It’s going to be exciting for us Georgia boys. We all know the importance of this game.”

Shaw has established himself as a proven winner at South Carolina, compiling an 18-3 record as a starting quarterback. Spurrier said in his weekly press conference that junior Dylan Thompson

“needs to play,” but he isn’t sure how that is going to work out.

T hompson c a me i n for one play ag a i nst North Carolina last week and threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Kane Whitehurst.

One thing is for sure. This will be Shaw’s moment to shine in Georgia.

Spurrier said it is special for a player to take the field in his home state, something that not every player gets to do.

Spu r r ier never got t he cha nce to play at Tennessee during his playing career at Florida.

The closest he came to his hometown of Johnson Cit y, Tenn., was when his Gators played at Vanderbilt.

However, Spurrier said it is important that Shaw doesn’t get carried away.

“Hopefully he won’t be too fi red up,” Spurrier

“I’ve been looking forward to this one for awhile.”

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Sophomore running back Mike Davis is looking to build off of his 100-yard rushing game against North Carolina.

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said. “Quarterbacks have to think. They have to make quick decisions and so forth. So hopefully concentrating on what he needs to do will be what he focuses on. But all players like to play well in their home state.”

Spurrier said that every year during Georgia week, the team plays Willie Nelson’s “Georgia on My Mind” during practice to stress the point of focusing on the Bulldogs.

“Most of ou r players t hought it was R ay Charles, but it was Willie Nelson,” Spurrier said.

“But that’s all we’re trying to do — get Georgia on our mind.”

A win against Georgia would mean several things for the Gamecocks. Spurrier said the recent success against the Bulldogs, along with the recent overall success, has helped the team recruit in Georgia.

The native Georgians on the roster also enjoy what comes along with a win over UGA. “It’s always great to go home knowing we have the game over our shoulders, and we came out with the W,” said Chaz Sutton, a senior defensive end from Savannah, Ga. “You always have those bragging rights when you go back home. You have guys that are like, ‘Well, y’all got the ‘Dogs again; we’ll see y’all next year.’”

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Miami (Ohio) @ Kentucky, noon, ESPN3

The Wildcats are coming off of a 35-26 loss to Western Kentucky last Saturday in coach Mark Stoops first game as coach. If they wish to avoid another loss to a small school, the Wildcat defense must improve after giving up 487 yards against the Hilltoppers.

Alcorn State @ Mississippi State, 3:30 Sam Houston State @ No. 7 Texas A&M , p.m., ESPN3 7 p.m., ESPN3

The Bulldogs are coming off of a tough 21-3 defeat to Oklahoma State to open up the season last week.

They should get an easier challenge against Alcorn State, although the Braves did smack around Edward Waters (yes, that is a school) 63-12 to kick off the season.

This is the last game for the Aggies before next week’s monumental matchup with Alabama. Texas A&M beat Rice last week 52-31 after star quarterback Johnny Manziel was suspended for the first half.

Manziel will be back for the start of this one, but they may not need him for more than a half.

Samford @ Arkansas, 7 p.m., ESPN3

Arkansas State @ Auburn, 7:30 p.m., ESPN3

Arkansas opened up the Bret Bielema era with a 34-14 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette last week.

New Razorback quarterback Brandon Allen threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns in the win.

Western Kentucky @ Tennessee, 12:21 p.m., SEC UAB @ No. 9 LSU, 7 p.m., ESPNU

A week a f ter k no ck i ng of f K ent uck y, t he Hilltoppers will look to accomplish the feat again.

However, this week will prove more challenging.

While the Volunteers lost a lot of offense last season, they soundly defeated Austin Peay last week, 45-0, to get off to a good start this year.

Toledo @ Missouri, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU

Last week, Toledo hung with Florida until the end, eventually losing 24-6. Next up is a Missouri team that beat Murray State 58-14 last week. Tiger quarterback James Franklin will look to get his team off to a 2-0 start against the Rockets.

The Blazers will have a tough task at hand when they travel into Death Valley, a stadium that’s hard enough for a Southeastern Conference team to win in, much less one in Conference USA. UAB is coming off a tough 34-31 overtime loss at Troy to open the season. Meanwhile, LSU defeated TCU 37-27 to open up their campaign.

SE Missouri State @ Ole Miss, 7 p.m., ESPN3

Auburn started off the Gus Malzahn era with a 31-24 victory over Washington State in which new quarterback Connor Halliday threw the ball 65 times.

The Tigers may not need that much production out of him against Arkansas State.

Austin Peay @ Vanderbilt 7:30 p.m., ESPN3

Both of these teams are coming off bad losses, but for different reasons. The Commodores lost at home to Ole Miss, 39-35 to open up the season 0-1 in the SEC. Meanwhile, Austin Peay was kicked around in a 45-0 loss at Tennessee to open up 2013. Talent looks to be on the Commodores’ side in this one, however.

The Rebels are coming off of an impressive 39-35 victory at Vanderbilt last Thursday night. They return to Oxford for their season opener against a Redhawk team that lost last week to Southeastern Louisiana, 45-7.

BEHIND ENEMY LINES FIVE QUESTIONS WITH CY BROWN, SPORTS EDITOR, RED & BLACK 1. What was the reaction around A t he n s whe n Cle m son b eat Georgia? And how quickly did the focus turn toward making sure that wouldn’t happen again aga inst S out h Ca rolin a t his weekend?

The foc us on Sout h Carol i na began immediately after the final whistle. Many fans are viewing this as a make-or-break game. That may be a stretch considering Georgia still won the SEC East after losing to South Carolina each of the last two seasons.

Still, there is sense of urgency around the program. Two losses to two rivals to start the season would destroy morale among the fans.

2. With the amount of success the Clemson defensive line had against the Bulldog offensive line last week, how much concern is there with controlling Jadeveon Clowney? With that being said, what do the Georgia coaches think about Clowney’s sub-par performance against the Tar Heels?

Many people expected the offensive line to be a strength of the team, but after allowing three sacks against Clemson, that no longer seems to be the case. Everyone understands that Clowney is a different beast than what Georgia faced against Clemson. The coaches shrugged off his performance against U NC as being an early season, hot game in which Clowney got gassed, like most defensive linemen would. They will be preparing for him like he’s the best end in the country, which he is.

3. After last season’s 35-7 loss in Columbia and three straight losses to the Gamecocks overall, how important is it for Aaron Murray and the Bulldogs to defeat S out h Ca rolin a on Saturday?

It’s huge for Murray’s legacy. He has put up big numbers in his career, but struggled in big games. The USC games the past three seasons, and the game this season, have all been huge games. It’s something he needs to win to change the perception of him. Starting 0-1 in the SEC would also be difficult to recover from with LSU and Florida still on the schedule.

Georgia has done it before, but it’s

doubtful they can keep it up.

4. What was your impression of the UGA defense last week, and how do you think it will hold up against the more traditional South Carolina offense?

The defense didn’t perform as badly as some expected. Damian Swan n, who was ex pected to be Georgia’s top corner, got trucked on Sammy Watkin’s 77-yard touchdown reception. Expectations for him were lowered following his poor showing.

In general, though, the defense played well considering its youth, the offense it played and the environment played in. The defense will be young and inexperienced all season, but Georgia has talented players littering the defensive side of the ball. Once the experience catches up with the talent, and some of the injured players heal, this defense could be a force to be reckoned with. The biggest concern will be stopping Connor Shaw on zone-reads and quarterback draws.

5. How much do you think the return of Josh Harvey-Clemons will help the Georgia defense?

Georgia’s safeties against Clemson were newcomers. Connor Norman,a f or me r w a l k- o n , h a s t he mo s t experience, but he is simply not as talented as most of his teammates.

H a r v e y- C le m o n s b r i n g s s o m e talent and experience. One safet y to look for is junior Corey Moore.

He is Georgia’s second-best safety behind Harvey-Clemons. He was injured against Clemson but will be back this week. The combination of these two should change the talent level of Georgia’s defensive backfield exponentially.

Prediction time: 27-24, UGA I think home-field advantage will work in Georgia’s favor. The defense won’t be as rattled as they were against a hostile Clemson crowd, and the offense will be able to communicate, unlike at Clemson. Todd Gurley will get a hefty amount of carries, and a focus on him will diminish Clowney’s ability to affect Georgia’s passing game. Georgia will be able to render M ike Dav is and Brandon Wilds largely ineffective, but Connor will have a big day on the ground.

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Notre Dame @ Michigan

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No. 12 Florida @ Miami (FL), Sat. noon, ESPN The bragging rights are up for grabs this Saturday as No. 12 Florida heads to Miami to match up against the Hurricanes. Mack Brown, Florida’s junior running back, ran for an impressive 112 yards on 25 attempts (4.5 yards per carry) and two touchdowns last Saturday against Toledo. This weekend, Brown will get some help in the backfield from Matt Jones, Florida’s sophomore tailback, who returns from a viral infection that landed him in the hospital. Jones is a strong, quick back at 6-foot-2 and 226 pounds who looks to shed tackles and gain extra yards on plays. Jones is also a threat in the passing game out of the backfield. Brown will most likely receive the majority of the carries, but look out for Jones to overpower his defenders for a big play.

No. 14 Notre Dame @ No. 17 Michigan, Sat. 8 p.m., ESPN The College GameDay crew will be covering this Saturday’s action from Ann Arbor, Mich., and Kirk Herbstreit will have the honor of calling the 41st and second-to-last game between the Fighting Irish and Big Blue in the “Big House.” Michigan’s junior quarterback Devin Gardner will have a tough Irish defense to score on in what’s only his second night game. Gardner played well last week against Central Michigan and was as accurate as a coach would like, completing 66.7 percent of his passes.

Senior quarterback Tommy Rees will look to end his career at Notre Dame on top by beating one of their more hated rivals. The difference in this game will be decided by which team’s talented players step up and make a bigger impact. This game features a lot of pro-potential players and could decide how each team’s season pans out.

West Virginia @ No. 16 Oklahoma, Sat. 7 p.m., FOX The lights will be on for the Mountaineers and Sooners Saturday night when the two hit the field for the right to call themselves the top team in the Big 12. The Sooners took care of business last Saturday, pitching a shutout and, unfortunately for the young “Geno Smithless” West Virginia team, Oklahoma could do it again. West Virginia’s senior running back Charles Sims will need to make big plays if the Mountaineers want to survive four quarters of Sooner football. Freshman quarterback Trevor Knight did not have to do much in the passing game

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Oregon will hope to get off to a 2-0 start when they travel to the East Coast to take on the Virginia Cavaliers. last Saturday to secure the win for Oklahoma. He used his legs successfully and helped senior running back Damien Williams quietly collect 66 yards on the ground. It will take a similar performance by Knight and Williams to help quiet the Mountaineers early in this contest. A few big plays by the Oklahoma wide receivers could call this one early.

Eastern Kentucky @ No. 8 Louisville, Sat. noon, ESPN3 Heisman hopeful Teddy Bridgewater hits the field again in his week two matchup against a vulnerable Eastern Kentucky team. Bridgewater was superb last weekend, completing 23 of 28 passes (82.1 percent) for 355 yards and five touchdowns. He was as good as good gets and put himself in serious Heisman talks among college football fans. In this game, Bridgewater will look to add to his statistics, gain more national recognition and secure the win for the Cardinals. Look for big games from Cardinal wide receivers Kai De La Cruz and Damian Copeland.

The talented, quick and shifty wide receivers make Bridgewater’s job a lot easier and help him get the ball out of his hands much quicker than other college quarterbacks. Do not expect the Colonels to roll

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over and play dead for the Cardinals, however. Junior quarterback Jared McClain makes smart decisions with the ball and will not provide the Louisville defense with too many opportunities.

No. 2 Oregon @ Virginia, Sat. 3:30 p.m., ABC First-year head coach Mark Helfrich leads the Oregon Ducks across the country to take on Altantic Coast Conference member Virginia. No surprise to anyone, the Ducks are fast and make their opponents play in a track meet when their offensive players hit the open field. Both teams will be going up against a different style of football then what they saw the previous week. Virginia did a good job last weekend keeping the ball in front of their defense and making BYU play out of rhythm. The Oregon offense has too much firepower and quickness on it for Virginia to come out ahead, but Virginia does offer a tougher task then what Oregon saw last Saturday. If their defense can slow the Ducks and hold them to 28 or 35 points, Virginia quarterback David Watford and running back Kevin Parks are going to have to step up and have big-time games.

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Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Georgia by 3.5 points (capacity of 92,746)

The game will be televised on ESPN. Brad Nessler will handle the playby-play duties. The analyst will be Todd Blackledge, and the sideline correspondent will be Holly Rowe.

RADIO: Locally, the game will be broadcast on 107.5 FM. Todd Ellis will handle the play-by-play duties, while Tommy Suggs will be the color analyst. Langston Moore will be the sideline correspondent. You can hear the game on satellite radio by tuning to Sirius/XM channel 86.

WEATHER:

The forecast in Athens calls for sun with a high of 87 degrees and a low of 66 and no chance of rain. Winds will be minimal, coming out of the east at four mph.

LAST MEETING:

South Carolina defeated Georgia 35-7 last season in Columbia. The last meeting in Athens came in 2011, when the Gamecocks edged out the Bulldogs, 45-42.

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Connor Shaw said that even though Georgia lost a lot of players on defense, they are still a force to be reckoned with because of the tough loss to Clemson last week.

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Despite the Bulldogs’ obvious losses, Shaw said he is being careful not to take the new Georgia defense lightly.

“They lost a lot of guys, but they’re still strong on defense,” Shaw said. “They’re going to f ly around. They’re going to have their backs against

DEFENSE • Continued from 6 He is from Georgia, growing up in Cairo, so he said this game means a lot to him.

“It’s like a rival game to me,” he said. “Most of the Georgia players are near or from where I’m from.

They talk a lot of trash, but it’s all fun.”

Secondary coach Grady Brown said he expects T.J. Gurley to be fine after playing so well against Nor t h Ca rol i na. Brow n added that the secondary does not have to make many adjustments after playing the up-tempo Tar Heels.

In fact, he called playing the Tar Heels before Georgia a “blessing.”

“An up-tempo offense like North Carolina makes you better for a pro-st yle offense like Georgia,” Br ow n s a id . “ It p r e p a r e s y o u because it puts you in the mindset, ‘I need to hurry up and get lined up.’”

The Georgia passing attack lost a

the ropes after a loss last week, so they’re going to be prepared for next week.”

One of Georgia’s key starters, safet y Josh Har vey-Clemons , will make his 2013 debut against the Gamecocks after serving a suspension during week one . He has been pegged to help make up for the loss of last year’s all-star defense.

Spurrier insists that regardless of wins and

key member in junior wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell, who tore his AC L celebr at i ng a tea m mate’s touchdown. Senior tight end Arthur Lynch and junior wide receivers Michael Bennett and Chris Conley are expected to pick up the slack.

The Gamecocks’ pass rush will be key in keeping Murray from fi nding a rhythm. There was much national criticism of defensive end Jadeveon Clowney for looking tired in the North Carolina game.

Spurrier said he is not too worried about Clowney’s stamina against Georgia and said the junior should be ready to play. Sutton agreed with his coach, saying he could not single Clowney out because a lot of players on South Carolina’s defense were tired. Sutton added that the Tar Heels’ fast-paced offense was designed to fatigue the defense.

“I think one thing he’s learned is that the camera is on him all the time now,” Spurrier said. “It wasn’t on him last year. It was on him on

losses, a rivalry game like Saturday’s could wipe the slate clean for both teams.

“It’s always one of our big ones of the year,” Spurrier said. “We’ll look forward to going over there and seeing if we can have one of our best games in a long time, and hopefully our best game of the season.”

the replays after he made sacks, big plays and stuff like that, but every play the camera is on him. It was a hot day last week as we all know, and somet imes t he heat af fect s people in different ways, it affected him—no questions about it.

“Hopef ully, we can get him a little bit better prepared physically to go the distance against Georgia.”

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Quarterback Connor Shaw and company will look to go for four straight wins over the Bulldogs. The Gamecocks last played in Athens in 2011, when they beat UGA 45-42.

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How coach Steve Spurrier would utilize his two quarterbacks was one of the biggest storylines in South Carolina football leading up to the season.

And with one game in the books, his strategy is still not clear as the Gamecocks (1-0) prepare for Georgia (0-1) Saturday.

Senior Connor Shaw t hrew for 149 yards and a touchdown in the opener against North Carolina, taking every offensive snap but one. In the only play Shaw sat out, redshirt junior Dylan Thompson tossed a 29-yard touchdown.

“Dylan’s a very good quarterback, and he needs to play a little bit,” Spurrier said. “How that

works out, I just don’t know yet. But we’ve got two good ones, and there may be a point where we need to play both of them. Who knows?”

Shaw’s ability to run after a play looks dead could be a factor this week, as the Bulldog defense gave up 43 yards and two touchdowns on the ground to Clemson last week.

“That’s what you want your quarterback to do,” Spurrier said. “When nothing’s there, go run for a fi rst down. When something’s there, hang in there, and make the throw.”

Sout h Carolina’s dept h at ot her of fensive positions will see improvement Saturday, as the unit will have several of its weapons available against Georgia that were sidelined in the fi rst game.

Junior tight end Rory Anderson, a preseason second-tea m A l l-SEC select ion, shou ld be

ready to suit up for his fi rst game of the season Saturday, and Spurrier said senior wide receiver Bruce Ellington is “100 percent” after being limited against North Carolina.

“Our team’s pretty healthy I think right now,” Spurrier said.

On the other side of the injur y list is true freshman center Cody Waldrop, who has been in a walking boot all week after starting against the Tar Heels. Redshirt freshman Clayton Stadnik is set to step in and start at center if Waldrop is unable to go.

Georgia’s defensive unit will look significantly d i f f e r e nt f r o m t h e G e o r g i a d e f e n s e t h e Gamecocks faced in 2012. Seven Bulldogs from the defensive side of the ball were selected in April’s NFL draft, and the unit returned only five OFFENSE • 5

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Sophomore safety T.J. Gurley (20) will get the start in place of the injured Kadetrix Marcus.

Georgia may have lost to Clemson last Sat urday, but the Bulldogs showcased some stellar weapons on offense.

The Gamecocks are in for a battle Saturday in Athens, G a., as t hey prepa re for talented sophomore running backs Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall.

Gu rley was especially impressive last week, fi nishing the game with 154 yards on 12 carries and two touchdowns, highlighted by a 75-yard score in the fi rst quarter.

South Carolina linebackers and spurs coach Kirk Botkin c a l le d G u rle y a “s p e c i a l” player and said the Gamecock defense has its work cut out for it. “ Yo u h a v e t o w r a p u p , h it h im hard a nd get help c o m i n g,” B o t k i n s a id . “ I h aven’t seen ju st one g u y bring No. 3 down.”

Senior defensive end Chaz Sutton said the main defensive focus will be on Gurley and Marsha ll a nd on get t i ng off the field on third downs against senior quarterback Aaron Murray.

“The thing with Georgia is they want to establish the run early,” Sutton said. “If they can do that, then they have success. As long as we can stop the run and get after t he q u a r t erb ac k o n t h i rd down, we should be able to control the game up front and

throughout the level two and level three of defense. It’s just all about how we establish ourselves as a defense early in the game.”

Sophomore linebacker K aiwa n Lew is ag reed t hat South Carolina’s linebackers and spu rs w ill need to get downhill quickly to contain Gurley and Marshall.

The Gamecock s have a Gurley of t heir own who w ill look to ma ke a big contribution against Georgia.

Sophomore boundary safety T.J. Gurley will get the start after junior Kadetrix Marcus dislocated his left shoulder against North Carolina.

T.J. Gurley said he does not feel any pressure stepping in as the starter, and coach Steve Spurrier said he played well against the Tar Heels after Marcus lef t t he game. T.J. Gurley led the team with nine tackles, seven of them solo, and received a game ball for his performance.

It was his first game after a knee injury against Florida last year. Sut ton said even with the injury, T.J. Gurley got on t he bike constant ly and worked hard in offseason rehab.

“He’s a guy that you could just rely on because he’s going to go the extra mile to make sure he’s prepared for the task at hand,” Sutton said.

T.J. Gurley said the hard part of ret urning af ter t he injury was the mental aspect of t he g a me a nd show i ng coaches that he could run well while wearing a knee brace.

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