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GAMECOCKS RETURN TO BLUFF ROAD PRACTICE FIELDS
COLUMBIA, S.C.
(September 26, 2011) – The No. 10/9 South Carolina Gamecocks returned
to the Bluff Road practice fields Monday night. It was the squad’s
first practice since its 21-3 win over previously undefeated Vanderbilt
last Saturday night.
The Gamecocks (4-0, 2-0 SEC) are beginning
preparations for their Saturday afternoon SEC showdown with the Auburn
Tigers (3-1, 1-0 SEC). The game will be televised nationally on CBS,
beginning at 3:30 p.m. Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein will call the
action with Otis Livingston working the sidelines.
Special teams
coach John Butler was pleased with the overall performance of his units
against Vanderbilt. “Joey (Scribner-Howard) punted the ball great, I
think we covered pretty good. (Marty) Markett did a great job. We had
one issue with protection but luckily Joey got it off. I think our
kickoff coverage was good. We had one punt return where we were one
block away from a touchdown I thought. We’re getting closer and closer
to scoring again. It just comes down to executing and really getting 11
guys on the same page and not just nine or ten.”
Placekicker Jay
Wooten missed for the first time this season against Vandy. “He missed
it right off the foot. He came across it a little bit. It goes back to
his fundamentals. I think he just got out of whack a little bit on that
one.”
Butler is also happy with the progress of Bruce Ellington
on kick off returns, but can see him improve with more time. “I think
he’s done good. With his athletic ability, experience on kick returns
is invaluable. The experience in the spacing will help him. I’m
encouraged with where we’re headed. He just needs more time to read
things and get his vision right.”
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