COLUMBIA, S.
Lardarius Webb Ravens Jersey .C. -- The defending national champions arent done yet. Auburn and its maligned defence
bounced back in a big way on Saturday, defeating No. 10 South Carolina 16-13.
The Tigers (4-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) overcame a spotty offence to wear
down the Gamecocks at the end. Barrett Trotter found Phillip Lutzenkirchen for
the go-ahead, nine-yard touchdown with 1:38 left. "This was a game they willed
to win," Auburn coach Gene Chizik said. Its been a rough go for the BCS
champions since beating Oregon for the title last January. Heisman Trophy winner
Cam Newton and defensive tackle Nick Fairley jumped to the NFL, leaving big
holes on both sides of the ball. They lost their 17-game win streak and their
aura of invincibility two weeks ago at Clemson, which ran up 624 yards. Plus,
the Gamecocks had plenty of motivation to succeed, losing twice to Auburn a year
ago, including a humiliating 56-17 loss in the SEC championship. Instead, it was
the Auburn defenders who shut down South Carolina star tailback Marcus Lattimore
and gave the offence enough time to pull out its 11th straight win against SEC
opponents. "It was a great atmosphere and all those kind of things and to come
out with the win the way we did was great," Trotter said. It also got Auburn off
to the right start in an October filled with powerful opponents and critical
contests. The Tigers travel to Arkansas next week before playing Florida and LSU
their next two games. When "you beat a top-10 team, I feel that is pretty
evident what that does for you moving forward," Chizik said. In Auburns case, it
may have saved a season teetering on the edge. The Tigers were down 13-9 in the
fourth quarter and couldnt break through on South Carolinas swarming defence.
But Gamecocks assistant coach Ellis Johnson said Auburns fast pace wore down his
defenders. That was apparent down the stretch when Barrett led Auburn on a
12-play, 57-yard drive that ended with a pass to wide open Lutzenkirchen in
front of the goal line. The junior fumbled the ball into the end zone, then
recovered it just before sliding out of bounds to put Auburn ahead. South
Carolina advanced to Auburns 29 on its final possession before time expired,
though Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier argued that clock should have stopped with
one second left after a completed pass for a first down. Spurrier said he was
told that receiver Bruce Ellingtons knee touched the ground when the clock had
run out. "Thats what he told me. I said, Wait a minute now, dont you review
that?" Spurrier said. They did not, giving the Gamecocks their seventh straight
defeat against Auburn. "It doesnt matter now," Spurrier said. "Its in the
history books. So its all over. We got beat. Still havent beaten them." Auburn
used Michael Dyer like Spurrier had used Lattimore this season -- a
clock-controller who cant be stopped. Dyer ran for 141 yards on a career-high 41
carries. Dyer, a sophomore like Lattimore, had come into this one with 45 fewer
carries than Gamecock standout, who was the SECs rushing leader. Lattimore ended
with 66 yards on a season-low 17 rushes. "The defence played good, the offence
didnt," Lattimore said. "But we left it at that. Weve got to put it behind us."
It looked like South Carolinas defence would be enough to bail it out of trouble
as quarterback Stephen Garcia again had problems putting up points against an
Auburn defence that was ranked last in the SEC. Instead, the Tigers D rose and
held the Gamecocks to 54 yards and one first down in the final period. And
Trotter and the Tigers found their groove just in time. They converted four
third downs in the go-ahead drive, including the touchdown to Lutzenkirchen.
"Holding (Lattimore) to under 100 yard and getting three or four turnovers were
the goals this week and we did it and got the win," Auburn linebacker Jake
Holland said. Still, when Lattimore broke through for a 15-yard TD run midway
through the third quarter, it appeared it might hold up the way South Carolinas
defence was playing. Melvin Ingram had 3 1/2 sacks and one of four South
Carolina interceptions. Trotter was 12 of 23 for 112 yards with two
interceptions. This one looked like a contest of whod crack first: Auburns
last-in-the-SEC defence or South Carolinas cant-move-the-ball-too-well offensive
attack that has struggled to score the past two weeks. In the first half, it was
the Tigers D that came up bigger than it had this season. They held Lattimore to
36 yards on nine carries and the Gamecocks managed only four first downs on nine
first-half possessions. Garcia, a lightning rod for Gamecock criticism for his
inconsistency, was at it again. He was 9 of 23 for 160 yards and two
interceptions. Garcia also had a 50-yard scoring throw to Alshon Jeffery. Garcia
didnt speak to the media. His grandfather had passed away earlier this week,
South Carolina said, and he wanted to be with family. Usually, its Lattimore who
bails the Gamecocks out but even he didnt look like himself. He fumbled on one
drive and could not fight his way through Auburns charged up defence. Not that
the Tigers had much success with South Carolinas defence, led by Ingram and
safety Antonio Allen. Ingram had two of the Gamecocks three first-half sacks and
picked off Auburns chance to extend a 9-6 lead right before halftime. The Tigers
reliable kicker Cody Parkey was lined up for a 32-yard field goal try with 1:06
left when holder Ryan White took the snap, rolled right and threw toward
Lutzenkirchen near the goal line. But defensive end Ingram had dropped back in
coverage to end the threat.
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about his pending release.CHESTER, Pa. -- Even with a brand new coaching staff
in place, the result was more of the same. Ten-man Toronto FC slumped to a 1-0
defeat in Philadelphia on Wednesday night, the clubs first game since the firing
of manager Ryan Nelsen and most of his coaching staff. Greg Vanneys first
challenge in charge of TFC was a home and home series against the Union, with
the teams playing two games against each other in just four days. Toronto
started slowly at PPL Park on Wednesday and couldnt overcome a second half red
card, but the new manager was pleased with his teams improvement and effort as
the game went on. "We got ourselves into good positions," Vanney told reporters
post-game. "Was it the overall performance we were looking for? Not exactly. But
we worked. The guys worked their socks off the entire match. Even a man down
they created some problems. Credit to the guys for that. Weve got to turn around
in the next four days and sort out a few details, but I think there are some
things to learn from this match and hopefully we can improve in the next one."
Vanney made two changes to the side that lost 3-0 at home to New England last
week. Ashtone Morgan was preferred at left back, with Mark Bloom moving to the
right side of defence and Nick Hagglund pairing centrally with Doneil Henry.
Gilberto was dropped for Daniel Lovitz, who started wide and pushed Dominic
Oduro from the midfield into a more advanced role. The team is now 9-10-6 on the
season, tied with Columbus and Philadelphia on 33 points. "This is a good group,
a group that comes every day ready to challenge each other and push each other,"
said midfielder Michael Bradley. "Each guy is ready to give everything for the
sake of the group. When you go through a difficult time, its normal that there
are conversations, and guys are challenging each other, and that questions are
being asked amongst ourselves. In a big game tonight, I still thought the
effort, the commitment, the energy, and all of these things were there. They
made one more play than we did, and, unfortunately, thats football sometimes."
Goalkeeper Joe Bendik was called into action early on,, denying a Conor Casey
effort that looked bound for the bottom corner.
Bronson Kaufusi Ravens Jersey. Toronto had failed to deal with a Cristian Maidana set piece, and the ball squirted free for
a right-footed effort from the penalty marker. Torontos best chance of the first
half came in the 34th minute, when Maurice Edu was whistled for a handball just
outside the box, positioned dead centre in front of the goal. Bradley took the
free kick for TFC, but blasted his shot into the Union wall, and Philadelphia
cleared. It was a 0-0 game at the half, and Vanney brought in Gilberto for
Jonathan Osorio, after it appeared that the midfielder had picked up a bit of an
injury and hobbled into the tunnel. Bendik was again up to the task in the
second half, denying the Union on a well-taken corner kick. Amobi Okugo rose to
attack Maidanas service, and the netminder got a big right hand to the headed
effort, keeping the home side off the board. But he couldnt keep the Union out
in the 55th minute. Collecting the ball wide right, the lively Maidana sprung
Sebastien Le Toux brilliantly into open space. Pushing into the penalty area,
the French striker hit a perfect cross for Casey to hammer home from point blank
range. MacMath then stoned Gilberto on a solid try from 16 yards out on the
other end. Morgan was sent off in the 76th minute, after he pulled down Le Toux
during a Union breakaway. Hagglund had turned the ball over in the Union half,
forcing Morgan to chase from behind. The left back was shown a straight red card
for denying a clear goal scoring opportunity. "Its a tough one to take for us,"
midfielder Collen Warner added. "We wanted to at least get a point coming in
here, obviously. It seems like were in a bit of a slump, but its not something
that isnt necessarily expected. Its a long season and were facing a lot of
injuries at the moment. The guys gave everything tonight, and thats what I take
away from it. Were still fighting through this and things will turn. Its the way
it works and were just waiting to catch our break, then well be off." Toronto
now takes a four-game winless streak back to BMO Field for Saturdays return
match.
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