...receivers ? although he walked out to a designated spot to catch the simple throws from former South Carolina passers Syvelle Newton and Seth Strickland.He hopes he answered enough questions to gain a spot in April's NFL Draft."They've seen...
...Carolina debut season in 2005, with the sophomore starting 11 of 12 games. But Mitchell shared the starting job with Syvelle Newton in 2006, and with Smelley last season. South Carolina ended 2007 with five consecutive losses, perhaps leading...
...the ball in an 18-0 loss to Georgia. Then Spurrier put seven new starters on offense, including the more mobile Syvelle Newton at quarterback for Mitchell. With Newton in, the Gamecocks won four of their next five games on the way to an 8-5...
...quarterbacks and for going with the hot-handed passer. Last year, Spurrier benched Mitchell in favor of the more mobile Syvelle Newton. Spurrier went back to the more pro-style Mitchell later in the season. If Smelley can put on a good performance...
...bouncer told police that Mitchell punched him. The charge was later dropped, but Mitchell sat out several weeks as Syvelle Newton ran the South Carolina offense. Mitchell, who started much of the past two seasons, said then that he had let his...
...Nov. 14, "Sidney Rice is coming back to play for the Gamecocks next year." But when Rice's senior teammate, Syvelle Newton, was asked about Rice's intentions, he said, "He tells me every day he's coming back and I tell him if he...
...ago and could be just as important this time. The starter coming into the year, Mitchell was benched in favor of Syvelle Newton after South Carolina was shutout by Georgia, 18-0, on Sept. 9. Mitchell didn't help his cause when a few days...
...fourth down on their scoring drive, then got help from a personal foul penalty. Mitchell, starting in place of Syvelle Newton, completed all six passes on the drive for 46 yards. Davis capped the 80-yard drive with a 4-yard TD run, silencing...
...JaMarcus Russell 6-6 260 Ole Miss Brent Schaeffer 6-2 205 Mississippi State Michael Henig 6-0 185 South Carolina Syvelle Newton 6-0 210 Tennessee Erik Ainge 6-6 220 Vanderbilt Chris Nickson 6-1 210
...them attempting passes and cover them. But we've got to play run defense this week." NEWTON UPDATE: Quarterback Syvelle Newton was scheduled to practice Tuesday after being held out Monday. "Syvelle had a slight, I don't know if it's...
The Augusta Chronicle ©2011. All Rights Reserved.