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Spurrier plucks UNC-Chapel Hill assistant

UNC-Chapel Hill assistant coach Brad Lawing has been named defensive line coach at the University of South Carolina, Gamecocks' head coach Steve Spurrier announced Monday.

Lawing, a former assistant coach at South Carolina from 1989-98, returns to Columbia after spending the past three seasons as the Tar Heels' defensive ends coach and recruiting coordinator.

As North Carolina's recruiting coordinator, Lawing helped assemble the Tar Heels' back-to-back Top 20 recruiting classes in 2003 and 2004. The 2003 UNC signing day class was hailed by most analysts as one of the best in the country.

"We are excited to have Brad Lawing return as an assistant coach at Carolina," said Spurrier. "He is an excellent coach, an excellent recruiter and a good person. We think he will fit in extremely well here as he has in the past. He has a wonderful reputation as a coach and as a recruiter. We are excited to have him on our staff."

During his previous stint at South Carolina, Lawing tutored the defensive line and served as recruiting coordinator under Sparky Woods and Brad Scott. Three of his Gamecock charges — Corey Miller (New York Giants), Gerald Dixon (Oakland Raiders) and Henry Taylor (Miami Dolphins) — went on the the NFL.

He also coached three All-Southeastern Conference players, nose tackle Eric Sullivan, tackle Henry Taylor and end Stacy Evans.

Lawson's last three recruiting classes were ranked among the nation's top 25 by the scouting services. At USC, he recruited defensive end John Abraham, a 2003 Pro Bowl selection from the New York Jets.

"I'm excited to be coming back to the University of South Carolina and helping the Gamecocks win a Southeastern Conference championship," Lawing said on uscsports.com.

Hurricanes, Sooners to clash in 2007, 2009

One of the most intense rivalries in college football in the 1980's is being renewed, as the University of Miami and University of Oklahoma have signed contracts to play in 2007 and 2009, according to Miami's official athletics website.

The Hurricanes will play at Oklahoma on September 8, 2007, and the Sooners will visit the Orange Bowl on September 12, 2009.

"I am very pleased to announce together with Joe Castiglione, the athletic director at Oklahoma, a two-game series to be played in 2007 at Oklahoma and in 2009 here in the Orange Bowl," said UM athletic director Paul Dee." Each of us has won a national title since 2000. This will be a great series played by two of college football's legendary teams.

"I'm pleased that the new 12-game schedule has allowed the playing of this game and several others which we have scheduled with Texas A&M and Ohio State."

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