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2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL

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2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

2013 OUTBACK BOWL CHAMPIONS

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Schedule/Quick Facts2013 ScheduleDay Date Opponent Site SeriesThursday August 29 North Carolina Columbia, S.C. UNC leads 34-17-4Saturday September 7 Georgia* Athens, Ga. UGA leads 46-17-2Saturday September 14 Vanderbilt* Columbia, S.C. SC leads 18-4-0Saturday September 28 UCF Orlando, Fla. SC leads 3-0-0Saturday October 5 Kentucky* Columbia, S.C. SC leads 16-7-1Saturday October 12 Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. UA leads 13-8-0Saturday October 19 Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn. UT leads 22-7-2Saturday October 26 Missouri* Columbia, Mo. MU leads 2-1-0Saturday November 2 Mississippi State* Columbia, S.C. SC leads 8-6-0Saturday November 16 Florida* Columbia, S.C. UF leads 24-6-3Saturday November 23 Coastal Carolina Columbia, S.C. First MeetingSaturday November 30 Clemson Columbia, S.C. CU leads 65-41-4*Denotes Southeastern Conference Game; Game times TBD

Quick FactsLocation .........................................................Columbia, S.C.Founded .........................................................................1801Enrollment ...................................................................30,271Conference ........................... Southeastern (Eastern Division)Colors ........................................Garnet (PMS 202C) & BlackNickname .............................................................GamecocksMascot ......................................................................... CockyStadium ............................................ Williams-Brice (80,250)Surface ..............................................................Natural Grass

President ...................................................Dr. Harris PastidesFaculty Representative .................................Dr. Zach KelehearAthletics Director ...................................................Ray TannerDeputy Athletics Director .............................. Charles WaddellChief Operating Officer ..................................Kevin O’ConnellSenior Associate AD/SWA .............................. Judy Van HornSenior Associate AD/External Operations ........Charles BloomSenior Associate AD/Development ......................... Jeff CraneAssociate AD/Operations & Facilities ......................Jeff DavisAssociate AD/Academic Services ................... Maria HickmanAssociate AD/Sports Medicine ..............................John KasikAssociate AD/Compliance Services ................... Chris RogersAssociate AD/Football Operations ..................Jamie SperonisChief Financial Officer ........................................... Jeff TallantAssistant AD/Compliance Services .......................D.J. BrownAssistant AD/Operations & Event Management . Shawn BurkeAssistant AD/Sports Turf & Landscaping ................ Clark CoxAssistant AD/Media Relations ............................... Steve FinkAssistant AD/Ticket Operations .................... Lance GranthamAssistant AD/Facility Services ........................ Duane GroomsAssistant AD/Video Operations .................................Joe LisleAssistant AD/Marketing .......................................Eric NicholsAssistant AD/Compliance Services ..................Jennifer StilesExecutive Director Gamecock Club ............ Patrick McFarland

Head Coach ......................................................Steve Spurrier Alma Mater .................................................... Florida (1967) Overall Record ...................................... 208-77-2 (23 years) Record at South Carolina ..............................66-37 (8 years)Defensive Line .................................................... Deke AdamsLinebackers/Spurs .................................................Kirk BotkinSecondary/Assistant Special Teams ...................Grady BrownRunning Game Coordinator/Offensive Line ....... Shawn ElliottQuarterbacks ..................................................... G.A. MangusSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends ............. Joe RobinsonRunning Backs ................................................Everette SandsPassing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator .......Steve Spurrier Jr.Defensive Coordinator ...................................... Lorenzo WardDirector–Strength & Conditioning ..................... Joe ConnollyHead Football Athletic Trainer ........................... Clint Haggard

All-Time Record ..................................................565-545-442012 Record ................................................................... 11-22012 SEC Record (Finish) ................................ 6-2 (3rd East)Bowl Appearance .............................................. Outback Bowl .............................................South Carolina 33, Michigan 28Basic Offense .............................................................MultipleBasic Defense ................................................................4-2-5Lettermen Returning ...........................................................36 Offense .............................................................................19 Defense ............................................................................16 Special Teams ....................................................................1Lettermen Lost ....................................................................24 Offense .............................................................................10 Defense ............................................................................11 Special Teams ....................................................................3Starters Returning ...............................................................12 Offense ...............................................................................6 Defense ..............................................................................5 Special Teams ....................................................................1Starters Lost .......................................................................12 Offense ...............................................................................5 Defense ..............................................................................6 Special Teams ....................................................................1

Media Relations Office .....................................803-777-5204Fink’s Direct Line .............................................803-777-7987Fink’s Cell ........................................................803-240-5268Football Office .................................................803-777-4271Website .......................................www.gamecocksonline.com

2012 ResultsDate Opponent Site Result Record SEC TV Attendance08/30 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. W, 17-13 1-0 1-0 ESPN 38,39309/08 East Carolina Columbia, S.C. W, 48-10 2-0 1-0 SECNet 77,00609/15 UAB Columbia, S.C. W, 49-6 3-0 1-0 FSN 77,96309/22 Missouri* Columbia, S.C. W, 31-10 4-0 2-0 CBS 80,83609/29 Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. W, 38-17 5-0 3-0 ESPN2 49,81010/06 #5 Georgia* Columbia, S.C. W, 35-7 6-0 4-0 ESPN 85,19910/13 #9 LSU* Baton Rouge, La. L, 21-23 6-1 4-1 ESPN 92,73410/20 #3 Florida* Gainesville, Fla. L, 11-44 6-2 4-2 CBS 90,83310/27 Tennessee* Columbia, S.C. W, 38-35 7-2 5-2 ESPN 80,25011/10 Arkansas* Columbia, S.C. W, 38-20 8-2 6-2 CBS 78,77211/17 Wofford Columbia, S.C. W, 24-7 9-2 6-2 PPV 79,98211/24 #12 Clemson Clemson, S.C. W, 27-17 10-2 6-2 ESPN 84,51301/01 #19 Michigan Tampa, Fla. W, 33-28 11-2 6-2 ESPN 54,527*Denotes Southeastern Conference Game

CREDITS:The 2013 South Carolina Spring Football Media Guide was published by the University of South Carolina Athletics Media Relations Office. The media guide was written, designed and edited by Steve Fink, Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations, with assistance provided by the media relations staff. Covers designed by student assistants Bernice Woodard and Katie Jordan. The inside front cover features several of the top returners, including Chaz Sutton, Connor Shaw, Dylan Thompson, Bruce Ellington and Kelcy Quarles, along with All-American Jadeveon Clowney. Photogra-phy provided by Travis Bell, Mary Ann Chastain and Allen Sharpe. The media guide was printed by Service Printing of Columbia, S.C. Note: Information in this guide is based on that available as of March 1, 2013.

The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.

Table of ContentsIntroduction...............................................1-12Coaches and Staff ...................................13-26Players ....................................................27-502012 Season Review ...............................51-672012 Game Recaps .................................68-80


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL NotebookQUICKLY: Year number nine of the Steve Spurrier Era at the University of South Carolina officially gets un-derway with the start of spring drills on Tuesday, March 5. The Gamecocks will go through 15 spring practices, culminating with the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game on Saturday, April 13. Practice dates are tenta-tively set for March 5, 7, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26 and 28, and April 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11 and 13. Scrimmages are set for Saturday, March 23 and Saturday, April 6. All dates are subject to change.

PRACTICE INFO: Most practices will be held a the Bluff Road practice fields, across the street from Wil-liams-Brice Stadium, beginning at 4:15 p.m. Saturday scrimmages will take place in Williams-Brice Stadium beginning at 10 a.m. All times are approximate and subject to change. All practices are open to the public. Persons with cameras will be permitted to shoot the first 15 minutes of each practice only, unless they have been given special clearance by the South Carolina media relations office. Following that 15-minute window, no still or video photography will be allowed during the practice sessions. No autographing will be allowed be-fore, during or after practice.

SPRING GAME: The annual Garnet & Black Spring Game is scheduled for Saturday, April 13. Game time is 1 p.m. ET at Williams-Brice Stadium. Admission is free. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and later re-aired on ESPNU.

PRO TIMING DAY: The University of South Carolina will hold its annual Pro Timing Day on Wednesday, March 27. The event will begin at approximately 10 a.m. in the Crews Building weight room. The weight room portion of the event is closed to the media. Credentialed members of the media are allowed to attend the field work that will take place at Williams-Brice Stadium. In the event of rain, the field work will move to the indoor practice facility.

THE HISTORY: 2013 will mark the 120th season of intercollegiate football at the University of South Caroli-na, dating back to 1892. It is the 107th-consecutive year in which South Carolina has competed on the gridiron. The University did not field a team in either 1893 or 1906. Carolina owns an all-time record of 565-545-44.

SEC HISTORY: The 2013 season will mark South Carolina’s 22nd year in the Southeastern Conference. South Carolina and Arkansas joined the 10-team league prior to the 1992 campaign. The SEC became a 14-team conference last year when Missouri and Texas A&M joined. The Gamecocks earned their first SEC Eastern Division title in the 2010 season.

MAKING HISTORY: The Gamecocks have put togeth-er back-to-back 11-win seasons, the first back-to-back, double-digit win seasons in school history. They have logged two of their three 10-or more win seasons in the last two years. The only previous 10-win campaign came in 1984. The Gamecocks have won 22 games over the past two seasons, 31 over the past three seasons, and 38 over the past four seasons, all school records.

THE RANKINGS: The Gamecocks finished eighth in the final 2012 Associated Press poll and seventh in the final USA Today/Coaches poll. It was the highest fin-ish on record for Carolina, one spot better in both polls than in 2011.

TOP-10 PROGRAM: The Gamecocks have put to-gether back-to-back Top 10 finishes for the first time in school history, finishing ninth in 2011 and eighth in 2012 according to the Associated Press. They finished one spot higher in the Coaches’ poll both years. The Gamecocks have finished among the nation’s Top 25 for three-straight seasons, another “first” in school history. Here are South Carolina’s final AP Top-25 rankings: YEAR (FINAL AP): 1958 (13); 1984 (11); 1987 (15); 2000 (19); 2001 (13); 2010 (22); 2011 (9); 2012 (8).

IN THE POLLS: The Gamecocks have been ranked in the Associated Press Top-25 for 47 consecutive polls, starting with the second week of the 2010 season. That is the longest consecutive streak in school history. According to research compiled by “The Blitz,” South Carolina was ranked in the A.P. poll 148 times from 1936-2011, 14 times as a member of the ACC (1936-1970), 57 times as a Independent (1971-1991) and 77 times since joining the SEC prior to the 2012 season.

YES THEY CALL IT A STREAK: The Gamecocks are tied for the fifth-longest current streak of being ranked in the Associated Press’s Top 25. Carolina and Stanford have been ranked for 47 consecutive weeks, trailing only Alabama, LSU, Oregon and Oklahoma.

RK Team ....................... Weeks1. Alabama .....................................812. LSU............................................653. Oregon .......................................614. Oklahoma...................................495. South Carolina ..........................47 Stanford .....................................47

THE TOP 10: The Gamecocks were ranked in the Top 10 for a school-record 10-consecutive Associated Press polls, the final two of the 2011 season and the first eight of the 2012 campaign, before falling out after successive losses at LSU and Florida. The Gamecocks have been ranked in the AP Top 10 31 times in school history, 17 under head coach Steve Spurrier including 14 times in the last two seasons. Here are the dates that Carolina has been ranked in the AP Top 10:DATE ......AP DATE ...... AP DATE ...... AP10/23/84 ......... 9 09/27/88 ........... 8 09/11/11 .........1010/30/84 .......... 5 10/04/88 ........... 8 09/25/11 .........1011/06/84 .......... 5 10/11/88 ........... 8 10/30/11 .........1011/13/84 .......... 2 12/04/11 .........1011/20/84 .......... 9 10/07/01 ........... 9 FINAL 2011 .......911/27/84 .......... 712/04/84 .......... 7 10/07/07 ........... 7 08/18/12 ...........9 10/14/07 .......... 6 09/04/12 ...........911/24/87 .......... 8 09/09/12 ...........812/01/87 .......... 8 10/10/10 ......... 10 09/16/12 ...........712/08/87 .......... 9 09/23/12 ...........6 09/30/12 ...........6 10/07/12 ...........3 10/14/12 ...........9 FINAL 2012 .......8

2012 Final Polls Associated Press

1. Alabama (59) 13-1 1475 2. Oregon 12-1 1358 3. Ohio State 12-0 1302 4. Notre Dame 12-1 1288 5. Georgia 12-2 1230 Texas A&M 11-2 1230 7. Stanford 12-2 1169 8. South Carolina 11-2 1038 9. Florida 11-2 933 10. Florida State 12-2 922 11. Clemson 11-2 889 12. Kansas State 11-2 871 13. Louisville 11-2 781 14. LSU 10-3 756 15. Oklahoma 10-3 615 16. Utah State 11-2 456 17. Northwestern 10-3 443 18. Boise State 11-2 419 19. Texas 9-4 358 20. Oregon State 9-4 303 21. San Jose State 11-2 243 22. Northern Illinois 12-2 227 23. Vanderbilt 9-4 180 24. Michigan 8-5 147 25. Nebraska 10-4 119

USA TODAY/Coaches 1. Alabama (56) 13-1 1400 2. Oregon 12-1 1322 3. Notre Dame 12-1 1253 4. Georgia 12-2 1213 5. Texas A&M 11-2 1171 6. Stanford 12-2 1167 7. South Carolina 11-2 1064 8. Florida State 12-2 942 9. Clemson 11-2 916 10. Florida 11-2 886 11. Kansas State 11-2 841 12. LSU 10-3 775 13. Louisville 11-2 772 14. Boise State 11-2 633 15. Oklahoma 10-3 600 16. Northwestern 10-3 580 17. Utah State 11-2 444 18. Texas 9-4 398 19. Oregon State 9-4 366 20. Vanderbilt 9-4 248 21. San Jose State 11-2 244 22. Cincinnati 10-3 186 23. Nebraska 10-4 175 24. Northern Illinois 12-2 156 25. Tulsa 11-3 110



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STARTING ON A ROLL: The Gamecocks won their final five games of the 2012 season, with consecutive victories over Tennessee, Arkansas, Wofford, Clemson and Michigan. It’s the first time in school history that Carolina enters the offseason on a five-game winning streak. The previous best was four, set in 1958 and matched in 2011. The 1912 unit went 4-0-1 in its last five games and the 1947 squad went 5-0-1 in its last six contests. The Gamecocks will enter the 2013 season tied with Rice for the nation’s eighth-longest winning streak behind Ohio State (12), Arkansas State (8), Stan-ford (8), Utah State (7), Vanderbilt (7), San Jose State (7) and Texas A&M (6).

THEY’RE BACK: The Gamecocks welcome 36 return-ing letterwinners to begin the 2013 spring session. The 36 lettermen consist of 19 offensive players, 16 defen-sive players and one special teams player. The Game-cocks lost 24 lettermen, including 10 on offense, 11 on defense and three from special teams. A complete list of the returning and lost lettermen can be found on page 9.

SQUAD BREAKDOWN: The 91-man spring squad (as of March 1, 2013) consists of seven seniors, 26 juniors, 33 sophomores, and 25 freshmen.

FOR STARTERS: The Gamecocks list 12 returning starters from the 2012 squad (six on offense, five on defense and one specialist). The returning offensive starters are OG A.J. Cann, WR Bruce Ellington, OG Ronald Patrick, OT Corey Robinson, QB Connor Shaw and OT Brandon Shell. The returning defen-sive starters include DE Jadeveon Clowney, CB Victor Hampton, CB Jimmy Legree, DT Kelcy Quarles, SS Brison Williams. The lone returning specialist is P Tyler Hull.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: The Gamecocks said goodbye to 24 lettermen from last year’s bowl roster including 12 starters. The departing starters include TE Justice Cunningham, OC T.J. Johnson, TB Marcus Lattimore, WR D.L. Moore and WR Ace Sanders on the offensive side of the ball and LB Regi-nald Bowens, SPR DeVonte Holloman, DT Byron Jerideau, FS D.J. Swearinger, DE Devin Taylor and LB Shaq Wilson on the defensive side of the ball, along with PK Adam Yates. A complete list of the de-parted letterwinners can be found on page 9.

EVERY TIME OUT: The Gamecocks had nine players start all 13 games a year ago. Of the nine, WR Bruce Ellington and OG Ronald Patrick will return for the 2013 campaign.

THE HEAD BALL COACH: Steve Spurrier begins his ninth season directing the Gamecock football program. He has logged a 66-37 mark (.641) in Columbia. The Head Ball Coach is Carolina’s winningest coach with 66 victories and is second in games coached with 103, behind Rex Enright (140). Spurrier owns a 208-77-2 mark (.729) in 23 seasons as a collegiate head coach, with previous stops at Duke and Florida.

AT THE TOP OF THE LEADER BOARD: Head coach Steve Spurrier recorded his 65th victory at South Caro-lina in his 102nd career game as the Gamecocks’ head coach in the regular-season finale at Clemson and add-ed No. 66 in the Outback Bowl against Michigan. He surpassed Rex Enright (64) for the most coaching wins in school history. He is already the winningest coach at Florida with 122 victories. The legendary Bear Bryant (60 at Kentucky and 232 at Alabama) is the only other coach to own the most wins at two SEC schools.

TOPS IN HIS FIELD: Steve Spurrier became the 71st head college football coach (all divisions) and the 22nd in Division I history to record 200 wins when he accom-plished that feat against UAB in 2012. He ranks third among active Division I coaches with 208 wins. In ad-dition, the HBC has 47 wins as a head coach at the pro-fessional level, giving him 255 career coaching wins.

UNCHARTED TERRITORY: The 2013 Outback Bowl marked the seventh time Coach Spurrier has taken Carolina to a bowl game. They have been bowl-eligible in each of his eight campaigns. No other coach in Caro-lina history has taken the Gamecocks to more than three bowl games (Jim Carlen and Joe Morrison). Coach Spurrier is 3-4 in bowl games at South Carolina, in-cluding back-to-back bowl wins over Nebraska (Capital One Bowl) and Michigan (Outback Bowl). He is the only Gamecock coach to post three bowl victories.

COACHING SHUFFLE: The Gamecocks made just one coaching change during the off-season, as veteran defensive line coach Brad Lawing left for Florida and was replaced by former North Carolina defensive line coach Deke Adams.

ENROLLING EARLY: The Gamecocks welcomed three scholarship players to the roster in January. The threesome includes junior college cornerback Ronnie Martin and a pair of high schoolers who graduated a semester early, quarterback Connor Mitch and offen-sive lineman D.J. Park.

IN THE CLASSROOM: The Gamecocks placed 29 players on the 2012 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll while posting a team GPA of 2.918, highest in school history. Among those who made the SEC Honor Roll include returnees Landon Ard, K.J. Brent, Dam-iere Byrd, A.J. Cann, Shon Carson, Gerald Dixon Jr., Phillip Dukes, Bruce Ellington, Deon Green, Mason Harris, Tyler Hull, Kadetrix Marcus, Drew Owens, Ronald Patrick, Kelvin Rainey, Corey Robinson, Brandon Shell, Brock Stadnik, Clayton Stadnik and Dylan Thompson.

THEY PAY TO SEE THE GAMECOCKS PLAY: The Gamecocks ranked 18th in the nation in average home attendance in 2012, averaging 80,001 at Williams-Brice Stadium. That includes a school record 85,199 who were on hand to watch the Gamecocks thump Georgia, 35-7.

Notebook

Carolina RankingsCategory Avg. SEC NCAAScoring Offense 31.54 5 44Rushing Offense 138.46 13 89Passing Offense 238.08 6 57Passing Efficiency 154.12 3 13Total Offense 376.54 9 82Scoring Defense 18.23 4 13Rushing Defense 120.69 4 17Passing Defense 194.85 5 21Pass Efficiency Defense 120.10 5 34Total Defense 315.54 4 11Kickoff Returns 21.65 9 62Punt Returns 14.23 2 9Net Punting 36.03 14 77Turnover Margin 0.31 6 43Sacks 3.31 1 5Tackles for Loss 7.23 3 17Sacks Allowed 2.92 12 102

Career Start Chart

Player ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 All

A.J. Cann - RS 13 12 25

Connor Shaw - 0 9 11 20

Kelcy Quarles - - 6 11 17

Bruce Ellington - RS 2 13 15

Jadeveon Clowney - - 1 12 13

Ronald Patrick - 0 0 13 13

Brison Williams - - 1 12 13

Victor Hampton - RS 0 12 12

Jimmy Legree RS 0 2 8 10

Mike Matulis - - 5 5 10

Brandon Shell - - RS 10 10

Corey Robinson - RS 0 9 9

Cody Gibson - RS 4 2 6

Damiere Byrd - - 3 2 5

Nick Jones - RS 2 3 5

Brandon Wilds - - 5 0 5

Rory Anderson - - 2 2 4

Gerald Dixon Jr. - - RS 2 2

T.J. Gurley - - - 2 2

Chaz Sutton 0 0 1 1 2

Dylan Thompson - RS 0 2 2

JT Surratt - RS 0 1 1


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL NotebookMISSING IN ACTION: The Gamecocks will be with-out the services of several players this spring as they rehab injuries. The list includes LB Cedrick Cooper (knee), FS T.J. Gurley (knee), OT Mike Matulis (shoulder), CB Rico McWilliams (knee) and QB Connor Shaw (foot).

DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: A pair of Gamecocks, TB Shon Carson and CB Ahmad Christian may see limited time on the gridiron this spring, as they earned roster spots on the Carolina baseball team.

IT’S A NUMBERS GAME: The Gamecocks return 42 percent of their rushing yards, 96 percent of their pass-ing yards and 54 percent of their receiving yards from a year ago, In addition, six of the squad’s top 13 tacklers, return for the 2013 campaign.

GOOD HOME COOKIN’: The Gamecocks have won their last 11 games at Williams-Brice Stadium. Caro-lina is 27-3 in its last 30 home games. The only home losses in the last four years came to top-ranked Florida in 2009, to 17th-ranked Arkansas in 2010 and to de-fending national champion Auburn in 2011.

PERFECT AT HOME: The Gamecocks went 7-0 at home in 2012. It marked the first time they ran the table at home since joining the SEC. The last time they went undefeated at home was in 1987. They have been unde-feated and untied at home 10 times.

TOP HOME STREAKS: The Gamecocks have won 11-straight home games, their longest stretch since joining the SEC and the third-longest streak in school history. Here are the top home winning streaks:YEARS WINS1978-1980 151986-1988 132011-2012 (current) 11

AN SEC SIX-PACK: With a 6-2 SEC mark in 2012, the Gamecocks reached six SEC victories for the sec-ond year in a row. They had never had six SEC wins in a season prior to 2011. They finished the 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2010 seasons with 5-3 SEC marks. Carolina finished 2012 with at least a .500 SEC mark for the 10th time in 21 seasons and have put together three-straight .500-or-better SEC records for the first time in school history.

GAMECOCKS IN THE SEC: The Gamecocks wrapped up their 21st season of league play in the SEC in 2012. They have played 168 SEC regular-season contests since joining the league. Here’s a breakdown of the Gamecocks in three-year segments in conference regu-lar season action:Years Record .500 or Better Pct.1992-1994 9-15-0 1994 .3751995-1997 9-14-1 1996 .3961998-2000 5-19-0 2000 .2082001-2003 10-14-0 2001 .4172004-2006 12-12-0 2004, 2005 .5002007-2009 10-14-0 2008 .4172010-2012 17-7-0 2010, 2011, 2012 .708Totals 72-95-1 Ten Times .432

KEEPING THE FANS HAPPY: The Gamecocks have taken care of business against their top rivals in recent seasons. Over the past three years, they are an impres-sive 11-1 against SEC Eastern Division rivals Georgia (3-0), Florida (2-1) and Tennessee (3-0) and against in-state rival Clemson (3-0). In fact, Carolina has won the Palmetto State Championship four years in a row, the longest winning streak over the Tigers since 1951-54.

RECRUITING SUCCESS: The Gamecocks had an-other successful February signing day. Carolina has put together nine-straight classes that rank among the nation’s top-25, according to Rivals. Here are the recent recruiting class rankings according to Rivals and Scout:

2002: 11th/18th 2008: 22nd/34th2003: 8th/15th 2009: 12th/13th2004: 35th/28th 2010: 24th/34th2005: 23rd/20th 2011: 18th/11th2006: 24th/33rd 2012: 19th/13th2007: 6th/7th 2013: 16th/23rd

2012 POST-SEASON HONORS (2013 Returnees Only)Jerell Adams Coaches SEC All-FreshmanJadeveon Clowney AFCA 1st-team All-American Associated Press 1st-team All-American FWAA 1st-team All-American Sporting News 1st-team All-American Walter Camp 1st-team All-American ESPN.com 1st-team All-American CBSSports.com 1st-team All-American FoxSportsNext.com 1st-team All-American Phil Steele 1st-team All-American Coaches SEC Defensive Player of the Year Associated Press 1st-team All-SEC Coaches 1st-team All-SEC Phil Steele 1st-team All-SEC Hendricks Award Winner Nagurski Trophy Finalist Rotary Lombardi Award Finalist Bednarik Award FinalistT.J. Gurley Coaches SEC All-FreshmanBrandon Shell FoxSportsNext 1st-team Freshman All-American Phil Steele 1st-team Freshman All-American Coaches SEC All-Freshman

Carolina Trends Under 2012 SpurrierOverall 11-2 66-37Home 7-0 42-14Road 3-2 20-18Neutral 1-0 4-5Grass 10-2 62-31Turf 1-0 4-6

August 1-0 3-0September 4-0 24-9October 2-2 20-11November 3-0 16-12December 0-0 1-3January 1-0 2-2

Leading After 1st Quarter 6-0 36-9Tied After 1st Quarter 3-0 16-3Trailing After 1st Quarter 2-2 14-25

Leading at Halftime 7-1 48-9Tied at Halftime 2-0 8-2Trailing at Halftime 2-1 10-26

Leading After 3rd Quarter 8-1 57-6Tied After 3rd Quarter 1-0 3-3Trailing After 3rd Quarter 2-1 6-28

When Scoring First 8-0 39-9When Opponent Scores First 3-2 27-28

Largest Halftime Lead 21 49Largest Halftime Deficit 15 31

Score 20 or more Points 10-1 53-13Score 30 or more Points 8-0 37-4Opponents Score 20 or less 9-0 49-9Games Decided by 3 or less 1-1 7-7Games Decided by 10 or less 4-1 26-19

Rush for 100 Yards or more 10-0 56-12Rush for 150 Yards or more 5-0 34-4Pass for 200 Yards or more 6-0 38-25Pass for 300 Yards or more 5-0 12-8Total 400 Yards or more 5-0 24-7

Opp. Rush less than 100 yards 5-1 31-4Opp. Pass less than 200 yards 5-2 42-21Opp. Total less than 300 yards 5-1 35-5

Commit More Turnovers 3-2 18-28Commit Fewer Turnovers 8-0 33-4Commit Equal Turnovers 0-0 15-5

Lead in Time of Possession 7-0 41-9Trail in Time of Possession 4-2 25-28

South Carolina in the PollsWeek AP Coaches Harris BCSPreseason 12 12 -- --Week 1 12 12 -- --Week 2 11 11 -- --Week 3 12 10 -- --Week 4 10 9 -- --Week 5 18 14 -- --Week 6 15 13 15 --Week 7 14 12 13 14Week 8 14 14 14 13Week 9 10 10 11 9Week 10 15 15 15 13Week 11 14 14 15 12Week 12 14 13 13 12Week 13 14 13 14 12Week 14 10 9 9 9Final 9 8 N/A N/A



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Alphabetical RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp Hometown (High/Last School)

89 Jerell Adams TE 6-6 224 SO-1L Pinewood, S.C. (Scott’s Branch/Fork Union)

81 Rory Anderson TE 6-5 218 JR-2L Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)

19 Landon Ard PK 5-9 189 SO-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)

84 Tevin Bradshaw WR 5-7 149 SO-SQ Moncks Corner, S.C. (Berkeley/Brevard)

80 K.J. Brent WR 6-4 185 SO-1L Waxhaw, N.C. (Marvin Ridge)

1 Damiere Byrd WR 5-9 168 JR-2L Sicklerville, N.J. (Timber Creek)

50 A.J. Cann OG 6-4 310 JR-2L Bamberg, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)

7 Shon Carson TB 5-8 219 SO-SQ Scranton, S.C. (Lake City)

4 Ahmad Christian CB 5-10 189 SO-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian)

7 Jadeveon Clowney DE 6-6 272 JR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)

18 Cedrick Cooper LB 6-2 215 SO-1L Lithonia, Ga. (Lithonia)

58 Ryland Culbertson LS 6-4 268 JR-SQ Laurens, S.C. (Laurens Academy)

28 Mike Davis TB 5-9 215 SO-1L Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson)

31 Jordan Diaz FB 6-1 243 JR-SQ Hamilton, N.J. (Hamilton West)

42 Jordan Diggs SPR 6-0 197 FR-RS Fort Myers, Fla. (Island Coast)

44 Gerald Dixon DE 6-2 275 SO-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)

92 Gerald Dixon Jr. DT 6-3 318 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)

18 Dwayne Duckett WR 6-0 172 FR-RS Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley/Gray Military)

39 Jessie Dukes CB 5-11 171 JR-SQ Blackville, S.C. (Blackville-Hilda/

USC-Salkehatchie)

40 Jevonn Dukes S 6-1 200 SO-TR Blackville, S.C. (Blackville-Hilda/

USC-Salkehatchie)

52 Phillip Dukes DT 6-3 315 SO-SQ Manning, S.C. (Manning)

17 Chaz Elder FS 6-2 194 FR-RS Union City, Ga. (Banneker)

23 Bruce Ellington WR 5-9 197 JR-2L Moncks Corner, S.C. (Berkeley)

8 Darius English DE 6-6 225 FR-RS Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)

13 Patrick Fish P 6-0 194 JR-SQ Shelby, N.C. (Burns)

19 Kyle Fleetwood SS 5-11 214 FR-RS Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)

12 Jody Fuller WR 5-11 211 FR-RS Indian Trail, N.C. (Sun Valley)

78 Cody Gibson OT 6-7 284 JR-2L Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln)

43 Garrison Gist FB 5-10 245 SO-HS Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)

9 Sharrod Golightly SPR 5-10 179 JR-2L Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb)

93 Deon Green DT 6-4 283 SO-SQ Windermere, Fla. (Olympia)

20 T.J. Gurley FS 5-10 183 SO-1L Cairo, Ga. (Cairo)

16 Austin Hails QB 6-2 227 SO-SQ Collinsville, Ill. (Collinsville)

96 Jamal Hall DE 6-2 240 SR-SQ Ladson, S.C. (Fort Dorchester/

Brevard College)

27 Victor Hampton CB 5-10 197 JR-2L Darlington, S.C. (Darlington)

59 Coleman Harley LS 6-1 268 SO-SQ Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken)

34 Mason Harris DE 6-3 215 SO-1L Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. (Ridgeland)

82 Matthew Harvey WR 6-8 225 SO-HS Rock Hill, S.C. (Rock Hill)

83 Carlton Heard WR 6-0 186 SO-TR Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central/Gardner-Webb)

11 T.J. Holloman LB 6-2 215 FR-RS Stone Mountain, Ga. (St. Pius X)

94 Ashton Holmes DE 6-3 259 SR-SQ Spartanburg, S.C. (Byrnes/Butler CC)

35 Jeff Homad TE 6-2 224 JR-SQ Hilton Head Island, S.C.

(Hilton Head Island/UNC Pembroke)

13 Tyler Hull P 6-2 212 JR-1L Mount Airy, N.C. (Mount Airy/Guilford)

8 Shamier Jeffery WR 6-1 204 SO-SQ St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County)

3 Nick Jones WR 5-7 171 JR-2L Moore, S.C. (Byrnes)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp Hometown (High/Last School)

45 Jake Joyner PK 5-11 186 FR-HS Buford, Ga. (Mill Creek)

43 James King LB 6-0 235 SO-TR Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek/Benedict)

40 Andrew Komornik P 6-5 235 FR-HS Fort Mill, S.C. (Nations Ford)

15 Jimmy Legree CB 6-0 185 SR-3L Beaufort, S.C. (Beaufort)

22 Kaiwan Lewis LB 6-0 221 SO-1L Mays Landing, N.J. (St. Joseph)

25 Kadetrix Marcus FS 6-1 185 JR-1L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)

10 Ronnie Martin CB 5-11 173 JR-JC Spartanburg, S.C.

(Spartanburg/Georgia Military)

76 Mike Matulis OT 6-5 264 JR-2L Boynton Beach, Fla. (Park Vista)

41 Connor McLaurin FB 6-0 237 JR-1L Raleigh, N.C. (Garner)

1 Rico McWilliams CB 5-11 178 FR-RS Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy)

6 Connor Mitch QB 6-3 219 FR-HS Raleigh, N.C. (Wakefield)

6 Chris Moody SS 6-1 210 FR-RS McDonough, Ga. (Henry County)

41 Kyle Morini LB 5-10 220 JR-TR Lexington, S.C. (White Knoll/N. Greenville)

5 Brendan Nosovitch QB 6-1 223 FR-RS Allentown, Pa. (Central Catholic)

15 Perry Orth QB 6-1 214 FR-RS Ponte Vedra, Fla. (Ponte Vedra/

Florida State College)

88 Drew Owens TE 6-6 241 SO-SQ Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell)

60 D.J. Park OG 6-4 335 FR-HS Dillon, S.C. (Dillon)

67 Ronald Patrick OG 6-2 315 SR-2L Cocoa, Fla. (Cocoa)

49 Devin Potter TB 5-10 203 FR-RS Granite Falls, N.C. (South Caldwell)

99 Kelcy Quarles DT 6-4 293 JR-2L Hodges, S.C. (Greenwood/Fork Union)

5 Kelvin Rainey LB 6-3 228 FR-RS Yulee, Fla. (Yulee)

30 Sidney Rhodes CB 5-10 167 JR-1L Easley, S.C. (Wren/Western Carolina)

21 Marcquis Roberts LB 6-1 215 SO-SQ Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)

53 Corey Robinson OT 6-8 338 JR-1L Havelock, N.C. (Havelock)

4 Shaq Roland WR 6-1 182 SO-1L Lexington, S.C. (Lexington)

24 Kendric Salley TB 5-9 215 FR-RS Williston, S.C. (Williston-Elko)

49 Garrett Shank S 6-0 190 FR-HS Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)

14 Connor Shaw QB 6-1 204 SR-3L Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch)

71 Brandon Shell OT 6-6 321 SO-1L Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek)

46 Darian Sims LB 6-2 254 SO-SQ Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek)

9 Kwinton Smith WR 6-4 206 FR-RS Hamer, S.C. (Dillon)

75 Will Sport OG 6-5 289 SO-1L Milton, Fla. (Pace)

65 Brock Stadnik OG 6-5 291 FR-RS Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford)

54 Clayton Stadnik OC 6-3 283 FR-RS Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford)

16 Nick St. Germain PK 5-9 180 FR-RS Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)

97 J.T. Surratt DT 6-2 311 JR-1L Winston-Salem, N.C. (Parkland)

45 Ty Sutherland FB 5-10 240 SO-SQ Pendleton, S.C. (Pendleton)

90 Chaz Sutton DE 6-5 256 SR-3L Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins/Fork Union)

17 Dylan Thompson QB 6-3 212 JR-2L Boiling Springs, S.C. (Boiling Springs)

51 Cody Waldrop OC 6-2 312 FR-RS Seffner, Fla. (Armwood)

95 Michael Washington DE 6-3 249 SO-SQ Allendale, S.C. (Allendale-Fairfax/S.C. State)

85 Kane Whitehurst WR 5-11 170 SO-SQ Duluth, Ga. (Chattahoochee/Arkansas)

22 Brandon Wilds TB 6-2 218 SO-1L Blythewood, S.C. (Blythewood)

86 David Wilkins WR 6-1 179 SR-SQ Cowpens, S.C. (Broome)

12 Brison Williams SS 5-11 205 JR-2L Warner Robins, Ga.

(Northside/Fork Union)

74 Mason Zandi OT 6-9 287 FR-RS Irmo, S.C. (Chapin)


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Numerical RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp Hometown (High/Last School)

1 Damiere Byrd WR 5-9 168 JR-2L Sicklerville, N.J. (Timber Creek)

1 Rico McWilliams CB 5-11 178 FR-RS Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy)

3 Nick Jones WR 5-7 171 JR-2L Moore, S.C. (Byrnes)

4 Ahmad Christian CB 5-10 189 SO-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian)

4 Shaq Roland WR 6-1 182 SO-1L Lexington, S.C. (Lexington)

5 Brendan Nosovitch QB 6-1 223 FR-RS Allentown, Pa. (Central Catholic)

5 Kelvin Rainey LB 6-3 228 FR-RS Yulee, Fla. (Yulee)

6 Chris Moody SS 6-1 210 FR-RS McDonough, Ga. (Henry County)

6 Connor Mitch QB 6-3 219 FR-HS Raleigh, N.C. (Wakefield)

7 Jadeveon Clowney DE 6-6 272 JR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)

7 Shon Carson TB 5-8 219 SO-SQ Scranton, S.C. (Lake City)

8 Shamier Jeffery WR 6-1 204 SO-SQ St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County)

8 Darius English DE 6-6 225 FR-RS Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)

9 Sharrod Golightly SPR 5-10 179 JR-2L Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb)

9 Kwinton Smith WR 6-4 206 FR-RS Hamer, S.C. (Dillon)

10 Ronnie Martin CB 5-11 173 JR-JC Spartanburg, S.C.

(Spartanburg/Georgia Military)

11 T.J. Holloman LB 6-2 215 FR-RS Stone Mountain, Ga. (St. Pius X)

12 Brison Williams SS 5-11 205 JR-2L Warner Robins, Ga.

(Northside/Fork Union)

12 Jody Fuller WR 5-11 211 FR-RS Indian Trail, N.C. (Sun Valley)

13 Patrick Fish P 6-0 194 JR-SQ Shelby, N.C. (Burns)

13 Tyler Hull P 6-2 212 JR-1L Mount Airy, N.C. (Mount Airy/Guilford)

14 Connor Shaw QB 6-1 204 SR-3L Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch)

15 Jimmy Legree CB 6-0 185 SR-3L Beaufort, S.C. (Beaufort)

15 Perry Orth QB 6-1 214 FR-RS Ponte Vedra, Fla. (Ponte Vedra)

Florida State College)

16 Nick St. Germain PK 5-9 180 FR-RS Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)

16 Austin Hails QB 6-2 227 SO-SQ Collinsville, Ill. (Collinsville)

17 Dylan Thompson QB 6-3 212 JR-2L Boiling Springs, S.C. (Boiling Springs)

17 Chaz Elder FS 6-2 194 FR-RS Union City, Ga. (Banneker)

18 Cedrick Cooper LB 6-2 215 SO-1L Lithonia, Ga. (Lithonia)

18 Dwayne Duckett WR 6-0 172 FR-RS Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley/Gray Military)

19 Kyle Fleetwood SS 5-11 214 FR-RS Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)

19 Landon Ard PK 5-9 189 SO-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)

20 T.J. Gurley FS 5-10 183 SO-1L Cairo, Ga. (Cairo)

21 Marcquis Roberts LB 6-1 215 SO-SQ Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)

22 Brandon Wilds TB 6-2 218 SO-1L Blythewood, S.C. (Blythewood)

22 Kaiwan Lewis LB 6-0 221 SO-1L Mays Landing, N.J. (St. Joseph)

23 Bruce Ellington WR 5-9 197 JR-2L Moncks Corner, S.C. (Berkeley)

24 Kendric Salley TB 5-9 215 FR-RS Williston, S.C. (Williston-Elko)

25 Kadetrix Marcus FS 6-1 185 JR-1L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)

27 Victor Hampton CB 5-10 197 JR-2L Darlington, S.C. (Darlington)

28 Mike Davis TB 5-9 215 SO-1L Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson)

30 Sidney Rhodes CB 5-10 167 JR-1L Easley, S.C. (Wren/Western Carolina)

31 Jordan Diaz FB 6-1 243 JR-SQ Hamilton, N.J. (Hamilton West)

34 Mason Harris DE 6-3 215 SO-1L Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. (Ridgeland)

35 Jeff Homad TE 6-2 224 JR-SQ Hilton Head Island, S.C.

(Hilton Head Island/UNC Pembroke)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp Hometown (High/Last School)

39 Jessie Dukes CB 5-11 171 JR-SQ Blackville, S.C. (Blackville-Hilda/

USC-Salkehatchie)

40 Andrew Komornik P 6-5 235 FR-HS Fort Mill, S.C. (Nations Ford)

40 Jevonn Dukes S 6-1 200 SO-TR Blackville, S.C. (Blackville-Hilda/

USC-Salkehatchie)

41 Connor McLaurin FB 6-0 237 JR-1L Raleigh, N.C. (Garner)

41 Kyle Morini LB 5-10 220 JR-TR Lexington, S.C. (White Knoll/N. Greenville)

42 Jordan Diggs SPR 6-0 197 FR-RS Fort Myers, Fla. (Island Coast)

43 Garrison Gist FB 5-10 245 SO-HS Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)

43 James King LB 6-0 235 SO-TR Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek/Benedict)

44 Gerald Dixon DE 6-2 275 SO-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)

45 Ty Sutherland FB 5-10 240 SO-SQ Pendleton, S.C. (Pendleton)

45 Jake Joyner PK 5-11 186 FR-HS Buford, Ga. (Mill Creek)

46 Darian Sims LB 6-2 254 SO-SQ Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek)

49 Devin Potter TB 5-10 203 FR-RS Granite Falls, N.C. (South Caldwell)

49 Garrett Shank S 6-0 190 FR-HS Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)

50 A.J. Cann OG 6-4 310 JR-2L Bamberg, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)

51 Cody Waldrop OC 6-2 312 FR-RS Seffner, Fla. (Armwood)

52 Phillip Dukes DT 6-3 315 SO-SQ Manning, S.C. (Manning)

53 Corey Robinson OT 6-8 338 JR-1L Havelock, N.C. (Havelock)

54 Clayton Stadnik OC 6-3 283 FR-RS Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford)

58 Ryland Culbertson LS 6-4 268 JR-SQ Laurens, S.C. (Laurens Academy)

59 Coleman Harley LS 6-1 268 SO-SQ Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken)

60 D.J. Park OG 6-4 335 FR-HS Dillon, S.C. (Dillon)

65 Brock Stadnik OG 6-5 291 FR-RS Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford)

67 Ronald Patrick OG 6-2 315 SR-2L Cocoa, Fla. (Cocoa)

71 Brandon Shell OT 6-6 321 SO-1L Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek)

74 Mason Zandi OT 6-9 287 FR-RS Irmo, S.C. (Chapin)

75 Will Sport OG 6-5 289 SO-1L Milton, Fla. (Pace)

76 Mike Matulis OT 6-5 264 JR-2L Boynton Beach, Fla. (Park Vista)

78 Cody Gibson OT 6-7 284 JR-2L Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln)

80 K.J. Brent WR 6-4 185 SO-1L Waxhaw, N.C. (Marvin Ridge)

81 Rory Anderson TE 6-5 218 JR-2L Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)

82 Matthew Harvey WR 6-8 225 SO-HS Rock Hill, S.C. (Rock Hill)

83 Carlton Heard WR 6-0 186 SO-TR Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central/Gardner-Webb)

84 Tevin Bradshaw WR 5-7 149 SO-SQ Moncks Corner, S.C. (Berkeley/Brevard)

85 Kane Whitehurst WR 5-11 170 SO-SQ Duluth, Ga. (Chattahoochee/Arkansas)

86 David Wilkins WR 6-1 179 SR-SQ Cowpens, S.C. (Broome)

88 Drew Owens TE 6-6 241 SO-SQ Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell)

89 Jerell Adams TE 6-6 224 SO-1L Pinewood, S.C. (Scott’s Branch/Fork Union)

90 Chaz Sutton DE 6-5 256 SR-3L Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins/Fork Union)

92 Gerald Dixon Jr. DT 6-3 318 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)

93 Deon Green DT 6-4 283 SO-SQ Windermere, Fla. (Olympia)

94 Ashton Holmes DE 6-3 259 SR-SQ Spartanburg, S.C. (Byrnes/Butler CC)

95 Michael Washington DE 6-3 249 SO-SQ Allendale, S.C. (Allendale-Fairfax/S.C. State)

96 Jamal Hall DE 6-2 240 SR-SQ Ladson, S.C. (Fort Dorchester/

Brevard College)

97 J.T. Surratt DT 6-2 311 JR-1L Winston-Salem, N.C. (Parkland)

99 Kelcy Quarles DT 6-4 293 JR-2L Hodges, S.C. (Greenwood/Fork Union)



8

Pre-Spring Depth ChartOffense

1 Damiere Byrd 5-9 168 JR-2L Sicklerville, N.J. 4 Shaq Roland 6-1 182 SO-1L Lexington, S.C. 8 Shamier Jeffery 6-1 204 SO-SQ St. Matthews, S.C.

23 Bruce Ellington 5-9 197 JR-2L Moncks Corner, S.C. 80 K.J. Brent 6-4 185 SO-1L Waxhaw, N.C. 12 Jody Fuller 5-11 211 FR-RS Indian Trail, N.C.

3 Nick Jones 5-7 171 JR-2L Moore, S.C. 9 Kwinton Smith 6-4 206 FR-RS Hamer, S.C.

53 Corey Robinson 6-8 338 JR-1L Havelock, N.C. 76 Mike Matulis# 6-5 264 JR-2L Boynton Beach, Fla. 74 Mason Zandi 6-9 287 FR-RS Irmo, S.C.

50 A.J. Cann 6-4 310 JR-2L Bamberg, S.C. 65 Brock Stadnik 6-5 291 FR-RS Greensboro, N.C.

51 Cody Waldrop 6-2 312 FR-RS Seffner, Fla. 54 Clayton Stadnik 6-3 283 FR-RS Greensboro, N.C.OR 75 Will Sport 6-5 289 SO-1L Milton, Fla.

67 Ronald Patrick 6-2 315 SR-2L Cocoa, Fla. 75 Will Sport 6-5 289 SO-1L Milton, Fla. 60 D.J. Park 6-4 335 FR-HS Dillon, S.C.

71 Brandon Shell 6-6 321 SO-1L Goose Creek, S.C. 78 Cody Gibson 6-7 284 JR-2L Tallahassee, Fla. 81 Rory Anderson 6-5 218 JR-2L Powder Springs, Ga. 89 Jerell Adams 6-6 224 SO-1L Pinewood, S.C. 88 Drew Owens 6-6 241 SO-SQ Charlotte, N.C.

14 Connor Shaw# 6-1 204 SR-3L Flowery Branch, Ga. 17 Dylan Thompson 6-3 212 JR-2L Boiling Springs, S.C. 5 Brendan Nosovitch 6-1 223 FR-RS Allentown, Pa. 6 Connor Mitch 6-3 219 FR-HS Raleigh, N.C.

41 Connor McLaurin 6-0 237 JR-1L Raleigh, N.C.

28 Mike Davis 5-9 215 SO-1L Lithonia, Ga. 22 Brandon Wilds 6-2 218 SO-1L Blythewood, S.C. 24 Kendric Salley 5-9 215 FR-RS Williston, S.C. 7 Shon Carson 5-8 219 SO-SQ Scranton, S.C.

Defense 90 Chaz Sutton 6-5 256 SR-3L Savannah, Ga. 44 Gerald Dixon 6-2 275 SO-SQ Rock Hill, S.C.

97 J.T. Surratt 6-2 311 JR-1L Winston-Salem, N.C. 92 Gerald Dixon Jr. 6-3 318 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 93 Deon Green 6-4 283 SO-SQ Windermere, Fla.

99 Kelcy Quarles 6-4 293 JR-2L Hodges, S.C. 52 Phillip Dukes 6-3 315 SO-SQ Manning, S.C.

7 Jadeveon Clowney 6-6 272 JR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. 8 Darius English 6-6 225 FR-RS Powder Springs, Ga. 34 Mason Harris 6-3 215 SO-1L Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.

22 Kaiwan Lewis 6-0 221 SO-1L Mays Landing, N.J. 11 T.J. Holloman 6-2 215 FR-RS Stone Mountain, Ga.

18 Cedrick Cooper# 6-2 215 SO-1L Lithonia, Ga. 21 Marcquis Roberts 6-1 215 SO-SQ Powder Springs, Ga. 5 Kelvin Rainey 6-3 228 FR-RS Yulee, Fla.

9 Sharrod Golightly 5-10 179 JR-2L Decatur, Ga. 42 Jordan Diggs 6-0 197 FR-RS Fort Myers, Fla.

27 Victor Hampton 5-10 197 JR-2L Darlington, S.C. 4 Ahmad Christian 5-10 189 SO-1L Jacksonville, Fla. 1 Rico McWilliams# 5-11 178 FR-RS Hampton, Ga. 12 Brison Williams 5-11 205 JR-2L Warner Robins, Ga. 6 Chris Moody 6-1 210 FR-RS McDonough, Ga. 19 Kyle Fleetwood 5-11 214 FR-RS Stone Mountain, Ga.

25 Kadetrix Marcus 6-1 185 JR-1L Stone Mountain, Ga. 20 T.J. Gurley# 5-10 183 SO-1L Cairo, Ga. 17 Chaz Elder 6-2 194 FR-RS Union City, Ga. 15 Jimmy Legree 6-0 185 SR-3L Beaufort, S.C. 10 Ronnie Martin 5-11 173 JR-JC Spartanburg, S.C. 30 Sidney Rhodes 5-10 167 JR-1L Easley, S.C.

Depth Chart includes all returning letterwinners and scholarship players.

#-Injured, will not participate in spring drills.

WR

WR

WR

LT

LG

C

RG

RT

TE

QB

FBTB

DE

DT

DT

DE

MLB

WLB

SPR

CB

SS

FS

CB

Specialists 19 Landon Ard 5-9 189 SO-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. 16 Nick St. Germain 5-9 180 FR-RS Powder Springs, Ga.

19 Landon Ard 5-9 189 SO-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. 16 Nick St. Germain 5-9 180 FR-RS Powder Springs, Ga.

13 Tyler Hull 6-2 212 JR-1L Mount Airy, N.C. 13 Patrick Fish 6-0 194 JR-SQ Shelby, N.C.

23 Bruce Ellington 5-9 197 JR-2L Moncks Corner, S.C. 1 Damiere Byrd 5-9 168 JR-2L Sicklerville, N.J.

27 Victor Hampton 5-10 197 JR-2L Darlington, S.C.

59 Coleman Harley 6-1 268 SO-SQ Aiken, S.C. 58 Ryland Culbertson 6-4 268 JR-SQ Laurens, S.C.

13 Patrick Fish 6-0 194 JR-SQ Shelby, N.C.

KO

PK

P

KR

PR LS

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2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Starters/Lettermen/Calendar

SUNDAY

MARCH3

10

17

24

31

7

MONDAY

4

11

18

25

APRIL1

8

TUESDAY

5Practice #1

4:15 p.m.

12

19Practice #3

4:15 p.m.

26Practice #7

4:15 p.m.

2Practice #9

4:15 p.m.

9Practice #13

4:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

6

13

20

27Pro Timing Day

10 am

3

10

THURSDAY

7Practice #2

4:15 p.m.

14

21Practice #4

4:15 p.m.

28Practice #8

4:15 p.m.

4Practice #10

4:15 p.m.

11Practice #14

4:15 p.m.

FRIDAY

8

15

22Practice #5

4:15 p.m.

29

5Practice #11

4:15 p.m.

12

SATURDAY

9

16

23Practice #6

10 a.m.Scrimmage

30

6Practice #12

10 a.m.Scrimmage

13Garnet & BlackSpring Game

1 p.m.

Starters Returning (12)

OFFENSE (6): OG A.J. Cann, WR Bruce Ellington, OG Ronald Patrick, OT Corey Robinson, QB Connor Shaw, OT Brandon Shell.

DEFENSE (5): DE Jadeveon Clowney, CB Victor Hampton, CB Jimmy Legree, DT Kelcy Quarles, SS Brison Williams.

SPECIAL TEAMS (1): P Tyler Hull.

Starters Lost (12)

OFFENSE (5): TE Justice Cunningham, OC T.J. Johnson, TB Marcus Lattimore, WR D.L. Moore, WR Ace Sanders.

DEFENSE (6): LB Reginald Bowens, SPUR DeVonte Holloman, DT Byron Jerideau, FS D.J. Swearinger, DE Devin Taylor, LB Shaq Wilson.

SPECIAL TEAMS (1): PK Adam Yates.

Lettermen Returning (36)

OFFENSE (19): TE Jerell Adams, TE Rory Anderson, WR K.J. Brent, WR Damiere Byrd, OG A.J. Cann, TB Mike Davis, WR Bruce Ellington, OT Cody Gibson, WR Nick Jones, OT Mike Matulis, FB Connor McLaurin, OG Ronald Patrick, OT Corey Robin-son, WR Shaq Roland, QB Connor Shaw, OT Brandon Shell, OG Will Sport, QB Dylan Thompson, TB Brandon Wilds*.

DEFENSE (16): CB Ahmad Christian, DE Jadeveon Clowney, LB Cedrick Cooper, DT Gerald Dixon Jr., SPR Sharrod Golightly, SS T.J. Gurley, CB Victor Hampton, DE Mason Harris, CB Jimmy Legree, LB Kaiwan Lewis, FS Kadetrix Marcus, DT Kelcy Quarles, CB Sidney Rhodes, DT J.T. Surratt, DE Chaz Sutton, SS Brison Williams.

SPECIAL TEAMS (1): P Tyler Hull.

Lettermen Lost (24)

OFFENSE (10): OL Kaleb Broome, TE Justice Cunningham, OC Travis Ford, FB Qua Gilchrist, OC T.J. Johnson, TB Marcus Lattimore, TB Kenny Miles, WR D.L. Moore, WR Ace Sanders, WR DeAngelo Smith.

DEFENSE (11): CB Akeem Auguste, DE Aldrick Fordham, LB Reginald Bowens, SPR DeVonte Holloman, LB Damario Jeffery, DT Byron Jerideau, SS Jared Shaw, LB Quin Smith, FS D.J. Swearinger, DE Devin Taylor, LB Shaq Wilson.

SPECIAL TEAMS (3): LS Walker Inabinet, H Seth Strickland, PK Adam Yates.

*-Did not letter in 2012 but lettered in a previous season.

South Carolina Spring Practice Calendar

All Dates/Times Subject To Change

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10

Spring OutlookOne question that circulates around athletics is, “Is it harder to build a champion-

ship program or to maintain one?” Well, the South Carolina Gamecocks are about to find out.

Coming off its best season in school history, a campaign in which they won 11 games for the second-straight year and produced their highest final national ranking, the Gamecocks will try to build on that momentum as they begin preparations for the 2013 campaign. The ultimate goal of winning an SEC Championship has barely eluded Carolina over the past three seasons, but the squad will head into spring drills focused on reaching that lofty goal again this season. As one of only four BCS schools, along with Alabama, Oregon and Stanford, that has recorded 11-win seasons in each of the last two campaigns, Carolina will once again be the hunted, rather than the hunter.

Buoyed by the return of 36 lettermen, including a dozen starters from a team that went 11-2, captured the Outback Bowl and finished as high as number 7 in the Coach-es’ poll, the Gamecocks, under ninth-year head coach Steve Spurrier, have solidified the program to a point where they are able to re-load, rather than re-build. Led by the nation’s top defensive player and a Heisman Trophy candidate in Jadeveon Clowney, Carolina figures to be one of the favorites in the SEC East and a preseason top-10 candidate again in 2013.

Once again, the road to Atlanta and the SEC Championship Game is a difficult one in which to traverse. However, at least on paper, this year’s schedule appears a bit more manageable, as it does not feature a gauntlet similar to the one the Gamecocks faced in 2012 when they had contests versus Georgia, at LSU and at Florida in con-secutive weeks, a stretch that proved to be Carolina’s undoing. After a non-conference Thursday night opener against neighboring North Carolina, the Gamecocks will travel to Georgia for a key early SEC Eastern Division showdown in which Carolina will try to make it four-straight over the Bulldogs. The much-improved Vanderbilt Commodores visit Columbia the following week. After a non-conference trip to UCF, the Gamecocks embark on a stretch of six-consecutive SEC contests, beginning with a home game against Kentucky. Carolina then has three-straight road tilts - at Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri - that will test their mettle before wrapping up the conference slate with back-to-back home battles with Mississippi State and Florida, the latter of which could decide the East. The regular season ends with a pair of non-conference home games against in-state opponents on the opposite ends of familiarity. The Gamecocks will meet Coastal Carolina for the first time ever, then will try to make it five-straight against Clemson when the teams meet for the 111th time.

The Gamecocks embark on their 15 spring practices with six starters returning on offense and five on defense, along with the punter. With several spots up for grabs and five players already considered out for the spring due to injury, the opportunity exists for others to step up, gain more reps in the practices and scrimmages and establish themselves as viable candidates for playing time in the fall.

Several questions will need to be answered if the Gamecocks are to challenge for the SEC East crown again in 2013. While some of those questions may be answered in the spring, others may not be fully resolved until the fall. Some of the more perti-nent questions are:

With just four scholarship seniors on the roster, who will step up in a leader-ship role?

Without veterans like Marcus Lattimore and Kenny Miles, which of the young running backs will establish himself at the primary ball carrier in 2013?

With the somewhat surprising early departure of Ace Sanders and no senior wide receivers on the roster, which of the younger wideouts will make an impression and work their way into the rotation this fall?

What new wrinkles will Deke Adams, the only change on the coaching staff, bring as the new defensive line coach?

With the loss of five seniors who took nearly all the snaps, how quickly can the young linebacking corps pick up the schemes and gain the coaches’ trust?

Who will take charge and serve as the quarterback of the secondary following the loss of standout D.J. Swearinger?

Will Landon Ard or Nick St. Germain take over as the leader in the clubhouse heading into the fall to replace Adam Yates as the Gamecocks’ kicking specialist?

Those and other questions will begin to be answered when the Gamecocks open their spring practice schedule on Tuesday, March 5. The allotted 15 practices will wrap up with the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game on Saturday, April 13.

The Carolina offense officially re-turns six starters, including four on the offensive line, from a squad that averaged 31.5 points per game a sea-son ago. Gone are playmakers like Marcus Lattimore and Ace Sanders, along with center T.J. Johnson who started every game over the past four seasons, and solid contributors in Justice Cun-ningham and D.L. Moore. Led by a pair of experienced quarterbacks in Connor Shaw, the only senior skill position player on the depth chart, and junior Dylan Thompson, the Gamecocks have as good of tandem QB’s as anyone in the country. The Game-cocks return 42 percent of their rushing yards, 96 percent of their passing yards and 54 percent of their receiving yards from a year ago. Along with the signal-caller, the strength of this year’s offense could be in a still young, but experienced offensive line.

QUARTERBACK: Incumbent Connor Shaw returns for his senior campaign. Shaw, who owns a 17-3 record as a starting quarterback, including a 10-0 mark at home, threw for just under 2,000 yards a season ago while completing two-thirds of his passes, including 17 for touchdowns against just seven interceptions. Shaw is also the Gamecocks’ leading returning rusher after netting 435 yards with three scores a year ago. He will sit out the spring after undergoing surgery right after the bowl game on his foot, but is expected to be at full go when fall practices get underway. With

Shaw sidelined for the spring, junior Dylan Thompson will be handed the reins, something he handled admirably in spot duty during the 2012 campaign. Thomp-son completed 52 percent of his passes for 1,027 yards with 10 touchdowns and just two INTs last year. He went the distance in the win at Clemson and fired the game-winning touchdown strike to Bruce Elling-ton in the final seconds of the Outback Bowl against Michigan. Redshirt freshman Bren-dan Nosovitch enters the spring third on the depth chart, but impressed the coaches during practices last fall and will have more opportunity to showcase his wares this spring. Nosovitch put together one of Penn-sylvania's most outstanding prep careers,

passing for nearly 13,000 yards. True freshman Connor Mitch will get his first taste of college ball this spring. Mitch was one of two freshman to graduate early and enroll at Carolina in January. At 6-3 and 219-pounds, he is blessed with excellent size and was highly regarded coming out of Raleigh, N.C. Walk-on Austin Hails returns for his sophomore season and provides depth, as does newcomer Perry Orth.

TAILBACK: The Gamecocks will have a new look at tailback following the departure of Marcus Lattimore and Kenny Miles, who combined to rush 870 times for over 4,000 yards during their Carolina careers. While running backs coach Everette Sands is excited about the overall talent in the backfield, he views the spring as a time for separation and will be looking for someone to step up and fill those big shoes. Ide-ally, Sands would like his number one tailback to have 60-65 percent of the carries, with the number two back getting the next 30-35 percent. The first three on the depth chart this spring are all sophomores. Mike Davis gained some valuable experience and showed some flashes last fall as a true freshman and will get the first opportunity to run with the first unit. He averaged 5.3 yards per carry including a 50-yard burst against UAB. Brandon Wilds returns after sitting out the 2012 campaign as a red-shirt. Wilds has proven himself at this level, as he logged three 100-yard rushing games as a true freshman in 2011. A patient runner, Wilds is also considered the best blocker of the group. Redshirt freshman Kendric Salley is healthy for the first time and will get an opportunity to put his talents on display this spring. He has the physi-cal tools the coaches are looking for but also has the biggest learning curve. Shon Carson has missed most of his first two seasons for the Garnet & Black with injuries

Offense2012 Statistics

Scoring Offense.............................. 31.54 (44)Rushing Offense ........................... 138.46 (89)Passing Offense ........................... 238.08 (57)Total Offense ................................ 376.54 (82)

Dylan Thompson


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Spring Outlookand may be limited again this spring, as he is a member of the Carolina baseball team. When he’s been healthy, the coaches like his ability. How much he is able to be part of the football program this spring remains in question due to his baseball commitment. Walk-on Devin Potter adds depth.

FULLBACK: The Gamecocks had a limited number of two-back sets which incorpo-rated a fullback in 2012 and that will likely not change in 2013. Only walk-ons dot the roster for this role, which primarily has been as a blocker for the tailback. Junior Connor McLaurin, who earned his first letter last fall primarily due to his work on special teams, figures to be the first fullback called upon. Junior Jordan Diaz moves over from linebacker and will compete for the position, along with sophomore Ty Sutherland.

WIDE RECEIVER: Youth will be served at the wide receiver position, as the unit does not feature a senior. Wide receivers coach Steve Spurrier Jr. will have to find a re-placement for his top performer, Ace Sand-ers, who left after an MVP performance in the Outback Bowl and with a year of eligi-bility remaining to embark on a pro career. But Spurrier Jr. is accustomed to replacing some special receivers who have donned the Garnet & Black in recent years, in-cluding Sidney Rice, Kenny McKinley and Alshon Jeffery, all of whom earned spots on NFL rosters. The leader of this year’s group figures to be one of college athletics top two-sport standouts in junior Bruce El-lington. Ellington had his best season on the gridiron last fall, leading the team with 600 receiving yards on 40 catches with seven touchdowns. He spent the last three months serving as the starting point guard on Frank Martin’s men’s basketball team. Ellington enters the spring joined on the first unit by a pair of junior classmates in Damiere Byrd and Nick Jones. Byrd, who also is a two-sport standout at South Carolina as a member of the track & field team, is the fastest player on the roster and the Gamecocks’ best deep threat. He averaged 26.1 yards on 14 catches a season ago. While Byrd seems to make the big splashes, Jones flies more under the radar. He logged a dozen catches last season, but eight of those came in the final three games. Interestingly, none of the Gamecocks’ three projected starters stand taller than 5-9. After those three, the rest of the receiv-ing corps is talented but virtually untested. Sophomore Shaq Roland may have the most raw talent of the group. The state’s 2011 “Mr. Football” came in with all kinds of credentials but saw limited action as a true freshman as he made the adjustment to the collegiate level. Redshirt sophomores Shamier Jeffery and K.J. Brent are both in their third year in the program and should be ready to challenge for a spot in the rotation. Kwinton Smith and Jody Fuller were redshirted as freshman a year ago, and have an opportunity this spring to prove that they are ready to contribute as well in the fall. Brent and Smith both are listed at 6-4, giving Coach Spurrier Jr. some options when he wants to go with some taller receivers. Walk-ons Tevin Bradshaw, Dwyane Duckett, David Wilkins, a former track member at South Carolina, and Kane Whitehurst add depth. Bradshaw and Whitehurst are eligible this fall for the first time after sitting out a year as a transfer, while Duckett is a local product from Columbia’s Spring Valley High School.

TIGHT END: Despite the departure of Justice Cunningham, the Gamecocks figure to be well-stocked at the tight end position again this season. The returning trio of scholarship players all have the size and speed to present difficult matches for a defense. Rory “Busta” Anderson, a 6-5, 218-pound target, has been a big-play performer during his first two campaigns, logging eight touchdowns on 22 catches

in 26 contests. Jerell Adams, who checks in a 6-6 and 224-pounds, earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team a year ago. Drew Owens, a 6-6, 241-pound sopho-more, figures to work his way into the mix as well, after a knee injury suffered in the 2012 Garnet & Black Spring Game limited his opportunities last fall. Walk-on Jeff Homad returns to add depth.

OFFENSIVE LINE: Relatively young but experienced would be the best way to de-scribe the returners on the offensive line. The Gamecocks lost a good one in center T.J. Johnson, who started every game over the past four seasons, but return everyone else who saw any significant action during the 2012 campaign. The only senior of the group is right tackle Ronald Patrick, who started every game a year ago. A pair of junior starters return on the left side of the line and figure to man those positions again this year. Tackle Corey Robinson, the biggest of the linemen at 6-8, 338, and guard A.J. Cann, a two-year starter, should be even more comfortable working side-by-side this season. Sophomore Brandon Shell took over the right tackle duties last season and earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team. The only newcomer on the starting five entering the spring will be redshirt freshman center Cody Waldrop. The coaches like his potential and he could become a fixture for years to come. Junior Cody Gibson has made six starts in his career and could push either Robinson or Shell for playing time at one of the tackle positions, giving Carolina quality depth at that spot. Another tackle, junior Mike Matulis, has seen considerable playing time during his Gamecock career, including 10 starts, but will miss the spring while rehab-bing from shoulder surgery. The only sophomore reserve of the group, Will Sport, saw action on special teams last season and is a darkhorse candidate to see playing time at either guard or center. A trio of redshirt freshman, six-foot nine-inch tackle Mason Zandi and the twins, guard Brock Stadnik and center Clayton Stadnik, used the year to get bigger and stronger in the weight room. The spring will show whether that extra work paid off and can carry over to the field of play. Newcomer D.J. Park graduated from high school early and will get a jump start on the other incoming freshman class this spring.

The Carolina defense returns five starters from a unit that ranked in the top 25 in the four major statisti-cal categories a year ago - scoring defense (13th), rushing defense (17th), passing defense (21st) and total defense (11th). The Gamecocks will have a completely different look to their linebacking corps, as Reginald Bowens, DeVonte Holloman, Damario Jeffery, Quin Smith and Shaq Wilson, who combined for 99 career starts, all moved on following graduation. Carolina will also be without starters Byron Jerideau and Devin Taylor along the defensive line, and standout safety D.J. Swearinger. However, the cupboard is certainly not bare. Any unit that can feature 6-6, 272-pound defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, a unanimous All-American and legitimate candidate for every post-season award in 2013, including the Heisman Trophy, is one to be reckoned with. Clowney will be joined up front by Kelcy Quarles. The secondary features three returning starters in cornerbacks Victor Hampton and Jimmy Legree and safety Brison Williams. Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward is confident the talent level is there and the experience will come, but the goal will be to develop some leaders among the unit, starting this spring.

DEFENSIVE LINE: The only coaching change for the Gamecocks this past offseason came on the defensive line where former North Carolina assistant Deke Adams was brought in to replace longtime assistant Brad Lawing. Adams must have felt like he won the lottery when he took the job knowing he would be working with the nation’s top defensive player in Jadeveon Clowney. Clowney, a 6-6, 272-pound junior earned unanimous All-America honors last season, just the second Gamecock in his-tory to do so, joining Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers. Clowney, a Heisman contender in his own right after finishing sixth in the balloting in 2012, was the Ted Hendricks Award winner as the nation’s top defensive end, and was a finalist for the Nagurski, Lombardi and Bednarik Awards after setting school records with 13.0 sacks and 23.5 tackles for loss. But Clowney isn’t the only standout on the defensive line.

Defense

2012 StatisticsScoring Defense ............................. 18.23 (13)Rushing Defense .......................... 120.69 (17)Passing Defense........................... 194.85 (21)Total Defense ................................ 315.54 (11)Damiere Byrd



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Spring OutlookJunior Kelcy Quarles has started 17 games over the past two seasons and figures to be a stalwart in the middle of the defensive line again in 2013. The only scholar-ship senior of the unit is defensive end Chaz Sutton. Sutton, a 6-5, 256-pounder, has waited patiently for his turn in the starting lineup, but has been very productive as a backup, as witnessed by his 5.0 sacks last season. Junior J.T. Surratt, who also has been waiting his turn, figures to open the spring as the probable starter at the defensive tackle position next to Quarles. While those penciled in to start have plenty of experience, the spring will be an opportunity for several younger players to show they are ready for the big stage. Three sophomores will challenge for time at the tackle position, including Gerald Dixon Jr., Phillip Dukes and Deon Green. Dixon Jr. saw the most time last season, while Green has been hampered by injuries throughout his Carolina career. A pair of sophomores in Gerald Dixon and Mason Harris, along with redshirt freshman Darius English, will compete for the backup roles at defensive end. A trio of walk-on defensive ends, Ashton Holmes, Michael Washington and Jamal Hall, could also figure into the mix and add depth.

LINEBACKER: Maybe the biggest question mark entering the spring will be how the Gamecocks fill the linebacking position. The veteran quartet of Shaq Wilson, Reginald Bowens, Damario Jeffery and Quin Smith took nearly ever snap last season, leaving a thin and untested group to go through spring drills until reinforcements join the squad this fall. All five linebackers on the pre-spring depth chart are underclassmen. They will spend the spring getting the base system down pat. A pair of second-year players in sophomore Kaiwan Lewis and redshirt freshman T.J. Holloman will compete for the “Mike” position. Lewis lettered last season primarily for his work on special teams. With sophomore Cedrick Cooper sidelined this spring with a knee injury, sophomore Marcquis Roberts and redshirt freshman Kelvin Rainey will battle for the “Will” position. Roberts has been injured throughout his stint at Caro-lina, while Rainey transitions from his tight end position last year. Walk-on Darian Sims returns to add much needed depth.

SPUR: One of the most important positions of the Gamecock defense is the Spur, a hybrid linebacker/safety spot that was manned by DeVonte Holloman last season. Ju-nior Sharrod Golightly figures to get the first opportunity to nail down the starting role, but he will be hard-pressed to hold off redshirt freshman Jordan Diggs for that duty. Golightly has the benefit of experience, but Diggs has impressed the coaches in his short time on the Columbia campus. As is the case with the two linebacker posi-tions, additional help is expected to arrive this fall when the freshmen class reports to camp.

CORNERBACK: The Gamecocks have both of their starting cornerbacks returning, as Victor Hampton made a dozen starts last season and Jimmy Legree earned eight starting assignments. Hampton, a junior, is the most physical corner on the squad and considered the best cover man. One who plays with a lot of emotion, Hamp-ton logged 40 tackles and one interception last season. Legree, a senior, has played both corner and safety during his Game-cock career. He tied for the team lead with three interceptions last season while figur-ing in on 44 stops. Expect junior college transfer Ronnie Martin to figure into the rotation right away. Martin originally signed with the Gamecocks in 2011, finally made his way onto the Columbia campus in January and will go through spring drills. Walk-on Sidney Rhodes, who developed into a solid contributor on special teams, will also get a longer look this spring. Ath-letic sophomore Ahmad Christian gained some much needed experience last fall as a redshirt freshman, but earned a spot on the Carolina baseball team and may not see much action on the gridiron this spring. He suffered a stress fracture in his lower back this spring which could also slow his development. Rico McWilliams caught the coaches’ eyes early last fall before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He will continue to rehab the injury this spring. Junior Jessie Dukes returns to add depth.

SAFETY: Another position that has no seniors on the preseason depth chart is safety. Replacing D.J. Swearinger’s leadership and tenacity will be difficult, but several young players will get an opportunity in the spring. Junior Brison Williams is the odds on favorite to take over those leadership duties vacated by Swearinger as the return-ing starter at strong safety. He finished sixth on the team in tackles last season with 52 while starting a dozen games. Junior Kadetrix “JJ” Marcus is penciled in as the starter at free safety, but will face stiff competition in the fall if sophomore T.J. Gurley, a member of the SEC All-Freshman team, is able to bounce back from his season-ending knee injury. A trio of redshirt freshmen, including Chris Moody, Kyle Fleetwood and Chaz Elder, will all have the opportunity this spring to show-case their talents.

Special teams coach Joe Robinson returns for his second season with the Gamecocks. He will be chal-lenged this spring to find replace-ments for kicker Adam Yates, deep snapper Walker Inabinet, holder Seth Strickland and punt returner extraordinare Ace Sanders. The Gamecocks will be looking for improvement in all facets, including the punt team and kickoff return unit that feature specialists Tyler Hull and Bruce Ellington, respectively.

PLACEKICKER: For the third straight season, Carolina goes into the spring looking for a new placekicker. Sophomore walk-on Landon Ard and redshirt freshman Nick St. Germain, a scholarship player, figure to battle it out all spring for both the field goal/PAT and kickoff duties. Ard gained some experience last season as he handled the kickoff duties early in the season before giving way to a more consistent Adam Yates. Walk-on Jake Joyner provides depth.

PUNTER: Junior Tyler Hull arrived on campus after fall camp opened in 2012 and quickly established himself as the team’s top punter, a role he held all season. He seemed to get more comfortable as the season progressed and is expected to improve on his average this season. Junior Patrick Fish will once again provide the primary competition. Newcomer Andrew Komornik will join the competition this spring.

LONG SNAPPER: Coach Robinson will be looking to find a replacement for the long snapping duties, which were in the capable hands of Walker Inabinet for the last three seasons. Inabinet is believed to hold the school record for most games dressed, as he dressed for every contest over the past five years. Sophomore Coleman Harley and junior Ryland Culbertson return to the squad and figure to battle it out this spring, but the final decision on who earns this unsung position may not come until the fall.

KICK RETURNER: Junior Bruce Ellington has handled the bulk of the kickoff returns in each of the past two seasons and figures to have the first opportunity again in 2013, although his importance as a wide receiver may sway the coaching staff to look another direction. Damiere Byrd certainly has the speed necessary, while Vic-tor Hampton has shown an ability in the return game as well. Other options could be presented in the fall.

PUNT RETURNER: The Gamecocks will be hard-pressed to replace one of the na-tion’s best in electric Ace Sanders. Sanders earned co-SEC Special Teams Player of the Year accolades after averaging over 15 yards a return while taking it to the house against both Georgia and Michigan. Victor Hampton gets the first shot at taking over for Sanders but this role may not be solidified until the fall.

HOLDER: Reserve punter Patrick Fish served as the backup for Seth Strickland last season. Others may get a look this spring.

Special Teams2012 Statistics

Kickoff Returns ............................... 21.65 (62)Punt Returns .................................... 14.23 (9)Net Punting .................................... 36.03 (77)

Jimmy Legree



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Head Coach Steve SpurrierSteve Spurrier

Versus the SECOpponent .....................RecordAlabama........................................... 7-5Arkansas .......................................... 6-5Auburn........................................... 10-8Florida ............................................. 3-5Georgia .......................................... 15-5Kentucky ........................................ 19-1LSU ............................................... 11-4Mississippi State ............................. 7-2Missouri .......................................... 1-0Ole Miss .......................................... 4-0South Carolina............................... 10-1Tennessee ...................................... 14-8Vanderbilt ...................................... 18-2TOTAL .........................125-46

SEC Championship GamesYear Opponent Result1992 Alabama L 21-281993 Alabama W 28-131994 Alabama W 24-231995 Arkansas W 34-31996 Alabama W 45-301999 Alabama L 7-342000 Auburn W 28-62010 Auburn L 17-56Record in SEC Title Games 5-3

Bowl GamesBowl Opponent Result1989 All-American Texas Tech L 21-491992 Sugar Notre Dame L 28-391992 Gator NC State W 27-101994 Sugar West Virginia W 41-71995 Sugar Florida State L 17-231996 Fiesta Nebraska L 24-621997 Sugar Florida State W 52-201998 Citrus Penn State W 21-61999 Orange Syracuse W 31-102000 Citrus Michigan St. L 34-372001 Sugar Miami L 27-372002 Orange Maryland W 56-232005 Independence Missouri L 31-382006 Liberty Houston W 44-362009 Outback Iowa L 10-312010 Papajohns.com Connecticut L 7-202010 Chick-fil-A Florida State L 17-262012 Capital One Nebraska W 30-132013 Outback Michigan W 33-28Record in Bowl Games 9-10

Steve Spurrier, who has coached a national championship team, won seven Southeastern Conference titles, garnered nine conference Coach of the Year awards, and won 73 percent of the college games in which he has coached, is wrapping up his eighth season as head coach at the University of South Carolina. Spurrier was introduced as Carolina’s 32nd head coach on Nov. 23, 2004.

Coach Spurrier has compiled a 208-77-2 (.728) won-loss record in 23 seasons as a major college head coach, including a 66-37 mark (.641) at Carolina. He be-came the 71st collegiate coach (all divisions) and the 22nd in Division I to record 200 career victories when he defeated UAB on Sept. 15, 2012 and logged his 250th all-time coaching win against Georgia on October 6, 2012.

Coach Spurrier surpassed Rex Enright’s school record for wins when he logged number 65 at Clemson in the 2012 season finale. In doing so, he joined the great Bear Bryant as the only coaches to boast the most coaching victories at two differ-ent SEC schools.

He led the Duke Blue Devils to the 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference champion-ship before returning to his alma mater, the University of Florida, as head coach in 1990. During his 12 seasons with the Gators, Spurrier’s teams won seven South-eastern Conference championships, one national title and finished ranked in the nation’s top 10 nine times. His record at Florida was an amazing 122-27-1 (.817). Spurrier, who won the 1966 Heisman Trophy as a quarterback for the Gators, was also head coach of the NFL’s Washington Redskins (2002-03). He returned to the college ranks in 2005 after a one-year absence from the sidelines.

In his first season at South Carolina, Coach Spurrier led the Gamecocks to a 7-5 record and a second-place finish in the SEC Eastern Division. In doing so, he posted a five-game winning streak, the 15th-consecutive year in which he has had a five-game winning streak, something no other coach in college history has ac-complished. He was honored as the SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press after leading the Gamecocks to a school-record five straight SEC wins, their first win ever at Tennessee and their first win over Florida since the 1930s.

He came back with an 8-5 record in 2006, just the ninth time in school history that the Gamecocks posted eight or more wins in a season. The season was capped with a Liberty Bowl win over C-USA champion Houston.

In his third season with the Garnet & Black, Spurrier’s squad raced out to a 6-1 record and moved as high as No. 6 in the BCS rankings, before finishing the campaign with a 6-6 record. With 21 wins, he set the Carolina record for coaching victories after three seasons at the helm.

With a 7-6 record in 2008, Carolina returned to a New Year’s Day bowl game for the first time since the 2001 season. The Gamecocks followed that up with another 7-6 record in 2009, their sixth consecutive non-losing season, the longest stretch in school history since 1928-34. The 2009 season included a win over No. 4 Ole Miss, only the second time in school history that Carolina has defeated a top-five team.

His 2010 Gamecock squad posted several milestones en route to a 9-5 season, the biggest of which was the school’s first SEC Eastern Division title and first ap-pearance in the SEC Championship. The Gamecocks also defeated the nation’s No. 1 team, Alabama, for the first time in school history, and finished the season ranked 22nd in both major national polls. He was named SEC Coach of the Year for the seventh time, his ninth overall Coach of the Year honor.

The Gamecocks continued to make history in 2011, winning a school record 11 games and finishing in the the top-10 in the final A.P. poll for the first time ever. The squad also won a school record six SEC games and defeated each of their Eastern Division rivals for the first time ever. Carolina capped the regular season with a win over Clemson, its third-straight over its Palmetto State rival, the first time that has been accomplished since 1968-70, then defeated Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl by a convincing 30-13 margin.

The 2012 season was another success, as the Gamecocks rolled up a school-record 11 wins for the second-straight season and logged double-digits in wins for just the third time in school history, capped off by a 33-28 win over Michigan in the Outback Bowl. They defeated four teams that finished among the nation’s top-25 in Georgia, Clemson, Vanderbilt and Michigan. The Gamecocks defeated in-state rival Clemson for a fourth-straight year, the first time that had been accomplished since the 1950s.

Over the past three seasons, the Gamecocks are 11-1 against their top rivals, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Clemson.

Steve SpurrierBorn: April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach, Fla.Hometown: Johnson City, Tenn.Wife: JerriChildren: Lisa, Amy, Steve, Jr., Scott

College EducationFlorida

College Playing ExperienceFlorida (1964-66)

Coaching ExperienceSouth Carolina Head Coach2005-2012

Washington Head Coach (NFL)2002-2003

Florida Head Coach1990-2001

Duke Head Coach1987-1989

Tampa Bay Head Coach (USFL)1983-1985

Duke Assistant Coach1980-1982

Georgia Tech Assistant Coach1979

Florida Assistant Coach1978

College Bowl Games2013 Outback Bowl2012 Capital One Bowl2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl2010 Papajohns.com Bowl2009 Outback Bowl2006 Liberty Bowl2005 Independence Bowl2002 Orange Bowl2001 Sugar Bowl2000 Citrus Bowl1999 Orange Bowl1998 Citrus Bowl1997 Sugar Bowl1996 Fiesta Bowl1995 Sugar Bowl1994 Sugar Bowl1992 Gator Bowl1992 Sugar Bowl1989 All-American Bowl

Did You Know...Steve Spurrier is one of only four coaches to record 100 or more wins as an SEC coach against SEC competition (he also has three wins against SEC teams while coaching at Duke). Only Bear Bryant (159) has won more SEC conference games than Coach Spurrier’s 122. Spurrier passed John Vaught (106) and Vince Dooley (105) during the 2010 campaign.


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Spurrier’s NumbersSteve Spurrier

vs. All OpponentsOpponent ..................RecordAkron ..........................................1-0Alabama ......................................7-5Arkansas .....................................6-5Arkansas State .............................1-0Army ...........................................1-0Auburn ......................................10-8Ball State .....................................1-0Central Florida ............................2-0Central Michigan .........................1-0Citadel .........................................3-0Clemson ......................................6-5Colgate ........................................1-0Connecticut .................................0-1East Carolina ...............................2-0Florida .........................................3-5Florida Atlantic ............................2-0Florida State ............................ 5-9-1Furman ........................................2-0Georgia .....................................15-5Georgia Southern ........................1-0Georgia Tech ...............................3-0Houston ......................................2-0Iowa ............................................0-1Kentucky ...................................19-1Louisiana-Monroe .......................2-0Louisville ....................................1-0Louisiana-Lafayette .....................3-0LSU ...........................................11-4Marshall ......................................1-0Maryland .....................................2-2Miami (Fla.) ................................0-1Michigan .....................................1-0Michigan State ............................0-1Middle Tennessee .......................2-0Mississippi State .........................7-2Missouri ......................................1-1Navy ............................................1-0Nebraska .....................................1-1New Mexico State ........................1-0North Carolina .............................4-0North Carolina State ................ 4-1-1Northern Illinois ..........................2-0Northwestern ...............................3-0Notre Dame .................................0-1Oklahoma State ...........................1-0Ole Miss ......................................4-0Penn State ...................................1-0Rutgers ........................................0-1San Jose State .............................1-0South Carolina ..........................10-1South Carolina State ...................2-0Southern Miss .............................4-0Syracuse .....................................1-1Tennessee .................................14-8Texas Tech ...................................0-1Troy .............................................2-0UAB .............................................2-0Vanderbilt ..................................18-2Virginia .......................................1-2Wake Forest ................................1-2West Virginia ...............................1-0Western Michigan .......................1-0Wofford .......................................3-0TOTALS ................. 208-77-2

Year School/ Overall League/ Conference Postseason/ Final AP Final Coaches’ Organization Record Conference Record/Finish Bowl Poll Poll1983 Tampa Bay 11-7 USFL 3rd, Central Division n/a n/a1984 Tampa Bay 14-5 USFL 2nd, Southern Division 1st Round n/a1985 Tampa Bay 10-9 USFL 5th, Eastern Conference 1st Round n/a1987 Duke 5-6 ACC 2-5/7th — — —1988 Duke 7-3-1 ACC 3-3-1/6th — — —1989 Duke 8-4 ACC 6-1/1st All-American — —1990 Florida 9-2 SEC 6-1/1st None 13 131991 Florida 10-2 SEC 7-0/1st Sugar 7 81992 Florida 9-4 SEC 6-2/1st in East* Gator 10 111993 Florida 11-2 SEC 7-1/1st* Sugar 5 41994 Florida 10-2-1 SEC 7-1/1st* Sugar 7 71995 Florida 12-1 SEC 8-0/1st* Fiesta 2 31996 Florida 12-1 SEC 8-0/1st* Sugar 1 11997 Florida 10-2 SEC 6-2/tied 2nd in East Citrus 4 61998 Florida 10-2 SEC 7-1/2nd in East Orange 5 61999 Florida 9-4 SEC 7-1/1st in East* Citrus 12 142000 Florida 10-3 SEC 7-1/1st* Sugar 10 112001 Florida 10-2 SEC 6-2/2nd in East Orange 3 32002 Washington 7-9 NFL 3rd, NFC East n/a n/a2003 Washington 5-11 NFL 3rd, NFC East n/a n/a2005 South Carolina 7-5 SEC 5-3/tied 2nd in East Independence — —2006 South Carolina 8-5 SEC 3-5/5th in East Liberty — —2007 South Carolina 6-6 SEC 3-5/tied 4th in East — — —2008 South Carolina 7-6 SEC 4-4/tied 3rd in East Outback — —2009 South Carolina 7-6 SEC 3-5/tied 4th in East Papajohns.com — —2010 South Carolina 9-5 SEC 5-3/1st in East* Chick-fil-A 22 222011 South Carolina 11-2 SEC 6-2/2nd in East Capital One 9 82012 South Carolina 11-2 SEC 6-2/3rd in East Outback 8 7*Appeared in SEC Championship Game

COACHING RECORDS Overall Record (Pct.) Conference Record^ (Pct.) YearsOverall Record (Pro and College) 255-118-2 (.683) --- 28 yearsCollege Record 208-77-2 (.728) 128-50-1 (.718) 23 yearsPro Record 47-41-0 (.534) --- 5 yearsSEC Record 188-64-1 (.745) 117-41-0 (.741) 20 yearsFlorida Record 122-27-1 (.817) 82-12-0 (.872) 12 yearsDuke Record 20-13-1 (.603) 11-9-1 (.548) 3 yearsSouth Carolina Record 66-37-0 (.641) 35-29-0 (.547) 8 yearsUSFL Record# 35-21-0 (.625) --- 3 yearsNFL Record 12-20-0 (.375) --- 2 years#Includes 2 playoff losses; ^Regular season only; 5-3 in SEC Championship Games

Carolina Coaching Highs FBS Active Coaching Leaders

Most Games at Carolina

No. Coach Games 1. Rex Enright 140 2. Steve Spurrier 103 3. Paul Dietzel 96 4. Jim Carlen 82 5. Billy Laval 71 6. Lou Holtz 70 7. Joe Morrison 69 8. Brad Scott 56 9. Sparky Woods 55 10. Warren Giese 50 Marvin Bass 50

Most Wins at Carolina

No. Coach Wins 1. Steve Spurrier 66 2. Rex Enright 64 3. Jim Carlen 45 4. Paul Dietzel 42 5. Billy Laval 39 Joe Morrison 39 7. Lou Holtz 33 8. Warren Giese 28 9. Sol Metzger 26 10. Sparky Woods 24

By Wins No. Coach Wins 1. Frank Beamer 258 2. Mack Brown 235 3. Steve Spurrier 208 4. Brian Kelly 199 5. Dennis Franchione 197 6. Bill Snyder 170 7. Larry Blakeney 169 8. Gary Pinkel 163 9. Nick Saban 154 10. Paul Pasqualoni 151 11. Bob Stoops 149 12. Paul Johnson 148

By Percentage No. Coach Rec. Pct. 1. Chris Peterson 84-8 .913 2. Urban Meyer 116-23 .835 3. Bobby Stoops 149-37 .801 4. Gary Patterson 116-36 .763 5. Mark Richt 118-40 .747 6. Brian Kelly 199-67-2 .746 7. Bobby Petrino 75-26 .743 8. Larry Coker 72-25 .742 9. Bret Bielema 68-24 .739 10. Nick Saban 154-55-1 .736 11. Mark Hudspeth 83-30 .735 12. Les Miles 113-42 .729 13. Steve Spurrier 208-77-2 .728



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Spurrier Year-by-YearDUKE

1987–1989

1987 (5-6, 2-5 ACC)09/05 Colgate W 41-609/12 Northwestern W 31-1609/19 Vanderbilt W 35-3109/26 at Virginia L 17-4210/03 at Rutgers L 0-710/17 at Clemson (-/7) L 10-1710/24 at Maryland L 22-2310/31 Georgia Tech W 48-1411/07 at Wake Forest L 27-3011/14 NC State L 45-4711/21 at North Carolina W 25-10

1988 (7-3-1, 3-3-1 ACC)09/03 at Northwestern W 31-2109/10 at Tennessee W 31-2609/17 The Citadel W 41-1709/24 Virginia W 38-3410/01 at Vanderbilt W 17-1510/15 at Clemson (-/11) L 17-4910/22 Maryland L 24-3410/29 at Georgia Tech W 31-2111/05 Wake Forest L 16-3511/12 at NC State T 43-4311/19 North Carolina W 35-29

1989 (8-4, 6-1 ACC)ACC Champions09/02 at South Carolina L 21-2709/09 Northwestern W 41-3109/16 at Tennessee (-/17) L 6-2809/23 at Virginia L 28-4909/30 Clemson (-/7) W 21-1710/07 Army W 35-2910/21 at Maryland W 46-2510/28 Georgia Tech W 30-1911/04 at Wake Forest W 52-3511/11 NC State W 35-2611/18 at North Carolina W 41-012/28 vs Texas Tech (20/24) L 21-49 (All-American Bowl)

FLORIDA1990–2001

1990 (9-2, 6-1 SEC)09/08 Oklahoma State W 50- 709/15 at Alabama (24/-) W 17-1309/22 Furman (19/-) W 27-309/29 Miss. State (17/-) W 34-2110/06 LSU (10/-) W 34-810/13 at Tennessee (9/5) L 3-4510/20 Akron (17/-) W 59-011/03 Auburn (15/4) W 48-711/10 vs Georgia (10/-) W 38-711/17 at Kentucky (6/-) W 47-1512/01 at Florida State (6/8) L 30-45

1991 (10-2, 7-0 SEC)SEC Champions09/07 San Jose State (6/-) W 59-2109/14 Alabama (6/17) W 35-009/21 at Syracuse (5/17) L 21-3809/28 vs Miss. State (14/21) W 29-710/05 at LSU (13/-) W 16-010/12 Tennessee (10/4) W 35-1810/19 Northern Illinois (6/-) W 41-1011/02 at Auburn (6/-) W 31-1011/09 vs Georgia (6/23) W 45-13

11/16 Kentucky (5/-) W 35-2611/30 Florida State (5/3) W 14-901/01 vs Notre Dame (3/18) L 28-39 (Sugar Bowl)

1992 (9-4, 6-2 SEC)09/12 Kentucky (4/-) W 35-1909/19 at Tennessee (4/14) L 31-1410/01 at Miss. State (13/24) L 6-3010/10 LSU (23/-) W 28-2110/17 Auburn (23/-) W 24-910/24 Louisville (20/-) W 31-1710/31 vs Georgia (20/7) W 26-2411/07 Southern Miss (14/-) W 24-2011/14 South Carolina (11/-) W 14-911/21 at Vanderbilt (9/-) W 41-2111/28 at Florida State (6/3) L 24-4512/05 vs Alabama (12/2) L 21-28 (SEC Championship Game)12/31 vs NC State (14/12) W 27-10 (Gator Bowl)

1993 (11-2, 7-1 SEC)SEC Champions09/04 Arkansas State (8/-) W 44-609/11 at Kentucky (7/-) W 24-2009/18 Tennessee (9/5) W 41-3410/02 Mississippi St. (5/-) W 38-2410/09 at LSU (5/-) W 58-310/16 at Auburn (4/19) L 35-3810/30 vs Georgia (10/-) W 33-2611/06 SW Louisiana (9/-) W 61-1411/13 at South Carolina (8/-) W 37-2611/20 Vanderbilt (8/-) W 52-011/27 Florida State (7/1) L 21-3312/04 vs Alabama (9/17) W 28-13 (SEC Championship Game)01/01 West Virginia (8/3) W 41-7 (Sugar Bowl)

1994 (10-2-1, 7-1 SEC)SEC Champions09/03 New Mexico State (1/-) W 70-2109/10 Kentucky (2/-) W 73-709/17 at Tennessee (1/15) W 31-010/01 at Ole Miss (1/-) W 38-1410/08 LSU (1/-) W 42-1810/15 Auburn (1/6) L 33-3610/29 Georgia (5/-) W 52-1411/05 Southern Miss (4/-) W 55-1711/12 South Carolina (4/-) W 48-1711/19 at Vanderbilt (3/-) W 24-711/26 at Florida State (4/7) T 31-3112/03 vs Alabama (6/3) W 24-23 (SEC Championship Game)01/01 vs Florida State (5/7) L 17-23 (Sugar Bowl)

1995 (12-1, 8-0 SEC)SEC Champions09/02 Houston (5/-) W 45-2109/09 at Kentucky (5/-) W 42-709/16 Tennessee (4/8) W 62-3709/30 Ole Miss (3/-) W 28-1010/07 at LSU (3/21) W 28-1010/14 at Auburn (3/7) W 49-3810/28 at Georgia (3/-) W 52-1711/04 Northern Illinois (3/-) W 58-2011/11 at South Carolina (3/-) W 63-711/18 Vanderbilt (3/-) W 38-711/25 Florida State (3/6) W 35-2412/02 vs Arkansas (2/24) W 34-3 (SEC Championship Game)01/02 vs Nebraska (2/1) L 24-62 (Fiesta Bowl)

1996 (12-1, 8-0 SEC)National/SEC Champions08/31 SW Louisiana (4/-) W 55-2109/07 Georgia Southern (4/-) W 62-1409/21 at Tennessee (4/2) W 35-2909/28 Kentucky (1/-) W 65-010/05 at Arkansas (1/-) W 42-710/12 LSU (1/12) W 56-1310/19 Auburn (1/16) W 51-1011/02 vs Georgia (1/-) W 47-711/09 at Vanderbilt (1/-) W 28-2111/16 South Carolina (1/-) W 52-2511/30 at Florida State (1/2) L 21-2412/07 vs Alabama (4/11) W 45-30 (SEC Championship Game)01/02 vs Florida State (3/1) W 52-20 (Sugar Bowl)

1997 (10-2, 6-2 SEC)08/30 Southern Miss (2/-) W 21-609/06 Central Michigan (2/-) W 82-609/20 Tennessee (3/4) W 33-2009/27 at Kentucky (1/-) W 55-2810/04 Arkansas (1/-) W 56-710/11 at LSU (1/14) L 21-2810/18 at Auburn (7/6) W 24-1011/01 vs Georgia (6/14) L 17-3711/08 Vanderbilt (13/-) W 20-711/15 at South Carolina (12/-) W 48-2111/22 Florida State (10/2) W 32-2901/01 vs Penn State (6/11) W 21-6 (Citrus Bowl)

1998 (10-2, 7-1 SEC)09/05 The Citadel (3/-) W 49-1009/12 NE Louisiana (3/-) W 42-1009/19 at Tennessee (2/6) OT L 17-2009/26 Kentucky (8/25) W 51-3510/03 at Alabama (8/-) W 16-1010/10 LSU (6/11) W 22-1010/17 Auburn (5/-) W 24-310/31 vs Georgia (5/11) W 38-711/07 at Vanderbilt (5/-) W 45-1311/14 South Carolina (4/-) W 33-1411/21 at Florida State (4/5) L 12-2301/02 vs Syracuse (7/18) W 31-10 (Orange Bowl)

1999 (9-4, 7-1 SEC)09/04 Western Michigan (4/-) W 55-2609/11 Central Florida (4/-) W 58-2709/18 Tennessee (4/2) W 23-2109/25 at Kentucky (3/-) W 38-1010/02 Alabama (3/21) OT L 39-4010/09 at LSU (8/-) W 31-1010/16 at Auburn (7/-) W 32-1410/30 vs Georgia (5/10) W 30-1411/06 Vanderbilt (5/-) W 13-611/13 at South Carolina (4/-) W 20-311/18 Florida State (3/1) L 23-3012/04 vs Alabama (5/7) L 7-34 (SEC Championship Game)01/01 vs Michigan St. (10/9) L 34-37 (Citrus Bowl)

2000 (10-3, 7-1 SEC)SEC Champions09/02 Ball State (9/-) W 40-1909/09 Middle Tennessee (8/-) W 55-009/16 at Tennessee (6/11) W 27-2309/23 Kentucky (3/-) W 59-3109/30 at Mississippi St. (3/-) L 35-4710/07 LSU (12/-) W 41-910/14 Auburn (10/19) W 38-710/28 vs Georgia (8/13) W 34-2311/04 at Vanderbilt (6/-) W 43-2011/11 South Carolina (5/21) W 41-2111/18 at Florida State (4/3) L 7-30

12/02 vs Auburn (7/18) W 28-6 (SEC Championship Game)01/02 vs Miami (FL) (7/2) L 27-37 (Sugar Bowl)

2001 (10-2, 6-2 SEC)09/01 Marshall (1/-) W 49-1409/08 Louisiana-Monroe (2/-) W 55-609/22 at Kentucky (2/-) W 44-1009/29 Mississippi St. (2/21) W 52-010/06 at LSU (2/18) W 44-1510/13 at Auburn (1/-) L 20-2310/27 vs Georgia (6/15) W 24-1011/03 Vanderbilt (4/-) W 71-1311/10 at South Carolina (4/14) W 54-1711/17 Florida State (4/20) W 37-1312/01 Tennessee (2/5) L 32-3401/02 vs Maryland (5/6) W 56-23 (Orange Bowl)

CAROLINA2005–2012

2005 (7-5, 5-3 SEC)09/01 UCF W 24-1509/10 at Georgia (-/9) L 15-1709/17 Alabama L 14-3709/24 Troy W 45-2010/01 at Auburn L 7-4810/08 Kentucky W 44-1610/22 Vanderbilt W 35-2810/29 at Tennessee (-/23) W 16-1511/05 at Arkansas W 14-1011/12 Florida (-12) W 30-2211/19 Clemson (19/-) L 9-1312/30 vs Missouri L 31-38 (Independence Bowl)

2006 (8-5, 3-5 SEC)08/31 at Mississippi State W 15-009/09 Georgia (-/12) L 0-1809/16 Wofford W 27-2009/23 Florida Atlantic W 45-609/28 Auburn (-/2) L 17-2410/07 at Kentucky W 24-1710/21 at Vanderbilt W 31-1310/28 Tennessee (-/8) L 24-3111/04 Arkansas (-/12) L 20-2611/11 at Florida (-/6) L 16-1711/18 Middle Tennessee W 52-711/25 at Clemson (-/24) W 31-2812/29 Houston W 44-36 (Liberty Bowl)

2007 (6-6, 3-5 SEC)09/01 Louisiana-Lafayette W 28-1409/08 at Georgia (-/11) W 16-1209/15 S. Carolina St. (17/-) W 38-309/22 at LSU (12/2) L 16-2809/29 Miss State (16/-) W 38-2110/04 Kentucky (11/8) W 38-2310/13 at North Carolina (7/-) W 21-1510/20 Vanderbilt (6/-) L 6-1710/27 at Tennessee (15/-) OT L 24-2711/03 at Arkansas (23/-) L 36-4811/10 Florida (-/17) L 31-5111/24 Clemson (-/22) L 21-23

2008 (7-6, 4-4 SEC)08/28 NC State W 34-009/04 at Vanderbilt (24/-) L 17-2409/13 Georgia (-/2) L 7-1409/20 Wofford W 23-1309/27 UAB W 26-1310/04 at Ole Miss W 31-24

10/11 at Kentucky W 24-1710/18 LSU (-/13) L 17-2411/01 Tennessee W 27-611/08 Arkansas W 34-2111/15 at Florida (24/3) L 6-5611/29 at Clemson L 14-3101/01 vs Iowa L 10-31 (Outback Bowl)

2009 (7-5, 3-5 SEC)09/03 at NC State W 7-309/12 at Georgia (-/21) L 37-4109/19 Florida Atlantic W 38-1609/24 Ole Miss (-/4) W 16-1010/03 South Carolina State W 38-1410/10 Kentucky (25/-) W 28-2610/17 at Alabama (22/2) L 6-2010/24 Vanderbilt (23/-) W 14-1010/31 at Tennessee (21/-) L 13-3111/07 at Arkansas L 16-3311/14 Florida (-/1) L 14-2411/28 Clemson (-/15) W 34-1701/02 Connecticut L 7-20 (Papajohns.com Bowl)

2010 (9-5, 5-3 SEC)09/02 Southern Miss W 41-1409/11 Georgia (24/22) W 17-609/18 Furman (13/-) W 38-1909/25 at Auburn (12/17) L 27-3510/09 Alabama (20/1) W 35-2110/16 at Kentucky (10/-) L 28-3110/23 at Vanderbilt (19/-) W 21-710/30 Tennessee (17/-) W 38-2411/06 Arkansas (18/17) L 20-4111/13 at Florida (22/24) W 36-1411/20 Troy (17/-) W 69-2411/27 at Clemson (18/-) W 29-712/04 vs Auburn (18/2) L 17-56 (SEC Championship Game)12/31 vs Florida St (19/23) L 17-26 (Chick-fil-A Bowl)

2011 (11-2, 6-2 SEC)09/03 vs East Carolina (12/-) W 56-3709/10 at Georgia (12/-) W 45-4209/17 Navy (10/-) W 24-2109/24 Vanderbilt (12/-) W 21-310/01 Auburn (10/-) L 13-1610/08 Kentucky (18/-) W 54-310/15 at Miss State (15/-) W 14-1210/29 at Tennessee (14/-) W 14-311/05 at Arkansas (10/8) L 28-4411/12 Florida (15/-) W 17-1211/19 The Citadel (14/-) W 41-2011/26 Clemson (14/18) W 34-1301/02 vs Nebraska (10/21) W 30-13 (Capital One Bowl)

2012 (11-2, 6-2 SEC)08/30 at Vanderbilt (9/-) W 17-1309/08 East Carolina (9/-) W 48-1009/15 UAB (8/-) W 49-609/22 Missouri (7/-) W 31-1009/29 at Kentucky (6/-) W 38-1710/06 Georgia (6/5) W 35-710/13 at LSU (9/3) L 21-2310/20 at Florida (9/3) L 11-4410/27 Tennessee (17/-) W 38-3511/10 Arkansas (12/-) W 38-2011/17 Wofford (12/-) W 24-711/24 Clemson (13/12) W 27-1701/01 Michigan (11/19) W 33-28 (Outback Bowl)


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Spurrier SuperlativesMOST POINTS 1. 69 vs Troy ................................11/20/10 2. 56 vs East Carolina ..................09/03/11 3. 54 vs Kentucky .........................10/08/11 4. 52 vs Middle Tennessee ...........11/18/06 5. 49 vs UAB ................................09/15/12

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED 1. 0 at Mississippi State .............08/31/06 0 vs NC State .........................08/28/08 3. 3 vs South Carolina State .......09/15/07 3 at NC State ..........................09/03/09 3 vs Vanderbilt .......................09/24/11 3 vs Kentucky .........................10/08/11 3 at Tennessee ........................10/29/11

MOST FIRST DOWNS 1. 32 vs Kentucky .........................10/08/11 2. 31 at Tennessee ........................10/27/07 3. 30 vs Wofford ...........................09/20/08 4. 29 at Arkansas..........................11/03/07 5. 28 at Clemson ..........................11/25/06

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED 1. 5 vs Vanderbilt .......................09/24/11 2. 6 vs Kentucky .........................10/08/11 3. 10 vs NC State .........................08/28/08 10 at Tennessee ........................10/29/11 4. 11 7 times, last: at Vanderbilt ................08/30/12

MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS 1. 58 vs Clemson .........................11/28/09 2. 54 at Florida .............................11/13/10 3. 53 at Tennessee ........................10/29/11 53 vs Clemson .........................11/26/11 5. 52 vs Georgia ...........................09/11/10 52 vs Florida ............................11/12/11

FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS, OPPONENTS 1. 20 at Florida .............................11/13/10 2. 21 at Tennessee ........................10/29/11 3. 22 at Kentucky..........................10/11/08 4. 23 vs Tennessee .......................10/28/06 5. 24 vs East Carolina ..................09/08/12

MOST RUSHING YARDS 1. 288 vs Kentucky .........................10/08/11 2. 287 vs Florida Atlantic ...............09/19/09 3. 256 The Citadel ..........................11/19/11 4. 254 vs Navy ...............................09/17/11 5. 253 at Georgia..............................9/10/11

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED 1. 4 Vanderbilt ............................09/24/11 2. 27 vs UAB ................................09/15/12 3. 34 vs Tennessee .......................11/01/08 4. 35 at Florida .............................11/13/10 35 at Tennessee ........................10/29/11 5. 36 vs Alabama..........................10/09/10

MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED 1. 53 at Georgia............................09/12/09 2. 51 at Arkansas..........................11/03/07 3. 50 at Tennessee ........................10/27/07 50 vs Iowa ................................01/01/09 50 at Tennessee ........................10/31/09 MOST PASSES COMPLETED 1. 34 at Tennessee ........................10/27/07 2. 31 at Georgia............................09/12/09 31 at Vanderbilt ........................10/23/10 4. 30 vs Kentucky .........................10/08/11 5. 27 at Arkansas..........................11/03/07 FEWEST PASSES ATTEMPTED, OPPONENTS 1. 3 vs The Citadel .....................11/19/11 3 vs Wofford ...........................11/17/12 3. 9 vs Navy ...............................09/17/11 4. 11 vs Wofford ...........................09/16/06 11 at Arkansas..........................11/03/07

FEWEST PASSES COMPLETED, OPPONENTS 1. 1 vs The Citadel .....................11/19/11 1 vs Wofford ...........................11/17/12 3. 4 vs Kentucky .........................10/08/11 4. 5 vs Wofford ...........................09/16/06 5 vs NC State .........................08/28/08 5 vs Navy ...............................09/17/11

MOST PASSING YARDS 1. 397 vs East Carolina ..................09/08/12 2. 391 vs Middle Tennessee ...........11/18/06 3. 382 at Kentucky..........................10/16/10 4. 364 at Arkansas..........................11/03/07 5. 363 vs Tennessee .......................10/27/12

FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED 1. 8 The Citadel ..........................11/19/11 2. 17 vs Kentucky .........................10/08/11 3. 49 vs NC State .........................08/28/08 4. 61 vs Navy ...............................09/17/11 5. 63 vs Louisiana-Lafayette.........09/01/07

MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE 1. 639 vs Kentucky .........................10/08/11 2. 545 vs Middle Tennessee ...........11/18/06 3. 528 vs East Carolina ..................09/08/12 4. 516 vs Florida Atlantic ...............09/19/09 5. 512 vs Houston ..........................12/29/06 6. 510 vs Tennessee .......................10/27/12 7. 501 at Tennessee ........................10/27/07 501 vs UAB ................................09/15/12

FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED 1. 77 vs Vanderbilt .......................09/24/11 2. 96 vs Kentucky .........................10/08/11 3. 133 at NC State ..........................09/03/09 4. 138 vs NC State .........................08/28/08 5. 153 vs Clemson .........................11/26/11

PUNTING AVERAGE (MIN. OF 3 PUNTS) 1. 50.0 vs Georgia ...........................09/11/10 50.0 vs Auburn............................12/04/10 3. 48.7 at Mississippi State .............08/31/06 4. 48.0 at Auburn ............................09/25/10 5. 46.3 vs Vanderbilt .......................09/24/11 MOST TIME OF POSSESSION 1. 40:46 at Florida .............................11/13/10 2. 39:58 at Clemson ..........................11/24/12 3. 38:37 vs Kentucky .........................10/08/11 4. 37:21 at Vanderbilt ........................10/23/10 5. 36:31 vs Clemson .........................11/28/09

LONGEST SCORING DRIVE: BY YARDS 1. 99 vs Arkansas .........................11/04/06 99 vs Vanderbilt .......................10/24/09 3. 98 at Tennessee ........................10/24/11 4. 97 vs Troy ................................09/24/05 5. 96 at Clemson ..........................11/25/06

LONGEST SCORING DRIVE: BY TIME 1. 11:35 at Tennessee ........................10/29/11 2. 9:28 vs Georgia ...........................10/06/12 3. 9:18 vs The Citadel .....................11/19/11 4. 9:02 vs Troy ................................11/20/10 5. 8:02 vs Georgia ...........................09/11/10 LONGEST SCORING DRIVE: BY PLAYS 1. 20 at Tennessee ........................10/29/11 2. 18 vs Wofford ...........................09/20/08 18 vs The Citadel .....................11/19/11 4. 16 vs Georgia ...........................09/11/10 5. 15 vs Auburn............................09/28/06 15 vs Alabama..........................10/09/10 15 vs Troy ................................11/18/10 15 vs Navy ...............................09/17/11 15 at Florida .............................10/20/12



18

Assistant Coaches

Deke Adams, the newest Gamecock coach, was named defensive line coach at the University of South Carolina on January 22, 2013.

Adams spent the 2012 season as Larry Fedora’s defensive line coach at North Carolina after serving the three previous seasons in the same capacity for Fedora at Southern Miss. Adams, a former Southern Miss letterman, was in charge of a front four that allowed just 112.6 rushing yards per game in 2011, 22nd in the country. Southern Miss won the Conference USA title and went on to a 12-win season after a Hawaii Bowl win over Nevada.

Adams came to Southern Miss after spending the previous year as linebackers coach and coordinator of player development at Louisiana-Monroe. Prior to his stint at ULM, he worked for two seasons at North Carolina A&T.

During his first season at North Carolina A&T, Adams stepped into the role of defensive coordinator two games into the season on an interim basis. He was given the job on a permanent basis following that first season. He coached the defensive line during his first year in 2006 and had responsibility for the linebackers in 2007.

Adams spent four years (2002-05) at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas be-fore his stint at North Carolina A&T. In 2005, he served as Ouachita Baptist’s defen-sive coordinator and was responsible for the defensive line.

Adams began his coaching career in 1997 as the defensive line coach at Jack-sonville State. After spending one season at Jacksonville State, he coached at Pearl River Community College, where he first served as the linebackers coach and later was named co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach. In 2001 he became the defensive coordinator and continued his duties as recruiting coordinator.

Adams was a four-year member of the Southern Miss Dean’s List during his time as a student-athlete and a three-year letterwinner for the Golden Eagle “Nasty Bunch” defense from 1991-94.

He is married to the former Alexis Hall, a member of the 1,000-point club and four-year letterwinner for the Southern Miss women’s basketball team. The couple has two boys, Jaylen and Jordyn.

Kirk Botkin begins his second year with the Gamecocks. He was tabbed as South Carolina’s linebackers and Spurs coach on January 13, 2012.

Bokin had a veteran group to work with in 2012, as his top five players, linebackers Shaq Wilson, Reginald Bowens, Damario Jeffery and Quin Smith, along with starting Spur DeVonte Holloman, were all seniors.

Botkin returned to the collegiate coaching ranks after spending the last two sea-sons coaching high school football at Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas. He spent the 2008 and ‘09 seasons coaching the defensive ends and special teams at his alma mater, Arkansas, under Bobby Petrino, including one season alongside Game-cocks’ defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward.

Botkin was the Razorbacks’ first All-SEC performer as a tight end in 1992 and ‘93, and served as a captain during his senior season. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education. He was later named to the Razorbacks’ All-Decade team for the 1990s after logging 87 career receptions for 819 yards and five touchdowns.

Botkin spent four years in the NFL, including playing for Bill Parcells in New England (1994), Jim Mora in New Orleans (1994-95) and Bill Cowher in Pittsburgh (1996-97). After an injury ended his career, he began his coaching career at his hometown high school of Robert E. Lee High in Baytown, Texas in 1999. In 2000 he worked as a graduate assistant at Rice University in Houston.

From 2001-05, Botkin served as an assistant coach at Jacksonville State Universi-ty, first as a tight ends/offensive tackles coach, then as an outside linebackers/special teams coach. While at JSU, the squad won the Ohio Valley Conference in 2003 and ‘04 and coached seven all-conference performers.

Between stints at Jacksonville State and Arkansas, Botkin spent two seasons coaching linebackers and special teams at Louisiana-Monroe. In 2007, he helped the Warhawks record their first non-losing season in 14 years, including a win at Alabama.

Botkin and his wife, the former Rebecca Holloway, have three children, Lane, Ty and Brynn.

Deke AdamsDefensive Line

First Year at South Carolina

Kirk BotkinLinebackers/Spurs

Second Year at South Carolina


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Assistant Coaches

Former Southern Miss assistant Grady Brown begins his second year in Columbia, after joining the Carolina coaching staff on February 3, 2012. Brown serves as the Gamecocks’ secondary coach and assistant special teams coordinator.

During his first season with the Gamecocks, Brown mentored senior safety D.J. Swearinger, who captured second-team All-SEC honors. Safety T.J. Gurley earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman squad despite missing part of the season with a knee injury.

Brown spent the previous two seasons as the Golden Eagles’ cornerbacks coach. During the 2011 campaign, Southern Miss was No. 7 nationally in pass efficiency defense (108.47 rating) and set an NCAA record for interceptions returned for touch-downs with eight. As a unit, the Golden Eagle defense finished the season as a Top-30 defense.

In his first year at USM, Brown, who was hired just prior to the start of fall camp, quickly instilled a toughness and physicality into his corners that amounted to a pair of freshman being selected to the All-Freshman squad.

Brown came to Southern Miss after spending the previous year and a half working in the strength & conditioning area and assisting as a defensive intern at LSU, where he helped tutor NFL third-round pick Chad Jones and free agent signees Danny Mc-Cray and Chris Hawkins.

Brown went to LSU after working a season at Texas Southern where he was the safeties coach and also the community outreach liaison.

His arrival to TSU came after a six-year stint as the secondary coach at Alabama State. While at ASU, the Hornets’ defense finished ranked in the Top 10 nationally in six team categories and once for an individual. In his first season at ASU, Brown mentored Antoine Hill who finished third in the country in interceptions with 10, while the squad ranked seventh in both turnovers gained and interceptions. The team won the Southwestern Athletic Conference crown in 2003 and then the league’s overall title in 2004, in which his defensive squad ranked seventh in turnovers gained and ninth in rushing defense.

During his time at ASU, Brown served two NFL Minority Coaching Internships, first with the Seattle Seahawks in 2004, then with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2007. He also served as the defensive coordinator and linebacker coach for the Magnolia All-Star Football Classic in 2005.

Brown began his coaching career in 2000 at his alma mater, Alabama A&M, before being promoted to the rank of a full-time assistant coach for the 2001 campaign.

After completing his high school career at Wenonah High School in Birmingham, Ala., Brown played defensive back for Alabama A&M from 1995 through 1998. After his senior season, he played one season with the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the Arena Football League.

Brown graduated from Alabama A&M with a degree in mathematics education in 2000. He is married to Rashidah Brown.

Shawn Elliott begins his fourth season in Columbia. The Camden, S.C. native officially joined Coach Spurrier’s staff on Jan. 3, 2010. He was given the title of co-offensive coordinator in 2012 after serving as the running game coordinator for the previous two campaigns. He continues to mentor the Gamecocks’ offensive line.

In 2012, the Gamecocks finished fifth in the SEC in scoring, averaging 31.5 points per game, while churning out 377 yards of offense per contest, using a balanced at-tack of rushing (139 ypg) and passing (238 ypg). Senior center T.J. Johnson garnered second-team All-SEC accolades, while tackle Brandon Shell was recognized on the All-Freshman squad.

The former Appalachian State offensive line coach’s first Gamecock squad showed a tremendous turnaround upon his arrival, especially in the running game, as Caro-lina averaged 154.4 rushing yards per game to rank eighth in the SEC after finishing last in the league each of the previous three years. His implementation of a new block-ing scheme also helped running back Marcus Lattimore set the Carolina freshman record for rushing yards and the all-time single-season touchdown record for the Gamecocks while earning unanimous National Freshman of the Year accolades. Elliott helped convert former walk-on Garrett Chisolm into a second-team All-SEC selection.

The Gamecock offense showed tremendous balance in 2011. The squad averaged 192 yards on the ground and 182 yards through the air. Carolina had a 100-yard rusher in eight of the 13 games. Offensive tackle Rokevious Watkins earned All-SEC honors in his final campaign.

Prior to his arrival in Columbia, Elliott had coached his entire career at Appala-chian State, where he helped the Mountaineers to three straight national champion-ships (2005-07). After earning his bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State in 1996, Elliott worked for two seasons as a defensive assistant, then two seasons as the tight ends coach before taking over the offensive line in 2001. Over his final nine seasons as the offensive line coach at Appalachian State, Elliott’s players earned All-America distinction on 12 occasions. From 2005-07, he coached three-consecutive SoCon Jacobs Blocking Trophy recipients.

Elliott was the first player in Appalachian State history to appear in the NCAA Divi-sion I-AA playoffs four separate seasons. He was a four-year letterwinner for the Black and Gold, helping the squad to two Southern Conference titles. He was a co-captain on the Mountaineers’ 1995 squad that finished 12-1 while earning all-league distinc-tion as a defensive end. In his four seasons as a player, the Mountaineers posted a combined record of 36-14.

Elliott was one of three Appalachian State coaches to earn the NCAA’s Award of Valor for their efforts in rescuing two individuals from a car accident on Oct. 1, 2000.

Elliott is married to the former Summer Scruggs, who was ASU’s women’s tennis Most Valuable Player in 1998. They have two children, a daughter, Maddyn, and a son, Max.

Shawn ElliottRunning Game Coordinator/

Offensive LineFourth Year at South Carolina

Grady BrownSecondary/

Assistant Special Teams CoordinatorSecond Year at South Carolina



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G.A. Mangus begins his fifth season as South Carolina’s quarterbacks coach. He was responsible for the tutelage of quarterbacks Connor Shaw and Dylan Thomp-son during the 2012 campaign. The quarterbacks combined to throw 29 touchdown passes while logging just nine interceptions during the season.

In 2009, his first season with the Gamecocks, Mangus helped Stephen Garcia rank second in the SEC in passing and was third in the league in total offense, behind only Ryan Mallett and Tim Tebow.

His second season saw marked improvement, as Garcia ranked 22nd in the na-tion in passing efficiency and moved up the Carolina passing charts to third all-time in yards, completions, attempts and touchdowns. Garcia’s completion percentage of 64.2 also was one of the top three seasons in school history.

Mangus helped develop sophomore quarterback Connor Shaw in his third cam-paign, the 2011 season. Shaw posted an 8-1 record as the starting signal-caller. The dual-threat QB completed 65.4 percent of his passes with 14 touchdowns and also rushed for over 500 yards with eight scores.

Mangus’ abilities as a coach spill over into recruiting, as he was named one of the nation’s top 25 recruiters by ESPN, Rivals.com and by 247Sports.com in February 2011, and one of the top 50 recruiters in the country by 247Sports.com in ‘12 and ‘13.

Prior to South Carolina, Mangus was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Middle Tennessee State for three seasons working under former Gamecock assistant Rick Stockstill.

Mangus took over the Delaware Valley program in May 2002, went 2-8 in his first season, and turned the team into an NCAA Division III championship contender. In the next three seasons Delaware Valley notched a 33-4 record, won three conference championships, and advanced to the national quarterfinals twice.

In 2003, Mangus directed the Aggies to the fifth-best one-year turnaround in Divi-sion III history. They finished 9-2 and captured the Eastern College Athletic Confer-ence (ECAC) Southeast Championship, earning him Coach of the Year honors.

In 2004 and 2005, Mangus led the Aggies to perfect back-to-back regular-season records and the team’s first overall Middle Atlantic Conference championship. The 2005 squad also earned a MAC title and advanced to the NCAA playoffs. Delaware Valley hosted and won its first two playoff games each season before falling in the quarterfinals, finishing both years with 12-1 marks.

Mangus was named the league’s 2004 Coach of the Year for the second year in a row and earned the East Region Coach of the Year Award from Don Hansen’s Football Gazette. Mangus was voted the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Divi-sion III Region 2 Coach of the Year. His off-season was capped when he was named the Tri-State Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club.

Mangus was a quarterback at the University of Florida from 1988 to ‘91, including two years under Steve Spurrier. During that time, he was a member of the school’s first SEC championship team in 1991.

Following his graduation in 1992, Mangus remained at Florida for three years, serving in the roles of graduate assistant and assistant offensive line coach. The Ga-tors won two SEC titles (1993 and ‘94), reached the championship game in 1992 and made three bowl appearances during that time.

Mangus first full-time position came at Widener. He began as the running backs and quarterbacks coach and was eventually elevated to offensive coordinator. The Pioneers had two eight-win seasons and made two postseason appearances, includ-ing a spot in the 1995 Division III playoffs.

Mangus became the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for Ursinus College in June 1999 and joined a program that had gone 3-7 in 1998. The 1999 squad posted a school-record 10 wins, including its first-ever Division III playoff win. The Bears went 8-2 the following year for their first back-to-back winning seasons since 1954.

Mangus and his wife, Lauren, have two daughters, Grace and Hope.

Joe Robinson begins his second year in Columbia. He was hired as the Game-cocks’ special teams coordinator and tight ends coach on January 13, 2012.

During his first season, Ace Sanders established a school record for punt return yardage in a season while earning second-team All-America honors and SEC Special Teams Player of the Year accolades. The Gamecock tight ends, led by Justice Cun-ningham and Rory Anderson, along with SEC All-Freshman Jerell Adams, became a key threat in the passing game.

Robinson, the 2010 FootballScoop Special Teams Coordinator of the Year, joined the Gamecock staff after one season at the University of North Carolina where he coached the defensive line.

Prior to his arrival in Chapel Hill, Robinson spent three seasons as the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator at LSU. In his award-winning 2010 season, the Tigers’ special teams finished in the top 13 nationally in net punting, kickoff return average and punt return average while earning a trip to the Cotton Bowl. In 2009, LSU’s special teams combined to rank No. 1 overall in the SEC as the Tigers led the league in both kickoff coverage (44.5 net average) and punt returns (18.9). LSU was the only team in the league to rank among the top three in the conference in four special teams categories. Kick returner Trinton Holliday led the SEC and ranked No. 2 in the nation in punt returns and was selected in the 2010 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans.

Robinson has coached a variety of positions during his coaching career, including defensive line, special teams, linebackers and running backs. He also has experience as a recruiting coordinator at Southern Miss and Louisiana Tech.

He began his collegiate coaching career at Louisiana Tech where he served as a de-fensive line coach and recruiting coordinator from 1989-91. Robinson then coached seven seasons at Southern Miss where he tutored the defensive line (1992-93), line-backers (1994-95) and special teams (1996-98) while also earning a master’s degree. He returned to Louisiana Tech for one year (2001), and also logged stints at Houston (2002) and Central Florida (2003).

Robinson coached defensive ends and special teams for four seasons at Arizona from 2004-07. He coached a number of outstanding special teams performers with the Wildcats, including NFL draft picks Antoine Cason, (1st round by San Diego), Nick Folk (6th round by Dallas) and Syndric Steptoe (7th round by Cleveland). In 2004, Robinson coached on the same Arizona staff as current South Carolina wide receivers coach Steve Spurrier, Jr.

A 1985 graduate of LSU, Robinson’s first coaching job came as an assistant at Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee in 1986. He was promoted to head coach in 1987. Robinson spent the 1988 season as the defensive coordinator at Bastrop High School.

Born in Abilene, Texas, Robinson and his wife, Abby, have three daughters, Alex-andra, Madeline and Valerie.

Joe RobinsonSpecial Teams Coordinator/

Tight EndsSecond Year at South Carolina

G.A. MangusQuarterbacks

Fifth Year at South Carolina


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Everette Sands begins his second season with the Gamecocks. He was named running backs coach at South Carolina on January 16, 2012.

In Sands first season, the Gamecocks rushed for 19 touchdowns and averaged 139 yards on the ground. Carolina lost its top ground-gainer, Marcus Lattimore, to a sea-son-ending knee injury in the ninth game of the season against Tennessee, but senior Kenny Miles and freshman Mike Davis stepped in to pick up the slack in fine fashion.

Sands came to South Carolina after spending the 2011 campaign coaching the running backs at NC State, his 16th year in the profession. In his lone season with the Wolfpack, his backs logged four individual 100+ yard performances for the first time since 2007.

Sands is very familiar with the Palmetto State, having logged two stints at The Citadel, first from 1999-2000 and again from 2005-10. During his second stint at the Charleston school, he coached three running backs who were named to the Southern Conference All-freshman team and had one back break the school’s single-season and single-game records for touchdowns. Between his stints at The Citadel, Sands coached the offensive backs at Ohio University.

Born July 28, 1971 in Conway, S.C., Sands earned a bachelor’s degree in com-puter science from The Citadel in 1993. He earned four letters as a running back for the Bulldogs collecting All-Southern Conference honors in all four years. He ranks second all-time in school history with 3,926 rushing yards and with 204 points and 34 touchdowns. He garnered All-America accolades as a junior when he led The Citadel to a conference title and number one final ranking with 1,449 yards and 12 touchdowns. He served as a team captain in 1993 and was inducted into The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.

Sands got into the coaching profession originally at the high school level in 1995 when he was at Sea Island Academy in Johns Island, S.C. At that time, he was con-sidered to be the youngest head coach in the history of South Carolina high school football.

His first college coaching position came at Elon from 1996-98.Sands is married to the former Yvette Newton and the couple has two sons, Ever-

ette III “Tre” and Josiah, and one daughter, Sierra.

Steve Spurrier Jr., who has served on the coaching staffs of two national cham-pionship teams and tutored a bevy of outstanding receivers at both the collegiate and professional levels, begins his ninth year as the coach of the Gamecock wide receivers.

Spurrier was given the additional title of passing game coordinator beginning with the 2009 season and, beginning in the spring of 2011, added the duties of recruiting coordinator to his resume. He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in the spring of 2012.

In his first season with the Gamecocks in 2005, Spurrier mentored Sidney Rice, who broke nearly every receiving record at the school en route to Freshman All-America honors. Rice ended the campaign as the school’s single-season receiving yards leader after catching 70 passes for 1,143 yards.

In 2006, Spurrier’s top two receivers, Rice and Kenny McKinley, combined for 123 catches and 1,970 yards receiving, the top tandem marks in school history. Rice owns two of the top four receiving seasons in Carolina history and set numerous records in just two campaigns in the Garnet and Black.

In 2007, McKinley earned first-team all-league recognition after setting a school record with 77 receptions for 968 yards and nine touchdowns.

His receivers had another strong year in 2008 as McKinley became the school’s all-time leading receiver in both receptions (207) and receiving yards (2,781), sur-passing the records previously held by Sterling Sharpe. McKinley, who missed part of his senior season with an injury, still managed to haul in 54 passes for 642 yards to lead the team and earn honorable mention all-conference recognition.

In 2009, Spurrier developed Alshon Jeffery into a consensus first-team Freshman All-American after leading the team in receptions, yards and touchdown catches.

Spurrier helped guide Jeffery to a school-record season in 2010, as the sopho-more amassed over 1,500 receiving yards and nine touchdowns, earning unanimous All-SEC honors, All-America accolades and a nod as a Biletnikoff Award finalist.

Jeffery capped his career with 49 catches for 762 yards in 2011, finishing his three-year stint in the Garnet & Black with school records in receiving yards (3,042) and 100-yard receiving games (12), and tying the school record for touchdown catches with 23.

The Gamecocks used the tight end more in the passing game in 2012, as Justice Cunningham and Rory Anderson provided a nice balance with wideouts Bruce Elling-ton and Ace Sanders. That quartet caught 21 of the 29 touchdown passes.

Spurrier brought 11 years of coaching experience to Carolina, with his most recent stop being at the University of Arizona under head coach Mike Stoops.

He spent two seasons as wide receivers coach in the NFL with Washington. While with the Redskins, Spurrier Jr. coached Laveraneus Coles, whose 2003 receiving to-tals of 82 receptions for 1,204 yards earned him his only Pro Bowl appearance. He also coached Rod Gardner, who was the Redskin’s top receiver in ‘02 with 1,007 yards.

Spurrier was part of Bob Stoops’ rebuilding project at Oklahoma, which culmi-nated with a perfect 13-0 record and national championship in 2000. He spent three seasons as the Sooners’ wide receivers coach, working with such standouts as Mark Clayton and Josh Norman.

Prior to his stay in Norman, Spurrier worked at Florida for five seasons and was part of the Gators’ 1996 national championship club.

During his collegiate coaching career, he has been involved with 14 postseason bowl teams, four conference championships (three SEC and one Big 12) and two national championships (Florida 1996 and Oklahoma 2000).

Born in Palo Alto, Calif., Spurrier played collegiate football at Duke University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1994. He later earned a master’s degree at Florida in 1996.

Spurrier and his wife, the former Melissa Beauchamp, are the parents of triplets, Luke, Gavin and Emmaline; Nolan; and twins, Palmer and Hayden.

Steve Spurrier Jr.Passing Game Coordinator/

Wide Receivers/Recruiting CoordinatorNinth Year at South Carolina

Everette SandsRunning Backs

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Lorenzo Ward wraps up his fifth season with the Gamecocks and his first season in charge of the Gamecock defense. Ward was originally named defensive coordinator at South Carolina on January 12, 2009, working under Assistant Head Coach-Defense Ellis Johnson. He focused on the Gamecock cornerbacks in 2011 after being respon-sible for both the cornerback and free safeties in each of the previous two campaigns.

In 2012, the Gamecocks were ranked in the top-25 nationally in all four statisti-cal categories – 11th in total defense and 13th in scoring defense, 17th in rushing defense and 21st in passing defense. The unit was led by All-American defensive end, Jadeveon Clowney, who had a school record 13 of the team’s school-record 43 sacks, the nation’s fifth-highest total.

Ward helped guide a defensive unit that finished the 2011 season with the nation’s third-best rated defense, one that surrendered just 268 yards per contest. Carolina boasted the nation’s second-best pass defense and ranks 11th in the country, allowing just 18.4 points per game. In addition, Carolina forced 32 turnovers. In his debut as the man in charge of the defense, he limited Nebraska to 13 points and 253 yards of offense, and shut them out over the final three quarters while allowing just 64 yards in the second half of the 2012 Capital One Bowl game.

Ward helped lead a Gamecock defense that scored six defensive touchdowns dur-ing the 2010 season, a school record, with two scored by his secondary (Stephon Gilmore, D.J. Swearinger). Gilmore was cited as an All-SEC selection during his sophomore campaign.

In his first season at Carolina, Ward’s unit helped the Gamecocks rank eighth in the nation in pass defense. In addition, the Gamecocks finished in the upper half in the SEC in scoring defense, rushing defense and total defense. Individually, Gilmore earned first-team Freshman All-America accolades.

Ward came to South Carolina after spending one season as the secondary coach on Bobby Petrino’s staff at Arkansas. Prior to that, he was on Art Shell’s staff with the NFL’s Oakland Raiders in 2006.

A former player at Alabama, Ward coached the secondary under Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech for seven seasons from 1999-2005, with five of his players earning All-Big East honors and one making the All-Atlantic Coast Conference squad. Virginia Tech led the nation in total defense, was third in pass defense and second in pass efficiency defense in 2005. The 2004 Hokie defense ranked fourth in the nation in both pass defense and interceptions. In 2002, the Hokies led the nation with 24 intercep-tions. The 2001 defense was No. 2 in the nation in total defense while the 2000 unit was No. 3 in interceptions. The 1999 defense was No. 3 in total defense and No. 7 in pass efficiency defense.

From 1994-99, Ward was an assistant at Tennessee-Chattanooga, including a two-year stint (1998-99) as defensive coordinator and defensive backfield coach. He coached the defensive backs from 1994-96 and the running backs in 1997. He also coached kickoff coverage and the punt team.

Ward played at Alabama from 1986-89, helping the Crimson Tide go 33-15 with an SEC title in 1989. The Sporting News named him Special Teams Player of the Year following his senior season as Alabama’s unit was ranked No. 1 in the nation. Ward and Alabama played in the 1986 Sun Bowl, 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl, 1988 Sun Bowl and 1990 Sugar Bowl.

He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under the tutelage of El-lis Johnson at Alabama in 1991, working with the defensive backs, before going to Newnan (Ga.) High School as an assistant in 1992, where he also coached the track team. He returned to Alabama as a graduate assistant in the fall of 1993, working with the outside linebackers, before going to Chattanooga.

Ward earned his bachelor’s in physical education from Alabama in 1991.Ward is married to the former Tara Tubbs. The couple has one son, Lorenzo Dono-

van Ward Jr.

Jamie Speronis begins his ninth year overseeing South Carolina’s football opera-tions and his 23rd season with Head Coach Steve Spurrier. He served as the Director - Football Operations for seven years before being promoted to Associate Athletics Director/Football Operations on March 1, 2012.

Speronis has significant experience in the position, as he served as the Director of Football Operations for the Washington Redskins from 2002-04 and was the Director of Football Administration at the University of Florida from 1996-2002.

Speronis is well regarded among his peers. He was named as a district representa-tive for the national committee of football operations personnel in February 2011. Speronis was also named one of three finalists for national Director of Football Opera-tions honors in 2009 as selected by FootballScoop.com.

Working closely with head coach Steve Spurrier, Speronis directs the administra-tion and day-to-day operations of the football program. In this capacity, he oversees the logistics relating to the spring, preseason and postseason practices. He directs the walk-on program, works with NFL personnel and serves as the liaison to the compliance office and several other athletics and university departments. In addition, Speronis coordinates team travel arrangements and oversees the football budget.

A 1985 graduate from Florida with a bachelor of science degree in physical educa-tion, Speronis earned a master of exercise and sports sciences in sport administration from UF in 1989. A member of the American Football Coaches Association, Speronis started his career in football as a student assistant in the strength and conditioning program at Florida from 1982-88. He served as a graduate assistant from 1988-92 and then moved on to a senior administrative assistant position from 1992-95.

Speronis and his wife, Kristy, have two sons, Conner and Bryson.

Jamie SperonisAssociate Athletics Director/

Football OperationsNinth Year at South Carolina

Lorenzo WardDefensive Coordinator



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Joe Connolly was named head strength & conditioning coach for the South Caro-lina football program on January 20, 2012. He is in his fifth year with the program.

Connolly began his professional career at Harvard as an intern in 2007, assisting with all 41 sports at the Ivy League school, including the league’s championship football team. He was hired as a full-time assistant strength & conditioning coach at Harvard in 2008 and served as the head strength & conditioning coach for men’s volleyball while continuing to assist with the other programs.

Following his stint at Harvard, Connolly served as an assistant strength & condi-tioning coach at the University of Louisville. He worked with football only, primarly focusing on the skill position players.

Connolly is a 2004 graduate of the University of Hartford, where he earned degrees in criminal justice and sociology. He was a four-year letterwinner in baseball. He was awarded the senior award for great sportsmanship and perseverance.

Connolly also owns a Master of Science degree in physical education with a con-centration in strength & conditioning from Bridgewater State College, graduating magna cum laude in 2008.

Connolly is certified by both the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches As-sociation (CSCCa) Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) and the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength & Conditioning Spe-cialist (CSCS). He is also certified through USA Weightlifting as a Club Coach Level 1 and is certified by Power Pilates.

A native of Barnstable, Mass., Connolly’s wife’s name is Shalona.

Clint Haggard begins his fifth season at the University of South Carolina. He was named head football athletic trainer on July 22, 2009.

Haggard has experience both as a head athletic trainer and in the Southeastern Conference. Most recently, he served as the assistant athletics director for medical services/head athletic trainer at Rice University, a position he held since May 2006.

Haggard came to Rice after spending the previous two seasons as assistant foot-ball athletic trainer at the University of Alabama. Prior to that, he was a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Alabama for two years. While at Alabama, he developed and implemented the Alabama Sports Medicine Workshop that provided learning op-portunities for high school athletic trainers across the Southeast.

In the fall of 2001, Haggard served as coordinator of medical services for the Geor-gia State Flag Football Championships, providing medical coverage for more than 700 athletes. He has also served internships for the Indianapolis Colts (summer of 2001) and for the Cincinnati Reds (summer of 2000). He has been a speaker at nu-merous conferences around the country in addition to publishing many articles and successfully procuring several athletic training-related grants.

Haggard received his bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science for the Uni-versity of Georgia in 2002 and his master’s degree in health sciences from Alabama in 2003.

Haggard is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association. Additionally, he is certified as an emergency medical technician-basic. Haggard holds memberships with numerous national, state and district athletic training associations.

Haggard and his wife, Erin, have a daughter, Reagan, and a son, Brewer.

Joe ConnollyDirector –

Football Strength & ConditioningFifth Year at South Carolina

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SCOtt SPURRIERFootball

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Robbie LilesDirector–Recruiting

Chris MatlockEquipment Manager

Patrick ShineAdmin. Coordinator–Recruiting

Dan AustinAssistant Strength Coach

Aurmon SatchellAssistant Strength Coach

Mike SirignanoAssistant Strength Coach

Nathan PeckAsst. Football Athletics Trainer

Rachel SharpeAsst. Football Athletics Trainer

Paul McGeeVideo Coordinator

Jeff Guy, MDTeam Physician

Dr. Chris MazoueTeam Physician

Dr. Matt pollackTeam Physician

Rita BoykinAdmin. Assistant–Head Coach

Kim FieldsAdministrative Assistant–Football

Jason Stacy, MDTeam Physician

Dr. Timothy MaloneDirector of Wellness

Dr. Evan CohenTeam Chiropractor

Jake CorbettAssistant Equipment Manager

Joe SumterAssistant Equipment Manager

Jennifer BoyntonSports Dietitian

Andre GoodmanDirector–FB Development

paul stoltzfusAcademic Advisor

Katie ethridge Assistant Director – Academics

VICKIE SIMPKINSAdministrative Assistant–Football


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Dr. Zach KelehearFaculty Representative

Kevin O’ConnellChief Operating Officer

Charles WaddellDeputy Athletics Director

Judy Van HornSenior Associate A.D./SWA

Shawn BurkeAsst. A.D./Operations & Event Mgt

Steve FinkAssistant A.D./Media Relations

John KasikAssociate A.D./Sports Medicine

Ray TannerAthletics Director

Eric NicholsAssistant A.D./Marketing

Lance GranthamAssistant A.D./Ticket Operations

Charles BloomSenior Associate A.D./External

Jeff TallantChief Financial Officer

Dr. Harris PastidesUniversity President

Duane GroomsAssistant A.D./Facilties Services

Jennifer StilesAsst. A.D./Compliance Services

Jeff DavisAssoc. A.D./Operations & Facilities

D.J. BrownAsst. A.D./Compliance Services

Jeff CraneSr. Associate A.D./Development

clark coxAsst. A.D./Turf & Landscaping

jamie speronisAssoc. A.D./Football Operations

Joe lisleAssistant A.D./Video Operations

Chris RogersAssoc. A.D./Compliance Services

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SEC 2013 SchedulesAlabama Crimson Tide08/31 Virginia Tech Atlanta, Ga.09/14 Western Kentucky College Station, Tex.09/21 Colorado State Tuscaloosa, Ala. 09/28 Ole Miss* Tuscaloosa, Ala.10/05 Georgia State Tuscaloosa, Ala.10/12 Kentucky* Lexington, Ky.10/19 Arkansas* Tuscaloosa, Ala.10/26 Tennessee* Tuscaloosa, Ala.11/09 LSU* Tuscaloosa, Ala.11/16 Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss.11/23 Chattanooga Tuscaloosa, Ala.11/30 Auburn* Auburn, Ala.

Arkansas Razorbacks08/31 UL-Lafayette Fayetteville, Ark.09/07 Samford Little Rock, Ark.09/14 Southern Mississippi Fayetteville, Ark.09/21 Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.09/28 Texas A&M* Fayetteville, Ark10/05 Florida* Gainesville, Fla.10/12 South Carolina* Fayetteville, Ark10/19 Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala.11/02 Auburn* Fayetteville, Ark11/09 Ole Miss* Oxford, Miss.11/23 Mississippi State* Little Rock, Ark.11/30 LSU* Baton Rouge, La.

Auburn Tigers08/31 Washington State Auburn, Ala.09/07 Arkansas State Auburn, Ala.09/14 Mississippi State* Auburn, Ala.09/21 LSU* Baton Rouge, La.10/05 Ole Miss* Auburn, Ala.10/12 Western Carolina Auburn, Ala.10/19 Texas A&M* Auburn, Ala.10/26 Florida Atlantic Auburn, Ala.11/02 Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark.11/09 Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn.11/16 Georgia* Auburn, Ala.11/30 Alabama Auburn, Ala.

Florida Gators08/31 Toledo Gainesville, Fla.09/07 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla.09/21 Tennessee* Gainesville, Fla.09/28 Kentucky* Lexington, Ky.10/05 Arkansas* Gainesville, Fla.10/12 LSU* Baton Rouge, La.10/19 Missouri* Columbia, Mo.11/02 Georgia* Jacksonville, Fla.11/09 Vanderbilt* Gainesville, Fla.11/16 South Carolina Columbia, S.C.11/23 Georgia Southern Gainesville, Fla.11/30 Florida State Gainesville, Fla.

Georgia Bulldogs08/31 Clemson Clemson, S.C.09/07 South Carolina* Athens, Ga.09/21 North Texas Athens, Ga.09/28 LSU* Athens, Ga.10/05 Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn.

10/12 Missouri* Athens, Ga.10/19 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn.11/02 Florida* Jacksonville, Fla.11/09 Appalachian State Athens, Ga.11/16 Auburn* Auburn, Ala.11/23 Kentucky* Athens, Ga.11/30 Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga.

Kentucky Wildcats08/31 Western Kentucky Nashville, Tenn.09/07 Miami Lexington, Ky.09/14 Louisville Lexington, Ky09/28 Florida* Lexington, Ky10/05 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C.10/12 Alabama* Lexington, Ky10/26 Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss.11/02 Alabama State Lexington, Ky11/09 Missouri* Lexington, Ky11/16 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn.11/23 Georgia Athens, Ga.11/30 Tennessee Lexington, Ky.

LSU Tigers08/31 TCU Arlington, Tex.09/07 UAB Baton Rouge, La.09/14 Kent. State Baton Rouge, La.09/21 Auburn* Baton Rouge, La.10/05 Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss.10/12 Florida* Baton Rouge, La.10/19 Ole Miss* Oxford, Miss.10/26 Furman Baton Rouge, La.11/09 Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala.11/23 Texas A&M* Baton Rouge, La.11/30 Arkansas* Baton Rouge, La.

Missouri Tigers08/31 Murray State Columbia, Mo.09/07 Toledo Columbia, Mo.09/21 Indiana Bloomington, Ind.10/05 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn.10/12 Georgia* Athens, Ga.10/19 Florida* Columbia, Mo.10/26 South Carolina* Columbia, Mo.11/02 Tennessee* Columbia, Mo.11/09 Kentucky* Lexington, Ky.11/23 Ole Miss* Oxford, Miss.11/30 Texas A&M* Columbia, Mo.

Ole Miss Rebels08/31 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn.09/07 Southeast Missouri Oxford, Miss.09/14 Texas Oxford, Miss.09/28 Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala.10/05 Auburn* Auburn, Ala.10/12 Texas A&M Oxford, Miss.10/19 LSU* Oxford, Miss.10/26 Idaho (HC) Oxford, Miss.11/09 Arkansas* Oxford, Miss.11/16 Troy Oxford, Miss.11/23 Missouri* Oxford, Miss.11/30 Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss.

Mississippi State Bulldogs08/31 Oklahoma State Houston, Tex.09/07 Alcorn State Starkville, Miss.09/14 Auburn* Auburn, Ala.09/21 Troy Starkville, Miss.10/05 LSU* Starkville, Miss.10/12 Bowling Green Starkville, Miss.10/26 Kentucky* Starkville, Miss.11/02 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C.11/09 Texas A&M* College Station, Tex.11/16 Alabama* Starkville, Miss.11/23 Arkansas* Little Rock, Ark.11/30 Ole Miss* Starkville, Miss.

Tennessee Volunteers08/31 Austin Peay Knoxville, Tenn.09/07 Western Kentucky Knoxville, Tenn.09/14 Oregon Eugene, Ore.09/21 Florida* Gainesville, Fla.09/28 South Alabama Knoxville, Tenn.10/05 Georgia* Knoxville, Tenn.10/19 South Carolina* Knoxville, Tenn.10/26 Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala.11/02 Missouri* Columbia, Mo.11/09 Auburn* Knoxville, Tenn.11/23 Vanderbilt* Knoxville, Tenn.11/30 Kentucky* Lexington, Ky.

Texas A&M Aggies08/31 Rice College Station, Tex.09/07 Sam Houston State College Station, Tex.09/14 Alabama* College Station, Tex.09/21 SMU College Station, Tex.09/28 Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark.10/12 Ole Miss* Oxford, Miss.10/19 Auburn* College Station, Tex.10/26 Vanderbilt* College Station, Tex.11/02 UTEP College Station, Tex.11/23 Mississippi State* College Station, Tex.11/23 LSU* Baton Rouge, La.11/30 Missouri* Columbia, Mo.

Vanderbilt Commodores08/31 Ole Miss* Nashville, Tenn.09/07 Austin Peay Nashville, Tenn.09/14 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C.09/21 Massachusetts Foxborough, Mass.09/28 UAB Nashville, Tenn.10/05 Missouri* Nashville, Tenn.10/19 Georgia* Nashville, Tenn.10/26 Texas A&M* College Station, Tex.11/09 Florida* Gainesville, Fla.11/16 Kentucky* Nashville, Tenn.11/23 Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn.11/30 Wake Forest Nashville, Tenn.

SEC Championship Game12/07 SEC East vs. West Atlanta, Ga.

*-Denotes SEC gameAll dates subject to changeGame times TBA



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Second-year tight end who was impressive in his first season for the Garnet & Black, earning a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team in 2012... expected to play even a greater role this year with the departure of starter Justice Cunningham... creates a mismatch problem for the defense... listed on the second team entering the spring behind Rory Anderson.

2012: True freshman tight end... earned SEC All-Freshman accolades by the league’s coaches... caught four passes for 90 yards and a touchdown in nine games... aver-aged 22.5 yards per reception... one of three true freshmen to play in the season opener at Vanderbilt... caught his first pass, a 33-yarder from Seth Strickland, in the win over UAB... had a 16-yard reception at LSU... logged a 12-yard reception at Florida... caught his first touchdown pass, a 29-yarder against Arkansas for the game’s first points.

“Busta” is penciled in as the probable starter at tight end entering the spring... big play threat who has scored eight touchdowns on 22 receptions while averaging 20.9 yards per catch in his first two seasons in the Garnet & Black... has made four career starts.

2012: “Busta” saw action in all 12 games, making a pair of starts... hauled in 13 passes for 264 yards and five TDs... averaged over 20 yards per catch... has eight touchdowns among his 21 career receptions... caught four passes for a team and career-high 90 yards and two scores (7 and 51 yards) in the home opener over East Carolina... had a 13-yard TD catch against Missouri... caught a 37-yard pass in the win at Kentucky... caught a 14-yard touchdown pass against Georgia... caught three passes for 58 yards, including a 26-yard scoring strike in the win over Tennessee... had a 29-yard reception against Arkansas.

2011: True freshman who played in all 13 games, starting two... three of his eight catches went for touchdowns... logged 188 receiving yards, a 23.5-yard average... six of his receptions went for at least 19 yards... recorded his first catch against Vanderbilt... earned his first career start versus Kentucky and responded with a 46-yard reception... notched his first career touchdown on a 23-yard connection vs. Tennessee, sealing the win... caught his second TD on a 20-yard strike against The Citadel... caught two passes for 57 yards and his third score in the win over arch rival Clemson... included was a career-long 55-yard reception... had a 21-yard reception in the bowl win over Nebraska.

Third-year wide receiver who could use a solid spring to propel him into more playing time in 2012... listed on the second-team entering the spring behind Bruce Ellington... possesses good size at six-feet, four-inches... also a special teams contributor.

2012: Redshirt freshman wide receiver... also used on special teams... played in all 13 games... caught three passes for 28 yards... had two catches against East Carolina netting 14 yards and one 14-yard reception against Florida... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll... named a Harold White GPA Award winner during the 2012 Garnet & Black Spring Game.

2011: Redshirted as a true freshman.

One of the fastest players on the team, will provide a deep threat again in 2013... will begin the spring running with the first team... has made five career starts while playing in 22 games in his first two seasons... has caught 15 passes for 382 yards, a 25.5 yard average with three scores... also competes on the South Carolina men’s track & field team in the sprint events... best times were a 6.66 in the 60-meter dash and a 47.91 in the 400 meters.

2012: Speedy wide receiver who played in all 13 games, making a pair of starts... caught 14 passes for 366 yards, a gaudy 26.1-yard average, with three scores... had four receptions of more than 40 yards... also returned two kickoffs for 22 yards and rushed four times for –2 yards... caught two passes for 81 yards in the home opener against East Carolina, including a 53-yard reception... connected with Dylan Thompson on a 94-yard scoring strike against UAB... it was the fourth-longest pass

JERELL ADAMSTight End6-6 224 Sophomore 1LPinewood, S.C. (Scott’s Branch/Fork Union)

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Adams’ StatisticsYear GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long2012 9/0 4 90 22.5 1 33

Adams’ Single-Game HighsReceptions .................................................1, 4 times, 2012Yards Receiving............................................ 33, UAB, 2012Long Reception ............................................ 33, UAB, 2012Touchdown Receptions ...........................1, Arkansas, 2012

rory andersonTight End6-5 218 Junior 2LPowder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)

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Anderson’s StatisticsYear GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long2011 13/2 8 188 23.5 3 552012 13/2 14 271 19.4 5 51Total 26/4 22 459 20.9 8 55

Anderson’s Single-Game HighsReceptions ....................................... 4, East Carolina, 2012Yards Receiving.............................. 90, East Carolina, 2012Long Reception ..................................... 55, Clemson, 2011Touchdown Receptions .................... 2, East Carolina, 2012

K.J. BrentWide Receiver6-4 185 Sophomore 1LWaxhaw, N.C.(Marvin Ridge)

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Brent’s StatisticsYear GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long2012 13/0 3 28 9.3 0 14

Brent’s Single-Game HighsReceptions ....................................... 2, East Carolina, 2012Yards Receiving.................... 14, twice: East Carolina, 2012 & Florida, 2012Long Reception ........................................ 14, Florida, 2012

DAMIERE BYRDWide Receiver5-9 168 Junior 2LSicklerville, N.J.(Timber Creek)

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2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL in school history, tied for the second longest in FBS play in 2012, and was his first career TD reception... caught a 30-yard scoring strike in the win at Kentucky... had a career-high three catches for 26 yards against Missouri... made his first start of the season and set the tone early in the Georgia game with a 42-yard reception on the second play from scrimmage... also made the start at LSU... did not log a reception in the season’s final five regular games... bounced back with two catches for 63 yards in the Outback Bowl win over Michigan, including a 56-yard scoring play on the third play from scrimmage... named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll... named the Most Improved Wide Receiver in the spring... also competes on the South Carolina men’s track team as a sprinter... top time in the 60m dash was 6.71 seconds... placed sixth at the 2012 SEC indoor championships in that event.

2011: True freshman who played in nine games, starting three... sat out the first four games due to an NCAA eligibility issue... caught just one pass for 16 yards, but car-ried the ball 10 times for 73 yards and had one kickoff return for 24 yards... started the first game in which he appeared against Auburn... had his first career rush (two yards) in that game...caught his only pass for 16 yards vs. Kentucky... also set a ca-reer long with a 21-yard run on a flanker sweep against the Wildcats...had a 10-yard carry against Mississippi State... rushed twice for 15 yards at Tennessee... earned his second start at Arkansas... lone kickoff return came against The Citadel... rushed three times for 19 yards as a starter in the win over rival Clemson.

Experienced offensive lineman who has started 25 games over the past two seasons, the most among any returning player on the Gamecocks’ roster... candidate for post-season accolades... figures to hold down the left guard position again in 2013.

2012: Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman... started 12 of 13 games at left guard... did not get the start at Florida, the only game he has not started in the last two seasons... earned a spot on Phil Steele’s third-team Midseason All-SEC squad... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2011: Redshirt freshman who started every game at left guard... one of seven Game-cocks to earn a start in every contest... first-team Freshman All-American by Col-

legeFootballNews.com, CBSSports.com, FOXSportsNext.com and Phil Steele... on the Coaches’ and Rivals.com SEC All-Freshman team... member of the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.


Tailback who has been hampered by injuries in each of his first two seasons in the Garnet & Black, limiting him to just three games... had a knee injury as a true fresh-man in 2011, then a wrist injury in 2012... may see limited practice time in the spring, as he is an outfielder on the South Carolina baseball team.

2012: Redshirt freshman who injured his left wrist early in camp and underwent sur-gery in late August... did not see any game action until the Outback Bowl when he caught two passes for one yard in the win over Mich-igan... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll... did not go through spring drills while rehab-bing a knee injury.

2011: True freshman who quickly moved up the depth chart... carried the ball three times for nine yards... rushed two times for seven yards in the season opener against East Carolina... also had a 23-yard kickoff return in that contest... suffered a torn ACL in his knee on his only carry at Georgia.... missed the rest of the season.

Sophomore cornerback who gained valuable experience last fall... listed with the sec-ond-team unit entering the spring... time on the gridiron may be limited this spring as he is also a member of the South Carolina baseball team.

2012: Redshirt freshman defensive back who logged eight tackles in 12 games... also used on special teams... credited with a pair of pass breakups... had three stops against both East Carolina and UAB... named the Most Improved Defensive Back of the spring.



Byrd’s Statistics–Rushing–

Year GP/GS Att Yds Avg TD Long2011 9/3 10 73 7.3 0 212012 13/2 4 –2 -0.5 0 3Total 22/5 14 71 5.1 0 21

–Receiving–Year GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long2011 9/3 1 16 16.0 0 162012 13/2 14 366 26.1 3 94Total 22/5 15 382 25.5 3 84

–Kick Returns–Year GP/GS No. Yds Avg TD Long 2011 9/3 1 16 16.0 0 162012 13/2 2 22 11.0 0 16Total 22/5 3 38 12.7 0 16

Byrd’s Single-Game HighsCarries .................................................... 3, Clemson, 2011Yards Rushing ....................................... 21, Kentucky, 2011Long Rush............................................. 21, Kentucky, 2011Receptions .............................................. 3, Missouri, 2012Yards Receiving............................................ 94, UAB, 2012Long Reception ............................................ 94, UAB, 2012

A.J. CannOffensive Guard6-4 310 Junior 2LBamberg, S.C.(Bamberg-Ehrhardt)

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shon carsonTailback5-8 219 Sophomore SQScranton, S.C.(Lake City)

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Carson’s Statistics–Rushing–

Year GP/GS Att Yds Avg TD Long2011 2/0 3 9 3.0 0 52012 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0Total 3/0 3 9 3.0 0 5


–Kick Returns–Year GP/GS No Yds Avg TD Long2011 2/0 1 23 23.0 0 232012 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0Total 3/0 1 23 23.0 0 23

Carson’s Single-Game HighsCarries ............................................. 2, East Carolina, 2011Yards Rushing ................................... 7 East Carolina, 2011Long Rush........................................ 5, East Carolina, 2011Receptions ..............................................2, Michigan, 2012Yards Receiving.......................................1, Michigan, 2012Long Reception .......................................3, Michigan, 2012

ahmad christianCornerback5-10 189 Sophomore 1LJacksonville, Fla.(Trinity Christian)

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Christian’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2012 12/0 7 1 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 2 0 0 0



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Heisman Trophy candidate after finishing sixth for the award in 2012... considered the best returning defensive player in the country... reigning Hendricks Award winner as the nation’s top defensive end... unanimous All-American as a sophomore, just the second unanimous All-American at South Carolina, joining George Rogers (1980)... after just two seasons in the Garnet & Black, ranks fifth in school history with 21.0 sacks (the record is 29.0) and tied for second with 35.5 tackles for loss (the record is 54.5)... also has eight career forced fumbles... has made 13 career starts.

2012: Highly-decorated true sophomore... finished sixth in the Heisman ballot-ing... named the Hendricks Award winner as the nation’s outstanding defensive end... became the first sophomore to win that award, securing nearly two-thirds of the final vote... also was a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy, Rotary Lombardi Award and Bednarik awards... was a first-team All-American, the coaches’ choice as the SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and a first-team All-SEC selection... became the fourth Gamecock to earn All-America accolades in the last four seasons, joining Eric Norwood, Alshon Jeffery and Melvin Ingram... became the first Gamecock to earn SEC Defensive Player of the Year honors... three-time SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week... set the school single-season record for sacks (13.0) and tackles for loss (23.5)... ranked tied for third in the nation in sacks and tied for second in tackles for loss... registered 2.0 tackles for loss and credited with a sack in the opener at Vanderbilt... named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his efforts against UAB when he was credited with seven tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks... credited with 1.5 sacks in the win over Missouri... named the SEC Defensive Line-man of the Week for the second time at Kentucky when he had four stops including 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack... had four tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack, against Georgia... named to the first-team on Phil Steele’s 2012 Midseason All-America and All-SEC squads... named to Sporting News’ Midseason All-America first-team... had six tackles including a half tackle for loss and two pass breakups at LSU... had 2.0 tackles for loss including an eight-yard sack among his five stops at Florida... had four tackles including a strip and sack late in the contest that preserved the win over Tennessee... also had a pair of QB hurries in that contest... had a pair of tackles for loss and forced a fumble against Arkansas... did not play against Wofford as he rested an ailing foot... came back at Clemson with a school-record 4.5 sacks in the 27-17 win, earning SEC Defensive Player and Defensive Lineman of the Week honors... the 4.5 sacks was also a Clemson Memorial Stadium record, topping the previous mark jointly held by Notre Dame’s Ross Browner (1977) and Virginia Tech’s Bruce Smith (1984), both College Football Hall of Famers.... had a pair of tackles for loss in the Outback Bowl win over Michigan, including “the hit” in which he stopped Vincent Smith in the backfield with a tremendous hit, causing a fumble which he also recovered, considered by many as the most memorable highlight of the bowl season... named the Joe Morrison Defensive Player of the Spring.

2011: True freshman who was named the SEC Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches and the SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year by Rivals.com... also named second-team All-SEC and was a member of the All-Freshman team according to the SEC coaches... earned first-team Freshman All-America honors by FWAA, Sport-ing News, FoxSportsNext.com, Rivals.com, CollegeFootballNews.com, CBSSports.com and Phil Steele... named honorable mention All-American by SI.com... credited with 36 tackles... was eighth in the SEC with 8.0 sacks, the only freshman in the top 10, and logged 12.0 tackles for loss... tied for fourth in the SEC and tied for eighth in the country with five forced fumbles... also had six quarterback hurries... played in all 13 games... started the season opener against East Carolina, becoming the first freshman to start on the defensive line since Travian Robertson in 2007... had seven tackles in his debut, adding a pass breakup and a QB hurry... recorded his first career sack at Georgia... forced the fumble against the Bulldogs that Melvin Ingram scooped and scored for the game-winning touchdown... forced two fumbles against

Vanderbilt, including one that resulted in a TD by Ingram... picked up a sack, forced fumble, and two quarterback hurries in the win at Mississippi State... logged a sack vs. Clemson and added two more in the bowl win over Nebraska.

Sophomore linebacker who will sit out the spring after suffering a knee injury during the Outback Bowl mini-camp in December.

2012: Redshirt freshman linebacker who saw action in 11 games... used primarily on special teams... credited with one tackle... injured his knee during the bowl practices... was limited in the spring by a lower back injury.


Sophomore who enters the spring listed as the No. 1 tailback on the squad... gained experience last fall as a true freshman... showed flashes with the ball in his hands... has the power to run between the tackles but can also make someone miss.

2012: Ranked fourth on the squad with 52 carries for 275 yards as a true freshman... scored a pair of touchdowns... averaged 5.3 yards per carry... one of four true fresh-men to play in the season opener at Vanderbilt... rushed four times for 84 yards, including a 50-yard gallop and a touchdown against UAB... saw more action later in the season after the season-ending injury to Marcus Lattimore... had 13 carries for 53 yards and a score against Arkansas and 12 carries for 43 yards in the regular-season finale against Clemson.

jadeveon clowneyDefensive End6-6 272 Junior 2LRock Hill, S.C.(South Pointe)

7 Clowney’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2011 13/1 17 19 36 12.0-57 8.0-49 0 1 6 5 02012 12/12 40 14 54 23.5-113 13.0-73 0 2 5 3 1Total 25/13 57 33 90 35.5-170 21.0-122 0 3 11 8 1

cedrick cooperLinebacker6-2 215 Sophomore 1LLithonia, Ga.(Lithonia)

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MIKE DAVISTailback5-9 215 Sophomore 1LLithonia, Ga.(Stephenson)

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Davis’ Statistics–Rushing–

Year GP/GS Att Yds Avg TD Long2012 12/0 52 275 5.3 2 50

–Receiving–Year GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long2012 12/0 4 35 8.8 0 15

Davis’ Single-Game HighsCarries ....................................................13, Arkansas, 2012Yards Rushing ................................................ 84, UAB, 2012Long Rush...................................................... 50, UAB, 2012 Touchdowns Rushing .......... 1, twice: UAB & Arkansas, 2012Receptions .............................................. 1, four times, 2012Yards Receiving.........................................15, Wofford, 2012Long Reception .........................................15, Wofford, 2012

Cooper’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2012 11/0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Lettermen/Scholarship Players

Redshirt freshman who will compete with Sharrod Golightly for the starting nod at the Spur position... saw some action early in the 2012 season before suffering an injury.

2012: True freshman... played in two contests early in the season, getting in against East Carolina and UAB... logged five tackles including a tackle for loss... sat out the remainder of the season due to a left calf strain.

Third-year sophomore who will compete for playing time at defensive end behind starters Jadeveon Clowney and Chaz Sutton... listed on the second team entering the spring... saw limited action as a redshirt freshman in 2012.

2012: Redshirt freshman defensive end... notched a pair of tackles in four games, including a four-yard sack against East Carolina.


Third-year sophomore defensive tackle who figures to see regular duty this fall... list-ed with the second-team unit entering the spring behind junior J.T. Surratt... gained valuable experience last year as a redshirt freshman... made a pair of starts.

2012: Redshirt freshman defensive tackle... saw action in 12 games, making nine tackles.... started two contests, getting the nod against Florida and Tennessee, replac-ing an injured Kelcy Quarles... intercepted a pass at Kentucky... had a season-best three tackles in the win over Tennessee... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.


Third-year sophomore defensive tackle who looks to have a big spring to elevate him into regular duty this fall... listed with the second-team unit entering the spring behind junior Kelcy Quarles.

2012: Redshirt freshman defensive tackle... credited with three tackles in five games... had two stops against East Carolina... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.


Redshirt freshman who will begin the spring competing at the free safety position after splitting his freshman campaign between cornerback and free safety.


Two-sport standout who also plays point guard on the men’s basketball team... com-ing off a breakthrough season on the gridiron where he led the team in receiving yards... also has been the Gamecocks’ top kickoff returner each of the past two sea-sons... has made 15 career starts... averaged 10 points per game on the hardwood this past season... has two seasons of football remaining and one of basketball.

2012: Started all 13 games... paced the squad with 600 receiving yards on 40 catch-es with seven touchdowns... returned 18 kickoffs at a 22.6-yard clip... after being held without a catch in the opener at Vanderbilt, caught nine passes for 161 yards com-bined against ECU and UAB... did not have a kickoff return in the first four games... first kick return came against Missouri and went 50 yards, setting up a touchdown... caught a 20-yard TD pass to open the scoring against Georgia... had four catches with a score at LSU... caught 21 passes for 299 yards with four TDs in the last four regular season games, including the first two 100-yard receiving games of his career – 101 versus Tennessee and a career-high 104 yards against Arkansas, including a 42-yard score... logged a career-high seven receptions with two TDs against Clemson... three of his eight TD receptions have come against Clemson... caught the game-winning touchdown pass with just seconds remaining in the Outback Bowl vs. Michigan... av-eraged 10 points per game in basketball... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll... shared the Everyday Attitude & Hustle Award, presented at the spring game.

JoRDAN DIGGSSpur6-0 197 Freshman RSFort Myers, Fla.(Island Coast)

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Diggs’ StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2012 2/0 4 1 5 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

gerald dixonDefensive End6-2 275 Sophomore SQRock Hill, S.C.(South Pointe)

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Dixon’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2012 4/0 2 0 2 1.0-4 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0

gerald dixon jr.Defensive Tackle6-3 318 Sophomore 1LRock Hill, S.C.(Northwestern)

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Dixon Jr.’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2012 12/2 4 5 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 1 0 0 0

phillip dukesDefensive Tackle6-3 315 Sophomore SQManning, S.C.(Manning)

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Dukes’ StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2012 5/0 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

chaz elderFree Safety6-2 194 Freshman RSUnion City, Ga.(Banneker)

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bruce ellingtonWide Receiver5-9 197 Junior 2LMoncks Corner, S.C.(Berkeley)

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Lettermen/Scholarship Players2011: Played in all 13 games in his first football season, starting twice... earned Freshman All-SEC honors as an all-purpose performer after earning the same hon-ors on the hardwood in 2010-11... utilized in the “Wildcat” formation, as a wideout and as a kick returner... caught 17 passes for 211 yards, rushed 17 times for 106 yards, completed 3-of-4 passes for 27 yards and returned 20 kicks for a 23.1-yard average... had a 35-yard kickoff return in the season opener against East Carolina... posted a 35-yard reception against Auburn... had three receptions for 60 yards vs. the Tigers... scored his first touchdown on a 61-yard scamper on a direct snap out of the “Wildcat” formation vs. Kentucky... named the SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for his performance at Mississippi State when he had 25 yards rushing, 24 yards passing and 32 yards receiving... made his first start at Arkansas... also got the start against Florida... logged his best game vs. Clemson with three catches for 71 yards, includ-ing a 49-yard touchdown reception... had two kick returns for 73 yards in the bowl win over Nebraska, including a season-long 45-yarder... member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll... on the hardcourt, he played in 24 games with 15 starts after missing seven games due to his football obligations... averaged 11.0 points, second on the squad... led the team with 3.1 assists per game... led or shared the team lead in scoring 10 times, in assists 16 times and posted 11 double-figure scoring games during sophomore campaign... scored a season high 20 points vs. Vanderbilt... hit the last-second game winning lay up in the regular season vs. Alabama.

2010: Did not participate in football... was the starting point guard on the Gamecock basketball team... earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team after leading the team with a 12.8 point average... started all 30 games... also led the team in field goal at-tempts (423), field goals made (138), 3-point field goal attempts (198), 3-point field goals made (61), assists (97) and minutes played (928)... led the team or shared the team lead in scoring 10 times, assists 18 times and steals nine times... posted 16 double-figure scoring games, including seven 20-point efforts and one 30-point per-formance (31 vs. Wofford)... scored a team-best 22 points in SEC debut, an overtime win over Vanderbilt... also collected seven rebounds and matched season high with six 3s vs. the Commodores, earning SEC Freshman of the Week honors... tallied 23 points in a win at Florida, scoring Carolina’s last six points.

Redshirt freshman who is listed as the top backup behind All-American Jadeveon Clowney at defensive end... fast coming off the edge in pass rushing situations.

2012: Played briefly against East Carolina and UAB... logged three tackles, all against the Blazers, including a half tackle for loss... sat out the remainder of the season with an injury to his right wrist... petitioned for a medical redshirt.

Redshirt freshman who will begin the spring competing for the number two strong safety position with classmate Chris Moody behind starter Brison Williams.


Redshirt freshman who will be in the mix for a spot in the rotation at wide receiver... begins the spring listed on the third team... has the ability to block downfield.


Experienced fourth-year junior offensive lineman... listed as the second team right tackle entering the spring behind Brandon Shell... has made six career starts.

2012: Sophomore offensive tackle who played in nine games, making a pair of starts... got the starting nod at right tackle against East Carolina and UAB... garnered one of the Outstanding Weight Room awards handed out at the Garnet & Black Spring Game.

Ellington’s Statistics–Rushing–

Year GP/GS Att Yds Avg TD Long2011 13/2 17 106 6.2 1 612012 13/13 5 28 5.6 0 16Total 26/15 22 134 6.1 1 61


–Passing–Year GP/GS Com-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Long2011 13/2 3-4-0 75.0 27 0 162012 13/13 0-0-0 - 0 0 0Total 25/14 3-4-0 75.0 27 0 16


Ellington’s Single-Game HighsCarries .............. 4, twice: Mississippi State & Florida, 2011Yards Rushing ......................................... 61, Kentucky, 2011Long Rush............................................... 61, Kentucky, 2011Touchdowns Rushing ................................ 1, Kentucky, 2011 Receptions ................................................ 7, Clemson, 2012Yards Receiving.....................................104, Arkansas, 2012Long Reception ....................................... 49, Clemson, 2011Touchdowns Receiving .............................. 2, Clemson, 2012Pass Attempts .............................. 3, Mississippi State, 2011Pass Completions ........................ 2, Mississippi State, 2001Passing Yards ............................ 24, Mississippi State, 2011Long Kickoff Return................................. 50, Missouri, 2012

DARIUS ENGLISHDefensive End6-6 225 Freshman RSPowder Springs, Ga.(McEachern)

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English’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2012 2/0 2 1 3 0.5-2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

kyle fleetwoodStrong Safety5-11 214 Freshman RSStone Mountain, Ga.(Stephenson)

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Jody fullerWide Receiver5-11 211 Freshman RSIndian Trail, N.C.(Sun Valley)

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cody gibsonOffensive Tackle6-7 284 Junior 2LTallahassee, Fla.(Lincoln)

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2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Lettermen/Scholarship Players2011: Earned valuable experience...played in seven of the last 10 games, starting four at the right tackle spot.... got the starting nod against Kentucky, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Arkansas... named the Most Improved Offensive Lineman in the spring.

2010: Petitioned for a medical redshirt as a true freshman... suffered a sprained left knee during preseason practice on August 9... played in the season opener against Southern Miss.

Fourth-year junior who is penciled in as the starter at the Spur position entering the spring... has seen action primarily on special teams over the past two seasons.

2012: Redshirt sophomore Spur who also was used on special teams... played in eight games, logging three tackles... two of his stops came in the win over Georgia.

2011: Saw action in 12 of 13 games... primarily a special teams performer... did not play in the season opener against East Carolina... recorded seven tackles... credited with a tackle for loss against Florida... had two tackles against Georgia and Nebraska.


Third-year player who has not been able to get on the field due to injuries... listed on the third team entering the spring at a defensive tackle position... looking forward to showcasing his skills this spring.

2012: Redshirt freshman defensive lineman who continued to rehab from a knee injury that required surgery in 2011... did not see any action... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2011: Redshirted as a true freshman... was not part of the 105 roster at the start of camp while dealing with a knee injury that required surgery.

Sophomore safety who will sit out the spring while continuing his rehab from a knee injury suffered midway through his freshman campaign.

2012: True freshman safety who was selected to the SEC All-Freshman squad by the league’s coaches... played in eight games logging 13 tackles while working in the sec-ondary and on special teams... one of four true freshmen to play in the season opener at Vanderbilt... made his first career start against Missouri, replacing the suspended D.J. Swearinger in the Gamecock secondary... made his second career start at Florida when the Gamecocks opened in a goal line defense... later suffered a season-ending knee injury in that contest while covering a punt.

Physical cornerback who is also considered the Gamecocks’ best cover corner... plays with a lot of emotion... also listed as the team’s top punter returner entering the spring... has made a dozen career starts while playing 23 games over the past two seasons... has a pair of interceptions.

2012: Sophomore cornerback who played in all 13 games, starting 12... did not officially “start” against Florida, as the first defensive play was a goal-line situation... credited with 40 tackles including 23 solos... had one interception and tied for the team high with six pass breakups... made his first career start at Vanderbilt in the season opener... logged a career-high 10 tackles at LSU... returned a blocked extra point for a two-point conversion at Florida... credited with four tackles and two pass breakups at Florida... intercepted a Tyler Bray pass in the final minute, sealing the win over Tennessee... recorded six tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and his first career sack in the Outback Bowl win over Michigan... tabbed as the Everyday Attitude and Hustle Award winner, along with Bruce Ellington, for the spring at the 2012 Gar-net & Black Spring Game.

2011: Played in 10 games as a cornerback and kick returner... credited with 14 tack-les, one interception and three pass breakups... returned seven kickoffs for a 25.4 yard average, the best average on the squad... saw his first action for the Garnet and Black in the win over Vanderbilt... picked off a pass against Kentucky... had a season long 55-yard kick return at Arkansas.


sharrod golightlySpur5-10 179 Junior 2LDecatur, Ga.(Southwest DeKalb)

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Golightly’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2011 12/0 7 0 7 1.0-4 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02012 8/0 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0Total 20/0 10 0 10 1.0-4 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

deon greenDefensive End6-4 283 Sophomore SQWindermere, Fla.(Olympia)

93

T.J. GURLEYFree Safety5-10 183 Sophomore 1LCairo, Ga.(Cairo)

20

Gurley’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2012 8/0 8 5 13 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

victor hamptonCornerback5-10 197 Junior 2LDarlington, S.C.(Darlington)

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Hampton’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2011 10/0 11 3 14 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 3 0 0 02012 13/12 23 17 40 3.0-11 1.0-7 1 6 0 0 0Total 23/12 34 20 54 3.0-11 1.0-7 2 9 0 0 0


–Punt Returns–Year GP/GS No Yds Avg TD Long2011 10/0 0 0 0.0 0 02012 13/12 2 –2 –1.0 0 12Total 23/12 2 –2 –1.0 0 12



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Third-year player who has worked at both defensive end and linebacker in his Game-cock career... listed as a third-team defensive end entering the spring... lettered in 2012 for his work primarily on special teams.

2012: Redshirt freshman who played on special teams... logged three tackles in six games... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Redshirt freshman linebacker who is slated to compete with Kaiwan Lewis for the start-ing spot at the Mike position this spring... could also play the Will position.


Returning starting punter who is expected to be improved after having a full year on the Carolina campus.

2012: Sophomore who did not arrive on the Carolina campus until a week after fall camp began but quickly asserted himself as the team’s top punter... averaged 39.4 yards on 54 punts with 12 inside the 20, and 22 fair catches and seven that traveled 50+ yards... best game came against Tennessee when he booted five times for a 43.2 yard average, including a key 51-yarder in the final minute, helping preserve the win... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2011: Attended Surry Community College in Dobson, N.C.

2010: Attended Guilford College in North Carolina where he played in all 10 games as the Quakers’ placekicker... also punted in the season’s final game.

Third-year wideout who needs a strong spring to propel him into the rotation this fall... listed on the third-team unit entering the spring... brother of former South Caro-lina All-American and current Chicago Bear, Alshon Jeffery.

2012: Played in three contests, getting on the field against East Carolina, Arkansas and Michigan... did not log any statistics.


Junior wide receiver who is penciled in as a starter entering the spring... has proven to be a reliable pass catcher during his Carolina career... has made five career starts with 24 career receptions for 340 yards.

2012: Sophomore wide receiver who saw his playing time increase as the season progressed... played in 12 games, earning three starts... caught a dozen passes for 197 yards... had a 36-yard reception against Missouri... starts came late in the season against Arkansas, Clemson and Michigan... set a season high with four receptions for 45 yards against in-state rival Clemson in the regular-season finale... caught three passes for a career-best 78 yards in the Outback Bowl win over Michigan, including a career-long 70-yard reception.

2011: Redshirt freshman wide receiver who worked his way into the rotation... caught a dozen passes for 143 yards and a touchdown... averaged 11.9 yards per catch... played in 10 of 13 games... made a pair of starts... recorded his first career catch in the season opener against East Carolina... connected on a key 34-yard completion, the longest of the season, in the win over Navy... grabbed his first career touchdown against Kentucky... logged a career high four catches in the win at Mississippi State... named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2010: Redshirted in his first season on the Carolina campus.

Lettermen/Scholarship Playersmason harrisDefensive End6-3 215 Sophomore 1LFort Oglethorpe, Ga.(Ridgeland)

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Harris’ StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2012 6/0 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

T.J. hollomanLinebacker6-2 215 Freshman RSStone Mountain, Ga.(St. Pius X)

11

TYLER HULLPunter6-2 212 Junior 1LMount Airy, N.C.(Mount Airy/Guilford)

13

Hull’s StatisticsYear GP No. Yards Avg. Long TB FC I202012 13 54 2230 39.4 55 5 22 12

shamier jefferyWide Receiver6-1 204 Sophomore SQSt. Matthews, S.C.(Calhoun County)

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nick jonesWide Receiver5-7 171 Junior 2LMoore, S.C.(Byrnes)

3

Jones’ StatisticsYear GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long2011 10/2 12 143 11.9 1 342012 12/3 12 197 16.4 0 70Total 22/5 24 340 14.2 1 70

Jones’ Single-Game HighsReceptions ....................... 4, twice, Mississippi State, 2011 and Clemson, 2012Yards Receiving.....................................78, Michigan, 2012Long Reception .....................................70, Michigan, 2012Touchdown Receptions ........................... 1, Kentucky, 2011


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Lettermen/Scholarship Players

One of only four scholarship seniors on the squad... slated to hold down one cor-nerback position this season... athletic player who has also played safety during his Carolina career... has made 10 career starts.

2012: Junior defensive back who moved back to cornerback in the spring after play-ing the free safety position in 2011... played in all 13 games making eight starts... credited with 44 tackles including 35 solo stops... tied for the team high with three interceptions and with six pass break ups... started each of the first seven games of the season... had a season-high seven stops in the season opener at Vanderbilt... logged five tackles and returned his first career interception 34 yards for a touchdown against East Carolina... also had a pair of pass breakups in that contest... picked off a pass and returned it 70 yards, setting up a touchdown at LSU... notched his third interception of the season in the Outback Bowl win over Michigan.

2011: Earned the starting job at the free safety position after an excellent spring practice and solid fall camp... started each of the first two games... credited with eight tackles on the season... used primarily on special teams late in the season... had a season-high three tackles at Mississippi State.

2010: Played in 11 games as a reserve cornerback... recorded four tackles... had two tackles in his career debut vs. Southern Miss... also registered two tackles in win over Troy.

2009: Redshirted as a true freshman... worked with the scout team.

Sophomore linebacker who is listed atop the depth chart at the Mike position entering the spring... gained some valuable game experience on special teams as a true fresh-man, appearing in 11 games.

2012: True freshman who saw action on special teams... played in 11 contests... re-corded three tackles including two solo stops... had a solo and an assisted tackle in the Outback Bowl win over Michigan.

“JJ” is slated to move into the starting role at free safety this spring where he will compete with Chaz Elder... has gained valuable experience, primarily on special teams.

2012: Reserve safety who saw most of his action on special teams... played in 12 games.. served as a backup to Brison Williams at the strong safety position... had two of his five tackles in the win at Kentucky... named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll... one of four players cited for the Outstanding Weight Room award at the 2012 Garnet & Black Spring Game.

2011: Saw action in six contests as a true freshman, primarily on special teams... recorded one tackle... tackle came in the win at Georgia.

Junior offensive tackle who will miss the spring while rehabbing from shoulder sur-gery... has undergone surgery on both of his shoulders... has started 10 games during his Carolina career, five times in each of the past two seasons... can play both left and right tackle.

2012: Started five games along the offensive line... was the starting right tackle in the season opener at Vanderbilt... moved to left tackle and started each of the next two contests before moving back to right tackle for the Missouri game... did not play at Kentucky due to an injured shoulder... made the start at left tackle against Florida... the shoulder injury ultimately required season-ending surgery... also missed the spring of 2012 while rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery.

2011: A first-team Freshman All-American according to Sporting News... saw very limited action in the first four games as the coaches considered redshirting the true freshman tackle... redshirt was taken off for good when senior starting left tackle Kyle Nunn suffered a season-ending back injury... made his first collegiate start at left tackle against Auburn... saw limited action again over the next three games, then moved into the starting right tackle slot for the Florida contest and held the starting job for the remainder of the season... made five starts during the season.

Walk-on fullback who is listed atop the depth chart at that position entering the spring... has seen limited time in the backfield, but has been used on special teams.

jimmy legreeCornerback6-0 185 Senior 3LBeaufort, S.C.(Beaufort)

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Legree’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2010 11/0 4 0 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02011 12/2 2 6 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02012 13/8 35 9 44 1.0-2 0.0-0 3 6 0 0 0Total 35610 41 15 56 1.0-2 0.0-0 3 6 0 0 0

KAIWAN LEWISLinebacker6-0 221 Sophomore 1LMays Landing, N.J.(St. Joseph)

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Lewis’ StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2012 11/0 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

kadetrix marcusFree Safety6-1 185 Junior 1LStone Mountain, Ga.(Stephenson)

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Marcus’ StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2011 6/0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02012 12/0 4 1 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0Total 18/0 5 1 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

mike matulisOffensive Tackle6-5 264 Junior 2LBoynton Beach, Fla.(Park Vista)

76

connor mclaurinFullback6-0 237 Junior 1LRaleigh, N.C.(Garner)

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Lettermen/Scholarship Players2012: Saw limited action in the backfield as a blocker and also on special teams... played in all 13 games... recorded one tackle... tabbed as one of four Outstanding Walk-ons at the 2012 Garnet & Black Spring Game.

2011: Moved from linebacker to fullback during fall camp to provide needed depth at the position... saw action in five games on special teams, playing against Kentucky, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Arkansas and The Citadel... notched one tackle against the Razorbacks... did not participate in spring drills.

2010: Joined the program as a walk-on linebacker in the fall.

2009: Attended Wake Tech Community College in Raleigh, N.C.

Redshirt freshman cornerback who will sit out the spring as he continues to rehab from a knee injury suffered early in fall camp 2012.

2012: Suffered a season-ending left knee injury during the second practice of the preseason... underwent surgery in mid-August.

Redshirt freshman who enters the spring listed as the second team strong safety behind incumbent Brison Williams.


Talented signal-caller who impressed the coaches last season as a true freshman... strong athlete who can run and is an excellent passer... enters the spring listed as the third-team quarterback behind Connor Shaw and Dylan Thompson... expected to get plenty of reps in the spring due to Shaw’s injury.


Redshirt sophomore tight end who is listed on the third team entering the spring be-hind Rory Anderson and Jerell Adams... hopes to be at full strength in the spring after suffering a knee injury in the 2012 Garnet & Black Spring Game that sidelined him for the 2012 campaign.

2012: Sat out the season after injuring his knee during the spring game, which re-quired surgery... was not part of the 105 that opened camp... named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll... tabbed the Most Improved Tight End in camp at the 2012 Garnet & Black Spring Game.


One of four senior scholarship players on the roster... returning starter at the right guard position... expected to hold down that position again this season as the veteran leader on the offensive line... has made 13 career starts.

2012: Junior offensive guard who moved into the starting lineup for the first time in his career... started every game at right guard... joined senior center T.J. Johnson as the only two offensive lineman to start every game... member of the SEC Fall Aca-demic Honor Roll.

2011: Sophomore offensive lineman who moved back to his more familiar position of guard in the spring after spending the 2010 season as the backup center behind T.J. Johnson... missed much of the spring after having surgery to remove a cyst behind his eye... played in nine of 13 games at the guard position... saw more action as the season progressed, playing in each of the last six contests... member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2010: Saw limited action as a reserve offensive lineman... played in three contests, appearing in the Southern Miss, Arkansas and Troy games.

Honors candidate at the defensive tackle position... has 10 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in his firs two campaigns... father, Buddy, also played at South Carolina... has made 17 career starts.

2012: True sophomore who put together a solid season in the middle of the defensive line... started all 11 games in which he appeared... logged 38 tackles with 8.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks... credited with a career-best eight tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack in the season opener at Vanderbilt... had a seven-yard sack against

rico mcwilliamsCornerback5-11 178 Freshman RSHampton, Ga.(Lovejoy)

1

chris moodyStrong Safety6-1 210 Freshman RSMcDonough, Ga.(Henry County)

6

brendan nosovitchQuarterback6-1 223 Freshman RSAllentown, Pa.(Central Catholic)

5

drew owensTight End6-6 241 Sophomore SQCharlotte, N.C.(Ardrey Kell)

88

ronald patrickOffensive Guard6-2 315 Senior 2LCocoa, Fla.(Cocoa)

67

kelcy quarlesDefensive Tackle6-4 293 Junior 2LHodges, S.C.(Greenwood/Fork Union)

99


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Lettermen/Scholarship PlayersUAB... earned a spot on Phil Steele’s third-team Midseason All-SEC squad... had seven stops including a tackle for loss at LSU... injured his shoulder in that contest and did not make the trip to Florida... also missed the Tennessee contest due to the injury... recorded a sack in the Outback Bowl win over Michigan.

2011: True freshman defensive tackle who joined the squad in the spring after spend-ing the fall of 2010 at Fork Union Military Academy... really developed during the season as he grew accustomed to major college football... named second team Fresh-man All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com, third team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele and SEC All-Freshman by Rivals.com... played in 12 of 13 games, starting each of the last six contests... recorded 28 tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss... added four quarterback hurries... had a season-high five tackles in the win over The Citadel... added four stops against both Auburn and Tennessee.

Redshirt freshman who will transition from tight end to linebacker this spring as he seizes an opportunity to get on the playing field this fall... slated to compete with Marcquis Roberts at the “Will” linebacker position... did play some linebacker along with tight end during his prep career.

2012: Redshirted as a true freshman tight end... named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Junior walk-on who earned a letter last year for his work on special teams... will also get an opportunity to work at the cornerback position this spring.

2012: Former transfer from Western Carolina, was converted from wide receiver to cornerback in the fall... saw action in 12 games, collecting five tackles... did not play in the season opener against Vanderbilt... had two stops in the win over Tennessee.

2011: Enrolled at South Carolina but did not play football.

2010: Attended Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C... participated in both football and track & field... walk-on who earned a spot as the kick returner for the Cat-amounts, earning Freshman All-SoCon honors as a returner... returned 16 kicks for 336 yards, a 21.0 yard average, with a long of 41 yards against Appalachian State... caught four passes for 22 yards and rushed six times for 52 yards.

Redshirt sophomore who has been hampered by injuries since his arrival in Colum-bia... looks to be healthy this spring and has an opportunity to make his presence felt at the “Will” linebacker position... expected to split reps with Kelvin Rainey during the spring.

2012: Sat out the entire season while rehabbing from a knee injury... was not part of the 105 when fall camp opened.

2011: Missed the entire season after undergoing shoulder surgery in the summer... was not part of the 105 that started camp in August... gained a medical redshirt.

Redshirt junior who had the light turn on last fall, earning him the starting duties at the left tackle position throughout much of the season... big-bodied athlete who protects the quarterback’s blind side... has made nine career starts.

2012: Redshirt sophomore who returned from the defensive line back to his more fa-miliar offensive side of the ball in spring drills... showed significant improvement and worked his way into the starting lineup... made his first career start against Missouri, getting the nod at left tackle... started nine of the final 10 contests.

2011: Redshirt freshman who transitioned from the offensive line to defensive tackle in the spring... did not see any game action.

2010: Redshirted as a true freshman offensive lineman.

Talented sophomore wide receiver who figures to see more action this year... gifted athlete who is looking to use the spring to improve on the little things that will make him a viable threat this fall.

2012: True freshman wide receiver who was highly touted after being named “Mr. Football” in the state of South Carolina as a senior at nearby Lexington High School... became the fourth straight “Mr. Football” to commit to the home state flagship univer-sity... saw action in 11 games... caught five passes for 80 yards with a touchdown... saw his first action against East Carolina and responded with a pair of receptions for 25 yards... first career touchdown reception was a 30-yard completion from Dylan Thompson against UAB... had a pair of receptions for 25 yards against Arkansas.

Quarles’ StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2011 12/6 16 12 28 2.0-6 0.0-0 0 0 4 0 02012 11/11 23 15 38 8.0-29 3.5-20 0 0 1 0 0Total 23/17 39 27 66 10.0-35 3.5-20 0 0 5 0 0

kelvin raineyLinebacker6-3 228 Freshman RSYulee, Fla.(Yulee)

5

sidney rhodesCornerback5-10 170 Junior 1LEasley, S.C.(Wren/Western Carolina)

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Rhodes’ StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2012 12/0 3 2 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

marcquis robertsLinebacker6-1 215 Sophomore SQPowder Springs, Ga.(McEachern)

21

corey robinsonOffensive Tackle6-8 338 Junior 1LHavelock, N.C.(Havelock)

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SHAQ ROLANDWide Receiver6-1 182 Sophomore 1LLexington, S.C.(Lexington)

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Redshirt freshman tailback who looks to showcase his skills this spring... finally got on the practice field during the bowl mini-camp last December after sitting out his freshman campaign while recovering from a knee injury... has the physical tools to play at this level but has the biggest learning curve of the returning running backs.

2012: True freshman who spent the season redshirting while rehabbing a knee injury he suffered in high school... was not part of the preseason 105.

Senior signal-caller who will not participate in spring drills as he continues to recover from surgery on his left foot performed on January 4... owns a 17-3 record as a start-ing quarterback, including a 10-0 mark at home... named SEC Offensive Player of the Week four times in his career... only the second player in South Carolina history to pass for over 3,000 yards and rush for over 1,000 yards in a career... is the Game-cocks’ all-time leader in completion rate at 66.8 percent... his 32 career touchdown passes ranks seventh in school history... ranks ninth in pass completions (300)... holds the school record for consecutive completions with 20.

2012: Junior quarterback who started 11 of 13 games... missed two contests due to injury... named SEC Offensive Player of the Week twice... completed 66.8 percent of his passes... ranked third in the SEC and 10th in the country in pass efficiency (158.1)... second on the squad with 435 yards rushing and three TDs... rushed 14 times for 92 yards in the season opening win at Vanderbilt... suffered a right shoulder injury in that contest and did not play in week 2 against East Carolina... earned SEC co-Offensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts in the 31-10 win over Mis-souri... set a school record by completing 20-consecutive passes and finished the contest 20-for-21 for 249 yards and two touchdowns... also carried a dozen times for 41 yards... completed 15-of-18 passes for 148 yards and two scores in the win at Kentucky... also rushed 19 times for 76 yards in that contest... completed 35-of-39 passes in the two game stretch against Mizzou and Kentucky... was 6-of-10 for 162 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 14 times for 78 yards and a score in the Game-cocks’ 35-7 dismantling of Georgia... earned a spot on Phil Steele’s third-team Mid-season All-SEC squad... named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the win over Tennessee... completed 22-of-32 passes for a career-high 356 yards with three touchdowns... also carried 18 times for 33 yards and a TD... completed 14-of-22 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns and also had a 10-yard TD run in the win over Arkansas... did not play in the regular season finale against Clemson due

to a foot injury... was 18-for-26 for 224 yards and two TDs in the Outback Bowl win over Michigan... also rushed for 96 yards in that contest including a 64-yard burst, the longest of his career.

2011: Sophomore signal-caller who completed 65.4 percent of his passes for 1,448 yards with 14 touchdowns and six interceptions... also rushed 135 times for 525 yards with eight scores... became just the third Gamecock quarterback since 1971 to open his career with four straight wins, joining Steve Taneyhill (1992) and Chris Smelley (2007)... was shaky in his debut against East Carolina, completing 3-of-9 passes for 21 yards and rushing seven times for 26 yards in one quarter of action... second career start came against Kentucky and he responded with an SEC Offensive Player of the Week performance, completing 26-of-39 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns... the four touchdown passes were the most for a Gamecock quarterback since Blake Mitchell in 2006... completed 20-of-28 passes for 155 yards with one touchdown and two picks in his first road start at Mississippi State... was 10-of-18 for 87 yards with one TD and one interception at Tennessee, but also rushed 16 times for 64 yards and a score... completed 16-of-25 passes for 128 yards with an inter-ception and ran for two scores at Arkansas before leaving the game with a concus-sion... rushed for 88 yards on 16 carries against Florida... had an efficient 16-of-18 performance, throwing for 217 yards and three touchdowns against The Citadel, and also rushed 11 times for 90 yards, including a career-long 60-yard TD run... named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week and named the Ernest Brooks Offensive MVP award for his performance against Clemson when he completed 14-of-20 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns and ran 19 times for a career-high 107 yards... recorded his two longest completions off the regular season, a 49-yard TD strike to Bruce Ellington and a 55-yard bomb to Rory Anderson... connected on a career-best 78 yard strike to Alshon Jeffery in the Capital One Bowl win over Nebraska... also found Jeffery on a 51-yard “Hail Mary” as time expired in the first half... completed 11-of-17 passes for 230 yards and two TDs and rushed 19 times for 42 yards and another score in leading the Gamecocks to their first bowl win since 2006... over the last three games, completed 41-of-55 passes (74.5 percent) for 657 yards and eight touchdowns with one interception... scored a rushing touchdown in each of the last six games... named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2010: True freshman quarterback who graduated from high school early to enroll at South Carolina in the spring... quickly worked his way up the depth chart and entered the season listed on the second team behind Stephen Garcia... played in nine games... completed 69.7 percent of his passes (23-of-33) for 223 yards... was the team’s fourth-leading rusher, gaining 165 yards on 32 carries... completed 4-of-5 passes for 32 yards and a touchdown and had seven carries for 31 yards in his first game vs. Southern Miss... went 4-for-5 for 42 yards and rushed four times for 22 yards vs. Furman... entered the Auburn game in the fourth quarter and went 4-for-8

kendric salleyTailback5-9 215 Freshman RSWilliston, S.C.(Williston-Elko)

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connor shawQuarterback6-1 204 Senior 3LFlowery Branch, Ga.(Flowery Branch)

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Roland’s StatisticsYear GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long2012 11/0 5 80 16.0 1 30

Roland’s Single-Game HighsReceptions .......... 2, twice: East Carolina & Arkansas, 2012Yards Receiving............................................ 30, UAB, 2012Long Reception ............................................ 30, UAB, 2012Touchdowns Receiving ................................... 1, UAB, 2012

Shaw’s Statistics–Passing–

Year GP/GS Com-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Long2010 9/0 23-33-2 69.7 223 1 212011 10/9 123-188-6 65.4 1448 14 782012 11/11 154-228-7 67.5 1956 17 62Total 30/20 300-449-15 66.8 3627 32 78

–Rushing–Year GP/GS Att Yds Avg TD Long2010 9/0 32 165 5.2 0 362011 10/9 135 525 3.9 8 602012 11/11 131 435 3.3 3 64Total 30/20 298 1125 3.8 11 64

Shaw’s Single-Game HighsPass Attempts ...................................... 39, Kentucky, 2011Pass Completions ................................ 26, Kentucky, 2011Passing Yards .................................. 356, Tennessee, 2012Touchdown Passes ................................. 4, Kentucky, 2011Long Pass ............................................78, Nebraska, 2011Rushing Attempts ..............................................19, 3 timesRushing Yards .................................... 107, Clemson, 2011Long Rush............................................64, Michigan, 2012Rushing TDs ................ 2, twice: Arkansas & Florida, 2011


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Lettermen/Scholarship Playersfor 70 yards and two interceptions... went 2-for-2 for 20 yards and had four carries for 23 yards vs. Arkansas... completed a season-high 5-of-8 attempts for 36 yards vs. Troy... played most of the fourth quarter in the SEC title game vs. Auburn, going 4-for-5 for 23 yards and also rushing six times for a season-high 49 yards.

Sophomore who figures to hold down the right tackle position again this season... talented athlete who gained valuable experience last season as a redshirt freshman, starting 10 games while earning Freshman All-America accolades.

2012: Redshirt freshman offensive lineman... earned Freshman All-SEC honors and was named first-team Freshman All-American by FoxSportsNext.com... started nine games... made his first career start as the left tackle at Vanderbilt in the season open-er... did not start the next three games while transitioning to his more comfortable

right side... returned to the starting lineup as the right tackle at Kentucky and held that spot for the remainder of the season... started 10 of the 13 contests... named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll... shared Most Improved Offensive Lineman accolades at the 2012 Garnet & Black Spring Game with Will Sport.

2011: Redshirted as a true freshman offensive lineman... saw action for four plays in the season opener against East Carolina... was hampered for much of the season with a shoulder injury.

Lanky receiver with a bright future... was redshirted in his first season as a Game-cock... also tried out for the Carolina baseball team this spring, but did not make the final roster.


Sophomore offensive lineman who will get a look at both guard and center this spring... has also spent some practice time at tackle... earned a letter last fall working primarily on special teams.

2012: Played in 12 of 13 games, primarily on special teams... shared Most Improved Offensive Lineman accolades at the 2012 Garnet & Black Spring Game with Brandon Shell.

2011: Redshirted as a true freshman offensive lineman.

Redshirt freshman offensive lineman... listed as a tackle during his freshman season but moves to guard this spring and is listed as the backup at left guard behind A.J. Cann... used the 2012 campaign to get stronger in the weight room while rehabbing an injured shoulder that required surgery... twin brother of Carolina offensive lineman Clayton Stadnik.

2012: Highly-touted true freshman offensive tackle who enrolled at Carolina in Janu-ary 2012... underwent shoulder surgery upon his arrival and did not participate in spring drills... was limited in the fall... named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Shaw’s Game-by-Game –Passing– –Rushing–Date Opponent W/L Cmp Att Int Yds TD Att Yds TD09/02/10 vs Southern Miss - 4 5 0 32 1 7 31 009/11/10 vs Georgia - –DNP–09/18/10 vs Furman - 4 5 0 42 0 4 22 009/25/10 at Auburn - 4 8 2 70 0 2 12 010/09/10 vs Alabama - –DNP–10/16/10 at Kentucky - 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 010/23/10 at Vanderbilt - –DNP–10/30/10 vs Tennessee - 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 011/06/10 vs Arkansas - 2 2 0 20 0 4 23 011/13/10 at Florida - –DNP–11/20/10 vs Troy - 5 8 0 36 0 7 17 011/27/10 at Clemson - –DNP–12/04/10 vs Auburn - 4 5 0 23 0 6 49 0 (SEC Championship) 12/31/10 vs Florida State - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (Chick-fil-A Bowl) 2010 TOTALS 0-0 23 33 2 223 1 32 165 0

09/03/11 vs East Carolina W 3 9 0 21 0 7 26 009/10/11 at Georgia - –DNP– 09/17/11 vs Navy - –DNP–09/24/11 vs Vanderbilt - 1 2 0 8 0 2 14 010/01/11 vs Auburn - –DNP– 10/08/11 vs Kentucky W 26 39 0 311 4 15 42 010/15/11 at Mississippi State W 20 28 2 155 1 16 28 010/29/11 at Tennessee W 10 18 1 87 1 16 64 111/05/11 at Arkansas L 16 25 1 128 0 14 24 211/12/11 vs Florida W 6 12 1 81 0 16 88 211/19/11 vs The Citadel W 16 18 1 217 3 11 90 111/26/11 vs Clemson W 14 20 0 210 3 19 107 101/02/12 vs Nebraska W 11 17 0 230 2 19 42 1 (Capital One Bowl)2011 TOTALS 8-1 123 188 6 1448 14 135 525 8

08/30/12 at Vanderbilt W 7 11 1 67 0 14 92 009/08/12 vs East Carolina - –DNP– 09/15/12 vs UAB W 8 14 1 107 1 5 –6 009/22/12 vs Missouri W 20 21 0 249 2 12 41 009/29/12 at Kentucky W 15 18 0 148 2 19 76 010/06/12 vs Georgia W 6 10 0 162 2 14 78 110/13/12 at LSU L 19 34 2 177 2 12 –1 010/20/12 at Florida L 9 20 0 72 0 9 –2 010/27/12 vs Tennessee W 22 32 1 356 3 18 33 111/10/12 vs Arkansas W 14 22 1 272 2 8 10 111/17/12 vs Wofford W 16 20 1 122 1 10 18 011/24/12 at Clemson - –DNP–01/01/13 vs Michigan W 18 26 0 224 2 10 96 0 (Outback Bowl)2012 TOTALS 9-2 154 228 7 1956 17 131 435 3CAREER TOTALS 17-3 300 449 15 3627 32 298 1125 11

brandon shellOffensive Tackle6-6 321 Sophomore 1LGoose Creek, S.C.(Goose Creek)

71

kwinton smithWide Receiver6-4 206 Freshman RSHamer, S.C.(Dillon)

9

will sportOffensive Guard6-5 289 Sophomore 1LMilton, Fla.(Pace)

75

brock stadnikOffensive Guard6-5 291 Freshman RSGreensboro, N.C.(Western Guilford)

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Redshirt freshman offensive lineman... listed as backup center behind Cody Waldrop entering the spring... twin brother of Carolina offensive lineman Clayton Stadnik.

2012: Enrolled at Carolina in January 2012 and went through spring drills... red-shirted as a true freshman.

Scholarship placekicker who will compete with walk-on Landon Ard to handle the du-ties as the squad’s kickoff specialist and placekicker, replacing Adam Yates... showed a good leg last year but needs to gain consistency in his kicking.

2012: Redshirted as a true freshman placekicker.

Fourth-year junior defensive tackle who figures to get the first opportunity to replace Byron Jerideau next to Kelcy Quarles in the Gamecocks’ defensive front four... logged valuable experience last season, registering 14 tackles in 10 games played.

2012: Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle who played in each of the final 10 games... made one start... logged 14 tackles including 2.5 tackles for loss and a half sack... Had a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry in the win over Missouri... made his first career start at Florida when the Gamecocks opened in a goal line defense... his half sack came in the regular season finale at Clemson.

2011: Reserve defensive tackle... credited with two tackles in three games... saw action against Kentucky, Arkansas and Florida.

2010: Redshirted during his true freshman campaign... injured his right shoulder during fall camp requiring surgery... spent the rest of the fall rehabbing the injury.

One of the leaders of the defense... one of only four scholarship seniors on the roster.. expected to replace Devin Taylor as the starting defensive end opposite Jadeveon Clowney... has played in 37 games over the past four seasons, logging a pair of starts... has 6.0 career sacks.

2012: Fourth-year defensive end... saw action in all 13 games, making one start... logged 25 total tackles including 21 solos... credited with 7.0 tackles for loss includ-ing 5.0 sacks, second on the squad... forced a pair of fumbles... notched a sack in the season-opening win at Vanderbilt... had a six-yard sack against UAB... credited with 2.0 tackles for loss including a 10-yard sack and forced a fumble in the win over Missouri... forced a fumble at Kentucky... had a 10-yard sack against Georgia... had a five-yard tackle for loss at Florida... notched an 11-yard sack and two tackles for loss against Arkansas.

2011: Third-year defensive end who played in all 13 games... got the starting nod in the Kentucky contest... credited with 13 tackles including nine solo stops... had 3.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry... notched three tackles against both Navy and the Citadel.

2010: Appeared in seven games as a reserve defensive end... had biggest moment of Carolina career when, on the last play of the first half vs. Troy, he intercepted a pass and returned it 56 yards for a touchdown to give Carolina a 56-7 lead... credited with five tackles on the season... made three stops in season-opener vs. Southern Miss including a 15-yard tackle for loss.

2009: True freshman who saw action in four contests before suffering a left hamstring injury that kept him sidelined for the rest of the season... did not record any statis-tics... granted a medical redshirt... enrolled in January and went through spring drills. was a member of the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Junior quarterback who proved he was a capable signal-caller in 2012, as he engi-neered wins over East Carolina and Clemson and tossed the winning pass late in the Outback Bowl to lift the Gamecocks over Michigan... threw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns in each of his two starts.

2012: Sophomore quarterback who proved to be a more than capable backup for Connor Shaw... completed 66-of-127 passes on the season for 1,027 yards and 10 TDs with just two interceptions in 11 games... made a pair of starts, throwing for over 300 yards on each occasion... made his first career start against East Carolina, play-ing for the injured Shaw, and responded by completing 21-of-37 passes for 330 yards with three touchdowns and no picks... also rushed nine times for 17 yards... had TD

clayton stadnikOffensive Center6-3 283 Freshman RSGreensboro, N.C.(Western Guilford)

54

nick st. germainPlacekicker5-9 180 Freshman RSPowder Springs, Ga.(McEachern)

16

j.T. SurrattDefensive Tackle6-2 311 Junior 1LWinston-Salem, N.C.(Parkland)

97

Surratt’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2011 3/0 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02012 10/1 9 5 14 2.5-4 0.5-2 0 0 2 0 0Total 13/1 9 7 16 2.5-4 0.5-2 0 0 2 0 0

chaz suttonDefensive End6-5 256 Senior 3LSavannah, Ga.(Jenkins/Fork Union)

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Sutton’s StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2009 4/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02010 7/0 4 1 5 1.0-15 1.0-15 1 0 0 0 02011 13/1 9 4 13 3.5-4 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 02012 13/1 21 4 25 7.0-54 5.0-46 0 1 1 2 0Total 37/2 34 9 43 11.5-73 6.0-61 1 1 2 2 0

dylan thompsonQuarterback6-3 212 Junior 2LBoiling Springs, S.C.(Boiling Springs)

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Thompson’s Game-by-Game –Passing– –Rushing–Date Opponent W/L Cmp Att Int Yds TD Att Yds TD09/24/11 vs Vanderbilt - 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10/08/11 vs Kentucky - 2 2 0 17 0 3 11 111/05/11 at Arkansas - 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 001/02/12 vs Nebraska - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

08/30/12 at Vanderbilt - 0 3 0 0 0 5 –4 009/08/12 vs East Carolina W 21 37 0 330 3 9 17 009/15/12 vs UAB - 5 10 0 177 2 2 –3 109/22/12 vs Missouri - 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 009/29/12 at Kentucky - 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 010/06/12 vs Georgia - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010/13/12 at LSU - –DNP– 10/20/12 at Florida - 8 20 1 83 0 2 –13 010/27/12 vs Tennessee - –DNP–11/10/12 vs Arkansas - 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 011/17/12 vs Wofford - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011/24/12 at Clemson W 23 41 1 310 3 14 38 001/01/13 vs Michigan - 7 10 0 117 2 2 –12 02012 TOTALS 2-0 66 127 2 1027 10 34 23 1CAREER TOTALS 2-0 68 129 2 1044 10 39 39 2

Lettermen/Scholarship Playerspasses of 7, 30 and 29 yards, and also completed a 53-yard pass to Damiere Byrd... selected as the Capital One Cup Impact Performer of the Week for his efforts... came off the bench to hit 5-of-10 passes for 177 yards and two TDs against UAB... hit Byrd on a 94-yard touchdown pass, the fourth-longest pass completion in school history and also hooked up with Shaq Roland on a 30-yard scoring strike... also rushed for a six-yard score... completed 8-of-20 passes for 83 yards in a relief role at Florida... got his second starting nod at Clemson as Shaw was again sidelined with injury... responded by completing 23-of-41 passes for 310 yards with three touchdowns... scoring passes were from 13, 34 and 6 yards out... also had a key 20-yard draw on a 3rd-and-19 situation, the longest run of his career, setting up the game’s final touch-down... hit 7-of-10 passes for 117 yards and two scores in the Outback Bowl win over Michigan... connected on a 70-yard strike to Nick Jones and found Bruce Ellington on a 32-yard scoring pass with just 11 seconds left in the contest, lifting Carolina to a 33-28 win... named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll... shared Most Improved Quarterback honors at the 2012 Garnet & Black Spring Game with Seth Strickland.

2011: Listed as the second-team signal-caller after the departure of Stephen Gar-cia... saw action in four contests... briefly appeared in the Vanderbilt game, rushing one time for one yard... carried three times for 11 yards, including an 8-yard TD versus Kentucky... also completed both of his passes in that game for 17 yards... rushed one time for four yards at Arkansas... took the snaps on the final series in the Capital One Bowl win over Nebraska... named to the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2010: Redshirted as a true freshman... worked with the scout team.

Redshirt freshman offensive lineman who figures to be the top candidate to fill the big shoes left by T.J. Johnson at the center position... will compete with Clayton Stadnik and Will Sport this spring to try to nail down the position... considered a very competitive player.


Redshirt sophomore tailback who took his redshirt season last year after playing extensively as a true freshman two years ago... will compete with Mike Davis, Kend-ric Salley and Shon Carson this spring... is the most experienced returning running back... a patient runner who is physically the best blocking back of the group... logged three 100-yard rushing games in 2011, including a career-best 137-yard performance in his first collegiate start at Tennessee... has made five career starts.

2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt after suffering a high ankle sprain.

2011: True freshman who burst on the scene after the season-ending injury to Mar-cus Lattimore and proved to be an SEC-caliber back... began the fall camp listed as the fifth-string tailback... Injuries to Lattimore (knee), Shon Carson (knee), Kenny Miles (wrist) and Eric Baker (ankle) vaulted Wilds to the top of the heap... used pri-marily as a special teams performer early in the season, appeared in each of the first seven games, rushing 13 times for 75 yards, an average of 5.8 yards per carry... made his first career start at Tennessee... rushed 28 times for 137 yards, an average of 4.9 yards per carry, with a long of 24 yards against the Vols... also was the Gamecocks’ leading receiver with three catches for 31 yards... He was held in check at Arkansas with 10 carries for just 21 yards, but scored his first collegiate touchdown... bounced back with his second 100-yard rushing game when he went for 120 yards on a career-high 29 carries against Florida... logged 109 yards and two TDs on 20 carries against The Citadel including a season-best 47-yard burst... finished the season with three 100-yard rushing games among his five starts... was third on the squad with 486 net yards rushing on 107 carries, an average of 4.5 yards per tote... scored three rushing touchdowns... also caught 15 passes for 136 yards, 9.1 yards per catch.

Thompson’s Statistics–Passing–

Year GP/GS Com-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Long2011 4/0 2-2-0 1.000 17 0 102012 11/2 66-127-2 52.0 1027 10 94Totals 15/2 68-129-2 52.7 1044 10 94

–Rushing–Year GP/GS Att Yds Avg TD Long2011 4/0 5 16 3.2 1 82012 11/2 34 23 0.7 1 20Totals 15/2 39 39 1.0 2 20

Thompson’s Single-Game HighsPass Attempts ......................................... 41, Clemson, 2012Pass Completions ................................... 23, Clemson, 2012Passing Yards ................................ 330, East Carolina, 2012Passing Touchdowns ............... 3, twice; East Carolina, 2012 & Clemson, 2012Rushing Attempts .................................... 14, Clemson, 2012Rushing Yards ......................................... 38, Clemson, 2012Long Rush............................................... 20, Clemson, 2012Rushing Touchdowns ...................... 1, twice: Kentucky, 2011 & UAB, 2012

cody waldropOffensive Center6-2 312 Freshman RSSeffner, Fla.(Armwood)

51

Brandon wildsTailback6-2 218 Sophomore 1LBlythewood, S.C.(Blythewood)

22

Wilds’ Statistics–Rushing–

Year GP/GS Att Yds Avg TD Long2011 13/5 107 486 4.5 3 47

–Receiving–Year GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long2011 13/5 15 136 9.1 0 20

Wilds’ Single-Game HighsCarries ....................................................... 29, Florida, 2011Yards Rushing .....................................137, Tennessee, 2011Long Rush.................................................. 47, Citadel, 2011 Touchdowns Rushing ................................... 2, Citadel, 2011Receptions ...................... 4, twice: Arkansas & Citadel, 2011Yards Receiving.......................................... 55, Citadel, 2011Long Reception .......................................... 20, Citadel, 2011100+-Yard Rushing Games ........................................3 times



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Lettermen/Scholarship Players/Others

Junior defensive back who is expected to become more of leader this season as one of the few veterans in the secondary... slated to be the starter at the strong safety position... has played in 21 games over the past two seasons, making a dozen starts.

2012: Sophomore safety who played in all 13 games, starting 12... only game he did not start was at Florida when Carolina opened in a goal line defense... credited with 52 tackles including 43 solo stops... logged a pair of interceptions and four pass breakups... credited with a sack in the season-opening win at Vanderbilt... intercepted the first pass of his career against East Carolina... led the team with a career-high eight tackles in the win at Kentucky... led the team with seven tackles, all solo stops, along with a pair of pass breakups against Georgia... forced a fumble against Arkan-sas... recovered a fumble against Wofford... recorded his second interception in the win at Clemson.

2011: True freshman who enrolled in the spring after spending the previous fall at Fork Union Military... penciled in as a probable starter entering the fall... suffered a broken arm during fall camp, which kept him sidelined for the first four weeks of the season... made his Gamecock debut against Auburn... played in eight contests... col-lected 11 tackles including eight solo stops... made the start against Florida replacing an injured DeVonte Holloman... had a pair of tackles against Auburn, Kentucky and Tennessee... named Most Improved among the safeties in the spring.

Redshirt freshman offensive tackle... tallest player on the team at 6-9... enters the spring listed in a backup role at left tackle behind incumbent Corey Robinson.


Sophomore placekicker who gained some experience last fall handling the kickoff du-ties early in the season... will compete with Nick St. Germain for the kickoff and place-kicking duties this spring as the Gamecocks look to replace Adam Yates.

2012: Freshman walk-on placekicker... handled the kickoff duties early in the season... kicked off 13 times with three touchbacks... also used when the Gamecocks tried the onside kick... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Wide receiver who adds depth to the roster... walk-on wide who joined the team in the fall of 2012.

2012: Joined the team when the roster expanded... was not eligible to play due to the NCAA transfer rule.

2011: Attended Brevard (N.C.) College where he was a scholarship football player... listed as a quarterback for the Tornados... played in four games, carrying eight times for 98 yards, an average of 12.2 yards per carry, with a long of 41 yards against Southern Virginia.

Junior who will compete with Coleman Harley for the long snapping duties this spring.

2012: Reserve deep snapper... also added depth to the offensive line.

2011: Returned to the squad in the fall after not participating in spring drills.

2010: Joined the team in the fall after the roster expanded as a walk-on offensive lineman and deep snapper.

Walk-on who transitions to fullback this spring after working at linebacker last fall.

2012: Linebacker who joined the squad when the roster expanded in August.

2010-11: Attended Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, N.J... was a member of the Gattaca football program, a JUCO club team.

Local product from Columbia’s Spring Valley High School... has been used at both wide receiver and running back during his time at South Carolina.

brison williamsStrong Safety5-11 205 Junior 2LWarner Robins, Ga.(Northside/Fork Union)

12

B.Williams’ StatisticsYear GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR2011 8/1 8 3 11 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02012 13/12 43 9 52 1.5-3 1.0-2 2 4 0 1 1Total 21/13 51 12 63 1.5-3 1.0-2 2 4 0 1 1

MASON ZANDIOffensive Tackle6-9 287 Freshman RSIrmo, S.C.(Chapin)

74

TEVIN BRADSHAWWide Receiver5-7 149 Sophomore SQMoncks Corner, S.C.(Berkeley/Brevard)

84

ryland culbertsonLong Snapper6-4 268 Junior SQLaurens, S.C.(Laurens Academy)

58

jordan diazFullback6-1 243 Junior SQHamilton, N.J.(Hamilton West)

31

landon ardPlacekicker5-9 189 Sophomore SQRock Hill, S.C.(South Pointe)

19 DWAYNE DUCKETTWide Receiver6-0 172 Freshman RSColumbia, S.C.(Spring Valley/Gray Military)

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2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Others in Camp2012: Walk-on who joined the squad in the spring of 2012 after spending the fall of 2011 at Gray Military Academy in Columbia... was listed as a wide receiver on the roster, but also was used as a tailback in the spring to provide depth at that position.

Cornerback who provides depth in the secondary.

2012: Walk-on defensive back who enrolled at Carolina and joined the squad in the spring of 2012... named one of the squad’s Outstanding Walk-ons at the Garnet & Black Spring Game.

2010-11: Attended USC-Salkehatchie.

Walk-on safety who joined the squad this spring.

2012: Attended USC-Salkehatchie.

2011: Attended Midlands Tech.

Junior punter who will provide the competition for Tyler Hull this spring.

2012: Redshirt sophomore punter... served as a backup to Tyler Hull... averaged 35.0 yards on three punts with a long of 47... one of his punts was inside the 20.

2011: Competed with Joey Scribner-Howard for the starting punting chores in fall camp... fell short in that position battle and did not see any game time action.


Walk-on fullback who joined the squad for the first time this spring.

2011-12: Enrolled at Carolina but did not participate in football.

Walk-on who adds depth to the quarterback position.

2012: Spent the season in a reserve role working with the scout team.

2011: Walk-on quarterback who joined the squad when the roster expanded in the fall... worked with the scout team.

Walk-on defensive end who is in his third year in the program... adds depth.

2012: Spent the season in a reserve role working with the scout team.

2011: Walk-on defensive end who joined the squad when the roster expanded in the fall.

2010: Attended Trident Tech in Charleston, S.C.

2009: Attended Brevard College in North Carolina where he was a member of the football team... played in six games and was credited with one tackle... the Tornados finished the season with a 7-4 record.

Sophomore long snapper who will compete with Ryland Culbertson for those duties this spring as a replacement to Walker Inabinet.

2012: Spent the season as a backup deep snapper.

2011: Walk-on long snapper who joined the squad in the fall.

Walk-on wide receiver/tight end who joined the squad for the first time this spring.

2011-12: Enrolled at Carolina but did not participate in football.

jessie dukesCornerback5-11 171 Junior SQBlackville, S.C.(Blackville-Hilda/USC-Salkehatchie)

39

jeVONN dukesSafety6-1 200 Sophomore TRBlackville, S.C.(Blackville-Hilda/USC-Salkehatchie)

40

PATRICK FISHPunter6-0 194 Junior SQShelby, N.C.(Burns)

13

garrison gistFullback5-10 245 Sophomore HSRock Hill, S.C.(Northwestern)

43

austin hailsQuarterback6-2 227 Sophomore SQCollinsville, Ill.(Collinsville)

16

jamal hallDefensive End6-2 240 Senior SQLadson, S.C.(Fort Dorchester/Brevard College)

96

coleman harleyLong Snapper6-1 268 Sophomore SQAiken, S.C.(South Aiken)

59

matthew harveyWide Receiver6-8 225 Sophomore HSRock Hill, S.C.(Rock Hill)

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Others in Camp

Walk-on wide receiver who joined the squad for the first time this spring... enrolled at Carolina in January... will not be eligible this season per NCAA transfer rules.

2012: Played in eight games for the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs... caught 31 passes for 422 yards, averaging 13.6 yards per catch, with one touchdown... had sev-en catches for 107 yards against Samford... logged seven receptions for 137 yards, including a career-long 54-yard touchdown catch against Liberty, earning Big South Freshman of the Week accolades.

2011: Redshirted as a true freshman at Gardner-Webb... Began August camp as a walk-on and earned a scholarship with outstanding performance and work ethic in preseason practices.

Senior defensive end who adds depth to the unit.

2012: Walk-on defensive end who joined the team in August of 2012 when the roster expanded.

2010-11: Transferred to Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kan., in the spring of 2010... tore his ACL at the end of spring practice in 2010... did not play in either the 2010 or ‘11 seasons.

2009: Attended Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, Calif. where he was a member of the Marauder football team... helped his team to the 2009 American Pacific title... recorded 15 tackles in nine games with 3.5 tackles for loss including 1.5 sacks... also recovered a fumble.

Walk-on tight end who adds depth to the roster.

2012: Walk-on fullback who joined the team in the fall of 2012... moved to fullback during the season.

2011: Sat out the season.

2010: Redshirted as a true freshman at UNC Pembroke... was listed as a quarterback on the roster.

Freshman placekicker who will compete with Landon Ard and Nick St. Germain in the spring... joined the squad in January.

2012: Enrolled at South Carolina in August but did not participate in football.

Walk-on linebacker who joined the squad in the spring... enrolled at Carolina in Janu-ary... will not be eligible this fall per NCAA transfer rules.

2011-12: Attended Benedict College where he competed in track & field.

Walk-on punter who will compete with Patrick Fish behind incumbent Tyler Hull this spring... enrolled at South Carolina and joined the squad in January.

Junior linebacker who stepped on the South Carolina campus for the first time in January and was added to the football squad as a walk-on.

2012: Spent the fall semester at Midlands Tech.

2011: Played football at Gray Military Academy in Columbia... saw action at both the “Will” and “Mike” positions... served as the team captain and led the team in tackles.

2010: Played “Mike” linebacker at North Greenville.

carlton heardWide Receiver6-0 186 Sophomore TRAthens, Ga.(Clarke Central/Gardner-Webb)

83

ashton holmesDefensive End6-3 259 Senior SQSpartanburg, S.C.(Byrnes/Butler Community College)

94

jake joynerPlacekicker5-11 186 Freshman HSBuford, Ga.(Mill Creek)

45

james kingLinebacker6-0 235 Sophomore TRGoose Creek, S.C.(Goose Creek/Benedict)

43

andrew komornikPunter6-5 235 Freshman HSFort Mill, S.C.(Nations Ford)

40

jeff homadTight End6-2 224 Junior SQHilton Head Island, S.C.(Hilton Head Island/UNC Pembroke)

35

KYLE MORINILinebacker5-10 220 Junior TRLexington, S.C.(White Knoll/North Greenville)

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2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL Others in Camp

Quarterback who enrolled at Carolina in January.

2012: Spent the fall semester at Florida State College in Jacksonville, a community college... did not play football.

Redshirt freshman running back who adds depth to the roster.

2012: True freshman walk-on who joined the squad when the roster expanded in August.

Redshirt freshman safety who joined the squad as a walk-on in the spring.

2012: Enrolled at Carolina in August, but did not compete on the gridiron.

Walk-on linebacker who gained a year of experience with the squad last season.

2012: Walk-on linebacker who was added to the roster in the spring of 2012.

2011: Enrolled at South Carolina but did not play football.

Walk-on fullback who is in his second year with the program.

2012: Walk-on fullback who joined the squad in the spring of 2012.

2011: Attended the University of South Carolina but did not participate in football.

Defensive end who adds depth to the Gamecock defensive front four... oldest player on the squad, as he will turn 26 in August... enlisted in the United States Marines after high school... spent four years in military service.

2012: Enrolled at South Carolina and joined the football squad in the spring as a walk-on defensive end.

2011: Was a walk-on football player at South Carolina State University... did not appear in any games... attended USC-Aiken in the spring of 2011.

Walk-on wide receiver who transferred from the University of Arkansas... is the cousin of former Clemson quarterback Charlie Whitehurst.

2012: Walk-on wide receiver who joined the team in the fall of 2012 when the roster expanded in August... was not eligible to compete in 2012 due to NCAA transfer rules... did not practice after undergoing shoulder surgery.

2011: Attended the University of Arkansas on a football scholarship... was redshirted during his true freshman campaign.

Senior who is slated to play wide receiver this spring after working at cornerback most of the 2012 campaign... is a former Carolina track & field athlete.

2012: High jumper for the Gamecock track & field team who made the transition to the football field in the fall for the first time in his collegiate career... saw action in the win over East Carolina.

2011: NCAA East Preliminary participant in the high jump... SEC silver medalist... second Team All-SEC... had a top mark of 7-02.25 (2.19m) in the high jump to earn silver medal honors at the SEC Indoor Championships... won the Virginia Tech Invi-tational indoor meet... outdoors, had a top clearance of 7-00.50 (2.15m) at the SEC Championships to claim sixth... placed 15th at the NCAA East Preliminary at 6-11 (2.11m)... won the Spec Towns Invitational.

2010: NCAA Regional qualifier in the high jump... indoors, had a top mark of 6-09 (2.06m)... took ninth at the SEC Indoor Championships with a clearance of 6-06.75 (2.00m)... outdoors, cleared a season best 6-10.75 (2.10m) at the Weems Baskin In-vitational... tied for seventh at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 6-08.75 (2.05m)... placed 39th at the NCAA Preliminary Round at 6-07 (2.01m).South Carolina

PERRY ORTHQuarterback6-1 214 Freshman RSPonte Vedra, Fla.(Ponte Vedra/Florida State College)

15

devin potterTailback5-10 203 Freshman RSGranite Falls, N.C.(South Caldwell)

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GARRETT SHANKSafety6-0 190 Freshman HSMarietta, Ga.(Lassiter)

49

darian simsLinebacker6-2 254 Sophomore SQGoose Creek, S.C.(Goose Creek)

46

ty sutherlandFullback5-10 240 Sophomore SQPendleton, S.C.(Pendleton)

45

Michael washingtonDefensive End6-3 249 Sophomore SQAllendale, S.C.(Allendale-Fairfax/South Carolina State)

95

kane whitehurstWide Receiver5-11 170 Sophomore SQDuluth, Ga.(Chattahoochee/Arkansas)

85

daVID wilkinsWide Receiver6-1 179 Senior SQCowpens, S.C.(Broome)

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2013 Signing ClassNAME POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN (HIGH/LAST SCHOOL)Larenz Bryant LB 6-0 215 Charlotte, N.C. (Vance)Mohamed Camara S 6-1 191 Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth)Pharoh Cooper CB 5-11 194 Havelock, N.C. (Havelock)Devan’te Covington DE 6-4 220 Rockingham, N.C. (Richmond County)Kelsey Griffin DT 6-2 292 Buford, Ga. (Mill Creek)Ali Groves CB 5-10 184 Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)David Johnson LB 6-1 268 Lithonia, Ga. (Lithonia)Bryce King OL 6-3 281 Dillon, S.C. (Dillon)Alan Knott OL 6-4 272 Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek)Ronnie Martin* CB 5-11 173 Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg/Georgia Military)Connor Mitch* QB 6-3 219 Raleigh, N.C. (Wakefield)Skai Moore LB 6-2 205 Cooper City, Fla. (University)D.J. Park* OL 6-4 335 Dillon, S.C. (Dillon)Na’Ty Rodgers OL 6-5 296 Waldorf, Md. (McDonough)Jasper Sasser S 6-0 192 Jacksonville, Fla. (Wolfson)Jamari Smith RB 5-10 183 Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher)Gerald Turner DE 6-2 256 Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek)J.P. Vonashek OL 6-6 283 Saint Marys, Ga. (Camden County)Jonathan Walton LB 6-0 234 Daphne, Ala. (Bayside Academy)Devin Washington DE 6-3 225 Orlando, Fla. (Jones)David Williams RB 6-1 200 Philadelphia, Pa. (Imhotep Charter)

*Enrolled in January 2013

By PositionOFFENSE (8)

Quarterback (1): Connor MitchRunning Back (2): Jamari Smith, David WilliamsOffensive Line (5): Bryce King, Alan Knott, D.J. Park, Na’Ty Rodgers, J.P. Vonashek

DEFENSE (13)Defensive End (3): Devan’te Covington, Gerald Turner, Devin WashingtonDefensive Tackle (1): Kelsey GriffinLinebacker (4): Larenz Bryant, David Johnson, Skai Moore, Jonathan WaltonCornerback (3): Pharoh Cooper, Ali Groves, Ronnie MartinSafety (2): Mohamed Camara, Jasper Sasser

Alabama (1): Jonathan WaltonFlorida (4): Skai Moore, Jasper Sasser, Jamari Smith, Devin WashingtonGeorgia (6): Mohamed Camara, Kelsey Griffin, Ali Groves, David Johnson, Alan Knott, J.P. VonashekMaryland (1): Na’Ty RodgersNorth Carolina (4): Larenz Bryant, Pharoh Cooper, Devan’te Covington, Connor MitchPennsylvania (1): David WilliamsSouth Carolina (4): Bryce King, Ronnie Martin, D.J. Park, Gerald Turner

By STATE



LARENZ BRYANTLINEBACKER6-0 215CHARLOTTE, N.C. (VANCE)Played both running back and linebacker for the Vance Cougars in Charlotte, N.C… coached by Keith Wil-kes… named to the 2012 Associated Press all-state team… helped his squad to a 9-4 record as a senior… logged 1,694 yards rushing and 21 touchdowns on offense and notched 84 tackles with nine sacks on defense… played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas game and in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl follow-ing his senior season… rushed for 1,423 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior while recording 154 tackles with 23 tackles for loss… returned three of his four interceptions for touchdowns… notched 56 tackles as a sophomore as his team reached the state finals… a four-star prospect, the fourth-best player in the state, the fourth-best inside linebacker in the country and the 112th-best prospect in the nation according to Rivals… a four-star prospect and the nation’s seventh-best out-side linebacker by Scout… a four-star prospect, the top player in North Carolina, the sixth-best outside line-backer in the country and the 50th-best player overall according to 247Sports… rated a four-star prospect and No. 237 on the ESPN300… a four-star prospect, the nation’s 44th-best player overall and the fifth-best “Big Back” by MaxPreps… a five-star prospect, the fourth-best outside linebacker in the country and No. 45 overall by PrepStar… selected South Carolina over a host of schools with Clemson, Florida, Virginia and Wake Forest also making his final list of five… born November 1, 1994.

mohamed camAraSAFETY6-1 191CUMMING, GA. (WEST FORSYTH)Prep linebacker who figures to play the Spur position at South Carolina… helped West Forsyth (Cumming, Ga.) to a 10-2 record, a region title and to the second round of the state playoffs as a senior… logged 102 tackles, three interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), 12 tackles for loss and seven pass breakups on his way to Region 6 6A Defensive Player of the Year honors… named honorable mention all-state by the Atlanta Jour-nal Constitution… added 300 yards rushing on 35 at-tempts with seven touchdowns on offense… coached by Frank Hepler… notched 110 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions as a junior… regarded as a three-star prospect, the 69th-best player in Georgia, and the 54th-best outside linebacker in the country by Rivals… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 107th-best out-side linebacker by Scout… a three-star prospect, the 85th-best player in the state, and the 85th-best outside linebacker in the country by 247Sports… a three-star prospect, the 49th-best outside linebacker and an All-Southeast Region pick by PrepStar… turned down of-

fers from Southern Miss, East Carolina, UCF and West-ern Kentucky… born May 30, 1994.

PHAROH COOPERCORNERBACK5-11 194HAVELOCK, N.C. (HAVELOCK) Versatile performer who could player either receiver or defensive back at South Carolina… helped Havelock (N.C.) to back-to-back 3A state titles… Rams went 15-1 during his senior season and a perfect 16-0 dur-ing his junior campaign… coached by Jim Bob Bry-ant… played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas game after his senior season… used at quarterback, running back, receiver and was the primary return man on punts and kickoffs in the Shrine game… finished with 253 total yards including a 45-yard TD run, earning offen-sive MVP honors for the North Carolina squad… also played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl… as a junior, rushed for 300 yards and caught 65 passes for 1,285 yards and 14 scores… registered 58 tack-les with six interceptions… a four-star prospect and the state’s ninth-best player by Rivals… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 120th-best wide receiver by Scout… a three-star prospect, the 15th-best player in the state, and the 24th-best “athlete” in the country by 247Sports… a three-star prospect, the 62nd-best wide receiver and an All-Atlantic Region pick by PrepStar… also had offers from East Carolina and NC State… same high school that produced current Gamecock Co-rey Robinson… born March 7, 1995.

DEVAN’TE COVINGTONDEFENSIVE END6-4 220ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (RICHMOND COUNTY) Defensive end who helped Richmond County (Rock-ingham, N.C.) to an 11-2 record and the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs as a senior… coached by Paul Hoggard… named to the 2012 Associated Press all-state team… participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas following his senior season… as a ju-nior, recorded 34 tackles and eight sacks… three-star prospect who was ranked as the 28th-best player in the state of North Carolina by Rivals… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 42nd-best defensive end by Scout… a three-star prospect, the 17th-best player in the state, and the 20th-best weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports… a three-star prospect and an All-Atlantic Region pick according to PrepStar… also had offers from Clemson, East Carolina, NC State and Tennessee… hails from the same high school that produced former Gamecock All-American Melvin In-gram… born March 6, 1994.

2013 Signing ClassFAST FACTS:

* 21 players in the 2013 signing class, eight on of-fense and 13 on defense.

* Seven states are represented, including six play-ers from Georgia. Four players are from the Palmetto state, Florida and North Carolina. Alabama, Mary-land and Pennsylvania each has one player headed to Carolina.

* Three of the players enrolled in January and will take part in spring drills. They are Ronnie Martin, Connor Mitch and D.J. Park.

* The class features five of the Rivals250 includ-ing Larenz Bryant (112), Kelsey Griffin (120), Na’Ty Rodgers (181), D.J. Park (220) and Connor Mitch (248).

* The class includes four of the ESPN300 – Kelsey Griffin (100), David Williams (131), Connor Mitch (226) and Larenz Bryant (237).

* The class includes four of 247Sports’ 247 includ-ing Larenz Bryant (50), Kelsey Griffin (78), David Williams (146) and Connor Mitch (243).

* Unanimously considered a top-25 class, the 2012 class is ranked 16th in the country by Rivals.com, 21st by Scout.com, 17th by ESPN.com and 21st by 247Sports.com.

* The Gamecocks have strung together nine consec-utive top-25 recruiting classes according to Rivals.com.

* Rivals.com: 0 5-star; 8 4-star; 13 3-star; 0 2-star.* Scout.com: 0 5-star; 4 4-star; 17 3-star; 0 2-star.* ESPN.com: 0 5-star; 11 4-star; 10 3-star; 0 2-star.* 247Sports.com: 0 5-star; 4 4-star; 17 3-star; 0 2-star.

* Tallest: J.P. Vonashek (6-6).* Shortest: Ali Groves and Jamari Smith (5-10).* Heaviest: D.J. Park (335).* Lightest: Ronnie Martin (173).

* Here are the Gamecocks’ recent recruiting class rankings according to Rivals.com and Scout.com:2002: 11th/18th 2008: 22nd/34th2003: 8th/15th 2009: 12th/13th2004: 35th/28th 2010: 24th/34th2005: 23rd/20th 2011: 18th/11th2006: 24th/33rd 2012: 19th/13th2007: 6th/7th 2013: 16th/23rd



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Kelsey griffinDEFENSIVE TACKLE6-2 292BUFORD, GA. (MILL CREEK) Defensive tackle who recorded 108 total tackles includ-ing 10 sacks as a senior at Mill Creek High School (Ho-schton, Ga.)… helped the Hawks to a 9-4 record and the third round of the 6A state playoffs as a senior… coached by Shannon Jarvis… named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution Class AAAAAA all-state team… named second-team all-state by the Georgia Sports-writers Association… played in the Under Armour All-American game following his senior season… re-corded 44 tackles with six tackles for loss as a junior, earning all-state and All-Gwinnett County accolades… four-star prospect who was regarded as the 10th-best player in Georgia, the seventh-best defensive tackle in the country and the 120th-best player overall on the Rivals250… a four-star prospect and the nation’s 13th-best defensive tackle according to Scout… a four-star prospect, the eighth-best player in Georgia, the seventh-best defensive tackle in the country, the 78th-best player overall and a second-team All-American ac-cording to 247Sports… a four-star prospect, the 12th-best defensive tackle in the country and the 123rd-best player overall by PrepStar… considered the nation’s 12th-best defensive tackle by MaxPreps… rated a four-star prospect and No. 100 on the ESPN150… named honorable mention on PARADE magazine’s All-America team… had numerous offers including Auburn, Flori-da, Florida State, Georgia and Tennessee… born Sep-tember 19, 1994.

ali grovesCORNERBACK5-10 184STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. (STEPHENSON) Two-way standout who figures to be a cornerback at South Carolina… played wide receiver and defensive back for the Stephenson Jaguars in Stone Mountain, Ga… coached by Ronald Gartrell… team went 9-3 in his senior season… played just four games as a junior due to injury, finishing with 23 tackles, one interception and two forced fumbles… also ran in the sprint events and competed in the long jump in track & field… three-star prospect who was the state’s 78th-best player and the 74th-best “athlete” in the country according to Ri-vals… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 110th-best cornerback by Scout… a three-star prospect, the 45th-best player in the state, and the 39th-best cornerback in the country by 247Sports… a three-star prospect, the 55th-best cornerback in the country and an All-South-east Region pick according to PrepStar… numerous offers included Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Missouri, Vanderbilt and NC State… mother went to T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, S.C… prepped with current Gamecocks Kyle Fleetwood, Kadetrix Mar-cus and Mike Davis… born September 16, 1994.

david johnsonLINEBACKER6-1 268LITHONIA, GA. (LITHONIA) Linebacker who recorded 109 tackles including 20 tackles for loss and 11 sacks as a senior in 2012 at Lithonia (Ga.) High School… Bulldogs posted a 3-7 record… coached by Marcus Jelks… named first-team Class AAAA all-state by the Atlanta Journal Con-stitution… played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl following his senior campaign… had 94 tackles including 15 tackles for loss and seven sacks with three forced fumbles as a junior… notched 105 tackles with 10 sacks as a sophomore… earned All-DeKalb County honors… a three-star prospect who was considered the 30th-best player in the state and the 29th-best out-side linebacker in the country, according to Rivals… a three-star prospect and the 62nd-best defensive end in the country by Scout… a three-star prospect, the 37th-best player in the state, and the 17th-best weakside de-fensive end in the country by 247Sports… a three-star prospect, the 24th-best outside linebacker and an All-Southeast Region pick by PrepStar… had numerous offers including Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, NC State, Pitt and Vanderbilt... prepped with current Gamecock Cedrick Cooper… born January 20, 1995.

bryce kingOFFENSIVE LINEMAN6-3 281DILLON, S.C. (DILLON)Started on the offensive line for Class AA I state cham-pion Dillon (S.C.) High School… the Wildcats went 14-1 during his senior season… coached by Jackie Hayes… played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas fol-lowing his senior season… also played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Carson, Calif… three-star prospect who was considered the sixth-best player in the state and the third-best center in the country by Ri-vals… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 12th-best center by Scout… a three-star prospect, the eighth-best player in the state, and the eighth-best center in the country by 247Sports… a four-star prospect and the second-best center in the country by PrepStar… also had offers from Clemson, LSU, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee and Virginia Tech... hails from the same high school that produced current Gamecock Kwinton Smith… born October 4, 1994.

alan knottOFFENSIVE LINEMAN6-4 272TYRONE, GA. (SANDY CREEK)Helped the Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Ga.) Patriots to a pair of state titles, including a perfect 15-0 mark in 2012… coached by Chip Walker… named first-team Class AAAA all-state by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and by the Georgia Sportswriters Association… played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Carson, Calif. following his senior season… regarded as a three-star prospect, the 61st-best player in Georgia and the 53rd-best offensive tackle in the country according to Rivals… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 30th-best offensive guard by Scout… a three-star prospect, the 43rd-best player in the state, and the 27th-best of-fensive guard in the country by 247Sports… a three-star prospect, the 43rd-best offensive guard and an All-Southeast Region pick by PrepStar… had many offers including Kentucky, Miami, Virginia Tech and North Carolina… David Alan Knott was born December 16, 1994.

ronnie martinCORNERBACK5-11 173SPARTANBURG, S.C. (SPARTANBURG/GEORGIA MILITARY)Cornerback who enrolled at Carolina in January 2013… originally signed with South Carolina in Feb-ruary 2011… attended Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Ga., for the 2011-12 academic year and the fall of 2012… coached by Bert Williams… saw lim-ited playing time in 2012 after being sidelined early in the season with a hamstring injury… in three games, logged 10 tackles and three interceptions while forcing a pair of fumbles… in 2011, had 11 tackles, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and six pass breakups… considered a three-star prospect and the nation’s 31st-best junior college prospect by Rivals… regarded as a three-star prospect, the fifth-best junior college player in Georgia, the sixth-best JUCO cornerback in the na-tion, and the 88th-best JUCO player in the country according to 247Sports… a three-star prospect by Scout… played cornerback for Freddy Brown Sr. at Spartanburg (S.C.) High School graduating in 2011… participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas fol-lowing his senior season… was a first-team all-state selection as a junior for the Vikings when he totaled 44 tackles, eight pass breakups, six blocked kicks, 930 total return yards including four touchdown returns… also ran track where he recorded times of 10.6 in the 100m and 21.7 in the 200m… regarded as a three-star prospect, the 16th-best player in South Carolina and the 46th-best cornerback in the country by Rivals coming out of high school… regarded as a three-star prospect and the 60th-best cornerback by Scout… was a three-star prospect according to 247Sports… named

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connor mitchQUARTERBACK6-3 219RALEIGH, N.C. (WAKEFIELD)Quarterback who enrolled at Carolina in January 2013 after graduating from Wakefield High School in Raleigh, N.C in December 2012… a four-year starter… coached by Rod Sink… ranks second in four career categories in North Carolina high school history, passing for 12,078 yards with 1,384 attempts, 807 completions and 153 touchdowns… threw for 4,661 yards and 63 touchdowns while completing 62 percent of his passes as a senior, leading the Wolverines to an 11-2 record… set the state record with nine touchdown passes in a win over Broughton, one shy of the national record… as a junior, threw for 3,832 yards and 48 touchdowns as the team went 9-3… earned all-state and all-region honors… threw for 3,300 yards and 33 scores as a sophomore, leading Wakefield to a 9-3 mark… four-star prospect who was regarded as the seventh-best player in the state, the 13th-best pro-style quarterback in the country and ranked No. 248 on the Rivals250… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 44th-best quarter-back by Scout… a four-star prospect, the seventh-best player in the state, the 13th-best pro-style quarterback and ranked No. 243 overall by 247Sports… rated a four-star prospect and No. 226 on the ESPN300… considered the 10th-best pro-style quarterback in the country by MaxPreps… a three-star prospect, the 15th-best pro-style quarterback in the country and the 167th-best player overall by PrepStar… named honorable mention on PARADE magazine’s All-America team… chose the Gamecocks over Alabama, LSU, Auburn and North Carolina… father, Bob Mitch, played quarterback and safety at Syracuse in the early 1970s… brother, Ryan, played quarterback at Maryland… sister, Brit-tany, played basketball at Duke.

skai mooreLINEBACKER6-2 205COOPER CITY, FLA. (UNIVERSITY)Linebacker who helped Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Univer-sity School to an undefeated season and the 3A state title as a senior… coached by Roger Harriott… racked up 14 tackles and a sack in the championship game for the Suns… totaled 103 tackles with six sacks and four interceptions during his final season… the Suns post-ed five shutouts and limited seven of their opponents to three points or less… credited with 70 tackles includ-ing 18 tackles for loss during his junior campaign… a four-star prospect and the 43rd-best player in the state and the No. 19 outside linebacker in the nation ac-cording to Rivals… a three-star recruit and the No. 29 outside linebacker prospect in the country per Scout…

considered a four-star prospect the 45th-best player in Florida and the 22nd-best outside linebacker in the country by 247Sports… named All-Southeast Region by PrepStar… originally committed to Rutgers… also considered Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Arkansas.

d.J. parkOFFENSIVE LINEMAN6-4 335DILLON, S.C. (DILLON)Offensive lineman who enrolled at Carolina in January 2013 after graduating from Dillon (S.C.) High School in December 2012… started at left tackle for the Class AA I state champions… the Wildcats went 14-1 dur-ing his senior season… coached by Jackie Hayes… participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Carson, Calif… named to the MaxPreps 2012 Small Schools All-American Football team…earned all-region and all-state honors as a junior… four-star prospect who was the state’s third-best player, the 19th-best offensive tackle in the land and the nation’s 220th-best prospect according to Rivals… a four-star prospect and the na-tion’s 23rd-best offensive tackle, and No. 294 on the Scout300 list… a four-star prospect, the fifth-best player in the state, and the 16th-best offensive tackle in the country by 247Sports… considered a four-star prospect, the nation’s second-best offensive tackle and the 52nd-best player overall by MaxPreps… a four-star prospect, the 20th-best offensive tackle in the country and the 178th-best player overall by PrepStar… had offers from numerous other schools throughout the Southeast, including Auburn, Clemson, Florida, LSU and Tennessee... hails from the same high school that produced current Gamecock Kwinton Smith.

na’ty rodgersOFFENSIVE LINEMAN6-5 296WALDORF, MD. (MCDONOUGH)Offensive lineman who helped McDonough High Rams (Pomfret, Md.) to a 9-2 record as a senior… coached by Luke Ethington… played in the Chesapeake Bowl all-star game and in the Under Armour All-America Game following the season… rated as a four-star pros-pect, the sixth-best player in the state, the 15th-best offensive tackle in the country and No. 181 overall by Rivals… a three-star prospect and the 22nd-best offen-sive guard in the nation according to Scout… consid-ered a four-star prospect, the seventh-best player in the state and the 20th-best offensive tackle in the country by 247Sports… ranked as the nation’s 15th-best offen-sive tackle by MaxPreps… a PrepStar All-American…had a slew of offers from all over the country ultimately chose South Carolina over Maryland, with Florida State, Washington and Oklahoma also in the mix... father first played at Oklahoma then transferred to Washington… born February 3, 1995.

jasper sasserSAFETY6-0 192JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (WOLFSON)Played running back, quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back at Wolfson High School in Jacksonville, Fla… likely will begin his Carolina career at safety but could also play receiver… coached by Walter Wil-liams… Wolfpack went 3-7 in his senior season… fractured his foot during his senior season and under-went surgery… missed most of the football season but returned to the basketball hardwood… in four games on the gridiron he passed for over 300 yards, had 298 yards receiving and five touchdowns on offense… also had 15 tackles and returned two kickoffs for scores… rushed for 2,000 yards and 17 scores as a junior… earned all-district honors as both a sophomore and ju-nior… three-star prospect who was ranked as the 59th-best “athlete” in the nation and 96th on the Florida top-100 by Rivals… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 84th-best safety by Scout… a three-star prospect, the 156th-best player in the state, and the 79th-best “ath-lete” in the country by 247Sports… a three-star pros-pect, the 47th-best safety and an All-Southeast Region pick by PrepStar… turned down offers from Clemson, Ole Miss, NC State, South Florida and Stanford among others… born November 30, 1993.

jamari smithRUNNING BACK5-10 183JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (FLETCHER)Running back who prepped at Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach, Fla… team went 12-3 in his senior season under head coach Josh Corey… tallied 2,178 yards on the ground with 24 touchdowns earning first-team Class 8A all-state honors as a junior… did not have a fumble in 295 carries as a junior while garnering Florida Times-Union Offensive Player of the Year ac-colades… three-star prospect, the 43rd-best running back in the nation and ranked 82nd on the Florida top 100 according to Rivals… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 61st-best running back by Scout… a three-star prospect, the 64th-best player in the state, and the 14th-best all-purpose back in the country by 247Sports… a three-star prospect, the 33rd-best running back and an All-Southeast Region pick by PrepStar… selected South Carolina over Wake Forest but drew scholarship offers from multiple programs including Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, West Vir-ginia, and others… born October 19, 1994.

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gerald turnerDEFENSIVE END6-2 256GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (GOOSE CREEK)Defensive end who finished his senior season with 93 tackles and eight sacks for Goose Creek (S.C.) High School… coached by Chuck Reedy… team went undefeated during his senior season… participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas following his se-nior season… recorded six tackles, including 1.5 for loss, an interception and two pass breakups in that contest… also played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl… tallied 42 tackles, 11 tackles for loss with nine sacks, six forced fumbles, five pass breakups and five blocked punts during his junior season, help-ing his team to the 4A Division II state title, all-state honors and Defensive Player of the Year accolades… also returned an interception 80 yards for a score and recovered a blocked punt for a TD… notched 40 tackles and six sacks as a sophomore… regarded as a three-star prospect, the eighth-best player in the state and the 23rd-best inside linebacker in the country according to Rivals… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 56th-best middle linebacker by Scout… a three-star pros-pect, the 10th-best player in the state, and the 34th-best inside linebacker in the country by 247Sports… was the nation’s 16th-best inside linebacker by MaxPreps… a four-star prospect, the ninth-best inside linebacker in the country and the 156th-best player overall by Prep-Star… also had offers from Clemson and North Caro-lina... prepped with current Gamecock Brandon Shell… born December 28, 1994.

J.P. vonashekOFFENSIVE LINEMAN6-6 283SAINT MARYS, GA. (CAMDEN COUNTY)Offensive lineman who played at Camden County (King-sland, Ga.)… coached by Jeff Herron… the Wildcats went 11-2 in his senior season… previously attended Glynn Academy… played in the Rising Seniors Georgia Junior Bowl following his junior campaign… three-star prospect who was regarded as the 62nd-best player in the state and the 54th-best offensive tackle in the coun-try by Rivals… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 60th-best offensive tackle by Scout… a three-star prospect, the 56th-best player in the state, and the 44th-best offensive tackle in the country by 247Sports… a three-star prospect, the 51th-best offensive tackle and an All-Southeast Region pick by PrepStar… also had offers from Florida State, Georgia, Miami, North Caro-lina, Ohio State and Tennessee among others… James P. Vonashek was born October 10, 1994.

jonathan waltonLINEBACKER6-0 234DAPHNE, ALA. (BAYSIDE ACADEMY)Played linebacker at Bayside Academy in Daphne, Ala… helped the Admirals to a 7-5 record as a senior… logged 122 tackles and three blocked punts during his final season… coached by Phil Lazenby… regarded as a three-star prospect, the No. 20 player in the state of Alabama and the 21st-best inside linebacker in the nation by Rivals… a three-star recruit and the No. 46 middle linebacker in the country according to Scout… considered a three-star prospect, the 21st-best player in the state and the 39th-best inside linebacker in the country by 247Sports… named All-Southeast Region by PrepStar… originally committed to Penn State… also officially visited Auburn, Tennessee and Minne-sota… born September 20, 1994.

devin washingtonDEFENSIVE END6-3 225ORLANDO, FLA. (JONES)Played defensive end for Jones High School in Orlan-do… coached by Jerry Howard… helped the Fightin’ Tigers to a 7-5 record as a senior… member of the Orlando Sentinel’s 2013 Super 60… played at East River before transferring to Jones before his junior sea-son… logged 55 tackles with 11 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks as a junior and 43 tackles with 9.5 sacks as a sophomore… rated a three-star prospect, the state’s 58th-best player and the nation’s No. 20 weakside de-fensive end by Rivals… a three-star prospect and the nation’s 57th-best defensive end by Scout… a four-star prospect, the 48th-best player in the state, and the 14th-best weakside defensive end in the country according to 247Sports… considered the 25th-best defensive end in the nation by MaxPreps… a three-star prospect, the 16th-best defensive end in the country and an All-Southeast Region pick according to PrepStar… also had offers from Boston College, Cincinnati and Clem-son among others… born March 24, 1995.

david williamsRUNNING BACK6-1 200PHILADELPHIA, PA. (IMHOTEP CHARTER)Rushed for 1,904 yards on 195 carries (9.8 per rush) with 23 touchdowns as a senior at Imhotep Charter in Philadelphia… led the Panthers to a 14-1 record… coached by Albie Crosby… played in the Semper Fidel-is All-American Bowl in Carson, Calif… following his senior season… earned first-team All-City honors as a junior when he fell just short of 2,000 yards rushing… a four-star recruit, the eighth-best player in the state and the 21st-best running back in the country according to Rivals… a four-star prospect and the nation’s 23rd-best running back by Scout… a four-star prospect, the seventh-best player in the state, the eighth-best running back in the country and the 146th-best player overall according to 247Sports… rated a four-star prospect and No. 131 on the ESPN150… considered the na-tion’s 11th-best running back by MaxPreps… turned down offers from Ohio State, Arizona State, Tennessee, Miami, Arizona, Auburn and Boston College among others… born June 17, 1994.

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2012 Standings/All-SECEASTERN DIVISIONSchool SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25Georgia 7-1 .875 268 145 12-2 .857 529 275 7-0 3-1 2-1 5-1 2-2Florida 7-1 .875 207 95 11-2 .846 344 188 7-0 4-0 0-2 5-1 4-2South Carolina 6-2 .750 229 169 11-2 .846 410 237 7-0 3-2 1-0 5-1 3-2Vanderbilt 5-3 .625 177 168 9-4 .692 390 243 4-2 4-2 1-0 3-3 0-3Missouri 2-6 .250 175 264 5-7 .417 309 341 3-4 2-3 0-0 2-4 0-5Tennessee 1-7 .125 246 320 5-7 .417 434 428 4-3 0-4 1-0 1-5 0-5Kentucky 0-8 .000 89 291 2-10 .167 215 372 2-5 0-5 0-0 0-6 0-5

WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25Alabama 7-1 .875 303 90 13-1 .929 542 153 6-1 4-0 3-0 5-1 6-1LSU 6-2 .750 180 150 10-3 .769 387 228 7-1 3-1 0-1 5-1 3-3Texas A&M 6-2 .750 313 168 1-2 .846 578 283 4-2 6-0 1-0 5-1 4-2Mississippi State 4-4 .500 202 223 8-5 .615 383 303 6-1 2-3 0-1 2-4 0-4Ole Miss 3-5 .375 224 239 7-6 .538 409 359 4-3 2-3 1-0 3-3 1-4Arkansas 2-6 .250 157 257 4-8 .333 282 365 3-5 1-3 0-0 1-5 0-3Auburn 0-8 .000 81 272 3-9 .250 224 340 3-4 0-4 0-1 0-6 0-5

FIRST TEAMOffense

WR Cobi Hamilton, ArkansasWR Jordan Matthews, VanderbiltTE Jordan Reed, FloridaOL Chance Warmack, AlabamaOL Luke Joeckel, Texas A&MOL Jake Matthews, Texas A&MOL Gabe Jackson, Mississippi StateC Barrett Jones, AlabamaQB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&MRB Todd Gurley, GeorgiaRB Mike Gillislee, FloridaPK Caleb Sturgis, FloridaAP Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee

SECOND TEAMOffense

WR Justin Hunter, TennesseeWR Chad Bumphis, Mississippi StateTE Mychal Rivera, Tennessee,OL D.J. Fluker, AlabamaOL Larry Warford, KentuckyOL Antonio Richardson, TennesseeOL Dallas Thomas, TennesseeC Travis Swanson, ArkansasQB A.J. McCarron, AlabamaRB Eddie Lacy, AlabamaRB Zac Stacy, VanderbiltPK Carey Spear, VanderbiltAP LaDarius Perkins, Miss. StateAP Ace Sanders, South Carolina

HONORABLE MENTIONOL La’el Collins, LSUOL Josh Dworaczyk, LSUOL Wesley Johnson, VanderbiltRB Marcus Lattimore, South CarolinaQB Aaron Murray, Georgia

Offensive Player of the YearQB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M

Coach of the Year Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M

FIRST TEAMDefense

DT Sharrif Floyd, FloridaDT Sheldon Richardson, MissouriDE Jadeveon Clowney, South CarolinaDE Damontre Moore, Texas A&MLB Jarvis Jones, GeorgiaLB C.J. Mosley, AlabamaLB Kevin Minter, LSUCB Johnthan Banks, Mississippi StateCB Dee Milliner, AlabamaS Matt Elam, FloridaS Eric Reid, LSUP Kyle Christy, Florida

SECOND TEAMDefense

DT Jesse Williams, AlabamaDT John Jenkins, GeorgiaDT Bennie Logan, LSUDE Sam Montgomery, LSULB Alec Ogletree, GeorgiaLB Cameron Lawrence, Miss. StateLB Barkevious Mingo, LSULB Denzel Nkemdiche, MississippiCB Andrew Hal, VanderbiltCB Marcus Robertson, FloridaS D.J. Swearinger, South CarolinaS Craig Loston, LSUS Bacarri Rambo, GeorgiaP Dylan Breeding, Arkansas

HONORABLE MENTIONDE Chris Smith, ArkansasS Robert Lester, Alabama

Defensive Player of the YearLB Jarvis Jones, Georgia

Freshman of the YearQB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M

FIRST TEAMOffense

WR Cobi Hamilton, ArkansasWR Jordan Matthews, VanderbiltTE Mychal Rivera, TennesseeOL Luke Joeckel, Texas A&MOL Chance Warmack, AlabamaOL D.J. Fluker, AlabamaOL Jake Matthews, Texas A&MC Barrett Jones, AlabamaQB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&MRB Mike Gillislee, FloridaRB Eddie Lacy, AlabamaAP Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee PK Caleb Sturgis, Florida RS Ace Sanders, South Carolina

SECOND TEAMOffense

WR Ryan Swope, Texas A&MWR Justin Hunter, TennesseeTE Jordan Reed, Florida OL Larry Warford, KentuckyOL Gabe Jackson, Mississippi StateOL Chris Burnette, GeorgiaOL Dallas Thomas, TennesseeC T.J. Johnson, South CarolinaQB AJ McCarron, AlabamaRB Todd Gurley, GeorgiaRB Zac Stacy, VanderbiltAP Ace Sanders, South CarolinaPK Drew Alleman, LSURS Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee

Offensive Player of the YearQB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M

Defensive Player of the YearDL Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina

Special Teams Player of the YearPK Caleb Sturgis, FloridaRS Ace Sanders, South Carolina

FIRST TEAMDefense

DL Jadeveon Clowney, S. CarolinaDL Sam Montgomery, LSUDL Damontre Moore, Texas A&MDL Sharrif Floyd, FloridaLB Jarvis Jones, GeorgiaLB C.J. Mosley, AlabamaLB Kevin Minter, LSUDB Dee Milliner, AlabamaDB Matt Elam, FloridaDB Eric Reid, LSUDB Johnthan Banks, Mississippi StateP Kyle Christy, Florida

SECOND TEAMDefense

DL Barkevious Mingo, LSUDL Sheldon Richardson, MissouriDL John Jenkins, GeorgiaDL Corey Lemonier, AuburnLB A.J. Johnson, TennesseeLB Jon Bostic, FloridaLB *Cameron Lawrence, Miss. StateLB *Alec Ogletree, Georgia DB D.J. Swearinger, S. CarolinaDB Bacarri Rambo, GeorgiaDB Robert Lester, AlabamaDB Darius Slay, Mississippi StateP * Dylan Breeding, ArkansasP * Richard Kent, Vanderbilt

Freshman of the YearQB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M

Scholar-Athlete of the YearOL Barrett Jones, Alabama

Jacobs Blocking TrophyOL Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M

Coach of the Year Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M Will Muschamp, Florida

Associated Press 2012 All-SEC Coaches 2012 All-SEC


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 Statistics/Starters

South Carolina OffensePOS. VANDY ECU UAB MIZZOU KENTUCKY GEORGIA LSU FLORIDA TENN ARKANSAS WOFFORD CLEMSON MICHIGANWR Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders SandersWR Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington EllingtonWR Moore Moore Anderson (TE) Moore Moore Byrd Byrd Moore Anderson (TE) Jones Moore Jones JonesTE Miles (RB) Gilchrist (FB) Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunnningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham CunninghamLT Shell Matulis Matulis Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Matulis Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson RobinsonLG Cann Cann Cann Cann Cann Cann Cann K. Harris Cann Cann Cann Cann CannC Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson JohnsonRG Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick PatrickRT Matulis Gibson Gibson Matulis Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell ShellQB C. Shaw Thompson C. Shaw C. Shaw C. Shaw C. Shaw C. Shaw C. Shaw C. Shaw C. Shaw C. Shaw Thompson C. ShawTB Lattimore Lattimore Lattimore Lattimore Lattimore Lattimore Lattimore Miles Lattimore Miles Miles Miles Miles

South Carolina DefensePOS. VANDY ECU UAB MIZZOU KENTUCKY GEORGIA LSU FLORIDA TENN ARKANSAS WOFFORD CLEMSON MICHIGANDE Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor TaylorDT Jerideau Jerideau Jerideau Jerideau Jerideau Jerideau Jerideau Jerideau Jerideau Jerideau Jerideau Jerideau JerideauDT Quarles Quarles Quarles Quarles Quarles Quarles Quarles Dixon Jr. Dixon Jr. Quarles Quarles Quarles QuarlesDE Clowney Clowney Clowney Clowney Clowney Clowney Clowney Clowney Clowney Clowney Sutton Clowney ClowneyLB Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson WilsonLB Bowens Bowens Bowens Bowens Bowens Bowens Bowens Bowens Bowens Bowens Bowens Bowens BowensSPR Holloman Holloman Holloman Holloman Holloman Holloman Holloman Holloman Holloman D. Jeffery Holloman Holloman HollomanCB Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton Surratt (DT) Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton HamptonSS Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Jeffery (LB) Williams Holloman Williams Williams WilliamsFS Swearinger Swearinger Swearinger Gurley Swearinger Swearinger Swearinger Swearinger Swearinger Williams Swearinger Swearinger SwearingerCB Legree Legree Legree Legree Legree Legree Legree Gurley (S) Legree Swearinger Auguste Auguste Auguste

*Note: Carolina opened in a goal-line defense against Florida.

1st Rushing Passing Total Offense Punts Fumbles Penalties KO Ret. Punt Ret. Int. Ret. 3rd Time of

Team Score Downs No-Yds-TD C-A-I-Yds-TD Play-Yds-TD No-Avg No-Lost No-Yds No-Yds No-Yds No-Yds Dns Poss

SC 17 17 47-205-2 7-15-1-67-0 62-272-2 6-39.0 2-1 6-30 0-0 3-15 1-37 3-12 31:36

Vanderbilt 13 11 36-62-0 13-23-1-214-1 59-276-1 4-43.5 3-0 5-35 3-84 1-15 1-17 3-15 28:24

East Carolina 10 18 24-70-0 30-47-4-333-1 71-403-1 5-46.4 2-1 1-5 6-98 1-0 0-0 4-13 31:18

SC 48 25 34-131-1 23-40-0-397-5 74-528-6 5-36.8 1-1 2-20 0-0 2-40 4-37 8-15 28:42

UAB 6 20 42-27-0 20-37-0-240-0 79-267-0 7-41.1 1-1 6-63 1-53 1-2 1-0 5-19 36:13

SC 49 20 31-179-3 15-27-1-322-3 58-501-6 4-37.5 1-1 6-69 0-0 2-47 0-0 6-12 23:47

Missouri 10 12 32-109-0 18-26-0-146-1 58-255-1 7-46.7 5-1 2-20 2-40 0-0 0-0 2-12 27:27

SC 31 19 39-144-2 21-23-0-252-2 62-396-4 3-41.3 2-2 4-24 2-58 6-106 0-0 6-12 32:33

SC 38 20 48-200-3 15-19-0-148-2 67-348-5 3-24.7 1-1 4-31 1-25 3-(-3) 2-28 7-14 31:17

Kentucky 17 16 39-120-2 13-24-2-123-0 63-243-2 6-33.5 2-0 4-38 4-83 0-3 0-0 6-14 28:43

Georgia 7 15 36-115-1 11-31-1-109-0 67-224-1 7-41.3 0-0 6-51 2-71 0-0 0-0 7-16 26:47

SC 35 20 51-230-2 6-10-0-162-2 61-392-4 4-37.5 1-0 5-41 1-22 2-70 1-0 5-12 33:13

SC 21 14 25-34-1 19-35-2-177-2 60-211-3 7-37.0 1-0 4-25 3-47 1-50 1-70 3-13 23:03

LSU 23 22 53-258-2 12-25-1-148-0 78-406-2 4-33.5 1-0 5-29 2-59 3-6 2-39 11-19 36:57

SC 11 17 26-36-0 17-40-1-155-0 66-191-0 7-39.6 4-3 3-26 5-79 3-(-13 0-0) 3-14 24:32

Florida 44 14 48-89-2 12-17-0-94-4 65-183-6 7-54.3 0-0 7-74 2-74 1-19 1-3 7-16 35:28

Tennessee 35 23 27-91-0 28-44-1-381-5 71-472-5 5-40.0 1-1 5-34 4-63 2-(-5) 1-1 6-14 24:38

SC 38 25 46-147-2 23-33-1-363-3 79-510-5 5-43.2 0-0 4-30 3-66 1-20 1-0 6-15 35:22

Arkansas 20 22 27-83-0 26-41-2-277-2 68-360-2 4-41.5 3-1 7-58 3-65 0-0 1-0 4-12 28:15

SC 38 20 41-104-2 15-25-1-279-2 66-383-4 3-46.0 0-0 5-61 1-26 3-(-1) 2-69 7-13 31:45

Wofford 7 16 60-259-1 1-3-0-71-0 63-330-1 3-41.0 5-3 3-15 2-37 0-0 1-0 3-11 30:49

SC 24 18 41-171-1 16-21-1-122-1 62-293-2 3-39.3 2-1 3-15 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-13 29:11

SC 27 26 45-134-0 23-41-1-310-3 86-444-3 5-37.6 2-0 12-110 4-95 1-30 2-8 11-21 39:58

Clemson 17 18 35-145-1 11-24-2-183-1 59-328-2 5-41.6 0-0 7-59 0-0 0-0 1-0 5-12 20:02

SC 33 17 17-85-0 25-36-0-341-4 53-426-4 3-41.0 1-1 5-44 6-145 3-66 1-(-3) 3-10 22:01

Michigan 28 24 45-141-0 18-37-1-214-3 82-355-3 3-48.0 3-1 4-55 3-63 1-12 0-0 8-19 37:59

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2012 Statistics SC OPPSCORING 410 237 Points Per Game 31.5 18.2FIRST DOWNS 258 231 Rushing 103 109 Passing 135 105 Penalty 20 17RUSHING YARDAGE 1800 1569 Yards gained rushing 2180 2000 Yards lost rushing 380 431 Rushing Attempts 491 504 Average Per Rush 3.7 3.1 Average Per Game 138.5 120.7 TDs Rushing 19 9PASSING YARDAGE 3095 2533 Comp-Att-Int 225-365-9 213-379-15 Average Per Pass 8.5 6.7 Average Per Catch 13.8 11.9 Average Per Game 238.1 194.8 TDs Passing 29 18TOTAL OFFENSE 4895 4102 Total Plays 856 883 Average Per Play 5.7 4.6 Average Per Game 376.5 315.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 26-563 34-790PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 30-427 11-52INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-246 9-60KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.7 23.2PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 14.2 4.7INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.4 6.7FUMBLES-LOST 18-11 26-9PENALTIES-Yards 63-526 62-536 Average Per Game 40.5 41.2PUNTS-Yards 58-2242 67-2866 Average Per Punt 38.7 42.8 Net punt average 36.0 34.6KICKOFFS-Yards 75-4684 55-3502 Average Per Kick 62.5 63.7 Net kick average 39.9 40.3TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:46 30:143RD-DOWN Conversions 75/176 71/192 3rd-Down Pct 43% 37%4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/17 11/25 4th-Down Pct 59% 44%SACKS BY-Yards 43-275 38-260MISC YARDS -6 5TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 54 27FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-17 17-2ON-SIDE KICKS 0-2 0-2RED-ZONE SCORES (39-48) 81% (33-44) 75%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (31-48) 65% (20-44) 45%PAT-ATTEMPTS (51-51) 100% (24-25) 96%ATTENDANCE 560008 356333 Games/Avg Per Game 7/80001 5/71267 Neutral Site Games 1/54527

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalSouth Carolina 87 114 99 110 - 410Opponents 40 78 51 68 - 237

RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Marcus Lattimore 9 143 673 11 662 4.6 11 43 73.6Connor Shaw 11 131 608 173 435 3.3 3 64 39.5Kenny Miles 13 104 395 36 359 3.5 2 17 27.6Mike Davis 12 52 289 14 275 5.3 2 50 22.9Bruce Ellington 13 5 28 0 28 5.6 0 16 2.2Dylan Thompson 11 34 131 108 23 0.7 1 20 2.1Joshua Blue 3 4 19 0 19 4.8 0 9 6.3Andrew Clifford 2 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 5.5Seth Strickland 13 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 0.7Blair Lowery 2 2 6 2 4 2.0 0 6 2.0Jacob Baker 1 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 2.0Ace Sanders 13 3 4 3 1 0.3 0 3 0.1Damiere Byrd 13 4 5 7 -2 -0.5 0 3 -0.2TEAM 4 5 0 26 -26 -5.2 0 0 -6.5Total.......... 13 491 2180 380 1800 3.7 19 64 138.5Opponents...... 13 504 2000 431 1569 3.1 9 50 120.7

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GConnor Shaw 11 158.07 154-228-7 67.5 1956 17 62 177.8Dylan Thompson 11 142.73 66-127-2 52.0 1027 10 94 93.4Seth Strickland 13 256.07 4-6-0 66.7 96 1 51 7.4Ace Sanders 13 282.20 1-2-0 50.0 16 1 16 1.2TEAM 4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Andrew Clifford 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 13 154.16 225-365-9 61.6 3095 29 94 238.1Opponents...... 13 120.10 213-379-15 56.2 2533 18 78 194.8

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GAce Sanders 13 45 531 11.8 9 36 40.8Bruce Ellington 13 40 600 15.0 7 43 46.2Marcus Lattimore 9 26 173 6.7 0 24 19.2Justice Cunningham 13 23 324 14.1 0 45 24.9Kenny Miles 13 20 190 9.5 0 24 14.6Damiere Byrd 13 14 366 26.1 3 94 28.2Rory Anderson 13 14 271 19.4 5 51 20.8Nick Jones 12 12 197 16.4 0 70 16.4D.L. Moore 12 8 139 17.4 2 62 11.6Shaq Roland 11 5 80 16.0 1 30 7.3Jerell Adams 9 4 90 22.5 1 33 10.0Mike Davis 12 4 35 8.8 0 15 2.9K.J. Brent 13 3 28 9.3 0 14 2.2DeAngelo Smith 6 2 46 23.0 1 30 7.7Qua Gilchrist 12 2 19 9.5 0 10 1.6Shon Carson 1 2 1 0.5 0 3 1.0Blair Lowery 2 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5Total.......... 13 225 3095 13.8 29 94 238.1Opponents...... 13 213 2533 11.9 18 78 194.8

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongBruce Ellington 18 406 22.6 0 50Akeem Auguste 2 56 28.0 0 32Damiere Byrd 2 22 11.0 0 16Jared Shaw 1 16 16.0 0 16Ace Sanders 1 16 16.0 0 16Sidney Rhodes 1 22 22.0 0 22Victor Hampton 1 25 25.0 0 25Total.......... 26 563 21.7 0 50Opponents...... 34 790 23.2 0 53

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongAce Sanders 28 429 15.3 2 70Victor Hampton 2 -2 -1.0 0 12Total.......... 30 427 14.2 2 70Opponents...... 11 52 4.7 0 19

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongJimmy Legree 3 101 33.7 1 70De Vonte Holloman 3 25 8.3 0 25D.J. Swearinger 2 72 36.0 1 69Brison Williams 2 8 4.0 0 8Shaq Wilson 2 37 18.5 0 37Akeem Auguste 1 0 0.0 0 0Victor Hampton 1 0 0.0 0 0Gerald Dixon Jr 1 3 3.0 0 3Total.......... 15 246 16.4 2 70Opponents...... 9 60 6.7 0 29


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 StatisticsFUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongJadeveon Clowney 1 2 2.0 0 2Akeem Auguste 1 31 31.0 1 31D.J. Swearinger 1 65 65.0 1 65Total.......... 3 98 32.7 2 65Opponents...... 4 37 9.2 0 16

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdTyler Hull 54 2130 39.4 55 5 22 12 1Patrick Fish 3 105 35.0 47 0 2 1 0TEAM 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 0Total.......... 58 2242 38.7 55 5 24 13 1Opponents...... 67 2866 42.8 66 6 13 13 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnAdam Yates 62 3875 62.5 33 6 Landon Ard 13 809 62.2 3 0 Total.......... 75 4684 62.5 36 6 790 39.9 25Opponents...... 55 3502 63.7 29 0 563 40.3 24

|----------- PATs -----------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PtsAdam Yates 0 11-17 49-49 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 82Ace Sanders 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66Marcus Lattimore 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66Bruce Ellington 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Rory Anderson 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Damiere Byrd 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Connor Shaw 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 18Kenny Miles 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12D.J. Swearinger 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12D.L. Moore 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Mike Davis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Jerell Adams 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Shaq Roland 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6DeAngelo Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Dylan Thompson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 6Akeem Auguste 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Jimmy Legree 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Victor Hampton 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 2Landon Ard 0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2Seth Strickland 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0Total.......... 54 11-17 51-51 0-0 0 0-3 1 0 410Opponents...... 27 17-20 24-25 0-1 0 0-1 0 0 237

FIELD GOALS M-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg BlkAdam Yates 11-17 64.7 0-0 3-3 5-8 2-4 1-2 51 3

FG SEQUENCE SC OPPONENTSVanderbilt (20) (25),(44),51East Carolina - 46,(23)UAB 36 (33),(46)Missouri (38) (22)Kentucky (31) (22)Georgia 33 -LSU - (23),32,(20),(22)Florida (35),45,(51),(30) (42)Tennessee (36) -Arkansas (41),52 (20),(21)Wofford (23) -Clemson (29),(43) (37)Michigan 33,42 (39),(40),(52)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GConnor Shaw 11 359 435 1956 2391 217.4Dylan Thompson 11 161 23 1027 1050 95.5Marcus Lattimore 9 143 662 0 662 73.6Kenny Miles 13 104 359 0 359 27.6Mike Davis 12 52 275 0 275 22.9Seth Strickland 13 7 9 96 105 8.1Bruce Ellington 13 5 28 0 28 2.2Joshua Blue 3 4 19 0 19 6.3Ace Sanders 13 5 1 16 17 1.3Andrew Clifford 2 2 11 0 11 5.5Blair Lowery 2 2 4 0 4 2.0Jacob Baker 1 2 2 0 2 2.0Damiere Byrd 13 4 -2 0 -2 -0.2TEAM 4 6 -26 0 -26 -6.5Total.......... 13 856 1800 3095 4895 376.5Opponents...... 13 883 1569 2533 4102 315.5

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GBruce Ellington 13 28 600 0 406 0 1034 79.5Ace Sanders 13 1 531 429 16 0 977 75.2Marcus Lattimore 9 662 173 0 0 0 835 92.8Kenny Miles 13 359 190 0 0 0 549 42.2Connor Shaw 11 435 0 0 0 0 435 39.5Damiere Byrd 13 -2 366 0 22 0 386 29.7Justice Cunningham 13 0 324 0 0 0 324 24.9Mike Davis 12 275 35 0 0 0 310 25.8Rory Anderson 13 0 271 0 0 0 271 20.8Nick Jones 12 0 197 0 0 0 197 16.4D.L. Moore 12 0 139 0 0 0 139 11.6Jimmy Legree 13 0 0 0 0 101 101 7.8Jerell Adams 9 0 90 0 0 0 90 10.0Shaq Roland 11 0 80 0 0 0 80 7.3D.J. Swearinger 12 0 0 0 0 72 72 6.0Akeem Auguste 8 0 0 0 56 0 56 7.0DeAngelo Smith 6 0 46 0 0 0 46 7.7Shaq Wilson 13 0 0 0 0 37 37 2.8K.J. Brent 13 0 28 0 0 0 28 2.2DeVonte Holloman 13 0 0 0 0 25 25 1.9Victor Hampton 13 0 0 -2 25 0 23 1.8Dylan Thompson 11 23 0 0 0 0 23 2.1Sidney Rhodes 12 0 0 0 22 0 22 1.8Joshua Blue 3 19 0 0 0 0 19 6.3Qua Gilchrist 12 0 19 0 0 0 19 1.6Jared Shaw 10 0 0 0 16 0 16 1.6Andrew Clifford 2 11 0 0 0 0 11 5.5Blair Lowery 2 4 5 0 0 0 9 4.5Seth Strickland 13 9 0 0 0 0 9 0.7Brison Williams 13 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.6Gerald Dixon Jr 12 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2Jacob Baker 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.0Shon Carson 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0TEAM 4 -26 0 0 0 0 -26 -6.5Total.......... 13 1800 3095 427 563 246 6131 471.6Opponents...... 13 1569 2533 52 790 60 5004 384.9



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2012 Statistics |-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |--Fumbles--| Blkd

No. DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf

54 Shaq Wilson 13 45 41 86 4.5-28 2.0-22 2-37 1 3 1-0 2 . .

36 D.J. Swearinger 12 62 17 79 3.0-3 . 2-72 7 1 2-65 2 . .

47 Reginald Bowens 13 36 23 59 1.5-14 1.0-13 . 1 1 2-0 3 . .

21 DeVonte Holloman 13 37 20 57 8.0-22 2.0-11 3-25 4 . . 2 . .

7 Jadeveon Clowney 12 40 14 54 23.5-113 13.0-73 . 2 5 1-2 3 . .

12 Brison Williams 13 43 9 52 1.5-3 1.0-2 2-8 4 . 1-0 1 . .

24 Quin Smith 12 28 19 47 4.0-16 2.0-14 . . . . . . .

98 Devin Taylor 13 27 18 45 8.5-29 3.0-21 . 6 3 1-0 . . .

15 Jimmy Legree 13 35 9 44 1.0-2 . 3-101 6 . . . . .

27 Victor Hampton 13 23 17 40 3.0-11 1.0-7 1-0 6 . . . . .

70 Byron Jerideau 13 25 15 40 5.5-18 2.5-11 . . 1 . . 1 .

99 Kelcy Quarles 11 23 15 38 8.0-29 3.5-20 . . 1 . . . .

90 Chaz Sutton 13 21 4 25 7.0-54 5.0-46 . 1 1 . 2 . .

33 Damario Jeffery 13 18 6 24 3.5-9 . . 1 1 . . . .

57 Aldrick Fordham 13 14 8 22 6.5-32 5.5-29 . . 2 . 2 . .

3 Akeem Auguste 8 12 6 18 . . 1-0 2 . 1-31 . . .

97 J.T. Surratt 10 9 5 14 2.5-4 0.5-2 . . 2 . . . .

20 T.J. Gurley 8 8 5 13 . . . . . . . . .

92 Gerald Dixon Jr 12 4 5 9 . . 1-3 1 . . . . .

4 Ahmad Christian 12 7 1 8 . . . 2 . . . . .

3 Damiere Byrd 13 7 . 7 . . . . . . . . .

25 Kadetrix Marcus 12 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .

31 Kenny Miles 13 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .

42 Jordan Diggs 2 4 1 5 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .

30 Sidney Rhodes 12 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .

9 Sharrod Golightly 8 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .

22 Kaiwan Lewis 11 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .

34 Mason Harris 6 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .

52 Phillip Dukes 5 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .

8 Darius English 2 2 1 3 0.5-2 . . . . . . . .

44 Gerald Dixon 4 2 . 2 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . . . .

82 D.L. Moore 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .

23 Bruce Ellington 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

91 Walker Inabinet 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

18 Cedrick Cooper 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

53 Corey Robinson 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

1 Ace Sanders 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

87 Justice Cunningham 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

6 DeAngelo Smith 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

50 A.J. Cann 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

41 Connor McLaurin 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total.......... 13 566 264 830 94-395 43-275 15-246 44 21 9-98 17 1 .

Opponents...... 13 553 278 831 87-368 38-260 9-60 36 17 11-37 14 4 .


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 StatisticsTOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT VANDY ECU UAB MIZZ KENT UGA LSU FLA TENN ARK WOFF CLEM MICH

Shaq Wilson 45-41 86 2-6 2-0 5-3 3-4 - 2-3 5-9 4-2 3-1 3-5 6-4 3-2 7-2

D.J. Swearinger 62-17 79 3-1 3-0 3-0 DNP 1-1 2-2 5-5 4-0 8-2 10-3 11-1 5-0 7-2

Reginald Bowens 36-23 59 4-2 2-0 3-0 5-1 2-0 2-2 1-7 6-5 1-0 1-2 2-4 3-0 4-0

DeVonte Holloman 37-20 57 1-1 1-0 2-1 3-4 6-0 2-1 4-4 5-3 2-0 3-3 2-2 4-0 2-1

Jadeveon Clowney 40-14 54 2-2 2-0 4-3 2-2 3-1 4-0 4-2 4-1 3-1 3-0 DNP 6-1 3-1

Brison Williams 43-9 52 3-1 3-0 5-0 1-0 4-4 7-0 1-2 2-1 4-0 4-1 2-0 3-0 4-0

Quin Smith 28-19 47 - 5-0 3-2 6-4 2-4 2-2 1-2 DNP 3-1 1-1 2-2 3-1 -

Devin Taylor 27-18 45 2-1 2-1 3-0 0-1 2-1 2-1 0-5 3-1 2-1 - 5-3 3-1 3-2

Jimmy Legree 35-9 44 6-1 3-2 3-0 2-3 3-1 1-1 3-0 2-0 5-1 4-0 2-0 - 1-0

Byron Jerideau 25-15 40 0-1 3-0 4-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 1-5 3-1 2-0 0-1 5-5 2-1 1-0

Victor Hampton 23-17 40 0-2 2-1 1-0 0-2 3-1 1-0 3-7 3-1 2-1 1-1 - 2-0 5-1

Kelcy Quarles 23-15 38 4-4 2-0 2-0 4-0 1-2 1-3 1-6 DNP DNP 1-0 5-0 - 2-0

Chaz Sutton 21-4 25 1-0 3-0 1-1 3-0 2-0 1-0 0-2 2-1 - 2-0 3-0 1-0 2-0

Damario Jeffery 18-6 24 1-1 3-0 2-2 1-1 0-1 - - 1-1 5-0 2-0 - 1-0 2-0

Aldrick Fordham 14-8 22 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 3-1 - - - 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-1 1-0

Akeem Auguste 12-6 18 DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-2 1-1 4-1 - DNP 2-1 - 1-0 2-1

J.T. Surratt 9-5 14 DNP DNP DNP - 2-0 3-0 0-2 2-1 1-0 - 0-1 0-1 1-0

T.J. Gurley 8-5 13 0-1 4-1 - 2-0 1-3 1-0 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Gerald Dixon Jr 4-5 9 0-1 1-0 - 1-0 0-1 - 0-1 1-0 1-2 - - DNP -

Ahmad Christian 7-1 8 - 3-0 3-0 1-0 0-1 - - - - - - DNP -

Damiere Byrd 7-0 7 1-0 - 2-0 1-0 - 1-0 2-0 - - - - - -

Kadetrix Marcus 4-1 5 - - - - 1-1 - DNP - 1-0 1-0 1-0 - -

Kenny Miles 4-1 5 0-1 2-0 - - 1-0 - - - 1-0 - - - -

Jordan Diggs 4-1 5 DNP 2-0 2-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Sidney Rhodes 3-2 5 DNP - - - 0-1 - - - 2-0 - 1-0 - 0-1

Phillip Dukes 3-0 3 - 2-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - DNP DNP DNP

Sharrod Golightly 3-0 3 DNP DNP DNP - - 2-0 - 1-0 - DNP DNP - -

Mason Harris 3-0 3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1-0 2-0 - - -

Darius English 2-1 3 DNP - 2-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Kaiwan Lewis 2-1 3 DNP - 1-0 - DNP - - - - - - - 1-1

D.L. Moore 2-0 2 - - - - - - - - 1-0 1-0 - - DNP

Gerald Dixon 2-0 2 DNP 2-0 - DNP - DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Bruce Ellington 2-0 2 1-0 - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - -

Connor McLaurin 1-0 1 - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -

Justice Cunningham 1-0 1 - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - -

Cedrick Cooper 1-0 1 DNP 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - DNP

Ace Sanders 1-0 1 - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - -

DeAngelo Smith 1-0 1 DNP - - - - - DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Walker Inabinet 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -

Corey Robinson 1-0 1 DNP - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - -

A.J. Cann 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 - -



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2012 StatisticsIndividual Rushing (Att-Yds/TD)

PLAYER TOT VANDY ECU UAB MIZZ KENT UGA LSU FLA TENN ARK WOFF CLEM MICHMarcus Lattimore 143-662/11 23-110/2 13-40/1 12-85/1 21-85/2 23-120/2 24-109/1 13-35/1 3-13/0 11-65/1 DNP DNP DNP DNPConnor Shaw 131-435/3 14-92/0 DNP 5-(-6)/0 12-41/0 19-76/0 14-78/1 12-(-1)/0 9-(-2)/0 18-33/1 8-10/1 10-18/0 DNP 10-96/0Kenny Miles 104-359/2 1-3/0 5-30/0 5-1/0 4-9/0 2-18/1 10-39/0 - 5-15/0 10-34/0 14-37/0 27-127/1 16-45/0 5-1/0Mike Davis 52-275/2 1-4/0 2-10/0 4-84/1 1-6/0 2-9/0 3-4/0 DNP 6-20/0 5-20/0 13-53/1 3-22/0 12-43/0 -Bruce Ellington 5-28/0 - 1-16/0 - - - - - 1-3/0 - - 1-4/0 2-5/0 -Dylan Thompson 34-23/1 5-(-4)/0 9-17/0 2-(-3)/1 - - - DNP 2-(-13)/0 DNP - - 14-38/0 2-(-12)/0Joshua Blue 4-19/0 DNP 1-9/0 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-9/0 DNP DNP DNPAndrew Clifford 1-11/0 DNP DNP 1-11/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNPSeth Strickland 1-9/0 - 1-9/0 - - - - - - - - - - -Blair Lowery 2-4/0 DNP DNP 1-6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1--2/0 DNP DNP DNPJacob Baker 2-2/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-2/0 DNP DNP DNPAce Sanders 3-1/0 - - - - 1-1/0 - - - 1-(-3)/0 - - 1-3/0 -Damiere Byrd 4-(-2)/0 - 2-0/0 - 1-3/0 - - - - - 1--5/0 - - -TEAM 5-(-26)/0 3-0/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-(-24)/0 DNP - DNP 1-(-2)/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP

Individual Passing(Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD) CLIFFORD SANDERS C. SHAW STRICKLAND THOMPSONVanderbilt DNP - 7-11-1-67-0 0-1-0-0-0 0-3-0-0-0East Carolina DNP 1-1-0-16-1 DNP 1-2-0-51-1 21-37-0-330-3UAB 0-1-0-0-0 - 8-14-1-107-1 2-2-0-38-0 5-10-0-177-2Missouri DNP - 20-21-0-249-2 - 1-2-0-3-0Kentucky DNP - 15-18-0-148-2 - 0-1-0-0-0Georgia DNP - 6-10-0-162-2 - -LSU DNP - 19-34-2-177-2 - DNPFlorida DNP - 9-20-0-72-0 - 8-20-1-83-0Tennessee DNP - 22-32-1-356-3 1-1-0-7-0 DNPArkansas DNP - 14-22-1-272-2 - 1-3-0-7-0Wofford - 0-1-0-0-0 16-20-1-122-1 - -Clemson DNP - DNP - 23-41-1-310-3Michigan DNP - 18-26-0-224-2 - 7-10-0-117-2

Individual Receiving(Rec-Yds/TD)PLAYER TOT VANDY ECU UAB MIZZ KENT UGA LSU FLA TENN ARK WOFF CLEM MICHBruce Ellington 40-600/7 - 4-63/0 5-98/0 1-17/0 2-29/0 1-20/1 4-38/1 - 6-101/1 5-104/1 3-22/0 7-72/2 2-36/1Ace Sanders 45-531/9 2-13/0 1-4/0 4-55/1 1-23/1 4-15/1 - 5-49/1 2-32/0 5-79/1 1-15/0 5-35/1 6-119/1 9-92/2Damiere Byrd 14-366/3 1-13/0 2-81/0 1-94/1 3-26/0 2-32/1 1-42/0 2-15/0 - - - - - 2-63/1J. Cunningham 23-324/0 1-20/0 - - 4-41/0 2-10/0 - 3-36/0 2-13/0 6-108/0 2-33/0 - 2-26/0 1-37/0Rory Anderson 14-271/5 - 4-90/2 1-3/0 1-13/1 1-37/0 1-14/1 - 1-20/0 3-58/1 1-29/0 - - 1-7/0Nick Jones 12-197/0 - 2-19/0 - 1-36/0 - - DNP 1-5/0 - - 1-14/0 4-45/0 3-78/0Kenny Miles 20-190/0 - 1-18/0 - 2-26/0 - - - 2-5/0 1-9/0 3-44/0 4-27/0 3-39/0 4-22/0Marcus Lattimore 26-173/0 3-21/0 2-8/0 1-4/0 7-60/0 3-16/0 2-24/0 4-23/0 2-9/0 2-8/0 DNP DNP DNP DNPD.L. Moore 8-139/2 - 2-45/2 - - - 1-62/0 - 3-23/0 - - 2-9/0 - DNPJerell Adams 4-90/1 - - 1-33/0 DNP DNP - 1-16/0 1-12/0 DNP 1-29/1 - DNP -Shaq Roland 5-80/1 DNP 2-25/0 1-30/1 - - - DNP - - 2-25/0 - - -DeAngelo Smith 2-46/1 DNP 1-30/1 - - - - DNP 1-16/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPMike Davis 4-35/0 - - - - - - DNP 1-6/0 - - 1-15/0 1-9/0 1-5/0K.J. Brent 3-28/0 - 2-14/0 - - - - - 1-14/0 - - - - -Qua Gilchrist 2-19/0 - - - 1-10/0 1-9/0 - - - - - - - DNPBlair Lowery 1-5/0 DNP DNP 1-5/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNPShon Carson 2-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-1/0

Game-by-Game LeadersOpponent Rushing Passing Receiving (No.) Receiving (Yds.) TacklesVanderbilt Lattimore 23-110/2 C. Shaw 7-11-1-67-0 Lattimore 3-21/0 Lattimore 3-21/0 Quarles 4-4-8; Wilson 2-6-8East Carolina Lattimore 13-40/1 Thompson 21-37-0-330-3 Anderson 4-90/2; Ellington 4-63-0 Anderson 4-90/2 Smith 5-0-5; Gurley 4-1-5; Legree 3-2-5UAB Lattimore 12-85/1 Thompson 5-10-0-177-2 Ellington 5-98/0 Ellington 5-98/0 Wilson 5-3-8Missouri Lattimore 21-85/2 C. Shaw 20-21-0-249-2 Lattimore 7-60/0 Lattimore 7-60/0 Smith 6-4-10Kentucky Lattimore 23-120/2 C. Shaw 15-18-0-148-2 Sanders 4-15/1 Anderson 1-37/0 Williams 4-4-8Georgia Lattimore 24-109/1 C. Shaw 6-10-0-162-2 Lattimore 2-24/0 Moore 1-62/0 Williams 7-0-7LSU Lattimore 13-35/1 C. Shaw 19-34-2-177-2 Sanders 5-49/1 Sanders 5-49/1 Wilson 5-9-14Florida Davis 6-20/0 Thompson 8-20-1-83-0 Moore 3-23/0 Sanders 2-32/0 Bowens 6-5-11Tennessee Lattimore 11-65/1 C. Shaw 22-32-1-356-3 Cunningham 6-108/0/Ellington 6-101/1 Cunningham 6-108/0 Swearinger 8-2-10Arkansas Davis 13-53/1 C. Shaw 14-22-1-272-2 Ellington 5-104/1 Ellington 5-104/1 Swearinger 10-3-13Wofford Miles 27-127/1 C. Shaw 16-20-1-122-1 Sanders 5-35/1 Sanders 5-35/1 Swearinger 11-1-12Clemson Miles 16-45/0 Thompson 23-41-1-310-3 Ellington 7-72/2 Sanders 6-119/1 Clowney 6-1-7Michigan C. Shaw 10-96/0 C. Shaw 18-26-0-224-2 Sanders 9-92/2 Sanders 9-92/2 Swearinger 7-2-9; Wilson 7-2-9


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 SuperlativesSouth Carolina Team Game Highs

Rushes 51 vs Georgia (Oct 06, 2012)Yards Rushing 230 vs Georgia (Oct 06, 2012)Yards Per Rush 5.8 vs UAB (Sep 15, 2012)TD Rushes 3 vs UAB (Sep 15, 2012) at Kentucky (Sep 29, 2012)Pass attempts 41 at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)Pass completions 25 vs Michigan (Jan 01, 2013)Yards Passing 397 vs East Carolina (Sep 08, 2012)Yards Per Pass 16.2 vs Georgia (Oct 06, 2012)TD Passes 5 vs East Carolina (Sep 08, 2012)Total Plays 86 at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)Total Offense 528 vs East Carolina (Sep 08, 2012)Yards Per Play 8.6 vs UAB (Sep 15, 2012)Points 49 vs UAB (Sep 15, 2012)Sacks By 8 at Kentucky (Sep 29, 2012)First Downs 26 at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)Penalties 12 at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)Penalty Yards 110 at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)Turnovers 4 at Florida (Oct 20, 2012)Interceptions By 4 vs East Carolina (Sep 08, 2012)Punts 7 at LSU (Oct 13, 2012) at Florida (Oct 20, 2012)Punting Avg 46.0 vs Arkansas (Nov 10, 2012)Long Punt 55 vs Missouri (Sep 22, 2012)Punts inside 20 2 vs East Carolina (Sep 08, 2012) vs Georgia (Oct 06, 2012) vs Wofford (Nov 17, 2012)Long Punt Return 70 vs Georgia (Oct 06, 2012)

South Carolina Individual Game HighsRushes 27 Kenny Miles vs Wofford (Nov 17, 2012)Yards Rushing 127 Kenny Miles vs Wofford (Nov 17, 2012)TD Rushes 2 Marcus Lattimore (3 times)Long Rush 64 Connor Shaw vs Michigan (Jan 01, 2013)Pass attempts 41 Dylan Thompson at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)Pass completions 23 Dylan Thompson at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)Yards Passing 356 Connor Shaw vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)TD Passes 3 Dylan Thompson vs East Carolina (Sep 08, 2012) Connor Shaw vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012) Dylan Thompson at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)Long Pass 94 Dylan Thompson vs UAB (Sep 15, 2012)Receptions 9 Ace Sanders vs Michigan (Jan 01, 2013)Yards Receiving 119 Ace Sanders at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)TD Receptions 2 D.L. Moore vs East Carolina (Sep 08, 2012) Rory Anderson vs East Carolina (Sep 08, 2012) Bruce Ellington at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012) Ace Sanders vs Michigan (Jan 01, 2013)Long Reception 94 Damiere Byrd vs UAB (Sep 15, 2012)Field Goals 3 Adam Yates at Florida (Oct 20, 2012)Long Field Goal 51 Adam Yates at Florida (Oct 20, 2012)Punts 7 Tyler Hull at LSU (Oct 13, 2012)Punting Avg 46.0 Tyler Hull vs Arkansas (Nov 10, 2012)Long Punt 55 Tyler Hull vs Missouri (Sep 22, 2012)Punts inside 20 2 Tyler Hull (3 times)Long Punt Return 70 Ace Sanders vs Georgia (Oct 06, 2012)Long Kickoff Return 50 Bruce Ellington vs Missouri (Sep 22, 2012)Tackles 14 Shaq Wilson at LSU (Oct 13, 2012)Sacks 4.5 Jadeveon Clowney at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)Tackles For Loss 4.5 Jadeveon Clowney at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)Interceptions 1 15 times

Opponent Team Game HighsRushes 60 vs Wofford (Nov 17, 2012)Yards Rushing 259 vs Wofford (Nov 17, 2012)Yards Per Rush 4.9 at LSU (Oct 13, 2012)TD Rushes 2 at Kentucky (Sep 29, 2012) at LSU (Oct 13, 2012) at Florida (Oct 20, 2012)Pass attempts 47 vs East Carolina (Sep 08, 2012)Pass completions 30 vs East Carolina (Sep 08, 2012)Yards Passing 381 vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)Yards Per Pass 23.7 vs Wofford (Nov 17, 2012)TD Passes 5 vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)Total Plays 82 vs Michigan (Jan 01, 2013)Total Offense 472 vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)Yards Per Play 6.6 vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)Points 44 at Florida (Oct 20, 2012)Sacks By 4 4 timesFirst Downs 24 vs Michigan (Jan 01, 2013)Penalties 7 at Florida (Oct 20, 2012) vs Arkansas (Nov 10, 2012) at Clemson (Nov 24, 2012)Penalty Yards 74 at Florida (Oct 20, 2012)Turnovers 5 vs East Carolina (Sep 08, 2012)Interceptions By 2 at LSU (Oct 13, 2012)Punts 7 4 timesPunting Avg 54.3 at Florida (Oct 20, 2012)Long Punt 66 vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)Punts inside 20 2 4 timesLong Punt Return 19 at Florida (Oct 20, 2012)

Opponent Individual Game HighsRushes 28 Eric Breitenstein, vs Wofford (Nov 17, 2012)Yards Rushing 125 Eric Breitenstein, vs Wofford (Nov 17, 2012)TD Rushes 2 Jeremy Hill, at LSU (Oct 13, 2012)Long Rush 50 Jeremy Hill, at LSU (Oct 13, 2012)Pass attempts 43 Tyler Bray, vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)Pass completions 27 Tyler Bray, vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)Yards Passing 368 Tyler Bray, vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)TD Passes 4 Jeff Driskel, at Florida (Oct 20, 2012) Tyler Bray, vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)Long Pass 78 Jordan Rodgers, at Vanderbilt (Aug 30, 2012)Receptions 9 Jeremy Gallon, vs Michigan (Jan 01, 2013)Yards Receiving 147 Jordan Matthews, at Vanderbilt (Aug 30, 2012)TD Receptions 3 Zach Rogers, vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)Long Reception 78 Jordan Matthews, at Vanderbilt (Aug 30, 2012)Field Goals 3 Drew Alleman, at LSU (Oct 13, 2012)Long Field Goal 52 Matt Wile, vs. Michigan (Jan 01, 2013)Punts 7 4 players tiedPunting Avg 54.3 Kyle Christy, at Florida (Oct 20, 2012)Long Punt 66 Michael Palardy, vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)Punts inside 20 2 4 players tiedLong Punt Return 19 Andre Debose, at Florida (Oct 20, 2012)Long Kickoff Return 53 Jacki Williams, vs UAB (Sep 15, 2012)Tackles 15 Herman Lathers, vs Tennessee (Oct 27, 2012)Sacks 2.0 Chris Rabb, vs UAB (Sep 15, 2012) Sam Montgomery, at LSU (Oct 13, 2012)Tackles For Loss 3.5 Alvin Scioneaux, vs Wofford (Nov 17, 2012)Interceptions 1 9 players tied



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2012 Scoring DrivesVanderbilt Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultLattimore 29-yard run 1 2 49 0:21 TDYates 20-yard field goal 2 14 66 6:38 FGLattimore 1-yard run 4 9 66 4:39 TD

East Carolina Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultLattimore 6-yard run 1 5 75 1:13 TDAnderson 7-yard pass from Thompson 1 5 71 1:54 TDSmith 30-yard pass from Thompson 2 10 70 4:13 TDMoore 29-yard pass from Thompson 3 3 29 0:32 TDMoore 16-yard pass from Sanders 4 7 75 2:50 TDAnderson 51-yard pass from Strickland 4 6 79 2:15 TD

UAB Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultSanders 16-yard pass from C. Shaw 2 9 64 3:34 TDLattimore 2-yard run 2 5 37 0:36 TDThompson 6-yard run 3 8 75 2:03 TDByrd 94-yard pass from Thompson 3 3 95 1:24 TDRoland 30-yard pass from Thompson 4 1 30 0:08 TDDavis 3-yard run 4 3 56 0:58 TD

Missouri Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultLattimore 2-yard run 2 2 4 0:38 TDLattimore 2-yard run 2 2 37 0:32 TDSanders 23-yard pass from C. Shaw 2 4 50 0:56 TDAnderson 13-yard pass from C. Shaw 3 10 47 5:03 TDYates 38-yard field goal 4 12 48 6:49 FG

Kentucky Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultSanders 3-yard pass from C. Shaw 2 6 64 2:36 TDByrd 30-yard pass from C. Shaw 3 6 73 2:36 TDMiles 17-yard run 3 8 57 3:30 TDLattimore 3-yard run 4 14 81 7:12 TDLattimore 4-yard run 4 2 12 0:47 TDYates 31-yard field goal 4 4 9 1:24 FG

Georgia Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultEllington 20-yard pass from C. Shaw 1 5 76 2:32 TDAnderson 14-yard pass from C. Shaw 1 11 69 4:46 TDLattimore 1-yard run 3 4 63 2:02 TDC. Shaw 7-yard run 4 14 89 9:28 TD

LSU Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultSanders 2-yard pass from C. Shaw 2 2 1 0:10 TDLattimore 2-yard run 3 5 54 1:41 TDEllington 1-yard pass from C. Shaw 4 11 77 3:13 TD

Florida Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultYates 35-yard field goal 1 15 61 6:58 FGYates 51-yard field goal 2 6 31 0:47 FGYates 30-yard field goal 4 10 68 2:32 FG

Tennessee Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultEllington 33-yard pass from C. Shaw 1 9 81 4:19 TDAnderson 26-yard pass from C. Shaw 2 8 53 3:33 TDLattimore 28-yard run 2 4 64 1:32 TDC. Shaw 1-yard run 2 10 67 3:10 TDSanders 24-yard pass from C. Shaw 3 11 80 5:42 TDYates 36-yard field goal 4 11 62 4:55 FG

Arkansas Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultAdams 29-yard pass from C. Shaw 1 10 77 3:49 TDC. Shaw 10-yard run 2 6 70 2:44 TDEllington 42-yard pass from C. Shaw 2 6 75 1:58 TDYates 41-yard field goal 3 9 52 3:40 FGDavis 2-yard run 3 8 74 3:29 TD

Wofford Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultMiles 2-yard run 2 13 51 5:21 TDYates 23-yard field goal 4 15 68 6:36 FGSanders 8-yard pass from C. Shaw 4 5 34 1:35 TD

Clemson Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultEllington 13-yard pass from Thompson 1 7 63 3:34 TDYates 27-yard field goal 2 12 79 6:14 FGSanders 34-yard pass from Thompson 3 10 85 3:08 TDYates 43-yard field goal 3 8 42 3:08 FGEllington 6-yard pass from Thompson 4 13 65 7:39 TD

Michigan Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultByrd 56-yard pass from C. Shaw 1 3 67 1:34 TDSanders 4-yard pass from Thompson 2 4 75 1:47 TD Sanders 31-yard pass from C. Shaw 4 1 31 0:09 TDEllington 32-yard pass from Thompson 4 11 70 3:18 TD

OpponentsVanderbilt Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultMatthews 78-yard pass from Rodgers 2 2 76 1:01 TDSpear 25-yard field goal 2 5 38 2:06 FGSpear 44-yard field goal 3 10 27 3:43 FG

East Carolina Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultHarvey 23-yard field goal 3 14 73 6:57 FGHardy 34-yard pass from Carden 4 10 82 4:50 TD

UAB Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultLong 33-yard field goal 1 5 19 2:19 FGLong 46-yard field goal 2 8 29 3:50 FG

Missouri Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultBaggett 22-yard field goal 2 12 76 4:42 FGLucas 1-yard pass from Berkstresser 4 11 75 4:28 TD

Kentucky Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultMcIntosh 22-yard field goal 1 16 94 6:24 FGWhitlow 8-yard run 2 8 67 3:48 TDSanders 10-yard run 2 5 37 1:41 TD

Georgia Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultMalcome 3-yard run 4 12 75 4:22 TD

LSU Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultAlleman 23-yard field goal 1 16 69 7:47 FGHill 7-yard run 3 9 69 3:36 TDAlleman 20-yard field goal 4 16 75 7:57 FGAlleman 22-yard field goal 4 5 17 2:36 FGHill 50-yard run 4 1 50 0:12 TD

Florida Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultReed 3-yard pass from Driskel 1 3 2 0:47 TDDunbar 13-yard pass from Driskel 2 6 29 3:23 TDReed 1-yard pass from Driskel 2 2 1 0:48 TDHines 6-yard run 3 10 59 6:00 TDSturgis 42-yard field goal 3 6 36 2:46 FGHammond 6-yard pass from Driskel 3 7 44 3:10 TDJones 1-yard run 4 3 11 1:23 TD

Tennessee Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultRogers 8-yard pass from Bray 1 10 75 2:55 TDRogers 37-yard pass from Bray 2 8 64 3:01 TDDallas 61-yard pass from Bray 3 6 80 2:00 TDRivera 13-yard pass from Howard 4 10 69 3:34 TDRogers 22-yard pass from Bray 4 4 67 1:25 TD

Arkansas Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultHatcher 6-yard pass from T. Wilson 2 6 50 1:49 TDHocker 20-yard field goal 2 7 72 2:00 FGHocker 21-yard field goal 3 12 72 4:53 FGD. Wilson 9-yard pass from T. Wilson 4 8 58 2:22 TD

Wofford Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultBreitenstein 2-yard run 2 12 85 3:26 TD

Clemson Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultBoyd 3-yard run 1 16 85 6:14 TDHopkins 33-yard pass from Boyd 1 2 75 0:24 TDCantanzaro 37-yard field goal 3 6 56 1:49 FG

Michigan Quarter Plays Yards TOP ResultGibbons 39-yard field goal 1 8 51 3:14 FGDileo 5-yard pass from Gardner 2 11 75 5:48 TDGibbons 40-yard field goal 2 8 8 4:34 FGWile 52-yard field goal 3 11 45 4:29 FGGallon 10-yard pass from Gardner 3 9 65 4:28 TDGallon 17-yard pass from Gardner 4 10 64 4:37 TD


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 Explosive PlaysRunning Plays - 15 Yards or LongerYds Rusher Opponent Qtr Play Result Drive Result20 C. Shaw Vanderbilt 1 1st Down TD29 Lattimore Vanderbilt 1 1st Down/TD TD23 Lattimore Vanderbilt 4 1st Down Punt16 Ellington East Carolina 1 1st Down TD17 Thompson East Carolina 4 Fumble Fumble43 Lattimore UAB 3 1st Down Punt20 Davis UAB 4 1st Down TD50 Davis UAB 4 1st Down Missed FG21 Lattimore Missouri 1 1st Down Punt17 Miles Kentucky 3 1st Down/TD TD23 Lattimore Kentucky 4 1st Down TD15 C. Shaw Georgia 1 1st Down Punt19 Lattimore Georgia 3 1st Down Blocked FG17 C. Shaw LSU 3 1st Down TD28 Lattimore Tennessee 2 1st Down/TD TD15 Miles Tennessee 4 1st Down Interception20 Davis Arkansas 4 1st Down Interception16 Miles Wofford 1 1st Down Interception17 Miles Wofford 1 1st Down TD16 Miles Wofford 2 1st Down Fumble19 Thompson Clemson 2 1st Down FG26 Davis Clemson 4 1st Down TD20 Thompson Clemson 4 1st Down TD64 C. Shaw Michigan 3 1st Down Missed FG

Kick Returns - 30 Yards or LongerYds Returner Opponent Qtr Drive Result50 Ellington Missouri 2 TD37 Ellington Clemson 1 Punt33 Ellington Michigan 1 TD32 Auguste Michigan 1 Punt

Punt Returns - 20 Yards or LongerYds Returner Opponent Qtr Drive Result28 Sanders East Carolina 3 Punt35 Sanders UAB 4 TD49 Sanders Missouri 2 TD27 Sanders Missouri 2 Punt70 Sanders Georgia 1 TD50 Sanders LSU 3 TD20 Sanders Tennessee 2 TD30 Sanders Clemson 1 Punt63 Sanders Michigan 1 TD

INT/Fumble Returns - 20 Yards or LongerYds Returner Opponent Qtr Play Drive Result37 Wilson Vanderbilt 1 Interception TD34 Legree East Carolina 3 Interception TD65 Swearinger UAB 1 Fumble TD25 Holloman Kentucky 4 Interception TD70 Legree LSU 1 Interception TD69 Sweariner Arkansas 3 Interception TD31 Auguste Wofford 4 Fumble TD

Special Teams/Defensive ScoresYds Returner Opponent Qtr Play34 Legree East Carolina 3 Interception Return65 Swearinger UAB 1 Fumble Return70 Sanders Georgia 1 Punt Return31 Auguste Wofford 4 Fumble Return63 Sanders Michigan 1 Punt Return

Passing Plays - 20 Yards or LongerYds Connection Opponent Qtr Play Result Drive Result20 Shaw-Cunningham Vanderbilt 4 1st Down TD53 Thompson-Byrd East Carolina 1 1st Down TD22 Thompson-Ellington East Carolina 1 1st Down TD30 Thompson-Smith East Carolina 2 1st Down/TD TD29 Thompson-Moore East Carolina 3 1st Down/TD TD28 Thompson-Byrd East Carolina 3 1st Down TD51 Thompson-Anderson East Carolina 4 1st Down/TD TD25 C. Shaw-Sanders UAB 2 1st Down TD20 C. Shaw-Ellington UAB 2 1st Down TD43 Thompson-Ellington UAB 3 1st Down TD94 Thompson-Byrd UAB 3 1st Down/TD TD30 Thompson-Roland UAB 4 1st Down/TD TD33 Strickland-Adams UAB 4 1st Down TD36 C. Shaw-Jones Missouri 2 1st Down TD23 C. Shaw-Sanders Missouri 2 1st Down/TD TD24 C. Shaw-Lattimore Missouri 3 1st Down Fumble23 C. Shaw-Miles Missouri 3 1st Down Fumble20 C. Shaw-Ellington Kentucky 1 1st Down Downs37 C. Shaw-Anderson Kentucky 2 1st Down TD30 C. Shaw-Byrd Kentucky 3 1st Down/TD TD42 C. Shaw-Byrd Georgia 1 1st Down TD20 C. Shaw-Ellington Georgia 1 1st Down/TD TD62 C. Shaw-Moore Georgia 3 1st Down TD21 C. Shaw-Sanders LSU 2 1st Down Punt29 C. Shaw-Cunningham LSU 3 1st Down TD23 C. Shaw-Ellington LSU 4 1st Down TD20 C. Shaw-Sanders Florida 2 1st Down FG20 Thompson-Anderson Florida 4 1st Down FG23 C. Shaw-Sanders Tennessee 1 1st Down TD33 C. Shaw-Ellington Tennessee 1 1st Down/TD TD25 C. Shaw-Anderson Tennessee 1 tst Down Punt26 C. Shaw-Anderson Tennessee 2 1st Down/TD TD21 C. Shaw-Cunningham Tennessee 2 1st Down TD24 C. Shaw-Sanders Tennessee 3 1st Down/TD TD45 C. Shaw-Cunningham Tennessee 4 1st Down FG26 C. Shaw-Cunningham Arkansas 1 1st Down TD29 C. Shaw-Adams Arkansas 1 1st Down/TD TD36 C. Shaw-Ellington Arkansas 2 1st Down TD24 C. Shaw-Miles Arkansas 2 1st Down TD42 C. Shaw-Ellington Arkansas 2 1st Down/TD TD29 C. Shaw-Anderson Arkansas 3 1st Down TD36 Thompson-Sanders Clemson 2 1st Down Punt31 Thompson-Jones Clemson 3 1st Down TD34 Thompson-Sanders Clemson 3 1st Down/TD TD24 Thompson-Miles Clemson 3 1st Down FG56 C. Shaw-Byrd Michigan 1 1st Down/TD TD70 Thompson-Jones Michigan 2 1st Down TD37 C. Shaw-Cunningham Michigan 3 1st Down Downs20 C. Shaw-Sanders Michigan 4 1st Down FG Blkd31 C. Shaw-Sanders Michigan 4 1st Down/TD TD32 Thompson-Ellington Michigan 4 1st Down/TD TD



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The Last Time It HappenedThe Last Time South Carolina...SHUT OUT AN OPPONENT:34-0, vs NC State (8/2/08)

WAS SHUT OUT:18-0, vs. Georgia (9/9/06)

SCORED BETWEEN 50-59 POINTS:54, vs. Kentucky (10/8/11)

ALLOWED BETWEEN 50-59 POINTS:56, vs. Auburn (12/4/10)

SCORED BETWEEN 60-69 POINTS:69, vs. Troy (11/20/10)

ALLOWED BETWEEN 60-69 POINTS: 63, vs. Clemson (11/22/03)

SCORED MORE THAN 70 POINTS:77, vs. Kent State (10/7/95)

SCORED ON A SAFETY:at Georgia (9/12/09)

ALLOWED A SAFETY:at Mississippi State (10/15/11)

RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TD:Matthew Thomas, 95 yards vs. Virginia (9/7/02)

ALLOWED KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TD:Dennis Johnson, at Arkansas, 98 yards(11/5/11)

RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TD:Ace Sanders, 63 yards vs. Michigan (1/1/13)

ALLOWED A PUNT RETURN FOR A TD:Lito Sheppard, Florida, 57 yards (11/11/00)

RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TD: D.J. Swearinger, 69 yards vs. Arkansas (11/10/12)

ALLOWED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TD:T’Sharvan Bell, 10 yards vs. Auburn (12/4/10)

RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TD:D.J. Swearinger, 65 yards vs. UAB (9/15/12)

HAD A DEFENSIVE PLAYER SCORE TWO TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAME:Melvin Ingram at Georgia, 68-yard run on a fake punt & 5-yard fumble recovery (9/10/11)

ALLOWED A FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TD:Jason LeDoux, LSU, 15 yards (10/18/03)

RAN A FAKE PUNT FOR A TD:Melvin Ingram, 68 yards at Georgia (9/10/11)

HAD A PLAYER WITH 300-349 YARDS PASSING:310, Dylan Thompson at Clemson (11/24/12)

HAD A PLAYER WITH 350-399 YARDS PASSING:356, Connor Shaw vs. Tennessee (10/27/12)

HAD A PLAYER WITH 400-449 YARDS PASSING:405, Steve Taneyhill vs. Georgia (9/2/95)

HAD A PLAYER WITH 450+ YARDS PASSING:473, Steve Taneyhill vs. Mississippi State (10/14/95)

HAD A PLAYER COMPLETE 30 PASSES:31, Stephen Garcia at Vanderbilt (10/23/10)

HAD A PLAYER ATTEMPT 40-49 PASSES:41, Dylan Thompson at Clemson (11/24/12)

HAD A PLAYER ATTEMPT 50 PASSES:50, Stephen Garcia at Tennessee (10/31/09)

HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 150-199 YDS:176, Marcus Lattimore, at Georgia (9/10/11)

HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 200-249 YDS:246, Marcus Lattimore vs. Navy (9/17/11)

HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 250+ YDS:278, Brandon Bennett vs. East Tennessee State (10/5/91)

HAD TWO PLAYERS RUSH FOR MORE THAN 100 YARDS:Cory Boyd (132) and Mike Davis (102) vs. South Carolina State (9/15/07)

HAD A PLAYER WITH 150-199 YARDS RECEIVING:158, Alshon Jeffery at Vanderbilt (10/23/10)

HAD A PLAYER WITH 200+ YARDS RECEIVING:210, Troy Williamson vs. USF (9/18/04)

HAD TWO PLAYERS WITH 100 YARDS RECEIVING:Justice Cunningham (108) and Bruce Ellington (101), vs Tennessee (10/27/12)

HAD A PLAYER WITH 500+ YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE:512, Steve Taneyhill vs. Mississippi State (10/14/95)

HAD A PLAYER SCORE 4+ TDs:5, Sidney Rice vs. Florida Atlantic (9/23/06)

HAD A PLAYER PASS FOR 4 TDs:4, Connor Shaw vs. Kentucky (10/8/11)

HAD A PLAYER PASS FOR 5 TDs:5, Syvelle Newton vs. FAU (9/23/06)

HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 3 TDs:3, Marcus Lattimore vs. Navy (9/17/11)

HAD A PLAYER CATCH 3 TD PASSES:3, Alshon Jeffery vs. Kentucky (10/10/09)

HAD A PLAYER CATCH 4+ TD PASSES:5, Sidney Rice vs. Fla. Atlantic (9/23/06)

HAD A PLAYER KICK 4 FIELD GOALS:4, Ryan Succop vs. UAB (9/27/08)

HAD A PLAYER KICK 5+ FIELD GOALS:5, Spencer Lanning at Georgia (9/12/09)

HAD A PLAYER WITH 2 INTERCEPTIONS:2, Chris Culliver, at Kentucky (10/11/08)

HAD A PLAYER WITH 3 INTERCEPTIONS:3, Patrick Hinton vs. NC State (10/29/88)

BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT:Stephon Gilmore at Tennessee (10/29/11)

RETURNED A BLOCKED FIELD GOAL FOR A TD:Captain Munnerlyn at Kentucky, 81 yards, (10/11/08)

BLOCKED A PAT:Byron Jerideua at Florida (10/20/12)

RETURNED A BLOCKED EXTRA POINT FOR A 2-POINT CONVERSION: Victor Hampton at Florida (10/20/12)

BLOCKED A PUNT:Devin Taylor at NC State (9/3/09)

BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TD:Derek Watson vs. Florida, 2 yards, (11/11/00)

HAD A PUNT BLOCKED:at Kentucky (9/29/12)

HAD A FIELD GOAL BLOCKED:vs. Michigan (1/1/13)

HAD A PAT BLOCKED:vs. Kentucky (10/8/11)

ALLOWED BLOCKED PAT TO BE RETURNED FOR CONVERSION:Demetrice Webb, Florida (11/12/05)

MISSED A PAT:vs The Citadel (11/19/11)

MADE A 2-PT CONVERSION:Dondrial Pinkins run vs. UAB (9/20/03)

ATTEMPTED A 2-PT CONVERSION:vs. Michigan (1/1/13)

RECOVERED ITS OWN ONSIDE KICK:at Arkansas (11/3/07)

HAD LESS THAN 50 YARDS RUSHING:36, at Florida (10/20/12)

HAD 200+ YARDS RUSHING:200, at Kentucky (9/29/12)

HAD 300+ YARDS RUSHING:356, vs. Vanderbilt (10/20/01)

HAD 500-599+ TOTAL NET YARDS:510, vs. Tennessee (10/27/12)

HAD 600+ TOTAL NET YARDS:639, vs. Kentucky (10/8/11)

HAD A 50+ YARD RUN: 64, Connor Shaw, vs. Michigan (1/1/13)

HAD A 50+ YARD RECEPTION: 56, Connor Shaw to Damiere Byrd; and 70, Dylan Thompson to Nick Jones, vs. Michigan (1/1/13)

Last Time an Opponent Had...TEAM...LESS THAN 50 YARDS RUSHING:27, vs UAB (9/15/12)200+ YARDS RUSHING:246, vs Auburn (10/01/11)LESS THAN 100 YARDS PASSING:83, vs. Clemson (11/26/11)400+ YARDS PASSING: 402, vs Florida (11/11/95)LESS THAN 200 TOTAL NET YARDS:183, at Florida (10/20/12)500+ TOTAL NET YARDS: 589, vs Auburn (12/4/10)600+ TOTAL NET YARDS: 650, at Arkansas (11/3/07)INDIVIDUAL...350+ YARDS PASSING: 368, Tyler Bray, Tennessee (10/27/12)400+ YARDS PASSING: 485, Eric Zeier, Georgia (9/3/94)150+ YARDS RUSHING: 176, Cam Newton, Auburn (9/25/10)200+ YARDS RUSHING: 246, Mark Ingram, at Alabama (10/17/09)250+ YARDS RUSHING:321, Darren McFadden, Arkansas (11/3/07)300+ YARDS RUSHING:321, Darren McFadden, Arkansas (11/3/07)200+ YARDS RECEIVING:217, Darvin Adams, Auburn (12/4/10)50+ YARD RUN:50, Jeremy Hill, LSU (10/13/12)50+ YARD RECEPTION:61, Vincent Dallas from Tyler Bray, vs Tennessee (10/27/12)MADE 4 FIELD GOALS:4, Dustin Hopkins, Florida State (12/31/10)RUSHED FOR 4 TOUCHDOWNS:4, Chad Jasmin, Clemson (11/21/03)PASSED FOR 4 TOUCHDOWNS:4, Tyler Bray, Tennessee (10/27/12)TWO PLAYERS WITH...100+ YARDS RUSHING: at Auburn, Cam Newton (176) &Michael Dyer (100) (9/25/10)100+ YARDS RECEIVING: Central Florida, Mike Walker (105) & Brandon Marshall (102), (9/1/05)


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 SEC StatisticsSCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg1. Texas A&M 13 78 69 0 1 13 0 578 44.52. Alabama 14 71 69 1 0 15 0 542 38.73. Georgia 14 72 63 3 0 8 2 529 37.84. Tennessee 12 56 49 1 0 15 1 434 36.25. South Carolina 13 54 51 0 1 11 0 410 31.56. Ole Miss 13 51 49 0 0 18 0 409 31.57. Vanderbilt 13 47 46 0 0 20 1 390 30.08. LSU 13 46 44 1 0 21 1 387 29.89. Mississippi State 13 49 47 0 0 14 0 383 29.510. Florida 13 39 36 1 0 24 0 344 26.511. Missouri 12 39 33 0 0 14 0 309 25.812. Arkansas 12 35 33 0 0 13 0 282 23.513. Auburn 12 27 27 0 0 11 1 224 18.714. Kentucky 12 27 27 0 0 8 1 215 17.9

RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G1. Texas A&M 13 533 3147 5.9 46 242.12. Alabama 14 570 3185 5.6 37 227.53. Florida 13 539 2440 4.5 22 187.74. Georgia 14 525 2556 4.9 32 182.65. Ole Miss 13 551 2260 4.1 25 173.86. LSU 13 527 2258 4.3 29 173.77. Vanderbilt 13 524 2162 4.1 25 166.38. Tennessee 12 413 1924 4.7 18 160.39. Auburn 12 438 1781 4.1 16 148.410. Mississippi State 13 424 1874 4.4 18 144.211. Kentucky 12 403 1665 4.1 13 138.812. Missouri 12 453 1662 3.7 16 138.513. South Carolina 13 491 1800 3.7 19 138.514. Arkansas 12 367 1424 3.9 12 118.7

PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G1. Texas A&M 13 492 329 10 66.9 4114 8.4 28 316.52. Tennessee 12 477 285 14 59.7 3787 7.9 35 315.63. Arkansas 12 459 272 16 59.3 3618 7.9 23 301.54. Georgia 14 399 254 11 63.7 3991 10.0 37 285.15. Ole Miss 13 411 261 18 63.5 3249 7.9 24 249.96. South Carolina 13 365 225 9 61.6 3095 8.5 29 238.17. Mississippi State 13 424 249 10 58.7 3091 7.3 28 237.88. Alabama 14 328 219 3 66.8 3052 9.3 31 218.09. Missouri 12 414 228 14 55.1 2615 6.3 15 217.910. Vanderbilt 13 350 207 5 59.1 2774 7.9 17 213.411. LSU 13 356 208 7 58.4 2607 7.3 12 200.512. Kentucky 12 387 220 10 56.8 2115 5.5 13 176.213. Auburn 12 257 147 15 57.2 1879 7.3 8 156.614. Florida 13 288 183 5 63.5 1902 6.6 13 146.3

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G1. Texas A&M 13 3147 4114 1025 7261 7.1 74 558.52. Tennessee 12 1924 3787 890 5711 6.4 53 475.93. Georgia 14 2556 3991 924 6547 7.1 69 467.64. Alabama 14 3185 3052 898 6237 6.9 68 445.55. Ole Miss 13 2260 3249 962 5509 5.7 49 423.86. Arkansas 12 1424 3618 826 5042 6.1 35 420.27. Mississippi State 13 1874 3091 848 4965 5.9 46 381.98. Vanderbilt 13 2162 2774 874 4936 5.6 42 379.79. South Carolina 13 1800 3095 856 4895 5.7 48 376.510. LSU 13 2258 2607 883 4865 5.5 41 374.211. Missouri 12 1662 2615 867 4277 4.9 31 356.412. Florida 13 2440 1902 827 4342 5.3 35 334.013. Kentucky 12 1665 2115 790 3780 4.8 26 315.014. Auburn 12 1781 1879 695 3660 5.3 24 305.0

PASS EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic1. Alabama 14 328 219 66.8 3 3052 31 174.32. Georgia 14 399 254 63.7 11 3991 37 172.83. South Carolina 13 365 225 61.6 9 3095 29 154.24. Texas A&M 13 492 329 66.9 10 4114 28 151.85. Tennessee 12 477 285 59.7 14 3787 35 144.86. Ole Miss 13 411 261 63.5 18 3249 24 140.47. Vanderbilt 13 350 207 59.1 5 2774 17 138.98. Mississippi State 13 424 249 58.7 10 3091 28 137.09. Arkansas 12 459 272 59.3 16 3618 23 135.010. Florida 13 288 183 63.5 5 1902 13 130.411. LSU 13 356 208 58.4 7 2607 12 127.112. Auburn 12 257 147 57.2 15 1879 8 117.213. Missouri 12 414 228 55.1 14 2615 15 113.314. Kentucky 12 387 220 56.8 10 2115 13 108.7

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg1. Alabama 14 20 18 0 0 5 0 153 10.92. Florida 13 21 18 0 1 14 0 188 14.53. LSU 13 29 24 0 0 10 0 228 17.54. South Carolina 13 27 24 0 0 17 0 237 18.25. Vanderbilt 13 27 23 2 0 18 0 243 18.76. Georgia 14 34 30 1 0 13 0 275 19.67. Texas A&M 13 36 29 1 0 12 0 283 21.88. Mississippi State 13 37 36 0 0 15 0 303 23.39. Ole Miss 13 44 40 1 0 17 1 359 27.610. Auburn 12 44 44 0 0 10 1 340 28.311. Missouri 12 45 40 1 0 9 1 341 28.412. Arkansas 12 47 44 0 0 13 0 365 30.413. Kentucky 12 48 41 2 0 13 0 372 31.014. Tennessee 12 53 46 2 0 20 0 428 35.7

RUSHING DEFENSE G Att Yards Avg. TD Yds/G1. Alabama 14 440 1069 2.4 10 76.42. Florida 13 413 1229 3.0 12 94.53. LSU 13 440 1321 3.0 14 101.64. South Carolina 13 504 1569 3.1 9 120.75. Arkansas 12 440 1489 3.4 21 124.16. Ole Miss 13 483 1681 3.5 17 129.37. Texas A&M 13 487 1814 3.7 18 139.58. Vanderbilt 13 482 1848 3.8 17 142.29. Missouri 12 451 1791 4.0 26 149.210. Kentucky 12 481 1935 4.0 25 161.211. Mississippi State 13 504 2153 4.3 16 165.612. Georgia 14 616 2550 4.1 17 182.113. Tennessee 12 477 2266 4.8 25 188.814. Auburn 12 484 2371 4.9 23 197.6

PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G1. Alabama 14 397 217 18 54.7 2431 6.1 8 173.62. Georgia 14 351 200 13 57.0 2459 7.0 13 175.63. Vanderbilt 13 432 232 11 53.7 2493 5.8 7 191.84. Florida 13 444 231 20 52.0 2498 5.6 7 192.25. South Carolina 13 379 213 15 56.2 2533 6.7 18 194.86. LSU 13 457 254 18 55.6 2678 5.9 15 206.07. Mississippi State 13 414 265 19 64.0 2883 7.0 17 221.88. Auburn 12 358 235 2 65.6 2675 7.5 20 222.99. Kentucky 12 367 247 5 67.3 2757 7.5 21 229.810. Missouri 12 401 261 7 65.1 2897 7.2 19 241.411. Ole Miss 13 427 268 15 62.8 3205 7.5 22 246.512. Texas A&M 13 485 281 12 57.9 3259 6.7 17 250.713. Tennessee 12 446 272 12 61.0 3390 7.6 26 282.514. Arkansas 12 419 262 6 62.5 3430 8.2 24 285.8

TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G1. Alabama 14 1069 2431 837 3500 4.2 18 250.02. Florida 13 1229 2498 857 3727 4.3 19 286.73. LSU 13 1321 2678 897 3999 4.5 29 307.64. South Carolina 13 1569 2533 883 4102 4.6 27 315.55. Vanderbilt 13 1848 2493 914 4341 4.7 24 333.96. Georgia 14 2550 2459 967 5009 5.2 30 357.87. Ole Miss 13 1681 3205 910 4886 5.4 39 375.88. Mississippi State 13 2153 2883 918 5036 5.5 33 387.49. Texas A&M 13 1814 3259 972 5073 5.2 35 390.210. Missouri 12 1791 2897 852 4688 5.5 45 390.711. Kentucky 12 1935 2757 848 4692 5.5 46 391.012. Arkansas 12 1489 3430 859 4919 5.7 45 409.913. Auburn 12 2371 2675 842 5046 6.0 43 420.514. Tennessee 12 2266 3390 923 5656 6.1 51 471.3

PASS DEF EFF. G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic1. Florida 13 444 231 20 52.0 2498 7 95.52. Vanderbilt 13 432 232 11 53.7 2493 7 102.43. Alabama 14 397 217 18 54.7 2431 8 103.74. LSU 13 457 254 18 55.6 2678 15 107.85. South Carolina 13 379 213 15 56.2 2533 18 120.16. Georgia 14 351 200 13 57.0 2459 13 120.67. Texas A&M 13 485 281 12 57.9 3259 17 121.08. Mississippi State 13 414 265 19 64.0 2883 17 126.99. Ole Miss 13 427 268 15 62.8 3205 22 135.810. Missouri 12 401 261 7 65.1 2897 19 137.911. Tennessee 12 446 272 12 61.0 3390 26 138.712. Auburn 12 358 235 2 65.6 2675 20 145.713. Kentucky 12 367 247 5 67.3 2757 21 146.614. Arkansas 12 419 262 6 62.5 3430 24 147.3



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2012 SEC StatisticsKICKOFFS G No. Yds Avg Retn TB NetAvg1. Auburn 12 48 3123 65.1 233 33 43.02. Florida 13 72 4538 63.0 684 33 42.13. Tennessee 12 78 4810 61.7 949 25 41.54. LSU 13 79 4842 61.3 903 27 41.35. Georgia 14 92 5788 62.9 1091 37 41.06. Arkansas 12 58 3750 64.7 402 39 40.97. Texas A&M 13 103 6497 63.1 708 65 40.48. Alabama 14 99 6285 63.5 1143 46 40.39. Mississippi State 13 73 4395 60.2 1072 16 40.010. Missouri 12 62 3726 60.1 848 16 40.011. South Carolina 13 75 4684 62.5 790 36 39.912. Kentucky 12 40 2456 61.4 510 15 39.313. Vanderbilt 13 78 4660 59.7 1050 22 39.214. Ole Miss 13 80 5007 62.6 1030 35 38.8

PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P PR Avg TBg Net/P1. Arkansas 12 54 2416 44.7 152 2.8 3 40.82. LSU 13 71 3167 44.6 59 0.8 11 40.73. Florida 13 68 3038 44.7 161 2.4 6 40.54. Mississippi State 13 57 2340 41.1 6 0.1 3 39.95. Texas A&M 13 41 1721 42.0 70 1.7 1 39.86. Alabama 14 50 2214 44.3 117 2.3 6 39.57. Kentucky 12 61 2617 42.9 150 2.5 3 39.58. Vanderbilt 13 61 2719 44.6 214 3.5 5 39.49. Auburn 12 70 2783 39.8 4 0.1 4 38.610. Tennessee 12 56 2278 40.7 133 2.4 3 37.211. Georgia 14 68 2784 40.9 156 2.3 6 36.912. Missouri 12 70 2937 42.0 313 4.5 3 36.613. Ole Miss 13 58 2350 40.5 189 3.3 2 36.614. South Carolina 13 58 2242 38.7 52 0.9 5 36.0

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total1. Texas A&M 13 149 180 28 3572. Alabama 14 160 131 12 3033. Georgia 14 124 161 12 2974. Ole Miss 13 138 134 19 2915. Tennessee 12 94 178 17 2896. Mississippi State 13 95 149 18 2627. South Carolina 13 103 135 20 2588. Arkansas 12 88 142 23 2539. Vanderbilt 13 114 109 23 24610. LSU 13 120 106 16 24211. Florida 13 129 81 16 22612. Missouri 12 95 114 8 21713. Kentucky 12 91 102 21 21414. Auburn 12 95 83 8 186

3RD-DN CONV. G Conv Att Pct1. Texas A&M 13 107 195 54.92. Alabama 14 80 167 47.93. Georgia 14 85 179 47.54. Ole Miss 13 89 201 44.35. South Carolina 13 75 176 42.66. LSU 13 78 194 40.27. Kentucky 12 71 178 39.98. Tennessee 12 62 166 37.39. Arkansas 12 58 157 36.910. Florida 13 65 178 36.511. Mississippi State 13 57 164 34.812. Vanderbilt 13 63 188 33.513. Missouri 12 62 186 33.314. Auburn 12 44 143 30.8

4TH-DOWN CONV. G Conv Att Pct1. Ole Miss 13 13 18 72.22. Florida 13 7 11 63.6 Alabama 14 7 11 63.64. Mississippi State 13 13 21 61.95. South Carolina 13 10 17 58.86. Texas A&M 13 7 12 58.37. LSU 13 4 7 57.18. Vanderbilt 13 17 30 56.79. Tennessee 12 9 19 47.410. Georgia 14 4 9 44.411. Missouri 12 10 23 43.512. Auburn 12 3 9 33.3 Arkansas 12 6 18 33.314. Kentucky 12 3 22 13.6

KICKOFF RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg1. Missouri 12 35 864 2 24.72. LSU 13 31 744 0 24.03. Alabama 14 21 503 1 24.04. Florida 13 36 835 1 23.25. Mississippi State 13 44 1016 1 23.16. Auburn 12 36 808 1 22.47. Georgia 14 32 709 1 22.28. Vanderbilt 13 40 874 0 21.99. South Carolina 13 26 563 0 21.710. Kentucky 12 48 1009 0 21.011. Tennessee 12 51 1046 1 20.512. Ole Miss 13 43 861 1 20.013. Texas A&M 13 35 697 0 19.914. Arkansas 12 31 566 0 18.3

PUNT RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg1. Missouri 12 28 421 3 15.02. South Carolina 13 30 427 2 14.23. Florida 13 18 249 1 13.84. Texas A&M 13 34 452 1 13.35. Tennessee 12 22 261 1 11.96. Vanderbilt 13 35 366 3 10.57. Alabama 14 34 337 0 9.98. LSU 13 36 327 2 9.19. Auburn 12 18 161 0 8.910. Georgia 14 27 203 0 7.511. Kentucky 12 22 165 0 7.512. Mississippi State 13 23 171 0 7.413. Arkansas 12 21 124 0 5.914. Ole Miss 13 24 134 0 5.6

OPP. 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total1. Alabama 14 63 115 14 1922. Florida 13 74 120 32 2263. South Carolina 13 109 105 17 2314. Vanderbilt 13 107 113 16 2365. LSU 13 81 126 33 2406. Missouri 12 91 137 17 2457. Ole Miss 13 97 138 16 2518. Arkansas 12 86 155 16 2579. Auburn 12 120 121 22 26310. Georgia 14 143 104 20 26711. Kentucky 12 121 127 20 268 Tennessee 12 101 149 18 26813. Texas A&M 13 105 145 23 27314. Mississippi State 13 134 128 16 278

OPP 3RD-DN CONV. G Conv Att Pct1. Florida 13 58 187 31.02. LSU 13 59 185 31.93. Alabama 14 61 190 32.14. Texas A&M 13 66 204 32.45. Vanderbilt 13 71 207 34.36. Missouri 12 59 168 35.17. Georgia 14 76 208 36.58. South Carolina 13 71 192 37.09. Ole Miss 13 76 199 38.210. Tennessee 12 73 191 38.211. Arkansas 12 68 175 38.912. Auburn 12 69 169 40.813. Mississippi State 13 77 183 42.114. Kentucky 12 91 174 52.3

OPP 4TH-DN CONV G Conv Att Pct1. Kentucky 12 5 15 33.3 Vanderbilt 13 9 27 33.33. Georgia 14 7 20 35.04. Alabama 14 7 18 38.95. Ole Miss 13 8 20 40.06. South Carolina 13 11 25 44.07. Auburn 12 9 20 45.08. Texas A&M 13 13 28 46.49. Florida 13 7 13 53.810. Missouri 12 9 16 56.211. Tennessee 12 15 26 57.712. Arkansas 12 11 19 57.913. LSU 13 10 17 58.814. Mississippi State 13 11 15 73.3


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 SEC StatisticsRED ZONE OFFENSE G RedZone Pct. TDs R/P FG-A Fumb/Int/Dns/Other1. Ole Miss 13 41-45 91.1 30 20/10 11-14 0/1/0/02. Alabama 14 56-62 90.3 46 32/14 10-10 3/2/1/03. Texas A&M 13 59-68 86.8 50 34/16 9-14 2/1/1/04. Tennessee 12 51-59 86.4 36 16/20 15-17 4/1/1/05. Georgia 14 43-50 86.0 38 23/15 5-6 0/2/2/26. LSU 13 45-53 84.9 27 21/6 18-21 2/3/0/07. Florida 13 38-46 82.6 24 15/9 14-18 1/2/0/18. Auburn 12 23-28 82.1 14 13/1 9-10 1/2/1/09. South Carolina 13 39-48 81.2 31 17/14 8-11 2/2/2/010. Missouri 12 30-39 76.9 20 14/6 10-13 2/3/0/111. Mississippi State 13 39-51 76.5 31 12/19 8-12 0/3/4/112. Vanderbilt 13 38-50 76.0 25 18/7 13-15 4/2/3/113. Arkansas 12 34-48 70.8 23 12/11 11-15 3/2/3/214. Kentucky 12 23-34 67.6 18 9/9 5-6 3/0/4/3

PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G1. Alabama 14 54 467 33.42. Ole Miss 13 62 480 36.93. South Carolina 13 63 526 40.54. Kentucky 12 55 496 41.35. Mississippi State 13 61 538 41.46. Missouri 12 67 519 43.27. Arkansas 12 72 528 44.08. Vanderbilt 13 77 584 44.99. Auburn 12 75 601 50.110. Tennessee 12 82 630 52.511. Georgia 14 96 749 53.512. Texas A&M 13 80 735 56.513. LSU 13 94 753 57.914. Florida 13 105 895 68.8

SACKS BY G Sacks Yards1. South Carolina 13 43 2752. Ole Miss 13 38 2683. Alabama 14 35 207 LSU 13 35 2245. Georgia 14 32 2036. Vanderbilt 13 31 196 Texas A&M 13 31 170 Arkansas 12 31 2669. Florida 13 30 19710. Kentucky 12 27 18811. Auburn 12 22 13712. Missouri 12 21 14913. Mississippi State 13 18 14714. Tennessee 12 17 145

FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct1. Vanderbilt 13 20 24 .8332. Florida 13 24 29 .8283. Tennessee 12 15 19 .7894. Auburn 12 11 14 .7865. Alabama 14 15 20 .7506. LSU 13 21 29 .7247. Missouri 12 14 20 .7008. Arkansas 12 13 20 .6509. South Carolina 13 11 17 .64710. Ole Miss 13 18 28 .64311. Mississippi State 13 14 22 .63612. Texas A&M 13 13 22 .59113. Georgia 14 8 14 .57114. Kentucky 12 8 15 .533 –Gained– –Lost–TURNOVER MARGIN G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G1. LSU 13 15 18 33 10 7 17 +16 1.23 Mississippi State 13 14 19 33 7 10 17 +16 1.233. Florida 13 10 20 30 10 5 15 +15 1.154. Alabama 14 11 18 29 12 3 15 +14 1.005. Georgia 14 17 13 30 8 11 19 +11 0.796. South Carolina 13 9 15 24 11 9 20 +4 0.317. Missouri 12 16 7 23 8 14 22 +1 0.088. Vanderbilt 13 7 11 18 13 5 18 +0 0.009. Ole Miss 13 13 15 28 11 18 29 -1 -0.0810. Kentucky 12 7 5 12 6 10 16 -4 -0.3311. Texas A&M 13 4 12 16 11 10 21 -5 -0.3812. Tennessee 12 5 12 17 8 14 22 -5 -0.4213. Auburn 12 11 2 13 10 15 25 -12 -1.0014. Arkansas 12 6 6 12 15 16 31 -19 -1.58

RED ZONE DEFENSE G RedZone Pct. TDs R/P FG-A Fumb/Int/Dns/Other1. Alabama 14 19-29 65.5 16 10/6 3-6 3/2/1/12. Florida 13 28-39 71.8 18 12/6 10-19 0/1/1/03. Arkansas 12 36-49 73.5 30 17/13 6-9 0/3/5/24. Georgia 14 34-46 73.9 23 13/10 11-16 4/2/1/05. South Carolina 13 33-44 75.0 20 8/12 13-14 2/1/5/26. Ole Miss 13 36-46 78.3 23 13/10 13-14 2/3/4/07. Missouri 12 40-51 78.4 38 23/15 2-4 4/1/3/18. Texas A&M 13 34-43 79.1 25 17/8 9-11 0/3/4/09. Mississippi State 13 35-44 79.5 23 13/10 12-14 1/4/1/110. LSU 13 29-36 80.6 22 13/9 7-9 2/1/1/111. Auburn 12 41-49 83.7 32 19/13 9-14 2/0/1/012. Kentucky 12 37-44 84.1 29 20/9 8-9 0/0/4/213. Vanderbilt 13 33-39 84.6 17 12/5 16-16 0/2/3/114. Tennessee 12 43-47 91.5 27 14/13 16-17 0/2/0/1

OPP. PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G1. Texas A&M 13 90 744 57.22. Vanderbilt 13 89 716 55.13. Florida 13 77 632 48.64. Mississippi State 13 70 631 48.55. Missouri 12 74 563 46.96. Arkansas 12 66 551 45.97. Ole Miss 13 69 543 41.88. Tennessee 12 62 497 41.49. South Carolina 13 62 536 41.210. Alabama 14 67 565 40.411. LSU 13 72 524 40.312. Georgia 14 70 557 39.813. Kentucky 12 64 477 39.814. Auburn 12 51 410 34.2

SACKS AGAINST G Sacks Yards1. Tennessee 12 8 582. Arkansas 12 18 1323. Mississippi State 13 19 1304. Texas A&M 13 23 139 Alabama 14 23 1786. Vanderbilt 13 24 1797. Kentucky 12 26 1748. Georgia 14 27 1689. Missouri 12 29 20610. LSU 13 32 24111. Ole Miss 13 34 22212. Auburn 12 37 23813. South Carolina 13 38 26014. Florida 13 39 283

PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct1. South Carolina 13 51 51 1.000 Ole Miss 13 49 49 1.000 LSU 13 44 44 1.000 Arkansas 12 33 33 1.000 Kentucky 12 27 27 1.000 Auburn 12 27 27 1.0007. Alabama 14 69 70 .9868. Mississippi State 13 47 48 .9799. Vanderbilt 13 46 47 .97910. Florida 13 36 37 .97311. Georgia 14 63 67 .94012. Tennessee 12 49 54 .90713. Texas A&M 13 69 77 .89614. Missouri 12 33 37 .892

TIME OF POSS. G Total Time Avg/G1. Florida 13 421:45 32:262. Alabama 14 451:50 32:163. LSU 13 397:26 30:344. Vanderbilt 13 392:24 30:115. Mississippi State 13 390:15 30:016. Missouri 12 358:45 29:537. South Carolina 13 387:00 29:468. Auburn 12 355:20 29:369. Texas A&M 13 365:51 28:0810. Georgia 14 393:42 28:0711. Ole Miss 13 364:50 28:0312. Arkansas 12 330:47 27:3313. Tennessee 12 323:40 26:5814. Kentucky 12 309:31 25:47



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2012 SEC StatisticsRUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G1. Johnny Manziel AM FR 13 201 1410 7.0 21 72 108.52. Todd Gurley UG FR 14 222 1385 6.2 17 55 98.93. Eddie Lacy UA JR 14 204 1322 6.5 17 73 94.44. Mike Gillislee UF SR 13 244 1152 4.7 10 46 88.65. Zac Stacy VU SR 13 207 1141 5.5 10 90 87.86. Kendi Lawrence MO SR 12 200 1025 5.1 12 77 85.47. LaDarius Perkins MS JR 12 205 1024 5.0 8 64 85.38. Tre Mason AU SO 12 171 1002 5.9 8 86 83.59. T.J. Yeldon UA FR 14 175 1108 6.3 12 43 79.110. Rajion Neal UT JR 10 156 708 4.5 5 29 70.8

PASSING AVG Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G1. Tyler Wilson AR SR 11 401 249 13 62.1 3387 21 307.92. Tyler Bray UT JR 12 451 268 12 59.4 3612 34 301.03. Johnny Manziel AM FR 13 434 295 9 68.0 3706 26 285.14. Aaron Murray UG JR 14 386 249 10 64.5 3893 36 278.15. Bo Wallace UM SO 13 368 235 17 63.9 2994 22 230.36. Tyler Russell MS JR 13 394 231 10 58.6 2897 24 222.87. Jordan Rodgers VU SR 12 319 191 5 59.9 2539 15 211.68. AJ McCarron UA JR 14 314 211 3 67.2 2933 30 209.59. Zach Mettenberger LS JR 13 352 207 7 58.8 2609 12 200.710. Connor Shaw SC JR 11 228 154 7 67.5 1956 17 177.8

TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G1. Johnny Manziel AM FR 13 1410 3706 635 5116 393.52. Tyler Wilson AR SR 11 7 3387 442 3394 308.53. Tyler Bray UT JR 12 -34 3612 466 3578 298.24. Aaron Murray UG JR 14 -68 3893 445 3825 273.25. Bo Wallace UM SO 13 390 2994 511 3384 260.36. Tyler Russell MS JR 13 -5 2897 437 2892 222.57. Jordan Rodgers VU SR 12 71 2539 410 2610 217.58. Connor Shaw SC JR 11 435 1956 359 2391 217.49. AJ McCarron UA JR 14 4 2933 363 2937 209.810. James Franklin MO JR 9 122 1562 322 1684 187.1

RECEPTIONS Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Rec/G1. Cobi Hamilton AR SR 12 90 1335 5 80 14.8 7.502. Jordan Matthews VU JR 13 94 1323 8 78 14.1 7.233. Mike Evans AM FR 13 82 1105 5 75 13.5 6.314. Justin Hunter UT JR 12 73 1083 9 46 14.8 6.085. Ryan Swope AM SR 13 72 913 8 80 12.7 5.546. Donte Moncrief UM SO 13 66 979 10 77 14.8 5.087. Chad Bumphis MS SR 13 58 922 12 72 15.9 4.468. Jarvis Landry LS SO 13 56 573 5 33 10.2 4.319. Amari Cooper UA FR 14 59 1000 11 54 16.9 4.2110. Emory Blake AU SR 12 50 789 3 54 15.8 4.17

RECEIVE YARDS Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G1. Cobi Hamilton AR SR 12 90 1335 5 80 14.8 111.22. Jordan Matthews VU JR 13 94 1323 8 78 14.1 101.83. Justin Hunter UT JR 12 73 1083 9 46 14.8 90.24. Mike Evans AM FR 13 82 1105 5 75 13.5 85.05. Donte Moncrief UM SO 13 66 979 10 77 14.8 75.36. Amari Cooper UA FR 14 59 1000 11 54 16.9 71.47. Chad Bumphis MS SR 13 58 922 12 72 15.9 70.98. Ryan Swope AM SR 13 72 913 8 80 12.7 70.29. Tavarres King UG SR 14 42 950 9 75 22.6 67.910. Emory Blake AU SR 12 50 789 3 54 15.8 65.8

ALL PURPOSE Team Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G1. C. Patterson UT JR 12 308 778 101 671 1858 154.82. LaDarius Perkins MS JR 12 1024 160 0 325 1509 125.83. Todd Gurley UG FR 14 1385 117 0 243 1745 124.64. Jordan Matthews VU JR 13 61 1323 53 32 1469 113.05. Cobi Hamilton AR SR 12 0 1335 0 0 1335 111.26. Johnny Manziel AM FR 13 1410 0 0 0 1410 108.57. Eddie Lacy UA JR 14 1322 189 0 0 1511 107.98. Zac Stacy VU SR 13 1141 205 15 0 1361 104.79. Dennis Johnson AR SR 12 757 160 0 309 1226 102.210. Onterio McCalebb AU SR 12 570 132 0 523 1225 102.1

INTERCEPTIONS Team Cl G Int Yds TD Long Int/G1. Byron Moore UT JR 12 5 88 1 35 0.422. Darius Slay MS SR 13 5 101 1 52 0.383. HaHa Clinton-Dix UA SO 14 5 91 0 46 0.364. Johnthan Banks MS SR 13 4 124 0 47 0.31 Matt Elam UF JR 13 4 73 0 42 0.31 Tharold Simon LS JR 13 4 43 0 21 0.317. Damian Swann UG SO 14 4 61 0 27 0.29 Robert Lester UA SR 14 4 51 0 31 0.299. 5 players tied 0.25

PASSING EFFIC. Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic.1. AJ McCarron UA JR 14 314 211 3 67.2 2933 30 175.32. Aaron Murray UG JR 14 386 249 10 64.5 3893 36 174.83. Connor Shaw SC JR 11 228 154 7 67.5 1956 17 158.14. Johnny Manziel AM FR 13 434 295 9 68.0 3706 26 155.35. Tyler Bray UT JR 12 451 268 12 59.4 3612 34 146.36. Tyler Wilson AR SR 11 401 249 13 62.1 3387 21 143.87. Dylan Thompson SC SO 11 127 66 2 52.0 1027 10 142.78. Bo Wallace UM SO 13 368 235 17 63.9 2994 22 142.79. Jonathan Wallace AU FR 9 80 46 4 57.5 720 4 139.610. Jordan Rodgers VU SR 12 319 191 5 59.9 2539 15 139.1

PUNT RETURNS Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Long Avg1. Ace Sanders SC JR 13 28 429 2 70 15.32. Marcus Murphy MO SO 12 27 374 3 72 13.93. Dustin Harris AM SR 13 34 432 1 96 12.74. Jonathan Krause VU JR 13 25 281 2 83 11.25. Christion Jones UA SO 14 21 213 0 31 10.16. Devrin Young UT SO 10 16 155 0 35 9.77. Odell Beckham LS SO 13 35 320 2 89 9.18. Johnthan Banks MS SR 13 14 123 0 22 8.89. Quan Bray AU SO 11 16 136 0 38 8.510. Dem. Robinson UK SO 12 18 117 0 27 6.5

KICK RETURNS Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Long Avg1. C. Patterson UT JR 12 24 671 1 98 28.02. Michael Ford LS JR 13 20 549 0 86 27.53. Jameon Lewis MS SO 13 20 517 1 100 25.94. Jaylen Walton UM FR 13 26 643 1 100 24.75. Marcus Murphy MO SO 12 19 458 1 98 24.16. Onterio McCalebb AU SR 12 23 523 1 100 22.77. Bruce Ellington SC SO 13 18 406 0 50 22.68. Malcolm Mitchell UG SO 13 16 360 0 48 22.59. Trey Williams AM FR 13 25 557 0 76 22.310. Brian Kimbrow VU FR 13 22 486 0 52 22.1

PUNTING Team Cl G Punt Yds Long Avg1. Kyle Christy UF SO 13 66 3023 62 45.82. Dylan Breeding AR SR 12 53 2416 72 45.63. Richard Kent VU SR 13 59 2652 67 44.94. Brad Wing LS SO 11 59 2643 69 44.85. Cody Mandell UA JR 14 50 2214 61 44.36. Michael Palardy UT JR 12 36 1551 66 43.17. Trey Barrow MO SR 12 68 2925 69 43.08. Landon Foster UK FR 12 61 2617 58 42.99. Ryan Epperson AM SR 13 41 1721 61 42.010. Collin Barber UG FR 14 60 2488 60 41.5

SCORING Team Cl G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G1. Johnny Manziel AM FR 13 21 0 0 0 126 9.72. Drew Alleman LS SR 13 0 44 21 0 107 8.23. Caleb Sturgis UF SR 13 0 34 24 0 106 8.2 Taylor Bertolet AM FR 13 0 67 13 0 106 8.25. Eddie Lacy UA JR 14 19 0 0 0 114 8.16. Bryson Rose UM SR 13 0 49 18 0 103 7.97. Todd Gurley UG FR 14 18 0 0 0 108 7.78. Jeremy Shelley UA SR 14 0 69 11 0 102 7.39. Carey Spear VU JR 13 0 27 20 0 87 6.710. Jeremy Hill LS FR 11 12 0 0 0 72 6.5 Christine Michael AM SR 11 12 0 0 0 72 6.5


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 SEC StatisticsSCORING (TDs) Team Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G1. Johnny Manziel AM FR 13 21 21 0 0 0 126 9.72. Eddie Lacy UA JR 14 19 17 2 0 0 114 8.13. Todd Gurley UG FR 14 18 17 0 1 0 108 7.74. C. Michael AM SR 11 12 12 0 0 0 72 6.5 Jeremy Hill LS FR 11 12 12 0 0 0 72 6.56. Kendi Lawrence MO SR 12 12 12 0 0 0 72 6.07. T.J. Yeldon UA FR 14 13 12 1 0 1 80 5.78. Chad Bumphis MS SR 13 12 0 12 0 0 72 5.59. Rajion Neal UT JR 10 9 5 4 0 0 54 5.410. Ace Sanders SC JR 13 11 0 9 2 0 66 5.1 Mike Gillislee UF SR 13 11 10 1 0 0 66 5.1

SCORING (KICK) Team Cl G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G1. Drew Alleman LS SR 13 44-44 21-29 107 8.22. Taylor Bertolet AM FR 13 67-74 13-22 106 8.2 Caleb Sturgis UF SR 13 34-35 24-28 106 8.24. Bryson Rose UM SR 13 49-49 18-28 103 7.95. Jeremy Shelley UA SR 14 69-69 11-11 102 7.36. Carey Spear VU JR 13 27-27 20-24 87 6.77. Devon Bell MS FR 13 43-44 14-21 85 6.58. Adam Yates SC SR 13 49-49 11-17 82 6.39. Andrew Baggett MO FR 12 33-37 14-20 75 6.210. Marshall Morgan UG FR 14 63-67 8-14 87 6.2

FIELD GOALS Team Cl G FG FGA Pct. FG/G1. Caleb Sturgis UF SR 13 24 28 85.7 1.852. Drew Alleman LS SR 13 21 29 72.4 1.623. Carey Spear VU JR 13 20 24 83.3 1.544. Bryson Rose UM SR 13 18 28 64.3 1.385. Andrew Baggett MO FR 12 14 20 70.0 1.176. Devon Bell MS FR 13 14 21 66.7 1.087. Taylor Bertolet AM FR 13 13 22 59.1 1.008. Cody Parkey AU JR 12 11 14 78.6 0.92 Zach Hocker AR JR 12 11 18 61.1 0.9210. Adam Yates SC SR 13 11 17 64.7 0.85

PAT KICKING PCT Team Cl G Made Att Pct.1. Jeremy Shelley UA SR 14 69 69 100.0 Adam Yates SC SR 13 49 49 100.0 Bryson Rose UM SR 13 49 49 100.0 Drew Alleman LS SR 13 44 44 100.0 Zach Hocker AR JR 12 32 32 100.0 Carey Spear VU JR 13 27 27 100.0 Craig McIntosh UK SR 12 27 27 100.0 Cody Parkey AU JR 12 27 27 100.09. Devon Bell MS FR 13 43 44 97.710. Caleb Sturgis UF SR 13 34 35 97.1

FIELD GOAL PCT Team Cl G FG FGA Long Pct.1. Caleb Sturgis UF SR 13 24 28 51 85.72. Drew Alleman LS SR 13 21 29 49 72.43. Bryson Rose UM SR 13 18 28 53 64.3

TACKLES Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack1. A.J. Johnson UT SO 12 LB 63 75 138 11.5 1.02. Avery Williamson UK JR 12 LB 70 65 135 11.2 3.03. Kevin Minter LS JR 13 LB 55 75 130 10.0 4.04. Cameron Lawrence MS SR 13 LB 54 66 120 9.2 4.05. Lamin Barrow LS JR 13 LB 52 52 104 8.0 0.06. B. McKinney MS FR 13 LB 45 57 102 7.8 1.07. Daren Bates AU SR 12 LB 39 55 94 7.8 2.08. Ross Rasner AR SR 12 49 43 92 7.7 2.59. C.J. Mosley UA JR 14 LB 66 41 107 7.6 4.010. Alvin Dupree UK SO 12 LB 54 37 91 7.6 6.511. Kenny Ladler VU JR 12 DB 60 30 90 7.5 1.0 Demetruce McNeal AU JR 12 DB 53 37 90 7.5 1.013. Byron Moore UT JR 12 DB 48 38 86 7.2 0.0 Jermaine Whitehead AU SO 12 DB 40 46 86 7.2 1.015. Jarvis Jones UG JR 12 LB 52 33 85 7.1 14.5

SACKS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G1. Jarvis Jones UG JR 12 LB 14 1 103 14.5 1.212. Jadeveon Clowney SC SO 12 DE 12 2 73 13.0 1.083. Damontre Moore AM JR 13 DL 11 3 70 12.5 0.964. Chris Smith AR JR 12 DE 8 3 65 9.5 0.795. Sam Montgomery LS JR 13 DE 8 0 43 8.0 0.626. Dee Ford AU JR 11 DE 6 0 38 6.0 0.557. Alvin Dupree UK SO 12 LB 6 1 63 6.5 0.548. Trey Flowers AR SO 12 DE 5 2 58 6.0 0.50 Chase Garnham VU JR 13 LB 6 1 51 6.5 0.50 C.J. Johnson UM SO 13 DE 6 1 46 6.5 0.50

TACKLES FOR LOSS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G1. Jarvis Jones UG JR 12 LB 22 5 132 24.5 2.042. Jadeveon Clowney SC SO 12 DE 21 5 113 23.5 1.963. Damontre Moore AM JR 13 DL 18 6 93 21.0 1.624. Kevin Minter LS JR 13 LB 11 8 52 15.0 1.155. Trey Flowers AR SO 12 DE 10 6 76 13.0 1.08 Chris Smith AR JR 12 DE 11 4 70 13.0 1.087. Alvin Dupree UK SO 12 LB 11 3 79 12.5 1.048. Sam Montgomery LS JR 13 DE 10 6 57 13.0 1.00 Sharrif Floyd UF JR 13 DL 11 4 52 13.0 1.00 Denzel Nkemdiche UM FR 13 LB 9 8 40 13.0 1.00

FUMBLES FORCED Team Cl G Num Avg/G1. Jarvis Jones UG JR 12 7 0.582. Donovan Bonner MO JR 11 4 0.363. Andrew Wilson MO JR 12 4 0.334. Denzel Nkemdiche UM FR 13 4 0.315. She Richardson MO JR 11 3 0.276. J. Clowney SC SO 12 3 0.257. Reginald Bowens SC SR 13 3 0.23 Loucheiz Purifoy UF SO 13 3 0.239. Curt Maggitt UT SO 9 2 0.2210. Adrian Hubbard UA SO 14 3 0.21

FUMBLES RCVD Team Cl G Num Avg/G1. Kip Edwards MO SR 12 3 0.252. Zaviar Gooden MO SR 10 2 0.203. Neiron Ball UF SO 11 2 0.18 She Richardson MO JR 11 2 0.185. Daren Bates AU SR 12 2 0.17 Jarvis Jones UG JR 12 2 0.17 Chris Hughes MS JR 12 2 0.17 Ferlando Bohanna MS SO 12 2 0.17 Kenront Walker MO SR 12 2 0.17 D.J. Swearinger SC SR 12 2 0.17

PASSES DEFENDED Team Cl G Brup Int Total Avg/G1. Dee Milliner UA JR 13 20 2 22 1.692. Andre Hal VU JR 13 14 2 16 1.233. Marcus Roberson UF SO 13 12 2 14 1.084. E.J. Gaines MO JR 12 11 1 12 1.00 Tharold Simon LS JR 13 9 4 13 1.006. Dustin Harris AM SR 13 11 1 12 0.927. Trey Wilson VU SR 13 8 3 11 0.85 Johnthan Banks MS SR 13 7 4 11 0.85 Jaylen Watkins UF JR 13 8 3 11 0.85 Darius Slay MS SR 13 6 5 11 0.85



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2012 Game Recaps South Carolina 7 3 0 7 17 Vanderbilt 0 10 3 0 13

Game 1#9/9 South Carolina 17, Vanderbilt 13

August 30, 2012Vanderbilt Stadium

Nashville, Tenn.38,393

NASHVILLE, TENN.—Junior running back Marcus Lattimore rushed for 110 yards and two touch-downs to lead ninth-ranked South Carolina to a 17-13 victory over Vanderbilt on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams at Vanderbilt Stadium.

With the Gamecocks trailing 13-10 early in the fourth quarter, Lattimore scored the game-winning touchdown on a 1-yard run with 11:25 remaining. The Gamecock de-fense then buckled down and allowed just 17 yards the rest of the way to seal the win.

South Carolina (1-0, 1-0 SEC) has now won 13 straight season openers and nine straight games against SEC Eastern Division oppo-nents, while Gamecock head coach Steve Spurrier improves to 22-1 all-time in season openers. The Commodores (0-1, 0-1) have dropped four straight games to South Carolina.

In his first game back after suffering a knee injury at Mississippi State last season, Lattimore averaged 4.8 yards on 23 carries and led the Gamecocks with three receptions for 21 yards.

Despite missing several series with a shoulder injury, junior quarterback Connor Shaw helped guide the Gamecocks back into the game, connecting on 7-of-11 passes for 67 yards and rushing 14 times for 92 yards.

The Gamecock defense came up big early after two turnovers by the offense. With Vanderbilt facing a third and goal at the Carolina 5, linebacker Shaq Wilson stepped in front of a Jordan Rogers pass and returned the interception 37 yards to the Commodore 49.

Wilson’s interception provided a spark for the offense, as Shaw ran for a 20-yard gain on Carolina’s first play after the turnover. Lattimore then took care of the rest as he busted loose for a 29-yard touchdown run, breaking a tackle on his way to the end zone. The touchdown moved Lattimore into sole possession of third place in career rushing touchdown at Carolina with 28. Adam Yates tacked on the extra point to give the Gamecocks a 7-0 lead at the 4:55 mark of the first quarter.

Yates drilled his first career field goal attempt from 20 yards out with 11:44 left in the half to push South Carolina’s lead to 10-0.

Vanderbilt fought back to tie the game before halftime, as Rogers connected with Jordan Mat-thews for a 78-yard scoring strike to make it a 10-7 ballgame with 10:37 remaining.

After holding the Gamecocks to a three-and-out on the ensuing possession, the Commo-dores drove deep into Carolina territory before Carey Spear made a 25-yard field goal to knot the game at 10-10.

Shaw left the game late in the second quarter with a shoulder injury after rushing for a 2-yard gain on first down, as the teams ran out the clock and headed into the locker room tied at 10.

Vanderbilt took its first lead of the contest in the third quarter on a 44-yard field goal by Spear that gave the Commodores a 13-10 advantage with 6:02 on the clock.

But Shaw re-entered the game to help lead the Gamecocks to victory. After the offense stalled in his first series back, he guided Carolina on a nine-play, 66-yard scoring drive in his second series, with Lattimore scoring from 1 yard out to give the Gamecocks the lead for good.

Wilson and sophomore defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles led the Carolina defense with eight tackles apiece, as the Gamecocks surrendered 276 yards. Carolina also had five sacks on the night.

Rogers led the way for Vanderbilt, completing 13-of-23 passes for 214 yards and one touch-down.

Scoring Summary 1st 4:55 SC Lattimore 29-yard run (Yates kick) (2-49-0:21) 7-02nd 11:44 SC Yates 20-yard field goal (14-66-6:38) 10-02nd 10:37 VU Matthews 78-yard pass from Rodgers (Spear kick) (2-76-1:01) 10-72nd 6:51 VU Spear 25-yard field goal (5-38-2:06) 10-103rd 6:02 VU Spear 44-yard field goal (10-27-3:43) 10-134th 11:25 SC Lattimore 1-yard run (Yates kick) (9-66-4:39) 17-13

Team Statistics SC VU First Downs 17 11 Rushing 12 6 Passing 4 5 Penalty 1 0Net Yards Rushing 205 62 Rushing Attempts 47 36Net Yards Passing 67 214 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 7-15-1 13-23-1Total Offense Yards 272 276 Total Offense Plays 62 59Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 3-0Penalties: No.-Yards 6-30 5-35Punts-Yards 6-234 4-174 Avg. Yards Per Punt 39.0 43.5Punt Returns: No.-Yards 3-15 1-15Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 3-84Interceptions: No.-Yards 1-37 1-17Possession Time 31:36 28:24Third Down Conversions 3-12 3-15Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 1-4Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 1-2Sacks By: No.-Yards 5-31 3-24PAT Kicks 2-2 1-1Field Goals 1-1 2-3

Individual Statistics RUSHING: SC: Lattimore 23-110; C. Shaw 14-92; Davis 1-4; Miles 1-3; Team 3-0; Thompson 5-(-4). VU: Stacy 13-48’ Tate 7-17; Kimbrow 2-5; Grady 1-0; Rodgers 13-(-8).

PASSING: SC: Shaw 7-11-1-67; Thompson 0-3-0-0; Strickland 0-1-0-0. VU: Rod-gers 13-23-1-214.

RECEIVING: SC: Lattimore 3-21; Sanders 2-13; Cunningham 1-20; Byrd 1-13. VU: Matthews 8-147; Krause 2-9; Grady 1-32; Tate 1-17; Boyd 1-9.

PUNT RETURNS: SC: A. Sanders 3-15. VU: Stacy 1-15.

KICKOFF RETURNS: SC: None. VU: Hal 2-61; Clarke 1-23.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: SC: Wilson 1-37. VU: Ladler 1-17.


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 Game Recaps East Carolina 0 0 3 7 10 South Carolina 14 7 14 13 48

Game 2#9/9 South Carolina 48, East Carolina 10

September 8, 2012Williams-Brice Stadium

Columbia, S.C.77,006

COLUMBIA, S.C.—In his first career start, sophomore quarterback Dylan Thompson threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns to lead ninth-ranked South Carolina to a 48-10 victory over East Carolina in its home opener at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Thompson, who completed 21-of-37 pass attempts, helped South Caro-lina amass 528 yards of total offense, including 397 through the air.

The Gamecocks (2-0) have won six consecutive contests dating back to last season. The win also gives head coach Steve Spurrier the 199th of his collegiate career.

Junior running back Marcus Lat-timore led the Gamecock rushing at-tack with 40 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. He is now tied for the school record for career touchdowns with 33.

South Carolina had 11 different players with at least one or more receptions. Sophomore Rory Anderson led the way with career highs in receptions (four), receiving yards (90) and touchdowns (two). Sophomores Damiere Byrd and Bruce Ellington added 81 and 63 yards, re-spectively, while senior D.L. Moore had two receptions for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Junior DeAngelo Smith also had a 30-yard touchdown reception, the first of his career.

Defensively, the Gamecocks surrendered 403 yards but they made big plays for the second consecutive week, forcing five turnovers (four interceptions, one fumble).

Quin Smith, T.J. Gurley and Jimmy Legree led the defensive effort with five tackles apiece. Legree also recorded his first career interception and returned it 34 yards for a touchdown. Seniors D.J. Swearinger and Shaq Wilson and sophomore Brison Williams also came up with one interception each.

ECU starting quarterback Rio Johnson threw for 193 yards but had three interceptions. Backup Shane Carden completed 12-of-18 passes for 140 yards with one touchdown and one interception, while sophomore receiver Justin Hardy hauled in eight passes for 111 yards and a touchdown to lead the Pirates (1-1).

The Gamecocks wasted little time putting points on the scoreboard as they found the end zone less than two minutes into the game. On the fourth play of the contest, Thompson connect-ed with Byrd for a 53-yard pass play to the ECU 6. Lattimore took the handoff on the ensuing play and plowed his way up the middle for a 6-yard touchdown run to give Carolina the early 7-0 lead.

South Carolina pushed its lead to 14-0 late in the first quarter with a five-play, 71-yard scor-ing drive capped off by a 7-yard touchdown pass from Thompson to Anderson. Ellington and Anderson did a majority of damage on the drive, tallying 40 and 24 receiving yards, respectively.

Thompson delivered his second touchdown strike of the contest early in the second quarter, connecting with Smith in the corner of the end zone from 30 yards out to give the Gamecocks a 21-0 cushion heading into the locker room.

The Carolina defense came up big at the end of the half, forcing turnovers on three of ECU’s final four possessions of the second quarter.

The defense kept its momentum going to start the second half, as Wilson stepped in front of a Carden pass at the ECU 29 for his second interception of the season. Three plays later Thomp-son completed a pass to Moore, who dodged defenders on his way into the end zone for a 29-yard TD to give the Gamecocks a 28-0 lead. On the ensuing possession, Carolina scored again when Legree intercepted a Johnson pass at the ECU 34 and raced into the end zone untouched.

A 23-yard field goal by ECU’s Warren Harvey at the 1:44 mark of the third made it 35-3.The Gamecocks added another touchdown with the help of some trickery, as receiver Ace

Sanders caught a lateral and found Moore wide open for a 16-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, giving South Carolina a 41-3 lead.

After ECU scored its first touchdown on a 34-yard pass from Carden to Hardy, USC capped the scoring with a 51-yard scoring strike from Seth Strickland to Anderson late in the contest.

Scoring Summary 1st 13:47 SC Lattimore 6-yard run (Yates kick) (5-75-1:13) 7-01st 5:54 SC Anderson 7-yard pass from Thompson (Yates kick) (5-71-1:54) 14-02nd 11:58 SC Smith 30-yard pass from Thompson (Yates kick) (10-70-4:13) 21-03rd 13:44 SC Moore 29-yard pass from Thompson (Yates kick) (3-29-0:32) 28-03rd 12:28 SC Legree 34-yard interception return (Yates kick) 35-03rd 1:44 ECU Harvey 23-yard field goal (14-73-6:57) 35-34th 13:54 SC Moore 16-yard pass from Sanders (Strickland pass failed) (7-7-5-2:50) 41-34th 9:04 ECU Hardy 34-yard pass from Carden (Harvey kick) (10-82-4:50) 41-104th 0:54 SC Anderson 51-yard pass from Strickland (Ard kick) (6-79-2:15) 48-10

Team Statistics ECU SC First Downs 18 25 Rushing 3 8 Passing 14 17 Penalty 1 0Net Yards Rushing 70 131 Rushing Attempts 24 34Net Yards Passing 333 397 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 30-47-4 23-40-0Total Offense Yards 403 528 Total Offense Plays 71 74Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 1-1Penalties: No.-Yards 1-5 2-20Punts-Yards 5-232 5-184 Avg. Yards Per Punt 46.4 36.8Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-0 2-40Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 6-98 0-0Interceptions: No.-Yards 0-0 4-37Possession Time 31:18 28:42Third Down Conversions 4-13 8-15Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 0-1Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 3-4Sacks By: No.-Yards 3-17 1-4PAT Kicks 1-1 6-6Field Goals 1-2 0-0

Individual Statistics RUSHING: ECU: Cooper 6-31; Bullock 4-11; Dobson 6-10; Furr 3-8; Carden 3-7; Hunt 2-3. SC: Lattimore 13-40; Miles 5-30; Thompson 9-17; Ellington 1-16; Davis 2-10; Blue 1-9; Strickland 1-9; Byrd 2-0.

PASSING: ECU: Johnson 18-29-3-193; Carden 12-18-1-140. SC: Thompson 21-37-0-330; Strickland 1-2-0-51; Sanders 1-1-0-16.

RECEIVING: ECU: Hardy 8-111; Jones 3-46; Webster 3-45; Solomon 3-39; Boden-heimer 3-23; Dobson 3-19; Bullock 2-14; Cooper 2-12; Wiggins 1-12; Arrington 1-7; Harris 1-5. SC: Anderson 4-90; Ellington 4-63; Byrd 2-81; Moore 2-45; Roland 2-25; Jones 2-19; Brent 2-14; Lattimore 2-8; Smith 1-30; Miles 1-18; Sanders 1-4.

PUNT RETURNS: ECU: Bodenheimer 1-0. SC: Sanders 2-40.

KICKOFF RETURNS: ECU: Ray 6-95; Bigger 0-3. SC: None.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: ECU: None. SC: Legree 1-34; Swearinger 1-3; Wil-liams 1-0; Wilson 1-0.



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2012 Game Recaps UAB 3 3 0 0 6 South Carolina 7 14 14 14 49

Game 3#8/9 South Carolina 49, UAB 6



COLUMBIA, S.C.—No. 8/9 South Carolina amassed 501 yards of total offense en route to a 49-6 vic-tory over UAB on Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium, giving head coach Steve Spurrier his 200th career victory as a collegiate head coach.

With the win, the Gamecocks im-prove to 3-0 and extend their winning streak to seven games dating back to last season, which ties for the second longest streak in school history.

For the second straight week, South Carolina gained more than 500 yards of offense, passing for 322 and rushing for 179. The Gamecocks had to mix up quarterbacks after junior Connor Shaw left the game late in the second quarter with an injury. Shaw completed 8-of-14 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game. Sophomore Dylan Thompson came in after Shaw’s injury and had plenty of success directing the offense, throwing for 177 yards and two scores.

Junior running back Marcus Lattimore rushed for 85 yards on just 12 carries and had one score as he became South Carolina’s career leader in touchdowns with 34. He also moved into a tie with George Rogers and Harold Green for first in school history in rushing touchdowns with 31. Freshman Mike Davis contributed 84 yards and a touchdown on just four carries.

Bruce Ellington led the receiving corps with five catches for 98 yards, and Damiere Byrd had a 94-yard touchdown reception. Ace Sanders hauled in four passes for 55 yards and a score, and freshman Shaq Roland added a 30-yard touchdown reception.

Defensively, the Gamecocks were just as impressive as they allowed 267 yards of offense, including just 89 in the second half. Senior linebacker Shaq Wilson tallied a game-high eight tackles. Sophomore Jadeveon Clowney was in the UAB backfield disrupting plays for most of the night, recording seven tackles (3.5 for a loss) and two sacks. Senior D.J. Swearinger added three stops and a 65-yard fumble return for a touchdown.

UAB quarterback Jonathan Perry accounted for most of the Blazers’ offense, completing 17-of-34 passes for 219 yards.

The Blazers (0-2) came out strong as Jackie Williams returned the opening kickoff 53 yards to the South Carolina 35. UAB settled for a 33-yard field goal by Ty Long to take a 3-0 lead at the 12:41 mark of the first quarter.

After the Gamecock offense stalled on its first two drives of the game, the Carolina defense provided a spark. On a third and 12 for UAB at the Gamecock 35, Swearinger recovered a Perry fumble in mid-air and raced 65 yards for a touchdown, giving South Carolina a 7-3 lead with 2:17 left in the quarter.

The Gamecock defense came up big again on the ensuing possession, stopping UAB on fourth and 12 from the South Carolina 36. The Gamecocks then went on a nine-play, 64-yard scoring drive capped by a 16-yard touchdown pass from Shaw to Sanders. Adam Yates’ extra point gave Carolina a 14-3 lead with 11:15 remaining in the half.

UAB pulled to within 14-6 with a 46-yard field goal by Long with 4:34 on the clock, but South Carolina pushed its lead to 21-6 heading into the locker room, as Lattimore ended a five-play, 37-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run with 1:37 left.

South Carolina put the game out of reach early in the third quarter, as Thompson guided the offense down the field on the opening possession of the half. He connected on passes of 11 and 43 yards to Ellington to set the Gamecocks up at the UAB 6 before finishing off the drive himself with a 6-yard touchdown run to push Carolina’s lead to 28-6.

After the defense shut down the Blazers on the next two possessions, Thompson completed a 94-yard touchdown pass to Byrd – the fourth longest pass play in school history – at the 7:03 mark of the third quarter to give South Carolina a 35-6 cushion.

The Gamecocks added two more scores in the fourth quarter – a 30-yard touchdown pass from Thompson to Roland and a 3-yard touchdown run by Davis – to build the final margin.

Scoring Summary 1st 12:41 UAB Long 33-yard field goal (5-19-2:19) 0-31st 2:17 SC Swearinger 65-yard fumble return (Yates kick) 7-32nd 11:15 SC Sanders 16-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (9-64-3:34) 14-32nd 4:34 UAB Long 46-yard field goal (8-29-3:50) 14-62nd 1:37 SC Lattimore 2-yard run (Yates kick) (5-37-0:36) 21-63rd 12:57 SC Thompson 6-yard run (Yates kick) (8-75-2:03) 28-6 3rd 7:03 SC Byrd 94-yard pass from Thompson (Yates kick) (3-95-1:24) 35-64th 13:06 SC Roland 30-yard pass from Thompson (Yates kick) (1-30-0:08) 42-64th 10:05 SC Davis 3-yard run (Ard kick) (3-56-0:58) 49-6

Team Statistics UAB SC First Downs 20 20 Rushing 4 8 Passing 12 10 Penalty 4 2Net Yards Rushing 27 179 Rushing Attempts 42 31Net Yards Passing 240 322 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 20-37-0 15-27-1Total Offense Yards 267 501 Total Offense Plays 79 58Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties: No.-Yards 6-63 6-69Punts-Yards 7-288 4-150 Avg. Yards Per Punt 41.1 37.5Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-2 2-47Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-53 0-0Interceptions: No.-Yards 1-0 0-0Possession Time 36:13 23:47Third Down Conversions 5-19 6-12Fourth Down Conversions 0-3 0-0Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 4-5Sacks By: No.-Yards 3-23 6-32PAT Kicks 0-0 7-7Field Goals 2-2 0-1

Individual Statistics RUSHING: UAB: Coles 7-14; Reaves 7-10; Franklin 8-9; Brown 5-6; Nelson 1-0; Jackson 3-(-4); Perry 11-(-8). SC: Lattimore 12-85; Davis 4-84; Clifford 1-11; Low-ery 1-6; Blue 1-1; Miles 5-1; Thompson 2-(-3); Shaw 5-(-6).

PASSING: UAB: Perry 17-34-0-219; Brown 3-3-0-21. SC: Shaw 8-14-1-107; Thompson 5-10-0-177; Strickland 2-2-0-38; Clifford 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: UAB: Williams 5-45; Hearn 4-66; Davis 4-25; Franklin 2-23; Adams 2-21; Nelson 1-31; Backman 1-19; Herring 1-10. SC: Ellington 5-98; Sanders 4-55; Byrd 1-94; Adams 1-33; Roland 1-30; Lowery 1-5; Lattimore 1-4; Anderson 1-3.

PUNT RETURNS: UAB: Williams 1-2. SC: Sanders 1-35; Hampton 1-12.

KICKOFF RETURNS: UAB: Williams 1-53. SC: None.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: UAB: Ganus 1-0. SC: None.


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 Game Recaps Missouri 0 3 0 7 10 South Carolina 0 21 7 3 31

Game 4#7/8 South Carolina 31, Missouri 10



COLUMBIA, S.C.—Junior quarterback Connor Shaw threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns and completed a school-record 20 con-secutive passes to finish the game as he led No. 7/8 South Carolina to a 31-10 victory over Missouri on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Shaw’s 20 consecutive comple-tions are tied for the second most in SEC history with Ole Miss’ Kent Aus-tin, who had 20 straight against Ten-nessee in 1982. Shaw’s completion percentage of 95.2 is also a school record and ranks second in SEC his-tory behind Tee Martin’s (Tennessee) record of 95.8 (23-of-24), which came against South Carolina in 1998.

The Gamecocks (4-0, 2-0 SEC) amassed 396 yards of total offense on Saturday, with 252 coming through the air and 144 on the ground. Junior running back Marcus Lattimore rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, averaging four yards per carry to lead the rushing attack. His first touchdown of the afternoon, a 2-yard run early in the second quarter, moved him past George Rogers (1977-80) and Harold Green (1986-1989) for first all-time in career rushing touchdowns at South Carolina with 32. Shaw added 41 yards on 12 carries.

Lattimore also had a stellar day catching passes out of the backfield, tallying seven recep-tions for 60 yards. Senior tight end Justice Cunningham added four receptions for 41 yards, and junior receiver Ace Sanders had a 23-yard touchdown reception.

Contributing to the Gamecocks’ dominant performance was their play on special teams. Sanders returned six punts for 106 yards, including a long of 49. Sophomore Bruce Ellington also had one kickoff return, Carolina’s first of the season, for 50 yards.

Defensively, South Carolina held the Tigers to 255 yards of offense (109 rushing, 146 pass-ing). Quin Smith led the way with a season-high 10 tackles, and Devonte Holloman and Shaq Wilson contributed seven stops each. Jadeveon Clowney added four tackles and 1.5 sacks.

Missouri quarterback James Franklin led the Tigers with 92 yards passing, and running back Kendial Lawrence contributed 67 yards on the ground. Linebacker Will Ebner tallied a game-high 14 tackles to carry the Missouri defense.

Special teams played a key role in South Carolina’s strong finish to the first half. After a score-less first quarter, Sanders gave Carolina a much-needed spark early in the second quarter with a lengthy punt return as he weaved his way down the field and broke several tackles for a 49-yard gain to the Missouri 4. Two plays later, Lattimore burst into the end zone from 2 yards out, giving the Gamecocks a 7-0 lead with 11:08 left in the half.

The Gamecock defense then forced a Missouri fumble on the ensuing series, and senior defensive end Devin Taylor fell on the ball at the Tiger 37. Shaw took advantage of the excellent field position as he connected with Nick Jones for a 36-yard pass to the Missouri 1, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by Lattimore. Adam Yates knocked through the extra point to give the Gamecocks a 14-0 advantage at the 10:14 mark of the second quarter.

The Tigers (2-2, 0-2 SEC) put together their best possession of the half late in the second quarter, driving 76 yards on 12 plays to the Carolina 4. However, the Gamecock defense did not break as it held the Tigers to a 22-yard field goal by Andrew Baggett with 1:20 remaining.

Special teams came through once again for the Gamecocks on the ensuing kickoff, as El-lington fielded the ball in the end zone and broke loose for a 50-yard return, giving the offense a chance to score before the half. Four plays later, Shaw found Sanders open down the sideline for a 23-yard touchdown pass, giving the Gamecocks a 21-3 lead heading into the locker room.

The Gamecocks put the game out of reach late in the third quarter, going on a 10-play, 47-yard scoring drive. Shaw capped the drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Rory Anderson, giving Carolina a 28-3 cushion.

Shaw remained in the game early in the fourth quarter and completed a 10-yard pass to Damiere Byrd on his final pass attempt of the day.

Scoring Summary 2nd 11:08 SC Lattimore 2-yard run (Yates kick) (2-4-0:38) 7-02nd 10:14 SC Lattimore 1-yard run (Yates kick) (2-37-0:32) 14-02nd 1:20 MU Baggett 22-yard field goal (12-76-4:42) 14-32nd 0:24 SC Sanders 23-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (4-50-0:56) 21-33rd 2:17 SC Anderson 13-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (10-47-5:03) 28-34th 4:45 SC Yates 38-yard field goal (12-48-6:49) 31-34th 0:17 MU Lucas 1-yard pass from Berkstresser (Baggett kick) (11-75-4:28) 31-10

Team Statistics MU SC First Downs 12 19 Rushing 6 5 Passing 6 13 Penalty 0 1Net Yards Rushing 109 144 Rushing Attempts 32 39Net Yards Passing 146 252 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 18-26-0 21-23-0Total Offense Yards 255 396 Total Offense Plays 58 62Fumbles: No.-Lost 5-1 2-2Penalties: No.-Yards 2-20 4-24Punts-Yards 7-327 3-124 Avg. Yards Per Punt 46.7 41.3Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 6-106Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-40 2-58Interceptions: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0Possession Time 27:27 32:33Third Down Conversions 2-12 6-12Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 1-2Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-5Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-3 3-19PAT Kicks 1-1 4-4Field Goals 1-1 1-1

Individual Statistics RUSHING: MU: Lawrence 11-67; Hansbrough 3-29; Franklin 15-6; Murphy 2-4; Berkstresser 1-3. SC: Lattimore 21-85; C. Shaw 12-41; Miles 4-9; Davis 1-6; Byrd 1-3.

PASSING: MU: Franklin 11-18-0-92; Berkstresser 7-8-0-54. SC: C. Shaw 20-21-0-249; Thompson 1-2-0-3.

RECEIVING: MU: Lucas 8-69; Hunt 2-34; Moe 2-13; Lawrence 2-11; McGaffie 2-7; Green-Beckham 1-9, Murphy 1-3. SC: Lattimore 7-60; Cunningham 4-41; Byrd 3-26; Miles 2-26; Jones 1-36; Sanders 1-23; Ellington 1-17; Anderson 1-13; Gil-christ 1-10.

PUNT RETURNS: MU: None. SC: Sanders 6-106.

KICKOFF RETURNS: MU: Moe 1-21; Murphy 1-19. SC: Ellington 1-50; Byrd 1-8.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: MU: None. SC: None.



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2012 Game Recaps South Carolina 0 7 14 17 38 Kentucky 3 14 0 0 17

Game 5#6/6 South Carolina 38, Kentucky 17

September 29, 2012Commonwealth Stadium

Lexington, Ky.49,810

LEXINGTON,KY— Sixth-ranked South Carolina erased a 10-point halftime deficit, scor-ing 31 second half points, on the way to a 38-17 victory over Kentucky on Saturday night at Com-monwealth Stadium. The Gamecocks are 5-0 on the year and 3-0 in the SEC while the loss drops Kentucky to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the league. It was the Gamecocks’ ninth-straight win, tying the school record set in 1984.

Junior running back Marcus Lattimore car-ried 23 times for 120 rushing yards and tallied two touchdowns with junior quarterback Connor Shaw going 15-for-18 in the air for 148 yards and two touchdowns as well as 19 carries for 76 yards on the ground.

The Gamecocks appeared to be going in for the first score of the game midway through the first quarter on their second drive of the game. With 3rd and goal from the Kentucky 1, the Kentucky defense stood tall and stopped South Carolina on a pair of quarterback sneaks to take over on downs near the goalline.

The Wildcats rode the momentum of their defense putting together a 16-play 94-yard drive before settling for a 22-yard field goal by Craig McIntosh that gave Kentucky a 3-0 lead. Twice, the Wildcats converted a pair of 3rd-and-long conversions on 12-yard rush by Jalen Whitlow and a 24-yard rush from Sanders. A key 20-yard pass completion as well as a 15-yard face mask penalty gave Kentucky the ball deep in Carolina territory. However, the Gamecock defense responded on its own with a goal line stand, forcing McIntosh to kick a first field goal.

South Carolina broke on top in the second quarter going 64 yards to paydirt. Shaw rushed for 11 yards and completed a pair of passes to Marcus Lattimore as well as a 37-yard completion to Rory Anderson that put the Gamecocks into scoring position. Deep into Kentucky territory, Shaw found Ace Sanders for a three-yard touchdown reception giving the Gamecocks a 7-3 lead.

Kentucky answered on its next possession though with a touchdown of its own to regain the lead. Whitlow had a steady dose of rushes and passes before capping the drive with an eight-yard touchdown run. The Wildcats were also aided on the drive by a 15-yard face mask penalty by the Gamecocks that moved Kentucky deep into South Carolina territory.

With a three-point lead, Kentucky held the Gamecock offense to a three and out and blocked Tyler Hull’s punt giving the Wildcats the ball on the South Carolina 34-yard line. As Kentucky threatened, the Gamecocks suffered a bad break as a tipped pass by Gamecock defensive back Jimmy Legree landed in the hands of UK wide receiver Daryl Collins as Kentucky made its way into the red zone. Raymond Sanders capped the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run that increased Kentucky’s lead to 17-7.

Trailing 17-7 at halftime, the Gamecocks scored on their opening possession of the second half to cut the deficit to three. A 14-yard rush to convert a third down followed by an 11-yard rush by Shaw set up a 30-yard touchdown pass to Damiere Byrd.

After the defense forced a three-and-out, the Gamecock offense drove 57 yards on the next drive to regain the lead. Carolina mixed the run and the pass on an eight-play drive that was capped by a 17-yard touchdown run by Kenny Miles, putting Carolina ahead for good at 21-17.

With a four-point advantage heading into the fourth quarter, South Carolina put the game away with two more touchdowns and a field goal. The Gamecocks’ longest drive of the season in time of possession, 7:12, was capped by a three-yard touchdown run by Lattimore. It was a 14-play, 81-yard drive that featured 63 rushing yards by Lattimore.

The Gamecocks held a 28-17 lead with the defense continuing its steady play. DeVonte Hollo-man intercepted the Kentucky quarterback on the next possession with freshman defensive tackle Gerald Dixon Jr. coming up with another interception on the Wildcats’ next possession. Dixon Jr.’s interception set up Lattimore’s second touchdown of the game, this one from four yards out. Carolina would add a 31-yard field goal by Adam Yates to complete the scoring. After allowing 173 total yards in the first half, the defense delivered in the second half, shutting out the Wildcats on just 70 yards in the final 30 minutes. Carolina’s offense was stellar in the second half scoring 31 points and gaining 240 yards, including 184 yards on the ground.

Scoring Summary 1st 1:02 UK McIntosh 22-yard field goal (16-94-6:24) 0-32nd 9:30 SC Sanders 3-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (6-64-2:36) 7-32nd 5:33 UK Whitlow 8-yard run (McIntosh kick) (8-67-3:48) 7-102nd 1:52 UK Sanders 10-yard run (McIntosh kick) (5-37-1:41) 7-173rd 9:34 SC Byrd 30-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (6-73-2:36) 14-173rd 4:56 SC Miles 17-yard run (Yates kick) (8-57-3:30) 21-174th 9:17 SC Lattimore 3-yard run (Yates kick) (14-81-7:12) 28-174th 5:19 SC Lattimore 4-yard run (Yates kick) (2-12-0:47) 35-174th 2:27 SC Yates 31-yard field goal (4-9-1:24) 38-17

Team Statistics SC UK First Downs 20 16 Rushing 15 8 Passing 5 6 Penalty 0 2Net Yards Rushing 200 120 Rushing Attempts 48 39Net Yards Passing 148 123 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 15-19-0 13-24-2Total Offense Yards 348 243 Total Offense Plays 67 63Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 2-0Penalties: No.-Yards 4-31 4-38Punts-Yards 3-74 6-201 Avg. Yards Per Punt 24.7 33.5Punt Returns: No.-Yards 3-(-3) 0-3Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-25 4-83Interceptions: No.-Yards 2-28 0-0Possession Time 31:17 28:43Third Down Conversions 7-14 6-14Fourth Down Conversions 0-3 0-0Red Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 3-4Sacks By: No.-Yards 8-46 3-20PAT Kicks 5-5 2-2Field Goals 1-1 1-1

Individual Statistics RUSHING: SC: Lattimore 23-120; C. Shaw 19-76; Miles 2-18; Davis 2-9; Sanders 1-1; Team 1-(-24). UK: Sanders 14-59; Mobley 4-29; George 3-27; Whitlow 16-6; Warren 1-2; Smith 1-(-7); Robinson 0-4.

PASSING: SC: C. Shaw 15-18-0-148; Thompson 0-1-0-0. UK: Whitlow 12-23-2-114; Smith 1-1-0-9.

RECEIVING: SC: Sanders 4-15; Lattimore 3-16; Byrd 2-32; Ellington 2-29; Cun-ningham 2-10; Anderson 1-37; Gilchrist 1-9. UK: Robinson 3-29; Legree 2-25; Col-lins 2-22; King 2-17; McCaskill 2-2; Sanders 1-24; Shields 1-4.

PUNT RETURNS: SC: Sanders 3-(-3). UK: Legree 0-3.

KICKOFF RETURNS: SC: Ellington 1-25. UK: Sweat 4-83.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: SC: Holloman 1-25; Dixon Jr. 1-3. UK: None.


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 Game Recaps Georgia 0 0 0 7 7 South Carolina 21 0 7 7 35

Game 6#6/6 South Carolina 35, # 5/5 Georgia 7

October 6, 2012Williams-Brice Stadium


COLUMBIA, S.C.—Sixth-ranked South Carolina put together one of its most complete efforts of the season on Saturday night against No. 5 Georgia en route to a 35-7 victory in front of a re-cord crowd of 85,199 at Williams-Brice Stadium.

The Gamecocks rolled up 392 yards of offense and held Georgia to a season-low 224 yards of offense. The Bulldogs entered the contest averaging 48.2 points per game and 536 yards per contest.

With the win, South Carolina im-proves to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the SEC. The victory is the Gamecocks’ 10th straight, which is the longest winning streak in school history, and it’s their 12th consecutive over SEC Eastern Division opponents. The win is also head coach Steve Spurrier’s 250th career coaching victory (collegiate and pro combined).

Junior quarterback Connor Shaw and junior running back Marcus Lattimore combined for 349 yards of South Carolina’s total offense. Shaw completed 6-of-10 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns through the air and added 78 yards and a score on the ground. Lattimore car-ried the ball 24 times for 109 yards and a score, giving him his 11th career 100-yard game and third against the Bulldogs.

Defensively, South Carolina limited Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, as he completed just 11-of-31 passes for 109 yards and threw one interception. The Gamecocks also held Bulldog freshman running back standouts Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall to 39 and 37 yards, respec-tively. The duo entered the contest averaging a combined 192.8 yards per game.

Sophomore safety Brison Williams led South Carolina’s defensive effort with seven tackles and two pass breakups. Sophomore Jadeveon Clowney added four stops, including a sack and two tackles for a loss, and DeVonte Holloman recorded an interception for the only turnover of the game and tallied three tackles.

The Gamecocks fed off of the energy from the record crowd from the start and took the open-ing possession for a five-play, 76-yard scoring drive. A 42-yard pass from Shaw to Damiere Byrd on the second play of the game set South Carolina up at the Georgia 30-yard line. Three plays later Shaw threw a strike to Bruce Ellington for a 20-yard touchdown pass, giving the Gamecocks a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.

The South Carolina defense kept the momentum going on the ensuing possession, as Kelcy Quarles deflected a Murray pass into the air and Holloman dove under the ball for an interception at the Gamecock 31. The Gamecocks took advantage of the Bulldog miscue, marching 69 yards in 11 plays for a touchdown. Shaw connected with Rory Anderson for a 14-yard scoring strike, giving South Carolina a 14-0 lead at the 6:29 mark of the first quarter.

After the defense forced a three-and-out on the next possession, the Gamecock special teams got involved in the early outburst. On fourth and 8 from the Georgia 30, junior punt returner Ace Sanders fielded a Collin Barber punt at the South Carolina 30 and weaved his way through the punt coverage 70 yards for a touchdown and a 21-0 first quarter lead.

The Bulldogs (5-1, 3-1 SEC) threatened to score late in the second quarter as they went on a 15-play, 80-yard drive to the South Carolina 2. However, the Gamecock defense buckled down at the goal line and stuffed the Bulldogs on fourth and goal to preserve a 21-0 halftime lead.

After stalling on its first drive of the second half, the Gamecocks put the game out of reach with a four-play, 63-yard scoring drive on their second possession. D.L. Moore hauled in a 62-yard pass from Shaw over a Georgia defender to set South Carolina up at the Georgia 1 on the third play of the drive. Lattimore then burst up the middle for a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Gamecocks a 28-0 lead with 10:32 left in the third quarter.

South Carolina added one more score with a 14-play, 89-yard scoring drive that ate up 9 minutes and 28 seconds off the clock. Shaw finished off the drive with a 7-yard touchdown run to push the Gamecocks’ lead to 35-0.

Georgia avoided the shutout with a 3-yard touchdown run by Ken Malcome with 1:55 left.

Scoring Summary 1st 12:28 SC Ellington 20-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (5-76-2:32) 7-01st 6:29 SC Anderson 14-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (11-69-4:46) 14-01st 5:18 SC Sanders 70-yard punt return (Yates kick) 21-03rd 8:30 SC Lattimore 1-yard run (Yates kick) (4-63-2:02) 28-04th 6:17 SC C. Shaw 7-yard run (Yates kick) (14-89-9:28) 35-04th 1:55 UGA Malcome 3-yard run (Morgan kick) (12-75-4:22) 35-7

Team Statistics UGA SC First Downs 15 20 Rushing 10 12 Passing 4 6 Penalty 1 2Net Yards Rushing 115 230 Rushing Attempts 36 51Net Yards Passing 109 162 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 11-31-1 6-10-0Total Offense Yards 224 392 Total Offense Plays 67 61Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties: No.-Yards 6-51 5-41Punts-Yards 7-289 4-150 Avg. Yards Per Punt 41.3 37.5Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 2-70Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-71 1-22Interceptions: No.-Yards 0-0 1-0Possession Time 26:47 33:13Third Down Conversions 7-16 5-12Fourth Down Conversions 0-2 0-0Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-5Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-9 2-16PAT Kicks 1-1 5-5Field Goals 0-0 0-1

Individual Statistics RUSHING: UGA: Malcome 5-45; Gurley 13-39; Marshall 12-37; Hall 1-5; Mitchell 1-(-2); Murray 4-(-9). SC: Lattimore 24-110; C. Shaw 14-78; Miles 10-39; Davis 3-4.

PASSING: UGA: Murray 11-31-1-109. SC: C. Shaw 6-10-0-162.

RECEIVING: UGA: Wooten 4-19; Mitchell 3-52; King 1-16; Brown 1-11; Hall 1-9; Marshall 1-2. SC: Lattimore 2-24; Moore 1-62; Byrd 1-42; Ellington 1-20; Anderson 1-14.

PUNT RETURNS: UGA: None. SC: Sanders 2-70.

KICKOFF RETURNS: UGA: Mitchell 2-71. SC: Ellington 1-22.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: UGA: None. SC: Holloman 1-0.



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2012 Game Recaps South Carolina 0 7 7 7 21 LSU 3 0 7 13 23

Game 7#9/8 LSU 23, #3/3 South Carolina 21

October 13, 2012Tiger Stadium

Baton Rouge, La.92,734

BATON ROUGE, LA — Third-ranked South Carolina was unable to overcome a late nine-point deficit at LSU on Saturday night, as the No. 9/8 Tigers held on to claim a 23-21 victory over the Gamecocks at Tiger Stadium.

The loss snaps a school-record 10-game winning streak for the Game-cocks, who fall to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the SEC. LSU improves to 6-1 on the season and 2-1 in conference play.

South Carolina held a 14-10 lead heading into the fourth quarter. How-ever, the Tigers made a pair of field goals in the final stanza to take the lead for good, and a 50-yard touchdown run by Jeremy Hill pushed LSU’s lead to 23-14 with 5:03 remaining.

The Gamecocks refused to go down, as junior quarterback Connor Shaw guided the offense on a 12-play, 91-yard scoring drive capped by a 1-yard touchdown pass to Bruce Ellington to trim LSU’s lead to 23-21 with 1:41 remaining. The South Carolina defense then forced a three-and-out, but LSU’s Craig Loston came up with an interception on the ensuing possession to seal the win.

South Carolina finished the night with 211 yards of offense, while LSU accumulated 407 yards. Shaw completed 19-of-34 passes for 177 yards and two scores and had two intercep-tions. Junior Ace Sanders tied a career high with five receptions for 49 yards and a touchdown to lead the receiving corps.

Junior Marcus Lattimore led Carolina on the ground with 35 yards and a TD on 13 carries.Defensively, senior linebacker Shaq Wilson recorded a career-high 14 tackles and a sack to

lead the way. Safety D.J. Swearinger and cornerback Victory Hampton added 10 tackles apiece.Hill led the Tigers’ attack with 17 carries for 124 yards and two touchdowns.The Gamecock defense came up big on LSU’s first drive of the game, as the Tigers drove

down to the South Carolina 2-yard line. On third-and-goal, Gamecock linebackers Wilson and Reginald Bowens stood up Tiger running back Kenny Hilliard at the 1-yard line. After a false start penalty on fourth down moved the ball back to the 6-yard line, the Tigers were forced to settle for a 23-yard field goal by Drew Alleman to take a 3-0 lead with 5:32 left in the first quarter.

South Carolina’s offense stalled on its second drive of the contest, but the defense provided one of the biggest plays of the night on the ensuing possession. On second-and-seven from the South Carolina 34, junior cornerback Jimmy Legree stepped in front of a Zach Mettenberger pass at the 29 and returned the interception 70 yards to the LSU 1.

Shaw and the offense took advantage of the momentum-changing play. On second-and-goal from the 2, Shaw rolled right and connected with Sanders for a 2-yard touchdown pass, giving the Gamecocks a 7-3 lead with 14:54 left in the half.

LSU went on another lengthy drive following the Gamecocks’ score, but once again the South Carolina defense stood tall in the red zone and forced a fourth-and-10 from the South Carolina 15. Alleman entered to attempt a 32-yard field goal but he missed it wide left, as the Gamecocks held on to their 7-3 lead the remainder of the half.

The teams battled back and forth in the second half. LSU opened the half with a nine-play, 69-yard scoring drive capped by a 7-yard touchdown run by Hill, giving the Tigers a 10-7 lead at the 11:13 mark of the third quarter.

The Gamecocks answered late in the third quarter with a five-play, 39-yard scoring drive. A 30-yard pass from Shaw to tight end Justice Cunningham set South Carolina up at the LSU 2. From there, Lattimore burst into the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown run, as the Gamecocks took a 14-10 lead with 5:11 left in the quarter.

The Tigers pulled to within 14-13 early in the fourth quarter, as a 20-yard field goal by Alle-man capped a 16-play, 75-yard drive.

LSU’s Eric Reid intercepted Shaw on the ensuing possession and returned it 29 yards to the Gamecock 22, setting up a 22-yard field goal by Alleman that gave LSU the lead for good with 6:37 left in the contest.

Scoring Summary 1st 5:32 LSU Alleman 23-yard field goal (16-69-7:47) 0-32nd 14:54 SC Sanders 2-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (2-1-0:10) 7-33rd 11:13 LSU Hill 7-yard run (Alleman kick) (9-69-3:36) 7-103rd 5:11 SC Lattimore 2-yard run (Yates kick) (5-54-1:41) 14-104th 10:17 LSU Alleman 20-yard field goal (16-75-7:57) 14-134th 6:37 LSU Alleman 22-yard field goal (5-17-2:36) 14-164th 5:03 LSU Hill 50-yard run (Alleman kick) (1-50-0:12) 14-234th 1:41 SC Ellington 1-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (11-77-3:13) 21-23

Team Statistics SC LSU First Downs 14 22 Rushing 3 15 Passing 9 7 Penalty 2 0Net Yards Rushing 34 258 Rushing Attempts 25 53Net Yards Passing 177 148 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 19-35-2 12-25-1Total Offense Yards 211 406 Total Offense Plays 60 78Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties: No.-Yards 4-25 5-29Punts-Yards 7-259 4-134 Avg. Yards Per Punt 37.0 33.5Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-50 3-6Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 3-47 2-59Interceptions: No.-Yards 1-70 2-39Possession Time 23:03 38:57Third Down Conversions 3-13 11-19Fourth Down Conversions 2-2 0-0Red Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 4-5Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-6 4-30PAT Kicks 3-3 2-2Field Goals 0-0 3-4

Individual Statistics RUSHING: SC: Lattimore 13-35; C. Shaw 12-(-1). LSU: Hill 17-124; Ware 14-56; Ford 7-41; Hilliard 10-33; Copeland 3-12; Team 1-(-1); Mettenberger 1-(-6).

PASSING: SC: C. Shaw 19-34-2-177; Team 0-1-0-0. LSU: Mettenberger 12-25-1-148.

RECEIVING: SC: Sanders 5-49; Ellington 4-38; Lattimore 4-23; Cunningham 3-36; Byrd 2-15; Adams 1-16. LSU: Landry 4-55; Wright 3-18; Beckham 2-21; Ware 1-27; Hill 1-21; Boone 1-6.

PUNT RETURNS: SC: Sanders 1-50. LSU: Beckham 3-6.

KICKOFF RETURNS: SC: Ellington 3-47. LSU: Ford 2-59.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: SC: Legree 1-70. LSU: Reid 1-29; Loston 1-10.


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 Game Recaps South Carolina 3 3 2 3 11 Florida 7 14 16 7 44

Game 8#3/4 Florida 44, #9/8 South Carolina 11

October 30, 2012Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Gainesville, Fla.90,833

GAINESVILLE, FLA. — No. 9/8 South Carolina was unable to over-come three costly first-half turnovers as it fell to No. 3/4 Florida, 44-11, on Saturday afternoon at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

The Gamecocks turned the ball over three times in the first half deep in their own territory, which led to 21 points for the Gators.

With the loss, South Carolina falls to 6-2 on the season and 4-2 in SEC play. It is the Gamecocks’ first lost against a SEC Eastern Division op-ponent since 2010 at Kentucky. The Gators move to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the conference.

South Carolina outgained the Ga-tors 191-183 in total offense, but four turnovers allowed Florida to finish the contest with an average starting field position of the 50-yard line.

Senior placekicker Adam Yates made field goals of 35, 51 and 30 yards to score the majority of South Carolina’s points, while sophomore defensive back Victor Hampton returned a blocked extra point attempt for two points on Florida’s first score of the second half.

Sophomore quarterback Dylan Thompson led South Carolina with 83 yards passing, while junior Connor Shaw had 72 yards through the air.

Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel completed 11-of-16 passes for 93 yards and four touch-downs to lead the Gators.

Defensively, senior linebacker Reginald Bowens tied a career high with 11 tackles to lead the Gamecocks, while senior spur DeVonte Holloman added eight tackles and a sack. Defensive ends Devin Taylor and Jadeveon Clowney also had a sack apiece for South Carolina.

The Gamecock defense dominated the first half, holding Florida to just 29 yards of offense. However, three turnovers by the offense led to 21 points for the Gators.

On the first play of the game, Florida defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy stripped Shaw at the Gamecock 5-yard line, and the Gators recovered the fumble at the 2.

The turnover set up a 3-yard touchdown pass from Driskel to Jordan Reed that gave Florida a 7-0 lead less than a minute into the game.

South Carolina shook off the early miscue and went on a 15-play, 61-yard scoring drive. Yates capped the drive with a 35-yard field goal to trim Florida’s lead to 7-3.

The Gamecock defense then forced four straight three-and-outs, but after the fourth Ace Sanders fumbled the punt, and the Gators recovered at the South Carolina 29. Six plays later, Driskel connected with Quinton Dunbar for a 13-yard scoring strike to give Florida a 14-3 lead with three minutes left in the second quarter.

On the ensuing kickoff, Damiere Byrd fumbled on the return, and it was recovered by Florida’s Chris Johnson at the South Carolina 13 and returned to the 1-yard line. Driskel then gave the Gators a 21-3 lead with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Reed with 2:02 left in the half.

South Carolina gained some momentum heading into the locker room, as Yates drilled a career-long 51-yard field as time expired to cut Florida’s lead to 21-6. However, the Gamecocks were outscored 23-5 in the second half.

Scoring Summary 1st 14:01 UF Reed 3-yard pass from Driskel (Sturgis kick) (3-2-0:47) 0-71st 7:03 SC Yates 35-yard field goal (15-61-6:58) 3-72nd 3:00 UF Dunbar 13-yard pass from Driskel (Sturgis kick) (6-29-3:23) 3-142nd 2:02 UF Reed 1-yard pass from Driskel (Sturgis kick) (2-1-0:48) 3-212nd 0:00 SC Yates 51-yard field goal (6-31-0:47) 6-213rd 9:00 UF Hines 6-yard run (Sturgis kick blocked) (10-59-6:00) 6-273rd 9:00 SC Hampton PAT return 8-273rd 4:51 UF Sturgis 42-yard field goal (6-36-2:46) 8-303rd 0:14 UF Hammond 6-yard pass from Driskel (Sturgis kick) (7-44-3:10) 8-374th 7:17 SC Yates 30-yard field goal (10-68-2:32) 11-374th 5:54 UF Jones 1-yard run (Sturgis kick) (3-11-1:23) 11-44

Team Statistics SC UF First Downs 17 14 Rushing 5 7 Passing 9 5 Penalty 3 2Net Yards Rushing 36 89 Rushing Attempts 26 48Net Yards Passing 155 94 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 17-40-1 12-17-0Total Offense Yards 191 183 Total Offense Plays 66 65Fumbles: No.-Lost 4-3 0-0Penalties: No.-Yards 3-26 7-74Punts-Yards 7-277 7-380 Avg. Yards Per Punt 39.6 54.3Punt Returns: No.-Yards 3-(-13) 1-19Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 5-79 2-74Interceptions: No.-Yards 0-0 1-3Possession Time 24:32 35:28Third Down Conversions 3-14 7-16Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-0Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 6-7Sacks By: No.-Yards 3-25 4-23PAT Kicks 0-0 5-6Field Goals 3-4 1-1

Individual Statistics RUSHING: SC: Davis 6-20; Miles 5-15; Lattimore 3-13; Ellington 1-3; Shaw 9-(-2); Thompson 2-(-13). UF: Gileslee 19-37; Brown 5-18; Patton 2-15; Jones 3-11; Burton 5-10; Hines 2-9; Driskel 9-(-5); Team 3- (-6).

PASSING: SC: C. Shaw 9-20-0-72; Thompson 8-20-1-83. UF: Driskel 11-16-0-93; Burton 1-1-0-1.

RECEIVING: SC: Moore 3-23; Sanders 2-32; Cunningham 2-13; Lattimore 2-9; Miles 2-5; Anderson 1-20; Smith 1-16; Brent 1-14; Adams 1-12; Davis 1-6; Jones 1-5. UF: Reed 4-44; Dunbar 2-29; Hammond 2-16; Hines 2-7; Joyer 1-1; Gileslee 1-(-3).

PUNT RETURNS: SC: Sanders 2-1; Hampton 1-(14). UF: Debose 1-19.

KICKOFF RETURNS: SC: Ellington 3-49; J. Shaw 1-16; Byrd 1-14. UF: Debose 1-39; Reed 1-35.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: SC: None. UF: Gorman 1-3.



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2012 Game Recaps Tennessee 7 7 7 14 35 South Carolina 7 21 7 3 38

Game 9#17/16 South Carolina 38, Tennessee 35

October 27, 2012Williams-Brice Stadium


COLUMBIA, S.C.—No. 17/16 South Carolina came up with a pair of crucial defensive plays down the stretch to hold off Tennessee for a 38-35 victory at Williams-Brice Stadium.

The Volunteers (3-5, 0-5 SEC) drove inside the Gamecock 20-yard line with less than two minutes remain-ing in the contest. However, Jadeveon Clowney sacked quarterback Tyler Bray on first and 10, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Shaq Wilson to end the threat. After the Tennessee defense forced a three-and-out on the next pos-session, cornerback Victor Hampton intercepted a deep pass by Bray with 23 seconds left to seal the win.

The game was an offensive show-case with the teams combining for 982 yards of total offense. The Gamecocks (7-2, 5-2 SEC) rolled up 510 yards of offense which was their second highest total of the season, while the Volunteers finished the day with 472 yards, including 381 passing.

Connor Shaw put together one of his best performances as a Gamecock as he threw for a career-high 356 yards (22-of-32) and three TDs. He also added 33 yards and a score rushing.

A trio of Gamecocks posted career highs in receiving yards. Junior Justice Cunningham hauled in six passes for 108 yards. Bruce Ellington also caught six passes for 101 yards and a touchdown, and Ace Sanders snagged five passes for 79 yards and a score.

Marcus Lattimore led the ground attack as he rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries before being carted off the field in the second quarter with a right knee injury.

Bray led the Tennessee offense, completing 27-of-43 passes for 368 yards and four touch-downs. Three of those scores went to Zach Rogers, who caught six passes for 107 yards.

The Gamecocks came out strong. After the Carolina defense forced Tennessee into a three-and-out on the first possession of the game, Shaw guided the offense on a nine-play, 81-yard scoring drive on the ensuing possession. He went 4-for-4 on the drive and connected with Ellington for a 33-yard touchdown pass to give the Gamecocks a 7-0 lead.

The Volunteers provided an answer on the next possession, as Bray completed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Rogers to cap a 10-play, 75-yard drive to tie the game at seven.

Shaw helped the Gamecocks regain the lead early in the second quarter as he led the offense on an eight-play, 53-yard scoring drive. He connected with Anderson for a 26-yard scoring strike to give South Carolina a 14-7 lead with 11:27 left in the half.

The Gamecocks needed just four plays on their next possession to push their lead to 21-7. Lattimore broke free for a 28-yard touchdown run to finish off the drive.

Tennessee wouldn’t go away, however, as Bray found Rogers for a 37-yard touchdown pass on the ensuing possession to pull the Volunteers to with in 21-14.

South Carolina regained its two-touchdown advantage just before the half with a 10-play, 67-yard touchdown drive. With 14 seconds remaining, Shaw took the snap from the shotgun at the 1-yard line and strolled into the end zone off the left edge for a touchdown, giving the Gamecocks a 28-14 lead heading into the locker room.

Tennessee battled back on its first possession of the third quarter. Bray completed a 61-yard touchdown pass to Vincent Dallas to trim the lead to 28-21.

The Gamecocks seemed to take control of the contest with an 11-play, 80-yard touchdown drive late in the quarter that ate up five minutes and 42 seconds. Shaw found Sanders for a 24-yard scoring strike to cap the drive, giving South Carolina a 35-21 lead.

Tennessee responded once again with another lengthy drive. With the ball at the Gamecock 13, Alton Howard lined up at quarterback for the Volunteers, rolled right and found Mychal Rivera in the end zone to pull Tennessee to within 35-28 at the 14:55 mark of the fourth quarter.

After South Carolina pushed its lead to 38-28 with a 36-yard field goal by Yates, the Volun-teers cut it to 38-35 on the ensuing possession. Rogers hauled in his third touchdown reception of the day, this time a 22-yarder, but that’s as close as it would get.

Scoring Summary 1st 9:24 SC Ellington 33-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (9-81-4:19) 7-01st 6:29 UT Rogers 8-yard pass from Bray (Palardy kick) (10-75-2:55) 7-72nd 11:27 SC Anderson 26-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (8-53-3:33) 14-72nd 8:22 SC Lattimore 28-yard run (Yates kick) (4-64-1:32) 21-72nd 5:21 UT Rogers 37-yard pass from Bray (Palardy kick) (8-64-3:01) 21-142nd 0:14 SC C. Shaw 1-yard run (Yates kick) (10-67-3:10) 28-143rd 11:22 UT Dallas 61-yard pass from Bray (Palardy kick) (6-80-2:00) 28-213rd 3:29 SC Sanders 24-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (11-80-5:42) 35-214th 14:55 UT Rivera 13-yard pass from Howard (Palardy kick) (10-69-3:34) 35-284th 10:00 SC Yates 36-yard field goal (11-62-4:55) 38-284th 8:35 UT Rogers 22-yard pass from Bray (Palardy kick) (4-67-1:25) 38-35

Team Statistics UT SC First Downs 23 25 Rushing 5 9 Passing 18 15 Penalty 0 1Net Yards Rushing 91 147 Rushing Attempts 27 46Net Yards Passing 381 363 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 28-44-1 23-33-1Total Offense Yards 472 510 Total Offense Plays 71 79Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties: No.-Yards 5-34 4-30Punts-Yards 5-200 5-216 Avg. Yards Per Punt 40.0 43.2Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-(-5) 1-20Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 4-63 3-66Interceptions: No.-Yards 1-1 1-0Possession Time 24:38 35:22Third Down Conversions 6-14 6-15Fourth Down Conversions 3-3 2-3Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 3-3Sacks By: No.-Yards 2-25 1-6PAT Kicks 5-5 5-5Field Goals 0-0 1-1

Individual Statistics RUSHING: UT: Lane 15-56; Patterson 3-21; Watson 2-12; Young 2-3; Johnson 2-2; Howard 1-1; Bray 1-(-1); Team 1-(-3). SC: Lattimore 11-65; Miles 10-34; C. Shaw 18-33; Davis 5-20; Team 1-(-2); Sanders 1-(-3).

PASSING: UT: Bray 27-43-1-368; Howard 1-1-0-13. SC: C. Shaw 22-32-1-356; Strickland 1-1-0-7.

RECEIVING: UT: Hunter 8-90; Rogers 6-107; Dallas 3-78; Rivera 3-44; Patterson 3-26; Howard 2-15; Lane 2-5; Carter 1-16. SC: Cunningham 6-108; Ellington 6-101; Sanders 5-79; Anderson 3-58; Lattimore 2-8; Miles 1-9.

PUNT RETURNS: UT: Young 1-3; Patterson 1-(-8). SC: Sanders 1-20.

KICKOFF RETURNS: UT: Fugate 2-32; Bartholomew 1-18; Patterson 1-13. SC: Ellington 3-66.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: UT: Lathers 1-1. SC: Hampton 1-0.


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 Game Recaps Arkansas 0 10 3 7 20 South Carolina 7 14 17 0 38

Game 10#12/11 South Carolina 38, Arkansas 20

November 10, 2012Williams-Brice Stadium


COLUMBIA, S.C.—No. 12/11 South Carolina amassed 383 yards of offense and forced three turnovers en route to a dominant 38-20 win over Arkansas on Saturday afternoon at Williams-Brice Stadium.

With the victory, the Gamecocks improve to 8-2 overall and 6-2 in the SEC. The win snaps a three-game losing streak to the Razorbacks and extends South Carolina’s home win-ning streak to 10 games, which is the third longest streak in school history. Arkansas drops to 4-6 on the season and 2-4 in conference play.

The Gamecocks racked up more than 300 yards of offense for the seventh time this season and fell just short of reaching 400 for the fourth time. Junior quarterback Connor Shaw led the way, completing 14-of-22 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for a score as well. Five of his completions went to sophomore receiver Bruce Ellington, who finished the contest with a career-high 104 receiving yards and a touchdown. Freshman tight end Jerell Adams added a 29-yard touchdown reception, the first of his career. Freshman running back Mike Davis led the ground attack, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.

Defensively, the Gamecocks surrendered 360 yards of offense but they forced three turnovers, including a 69-yard interception return for a touchdown by senior D.J. Swearinger. A native of Greenwood, S.C., Swearinger recorded a career-high 13 tackles on the day.

Senior cornerback Akeem Auguste also had an interception, while senior linebacker Reginald Bowens recovered a fumble. Sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney added two tackles and a sack. He now has 9.5 on the season, which ranks third all-time at South Carolina for sacks in a single season.

The Gamecocks came out strong early offensively as they marched 77 yards in 10 plays on their opening possession. Shaw connected with Adams across the middle for a 29-yard scoring strike to give South Carolina a 7-0 lead at the 5:47 mark of the first quarter.

Arkansas knotted the game at 7-7 midway through the second quarter, as quarterback Tyler Wilson capped a six-play, 50-yard scoring drive with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Keon Hatcher. For the contest, Wilson completed 26-of-41 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw a pair of interceptions.

South Carolina answered to regain the lead for good on the ensuing possession. A 36-yard pass from Shaw to Ellington and a personal foul penalty on the Razorbacks on the third play of the drive set the Gamecocks up at the Arkansas 14-yard line. Three plays later, Shaw rolled around the right side and sprinted to the pylon for a 10-yard touchdown run, giving the Game-cocks a 14-7 advantage with 5:28 left in the half.

A 20-yard field goal by Zach Hocker at the 3:28 mark of the second quarter pulled Arkansas to within 14-10, but South Carolina extended its lead to double digits just before the half. On fourth and 5 from the Arkansas 42, Shaw connected with a wide-open Ellington near the sideline, and Ellington made a defender miss as he darted into the end zone for a touchdown, giving the Gamecocks a 21-10 lead with 1:30 remaining in the half.

The Razorbacks moved the ball to the Gamecock 45 on their last possession of the half, but Aldrick Fordham and Chaz Sutton each came up with a sack to end the threat and send the teams into the locker room with South Carolina leading 21-10.

South Carolina put the game out of reach early in the second half. After Adam Yates drilled a 41-yard field goal to give the Gamecocks a 24-10 lead on the opening possession of the third quarter, the defense provided the game-sealing play on the ensuing possession. On first and 10 from the South Carolina 36, Swearinger stepped in front of a Wilson pass and returned the interception 69 yards to the end zone, giving the Gamecocks a 31-10 cushion.

After Hocker made it a 31-13 game with a 21-yard field goal at the 5:48 mark of the third quarter, the Gamecocks added one more touchdown, a 2-yard run by Davis, on the ensuing pos-session to push their lead to 38-13.

Scoring Summary 1st 5:47 SC Adams 29-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (10-77-3:49) 7-02nd 8:12 ARK Hatcher 6-yard pass from T. Wilson (Hocker kick) (6-50-1:49) 7-72nd 5:28 SC C. Shaw 10-yard run (Yates kick) (6-70-2:44) 14-72nd 3:28 ARK Hocker 20-yard field goal (7-72-2:00) 14-102nd 1:30 SC Ellington 42-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (6-75-1:58) 21-103rd 11:20 SC Yates 41-yard field goal (9-52-3:40) 24-103rd 10:41 SC Swearinger 69-yard interception return (Yates kick) 31-103rd 5:48 ARK Hocker 21-yard field goal (12-72-4:53) 31-133rd 2:19 SC Davis 2-yard run (Yates kick) (8-74-3:29) 38-134th 0:39 ARK D. Wilson 9-yard pass from T. Wilson (Hocker kick) (8-58-2:22) 38-20

Team Statistics ARK SC First Downs 22 20 Rushing 7 5 Passing 12 12 Penalty 3 3Net Yards Rushing 83 104 Rushing Attempts 27 41Net Yards Passing 277 279 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 26-41-2 15-25-1Total Offense Yards 360 383 Total Offense Plays 68 66Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-1 0-0Penalties: No.-Yards 7-58 5-61Punts-Yards 4-166 3-138 Avg. Yards Per Punt 41.5 46.0Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 3-(-1)Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 3-65 1-26Interceptions: No.-Yards 1-0 2-69Possession Time 28:15 31:45Third Down Conversions 4-12 7-13Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 1-1Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-3Sacks By: No.-Yards 3-17 3-32PAT Kicks 2-2 5-5Field Goals 2-2 1-2

Individual Statistics RUSHING: ARK: Williams 7-61; Johnson 11-41; Holmes 3-10; T. Wilson 6-(-29). SC: Davis 13-53; Miles 14-37; Shaw 8-10; Blue 2-9; Baker 2-2; Lowery 1-(-2); Byrd 1-(-5).

PASSING: ARK: T. Wilson 26-41-2-277-2. SC: C. Shaw 14-22-1-272-2; Thomp-son 1-3-0-7.

RECEIVING: ARK: Johnson 5-17; Hamilton 4-72; McKay 3-49; Tate 3-27; Hatcher 3-21; Williams 3-13; Herndon 2-24; Horton 1-23; Voelzke 1-22; D. Wilson 1-9. SC: Ellington 5-104; Miles 3-44; Cunningham 2-33; Roland 2-25; Anderson 1-29; Ad-ams 1-29; Sanders 1-15.

PUNT RETURNS: ARK: None. SC: Sanders 3-(-1).

KICKOFF RETURNS: ARK: Holmes 2-38; Wingo 1-27. SC: Ellington 1-26.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: ARK: Mitchel 1-0. SC: Swearinger 1-69; Auguste 1-0.



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2012 Game Recaps Wofford 0 7 0 0 7 South Carolina 0 7 0 17 24

Game 11#12/11 South Carolina 24, Wofford 7

November 17, 2012Williams-Brice Stadium


COLUMBIA, S.C.—Senior run-ning back Kenny Miles rushed for a career-high 127 yards and one touch-down to help lead No. 12/11 South Carolina to a 24-7 victory over Wofford on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at Williams-Brice Stadium.

With the win, the Gamecocks (9-2) finish the year a perfect 7-0 at home for the first time since 1987. The victory also gives head coach Steve Spurrier his 64th career victory at South Caro-lina, tying Rex Enright’s school record. Wofford drops to 8-3 on the season.

Miles, who was one of 29 seniors honored prior to the game, carried the ball a career-high 27 times, averaging 4.7 yards per touch. It was his fourth career 100-yard rushing game. Miles also pulled down four passes for 27 yards.

South Carolina junior quarterback Connor Shaw completed 16-of-20 passes for 122 yards and had one touchdown and one interception. Junior Ace Sanders caught five of those passes for a team-high 35 yards and a score to lead the receiving corps.

The Gamecock defense gave up 330 yards of offense to the Terriers but came up with several big stops and forced three turnovers to help pull away for the victory. Senior D.J. Swearinger led the way with 12 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Seniors Shaq Wilson and Byron Jerideau tallied 10 tackles apiece, while senior Akeem Auguste recovered a fumble and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown.

The game got off to a slow start as the teams battled through a scoreless first quarter. The Gamecocks eventually struck first with a 13-play, 51-yard scoring drive that ate up more than five minutes of clock. Miles did most of the damage on the drive as he rushed for 43 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown run that that gave South Carolina a 7-0 lead at the 14:56 mark of the second quarter.

The Carolina defense clamped down on the Wofford rushing attack early on as it forced three-and-outs on the Terriers’ first three possessions, surrendering just 17 yards.

The Gamecocks seemed to be on the way to extending their lead to 14-0 midway through the second quarter with a drive that went deep into Wofford territory. However, freshman running back Mike Davis fumbled at the end of a 16-yard run at the Terrier 6-yard line, and Wofford’s Blake Wylie recovered at the 1.

The Terriers found a groove offensively right before the half and engineered a 12-play, 85-yard scoring drive. Eric Breitenstein rushed for 46 yards on the drive, including a 2-yard touch-down run with 32 seconds left in the half that tied the game at 7-7. Breitenstein finished the contest with 125 yards on 28 carries to lead Wofford.

Wofford gave the Gamecocks a scare on its opening possession of the second half as it drove to the Gamecock 27. However, on first and 10 Swearinger knocked the ball loose from Octavius Harden, and Carolina’s Brison Williams recovered to end the threat.

South Carolina took advantage by going on a 15-play, 68-yard scoring drive capped by a 23-yard field goal by senior Adam Yates that gave the Gamecocks a 10-7 advantage with 11:57 left in the fourth quarter.

The defensive unit then came up with a huge fourth down stop for the Gamecocks on the ensuing possession. On fourth and 1 from the Wofford 34, Carolina seniors Devin Taylor and Quin Smith stuffed Breitenstein for no gain, setting the offense up with excellent field position. Five plays later, Shaw connected with Sanders for an 8-yard touchdown pass at the 8:10 mark, giving South Carolina a 17-7 lead.

The Gamecocks then put the game out of reach on the next possession with another big defensive play. Auguste scooped up a forced fumble by Reginald Bowens on Wofford’s second play of the drive at the Terrier 31 and returned it for a touchdown to extend South Carolina’s lead to 24-7.

Scoring Summary 2nd 14:56 SC Miles 2-yard run (Yates kick) (13-51-5:21) 7-02nd 0:32 WC Breitenstein 2-yard run (Redfern kick) (12-85-3:26) 7-74th 11:57 SC Yates 23-yard field goal (15-68-6:36) 10-74th 8:10 SC Sanders 8-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (5-34-1:35) 17-74th 7:33 SC Auguste 31-yard fumble return (Yates kick) 24-7

Team Statistics WC SC First Downs 16 18 Rushing 15 9 Passing 1 9 Penalty 0 0Net Yards Rushing 259 171 Rushing Attempts 60 41Net Yards Passing 71 122 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 1-3-0 16-21-1Total Offense Yards 330 293 Total Offense Plays 63 62Fumbles: No.-Lost 5-3 2-1Penalties: No.-Yards 3-15 3-15Punts-Yards 3-123 3-118 Avg. Yards Per Punt 41.0 39.3Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-37 0-0Interceptions: No.-Yards 1-0 0-0Possession Time 30:49 29:11Third Down Conversions 3-11 7-13Fourth Down Conversions 2-5 1-1Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 3-3Sacks By: No.-Yards 4-16 1-6PAT Kicks 1-1 3-3Field Goals 0-0 1-1

Individual Statistics RUSHING: WC: Breitenstein 28-125; Johnson 10-46; Nocek 3-25; Gay 3-15; Law-son 7-13; Kass 4-13; Harden 3-10; Weimer 1-6; Smith 1-6. SC: Miles 27-127; Davis 3-22; C. Shaw 10-18; Ellington 1-4.

PASSING: WC: Lawson 1-2-0-71; Kass 0-1-0-0. SC: C. Shaw 16-20-1-122; Sand-ers 0-1-0-0..

RECEIVING: WC: Ashley 1-71. SC: Sanders 3-35; Miles 4-27; Ellington 3-22; Moore 2-9; Davis 1-15; Jones 1-14.

PUNT RETURNS: WC: None. SC: None.

KICKOFF RETURNS: WC: Smith 2-37. SC: None.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: WC: Scioneaux 1-0. SC: None.


2013 SOUTH CAROLINA SPRING FOOTBALL 2012 Game Recaps South Carolina 7 3 10 7 27 Clemson 14 0 3 0 17

Game 12#13/12 South Carolina 27, #12/9 Clemson 17

November 24, 2012Memorial Stadium

Clemson, S.C.84,513

CLEMSON, S.C. —Head coach Steve Spurrier became the winningest coach in South Carolina history with 65 wins as the Gamecocks (10-2) defeated Clemson (10-2) 27-17 on Saturday evening for Carolina’s fourth straight victory in the series vs. the Tigers. Sophomore quarterback Dylan Thompson went 23-for-41 for 310 yards in the air with three touchdown passes and sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney tallied 4.5 sacks to set the single-season record at Caro-lina with 13 on the year.

The Gamecocks had a complete performance in all three phases. The Carolina offense totaled 444 yards on the day. Thompson connected six times to Ace Sanders for 119 yards, the most receiving yards by a Game-cock player this year as well as a touchdown. Bruce Ellington also had seven catches for 72 yards with two touchdowns. Caro-lina’s defense limited the Tigers to just three points and 91 total yards in the second half. Adam Yates went 2-for-2 for field goals with Sanders tallying a 30-yard punt return to set the school’s single-season record at 363 punt return yards.

With a 20-17 lead in the fourth quarter, the Gamecocks put together a 13-play 65-yard drive that was capped by a 6-yard touchdown pass from Ellington to Thompson that gave Carolina a commanding 10-point lead. That was enough for the defense as they stopped Clemson two more times with Clowney tallying a pair of sacks in the Tigers’ final two possessions.

The Tigers struck first on their second possession of the game with a 16-play, 85-yard scor-ing drive that ate up more than six minutes of clock. Quarterback Tajh Boyd capped the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run on an option keeper to give Clemson a 7-0 lead with 5:27 left in the first quarter.

South Carolina responded on the ensuing possession to tie the game. Dylan Thompson completed passes of 9, 19, and 15 yards, and Kenny Miles added runs of 1 and 11 yards to set the Gamecocks up at the Clemson 13-yard line. Thompson then connected with Ellington for a 13-yard scoring strike to cap the seven-play, 63-yard scoring drive and knot the game at 7-7.

Clemson fired back with a quick scoring drive to regain the lead. Roderick McDowell broke free for a 32-yard run down the sideline. On the next play, Boyd lofted the ball to DeAndre Hopkins for a 43-yard touchdown pass, giving the Tigers a 14-7 advantage at the 1:22 mark of the first quarter.

The Gamecocks cut Clemson’s lead to 14-10 late in the second quarter, as Yates drilled a 27-yard field goal to cap a 12-play, 79-yard drive at the 2:40 mark. On the drive, Thompson was 5-for-6 for 53 yards and had 27 yards on the ground.

Thompson took control on the opening possession of the second half and guided South Carolina on a 10-play, 85-yard scoring drive. On third and 16 from the Clemson 34, Thompson found Sanders across the middle, and Sanders shed a tackle and raced to the end zone for a 34-yard touchdown reception to give the Gamecocks a 17-14 lead with 11:48 remaining in the third stanza. Thompson completed four passes for 79 yards on the drive.

The teams then exchanged field goals. Yates extended South Carolina’s lead on its next pos-session with a 43-yard field goal to give the Gamecocks a 20-14 lead at the 6:56 mark of the third quarter. Clemson’s Chandler Catanzaro answered on the ensuing possession with a 37-yard field goal to trim South Carolina’s lead to 20-17 with 5:07 left in the quarter.

Scoring Summary 1st 5:27 CU Boyd 3-yard run (Cantanzaro kick) (16-85-6:14) 0-71st 1:46 SC Ellington 13-yard pass from Thompson (Yates kick) (7-63-3:34) 7-71st 1:22 CU Hopkins 33-yard pass from Boyd (Cantanzaro kick) (2-75-0:24) 7-142nd 2:40 SC Yates 27-yard field goal (12-79-6:14) 10-143rd 11:48 SC Sanders 34-yard pass from Thompson (Yates kick) (10-85-3:08) 17-143rd 6:56 SC Yates 43-yard field goal (8-42-3:08) 20-143rd 5:07 CU Cantanzaro 37-yard field goal (6-56-1:49) 20-174th 4:17 SC Ellington 6-yard pass from Thompson (13-65-7:39) 27-17

Team Statistics SC CU First Downs 26 18 Rushing 8 11 Passing 15 5 Penalty 3 2Net Yards Rushing 134 145 Rushing Attempts 45 35Net Yards Passing 310 183 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 23-41-1 11-24-2Total Offense Yards 444 328 Total Offense Plays 86 59Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-0 0-0Penalties: No.-Yards 12-110 7-59Punts-Yards 5-188 5-208 Avg. Yards Per Punt 37.6 41.6Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-30 0-0Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 4-95 0-0Interceptions: No.-Yards 2-8 1-0Possession Time 39:58 20:02Third Down Conversions 11-21 5-12Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 0-0Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-2Sacks By: No.-Yards 6-30 4-35PAT Kicks 3-3 2-2Field Goals 2-2 1-1

Individual Statistics RUSHING: SC: Miles 16-45; Davis 12-43; Thompson 14-38; Ellington 2-5; Sanders 1-3. CU: Ellington 15-72; McDowell 3-47; Boyd 17-26.

PASSING: SC: Thompson 23-41-1-310. CU: Boyd 11-24-2-183.

RECEIVING: SC: Ellington 7-72; Sanders 6-119; Jones 4-45; Miles 3-39; Cun-ningham 2-26; Davis 1-9. CU: Watkins 4-37; Brown 3-68; Ford 2-13; Hopkins 1-43; Humphries 1-22.

PUNT RETURNS: SC: Sanders 1-30. CU: None.

KICKOFF RETURNS: SC: Ellington 3-70; Hampton 1-25. CU: None.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: SC: Williams 1-8; Holloman 1-0. CU: Brewer 1-0.



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2012 Game RecapsOutback Bowl

#11/10 South Carolina 33, #19/22 Michigan 28January 1, 2013

Raymond James StadiumTampa, Fla.

54,527

TAMPA, Fla. -- Dylan Thompson’s 32-yard touchdown pass to Bruce Ellington with 11 seconds remaining lifted South Carolina (11-2) to a 33-28 vic-tory over Michigan (8-5) to win the 2013 Outback Bowl.

Trailing 28-27 with 3:29 remaining in the game, Caro-lina made one final drive. Connor Shaw converted a 4th & 3 on the South Carolina 37 with a 6-yard slant pass to Ace Sanders and followed that up with completions of 6, 8 and 6, all to Sanders to earn two more first downs. Shaw left the game after the fourth completion to Sanders as he was nicked up, resulting in Thompson entering the contest. Thompson moved the Gamecocks down to the Michigan 32-yardline with 20 seconds remaining. After spiking the ball to stop the clock, Thompson took the next snap and unleashed a perfect strike to Ellington near the goal line. The Gamecock wide receiver made his way into the end zone to give the Gamecocks a 5-point lead with just seconds remaining.

The back and forth affair saw the duo of Shaw and Thompson deliver for Carolina. Shaw finished 18-for-26 for 224 yards in the air and a pair of touchdowns and added 96 yards rushing. Thompson was 7-for-10 for 117 yards and two scores.

Sanders caught 9 passes for 92 yards with two touchdown receptions as well as a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown en route to MVP honors.

The Gamecocks needed just three plays to find the end zone. Damiere Byrd got behind the Wolverine secondary and Shaw connected with him for a 56-yard scoring strike to give the Gamecocks a 7-0 lead less than two minutes into the game.

Michigan trimmed the lead to 7-3 with a 39-yard field goal by Brendan Gibbons.After the Carolina defense pushed the Wolverines back to their own 9-yard line with

a sack by Aldrick Fordham, Michigan punted to All-SEC return man Sanders, who weaved his way 63 yards to the end zone, giving the Gamecocks a 14-3 advantage.

The Wolverines answered with an 11-play, 75-yard scoring drive capped by a 5-yard pass from Devin Gardner to Drew Dileo, cutting South Carolina’s lead to 14-10.

The Gamecocks regained their 11-point lead quickly with a four-play, 75-yard touch-down drive. Thompson found Nick Jones across the middle for a 70-yard pass to set Carolina up at the Michigan 4. From there Thompson rolled right and found Sanders open in the end zone to give the Gamecocks a 21-10 lead with 10:54 left in the half.

A 40-yard field goal by Gibbons closed the gap to 21-13 heading into intermission.Michigan got a 52-yard field goal from Matt Wile, then went on a 10-play, 65-yard

scoring drive capped by a 10-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Jeremy Gallon to take a 22-21 heading into the final stanza.

After a very questionable first down was awarded to the Wolverines, Jadeveon Clowney made a big defensive play. Clowney forced and recovered a fumble by tail-back Vincent Smith giving the Gamecocks the ball on the Michigan 31-yardline. South Carolina quickly struck then as Shaw completed a 31-yard touchdown pass to Sanders as the Gamecocks reclaimed a 27-22 lead.

Michigan answered on its ensuing drive to take a 28-27 lead. An 11-play 64-yard drive took up over four minutes on the clock and was capped by a 17-yard pass from Gardner to Gallon, his second touchdown reception of the game.

Scoring Summary 1st 13:26 SC Byrd 56-yard pass from C. Shaw (Yates kick) (3-67-1:34) 7-01st 7:28 MICH Gibbons 39-yard field goal (8-51-3:14) 7-31st 3:29 SC Sanders 63-yard punt return (Yates kick) 14-32nd 12:41 MICH Dileo 5-yard pass from Gardner (Gibbons kick) (11-75-5:48) 14-102nd 10:54 SC Sanders 4-yard pass from Thompson (Yates kick) (4-75-1:47) 21-102nd 2:47 MICH Gibbons 40-yard field goal (8-8-4:34) 21-133rd 6:54 MICH Wile 52-yard field goal (11-45-4:29) 21-163rd 0:02 MICH Gallon 10-yard pass from Gardner (Gardner pass int) (9-65-4:28) 21-224th 8:06 SC Sanders 31-yard pass from C. Shaw (C. Shaw pass failed) (1-31-0:09) 27-224th 3:29 MICH Gallon 17-yard pass from Gardner (Smith rush failed) (10-64-4:37) 27-284th 0:11 SC Ellington 32-yard pass from Thompson (Thompson pass failed) (11-70-3:18) 33-28

Team Statistics SC MICHFirst Downs 17 24 Rushing 4 12 Passing 11 10 Penalty 2 2Net Yards Rushing 85 186 Rushing Attempts 17 45Net Yards Passing 341 214 Cmp.-Att.-Int. 25-36-0 18-37-1Total Offense Yards 426 355 Total Offense Plays 53 82Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 3-1Penalties: No.-Yards 5-44 4-55Punts-Yards 3-123 3-144 Avg. Yards Per Punt 41.0 48.0Punt Returns: No.-Yards 3-66 1-12Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 6-145 3-63Interceptions: No.-Yards 1-(-3) 0-0Possession Time 22:01 37:59Third Down Conversions 3-10 8-19Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 3-4Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-5Sacks By: No.-Yards 3-22 3-18PAT Kicks 3-3 1-1Field Goals 0-2 3-3

Individual Statistics RUSHING: SC: C. Shaw 10-96; Miles 5-1; Thompson 2-(-12). MICH: Robinson 23-100; Gardner 12-24; Dileo 1-7; Smith 6-6; Simmons 1-4; Hayes 2-0.

PASSING: SC: C. Shaw 18-26-0-224; Thompson 7-10-0-117. MICH: Gardner 18-36-1-214; Robinson 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: SC: Sanders 9-92; Miles 4-22; Jones 3-78; Byrd 2-63; Ellington 2-36; Carson 2-1; Cunningham 1-37; Anderson 1-7; Davis 1-5. MICH: Gallon 9-145; Roundtree 3-27; Dileo 3-22; Smith 1-9; Robinson 1-7; Funchess 1-4.

PUNT RETURNS: SC: A. Sanders 3-66. MICH: Dileo 1-12.

KICKOFF RETURNS: SC: Auguste 2-56; Ellington 2-51; Rhodes 1-22; Sanders 1-16. MICH: Norfleet 1-32; Dileo 1-20; Gallon 1-11.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: SC: Legree 1-(-3). MICH: None.

South Carolina 14 7 0 12 33 Michigan 3 10 9 6 28

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