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1introductionAs the Gamecocks prepare for their 117th season of intercollegiate football, get an overview of the 2010 football season with the schedule, preseason outlook, rosters, a preseason depth chart, squad breakdown and other notes of interest. For the latest up-to-date information on the Gamecocks, check out the team’s of-ficial website at www.gamecocksonline.com.

19Coaching StaffHead coach Steve Spurrier begins his sixth season in Columbia and has put together arguably his best coaching staff since his arrival. Assistant Head Coach Ellis Johnson heads up the defensive staff, while the Head Ball Coach remains the primary play-caller for the offense.

41the GamecocksSouth Carolina returns 54 letterwinners from last season’s 7-6 squad, including 17 starters. Eight starters return on of-fense, while seven are back on defense, along with punter/placekicker Spencer Lanning. In addition, the Gamecocks welcome their fifth straight Top-25 re-cruiting class to Columbia this fall.

752009 in reviewSouth Carolina posted a 7-6 record in 2009, its sixth straight season of a .500 or better record. The school record for consecutive non-losing seasons is seven, set from 1928-34. The Gamecock defense proved to be one of the nation’s best, ranking behind only national title contenders Alabama and Florida in total defense in the SEC.

introduCtionTable of Contents ................................................... 2-3Schedules/Quick Facts/Road Hotels...........................42010 Notebook....................................................... 5-8 Pronunciation Guide ..............................................8Depth Chart ................................................................9Alphabetical Roster ..................................................10Numerical Roster......................................................11Squad Breakdown .............................................. 12-132010 Outlook ..................................................... 14-18

CoaChinG StaFFHead Coach Steve Spurrier ................................ 20-25 Biography ............................................................20 Coaching Record .................................................21 Career Highlights.................................................22 Career Timeline ...................................................23 Year-by-Year Record ............................................24 Carolina Superlatives...........................................25Shane Beamer ..........................................................26Shawn Elliott ............................................................27Jay Graham ..............................................................28Jeep Hunter ..............................................................29Ellis Johnson ...........................................................30Brad Lawing .............................................................31G.A. Mangus ............................................................32Steve Spurrier Jr. .....................................................33Lorenzo Ward ...........................................................34Jamie Speronis ........................................................35Craig Fitzgerald ........................................................36Football Support Staff ..............................................37Professional Staff .....................................................38Medical Staff ............................................................39Athletics Administration ...........................................40

the GaMeCoCKSReturning Players ............................................... 42-70 Addison–Allen .....................................................42 Allison–E. Baker ..................................................43 J. Baker–Baxley ...................................................44 Bennett–Broadhead .............................................45 Burns–Campbell..................................................46 Chisolm–Culliver ................................................47 Cunningham–B. Davis.........................................48 E. Davis–DiMarco................................................49 Eckerson–Flint.....................................................50 Fordham–Garcia ..................................................51 Gilchrist–Gilmore ................................................52 Gresham–Grooms ...............................................53 Gurley–Holloman ................................................54 Inabinet–A. Jeffery ...............................................55 D. Jeffery–King ....................................................56 Lanning–LeCorn..................................................57 Legree–Maddox...................................................58 Markett–Matthews ...............................................59 McKnight–Miles ..................................................60 D.L. Moore–Nunn................................................61 O’Brien–Richardson.............................................62 Robertson–Saunders ...........................................63 Scribner-Howard–Shaw .......................................64 Sherman–D. Smith ..............................................65 Q. Smith–Straughter ............................................66 Strickland–Taylor .................................................67 Triglia–Watkins ....................................................68 White–S. Wilson..................................................69 Winfield–Yates.....................................................70Newcomers ........................................................ 71-74 Newcomer Roster.................................................71 Bell–Hampton......................................................72 Jerideau–Robinson..............................................73 Sanders–Williams ...............................................74

2009 in reviewSEC Standings/Bowl Games ....................................762009 Results/Starters ...............................................772009 Statistics ................................................... 78-792009 Defensive Statistics .........................................802009 Tackles ............................................................812009 Offensive Individual Statistics .........................822009 Highs and Lows ..............................................832009 All-Southeastern Conference...........................842009 SEC Team Statistics .................................. 85-872009 SEC Individual Statistics ........................... 88-892009 Season In Review ...................................... 90-92Game 1: NC State .....................................................93Game 2: Georgia ......................................................94Game 3: Florida Atlantic ...........................................95Game 4: Ole Miss.....................................................96Game 5: South Carolina State ..................................97Game 6: Kentucky ....................................................98Game 7: Alabama .....................................................99Game 8: Vanderbilt .................................................100Game 9: Tennessee ................................................101Game 10: Arkansas ................................................102Game 11: Florida....................................................103Game 12: Clemson.................................................104Game 13: Connecticut ............................................105Wounded Warrior Project .......................................106

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reCordSTeam Records ................................................. 108-109Passing Records ............................................ 110-111Rushing Records ............................................ 112-114Receiving Records.......................................... 115-116Scoring Records.....................................................117Miscellaneous Records ..........................................118Kicking Records .....................................................119Return Records............................................... 120-121Defense Records ............................................ 121-122

hiStoryYear-by-Year Records .............................................124Head Coaching Records/Assistant Coaches ...........125The Last Time It Happened .....................................126All-Time Record by Conference ..............................127Year-by-Year Results ...................................... 128-140Series History ................................................ 141-144George Rogers, Heisman Trophy Winner ................145Retired Numbers ...................................................146All-Americans ........................................................147All-Conference ............................................... 148-149NFL Draft................................................................150Gamecocks in the NFL ...........................................151NFL Pipeline .................................................. 152-153Lettermen Roster ............................................ 154-158Carolina Hall of Fame..................................... 159-164

bowl GaMeSBowl Scoreboard/Records ......................................166Carolina Bowl Game Stars......................................1672010 Papajohns.com Bowl.....................................1682009 Outback Bowl ................................................1692006 Liberty Bowl ..................................................1702005 Independence Bowl .......................................1712002 Outback Bowl ................................................172

2001 Outback Bowl ................................................1731995 Carquest Bowl ...............................................1741988 Liberty Bowl ..................................................1751987 Gator Bowl ....................................................1761984 Gator Bowl ....................................................1771980 Gator Bowl ....................................................1781979 Hall of Fame Bowl .........................................1791975 Tangarine Bowl ..............................................1801969 Peach Bowl/1946 Gator Bowl ........................181All-Star Games .......................................................182

inForMationThe University of South Carolina.................... 184-185Board of Trustees ...................................................186University Administration .......................................187Athletics Director Eric Hyman.................................188Athletics Department Staff Directory .......................189Athletic Development .............................................190Academic Services .................................................191Preparing the Student-Athlete ................................192Gamecock Traditions ..............................................193Media Policies .......................................................194Media Relations Staff .............................................195Radio/Television .....................................................196Media Outlets .........................................................197Williams-Brice Stadium ................................. 198-199Columbia Hotels and Restaurants ..........................200The Southeastern Conference.................................2012010 Opponents............................................. 202-205 Southern Miss/Georgia/Furman ........................202 Auburn/Alabama/Kentucky ................................203 Vanderbilt/Tennessee/Arkansas .........................204 Florida/Troy/Clemson ........................................2052010-11 Bowl Lineup.............................................2062010 SEC Week-by-Week Schedule .......................2072010 SEC Composite Schedule .............................208

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107recordsLed by the incomparable George Rogers, the Gamecock record book is dotted with great individual performances. The most notable recent addition is that of Caro-lina All-American Eric Norwood, who set the school standard for career sacks and tackles for loss.

123historyHead coach Steve Spurrier is quickly moving up the list for wins as a head coach at South Carolina. The head ball coach has put together 35 wins, which ranks sixth on Carolina’s all-time list. He begins the season just 30 wins from surpassing Rex Enright’s school-record total of 64 victories.

165bowl GamesSouth Carolina has played in 15 bowl games, including six since the turn of the century. The Gamecocks are enjoying a streak in which they have been bowl-eligible for six straight years, the longest stretch of its kind in school history.

183informationSouth Carolina has a tremendous follow-ing, both in the stands and in the press box. Media relations director Steve Fink and his staff are ready and able to as-sist you in your coverage of Gamecock Football.

CreditS: The 2010 South Carolina Football Media Guide was published by the University of South Caro-lina Athletics Media Relations Department. The media guide was written, designed and edited by Steve Fink, Media Relations Director, with assistance provided by the media relations staff and student assistants. Cov-ers designed by Old Hat Creative, Norman, Okla. Pho-tography provided by Jason Ayer, Travis Bell, Gregg Martin and Allen Sharpe. The media guide was printed by R.L. Bryan of Columbia, S.C.

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

The 2009 South Carolina Football Media Guide was recognized as “Best in the Nation” by CoSIDA. The guide was produced by Media Relations Director Steve Fink, with assistance from Emily Feeney

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Schedule/Quick Facts2010 Schedule

day date opponent Site SeriesThursday September 2 Southern Miss Columbia, S.C. First meetingSaturday September 11 *Georgia Columbia, S.C. UGA leads 46-14-2Saturday September 18 Furman Columbia, S.C. SC leads 25-20-1Saturday September 25 *Auburn Auburn, Ala. AUB leads 6-1-1Saturday October 9 *Alabama Columbia, S.C. ALA leads 12-2-0Saturday October 16 *Kentucky Lexington, Ky. SC leads 14-6-1Saturday October 23 *Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. SC leads 15-4-0Saturday October 30 *Tennessee Columbia, S.C. UT leads 22-4-2Saturday November 6 *Arkansas Columbia, S.C. ARK leads 11-7-0Saturday November 13 *Florida Gainesville, Fla. UF leads 23-4-3Saturday November 20 Troy Columbia, S.C. SC leads 2-0-0Saturday November 27 Clemson Clemson, S.C. CU leads 65-38-4*Denotes Southeastern Conference game.

2009 Resultsdate opponent Site result record SeC tv attendance09/03 NC State Raleigh, N.C. W, 7-3 1-0 0-0 ESPN 57,58309/12 *#21 Georgia Athens, Ga. L, 37-41 1-1 0-1 ESPN2 92,74609/19 Florida Atlantic Columbia, S.C. W, 38-16 2-1 0-1 PPV 72,01709/24 *#4 Ole Miss Columbia, S.C. W, 16-10 3-1 1-1 ESPN 74,72410/03 SC State Columbia, S.C. W, 38-14 4-1 1-1 Classic 77,06610/10 *Kentucky Columbia, S.C. W, 28-26 5-1 2-1 FSN 68,27810/17 *#2 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 6-20 5-2 2-2 ESPN 92,01210/24 *Vanderbilt Columbia, S.C. W, 14-10 6-2 3-2 ESPNU 75,26410/31 *Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. L, 13-31 6-3 3-3 ESPN 96,62311/07 *Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. L, 16-33 6-4 3-4 SEC Net. 68,86511/14 *#1 Florida Columbia, S.C. L, 14-24 6-5 3-5 CBS 79,29711/28 #15 Clemson Columbia, S.C. W, 34-17 7-5 3-5 ESPN 80,57401/02 Connecticut Birmingham, Ala. L, 7-20 7-6 3-5 ESPN 45,354*Denotes Southeastern Conference game.

2011 Sept. 3 East Carolina (Charlotte) Sept. 17 Navy Nov. 19 The Citadel Nov. 26 Clemson

2012 Aug. 30 East Carolina Sept. 15 UAB Nov. 17 Wofford Nov. 24 at Clemson

2013 TBD North Carolina TBD at Central Florida TBD South Carolina State TBD Clemson

2014 Aug. 30 East Carolina (Charlotte) TBD Furman TBD Troy TBD at Clemson

2015 TBD at East Carolina TBD Central Florida TBD The Citadel TBD Clemson

2016 TBD East Carolina TBD at Clemson

All dates subject to change.

Future Schedules Road Hotelsauburn Embassy Suites Montgomery 300 Tallapoosa Street Montgomery, AL 36104 334-269-5055Kentucky Griffin Gate Marriott 1800 Newtown Pike Lexington, KY 40511 859-231-5100vanderbilt Renaissance Nashville 611 Commerce Street Nashville, TN 37203 615-255-8400Florida Hilton Ocala 3600 SW 36th Avenue Ocala, FL 34474 352-854-1400Clemson Greenville Marriott One Parkway East Greenville, SC 29615 864-297-0300

Quick FactsLocation ....................................................Columbia, S.C.Founded ....................................................................1801Enrollment ..............................................................28,481Conference ...................... Southeastern (Eastern Division)Colors ..................................... Garnet (PMS 202) & BlackNickname ........................................................GamecocksMascot .................................................................... CockyStadium ....................................... Williams-Brice (80,250)Surface .........................................................Natural Grass

President ..............................................Dr. Harris PastidesFaculty Representative ........................... Dr. Zach KelehearAthletics Director .............................................Eric HymanDeputy AD .................................................... Marcy GirtonExecutive Associate AD/Facilities .............Kevin O’ConnellAssociate AD ........................................... Charles WaddellAssociate AD/Facilities .......................................Jeff DavisChief Financial Officer ...................................... Jeff TallantAssistant AD/Event Management .................. Shawn BurkeAssistant AD/Compliance ............................Jennifer StilesMedia Relations Director .................................. Steve Fink

Head Coach .................................................Steve Spurrier Alma Mater ............................................... Florida (1967) Overall Record ................................. 177-68-2 (20 years) Record at South Carolina .........................35-28 (5 years)Spurs & Strong Safeties/Special Teams Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator ............................... Shane BeamerRunning Game Coordinator/Offensive Line .. Shawn ElliottRunning Backs/Asst. Special Teams ............... Jay GrahamTight Ends/Asst. Special Teams ...................... Jeep HunterAssistant Head Coach/Assistant Coach–Defense/Linebackers ..................................................Ellis JohnsonDefensive Line ............................................... Brad LawingQuarterbacks ................................................ G.A. MangusPassing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers .......................................Steve Spurrier Jr.Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks & Free Safeties ....................... Lorenzo WardDirector–Football Operations ....................Jamie SperonisStrength & Conditioning Coach ............... Craig FitzgeraldHead Football Athletic Trainer ...................... Clint Haggard

All-Time Record .............................................534-536-442009 Record ................................................................ 7-62009 SEC Record (Finish) ......................... 3-5 (T4th East)Bowl Appearance ..............................Papajohns.com Bowl UConn 20, South Carolina 7Basic Offense ........................................................MultipleBasic Defense ...........................................................4-2-5Lettermen Returning ......................................................53 Offense ........................................................................25 Defense .......................................................................25 Special Teams ...............................................................3Lettermen Lost ...............................................................12 Offense ..........................................................................6 Defense .........................................................................6 Special Teams ...............................................................0Starters Returning ..........................................................17 Offense ..........................................................................8 Defense .........................................................................7 Special Teams ...............................................................2Starters Lost ....................................................................7 Offense ..........................................................................3 Defense .........................................................................4 Special Teams ...............................................................0

Media Relations Office ................................803-777-5204Football Office ............................................803-777-4271Press Box Number ......................................803-777-2040Website ..................................www.gamecocksonline.com



2010 South Carolina Football 2010 NotebookA LITTLE HISTORY: This is the 117th season of inter-collegiate football at the University of South Carolina, dating back to 1892. It is the 104th-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 534-536-44.

SUCCESSFUL ERA: South Carolina is enjoying some of its best years on the gridiron in school history. Since Head coach Steve Spurrier’s arrival, Carolina has:v Had back-to-back senior classes leave with a school-record 28 victories in their four-year careers. Twenty-eight wins over a four-year period had happened just once previously (1987-90).v Put together back-to-back seven-plus win seasons for just the sixth time in school history. The others: 1924-25; 1979-80; 1987-88; 2000-01; and 2005-06. v Posted six straight non-losing seasons, the longest stretch since putting together seven consecutive non-losing years from 1928-34.v Been bowl-eligible for six consecutive years, the lon-gest streak in the modern era.v A head coach that has taken his team to four bowl games, becoming the first coach in school history to do so, while needing just five years to accomplish that feat.v Defeated the fourth-ranked team (Ole Miss) in the country in 2009, only the second time Carolina has knocked off a top-5 ranked squad.v Put together a Rivals.com top-25 recruiting class for six straight years.v Developed a distinctive home field advantage. The Gamecocks protected their house by winning six of seven games at Williams-Brice Stadium in 2009. It was their best home mark since posting a 6-1 record at home in 1988.v Posted a team GPA of 2.695 during the Fall 2009 semester, the highest GPA on record.

THEY’RE BACK: The Gamecocks have 53 letterwin-ners back to begin the 2010 fall camp. The 53 lettermen consist of 25 offensive players, 25 defensive players and three specialists. A complete list of the returning letterwinners can be found on page 12.

SQUAD BREAKDOWN: The Gamecocks have 108 players listed in the 2010 media guide. The squad breakdown includes 18 seniors (including nine fifth-year seniors), 25 juniors, 32 sophomores, 12 redshirt freshmen and 21 true freshmen.

FOR STARTERS: The Gamecocks list 17 returning starters from the 2009 squad (eight on offense, seven on defense and two specialists). The returning offensive starters are FB Patrick diMarco, OT hutch ecker-son, QB Stephen Garcia, WR alshon Jeffery, OG t.J. Johnson, TB Kenny Miles, OT Kyle nunn, TE weslye Saunders. The returning defensive staters include DT ladi ajiboye, Spur antonio allen, CB akeem auguste, FS Chris Culliver, CB Stephon Gilmore, DE Cliff Matthews and LB Shaq wilson. In addition, P/PK Spencer lanning returns.

EVERY TIME OUT: The Gamecocks had five players start every game during the 2009 season. The quintet included sophomore quarterback Stephen Garcia, redshirt freshman offensive guard t.J. Johnson, true freshman cornerback Stephon Gilmore, senior line-backer eric norwood and senior strong safety dar-ian Stewart.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: The Gamecocks said goodbye to just 12 lettermen from last year’s bowl roster, including seven starters. The departing starters include OL Garrett anderson and lemuel Jeanpierre, along with WR Moe brown on the of-fensive side of the ball, and DE Clifton Geathers, LB eric norwood, DT nathan Pepper and SS darian Stewart on the defensive side. The other departing letterwinners included OC Seaver brown, FB John Guerry, WR Scott Spurrier, LB Gerrod Sinclair and CB addison williams.

IT’S A NUMBERS GAME: The Gamecocks return 93 percent of their rushing yards, 99 percent of their pass-ing yards and 83 percent of their receiving yards from a year ago. In addition, 16 of the squad’s top 20 tacklers (all who registered in double digits) return for the 2010 campaign.

RECAPPING 2009: South Carolina finished the 2009 season with a 7-6 record overall including a 3-5 mark in SEC play. The Gamecocks got off to a 5-1 start, in-cluding a 16-10 win over No. 4 Ole Miss, and moved to as high as #22 in the Associated Press poll. After dropping four of their next five, which included losses to Alabama and Florida, the nation’s top two teams, the Gamecocks rebounded to knock off No. 15 Clemson in the regular season finale. The Gamecocks earned a bowl bid for the fourth time in the last five years, falling to UConn by a 20-7 score in the fourth annual Papa-johns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. The Gamecocks were 4-1 in non-conference contests and finished 6-1 in the friendly confines of Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. Carolina was one of six SEC teams to finish with a 7-5 regular season record.

GOING BOWLING: The Gamecocks played on New Year’s Day or later for just the sixth time in school his-tory and for the second-straight season, as they were invited to the Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. on January 2 to face the Connecticut Huskies out of the Big East. It marked the sixth straight year in which the Gamecocks have been bowl-eligible, the longest streak in school history. The Huskies came away with a 20-7 win over the Gamecocks, sending Carolina to its 11th loss in 15 bowl game appearances.

OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE: The Gamecocks were 4-1 in non-conference action in 2009. They defeated NC State, Florida Atlantic, South Carolina State and Clemson in the regular season before falling to UConn in the bowl game. They are 17-6 in non-conference games under head coach Steve Spurrier, including wins in 15 of their last 19 non-league tilts. The year-by-year breakdown: 2005 (2-2); 2006 (5-0); 2007 (3-1); 2008 (3-2); 2009 (4-1).

2009 Final PollsAssociated Press

1. Alabama (60) 14-0 1500 2. Texas 13-1 1399 3. Florida 13-1 1370 4. Boise State 14-0 1366 5. Ohio State 11-2 1224 6. TCU 12-1 1163 7. Iowa 11-2 1126 8. Cincinnati 12-1 1060 9. Penn State 11-2 1016 10. Virginia Tech 10-3 953 11. Oregon 10-3 886 12. Brigham Young 11-2 806 13. Georgia Tech 11-3 768 14. Nebraska 10-4 724 15. Pittsburgh 10-3 697 16. Wisconsin 10-3 571 17. LSU 9-4 501 18. Utah 10-3 491 19. Miami (FL) 9-4 310 20. Mississippi 9-4 296 21. Texas Tech 9-4 224 22. Southern California 9-4 216 23. Central Michigan 12-2 166 24. Clemson 9-5 125 25. West Virginia 9-4 91

USA Today/Coaches 1. Alabama (58) 14-0 1450 2. Texas 13-1 1360 3. Florida 13-1 1323 4. Boise State 14-0 1312 5. Ohio State 11-2 1190 6. TCU 12-1 1104 7. Iowa 11-2 1087 8. Penn State 11-2 1071 9. Cincinnati 12-1 943 10. Virginia Tech 10-3 940 11. Oregon 10-3 846 12. Brigham Young 11-2 814 13. Georgia Tech 11-3 741 14. Nebraska 10-4 671 15. Pittsburgh 10-3 667 16. Wisconsin 10-3 587 17. LSU 9-4 530 18. Utah 10-3 466 19. Miami (FL) 9-4 336 20. Southern California 9-4 217 21. Mississippi 9-4 192 22. West Virginia 9-4 159 23. Texas Tech 9-4 152 24. Central Michigan 12-2 123 25. Oklahoma State 9-4 92


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2010 NotebookTHE HEAD BALL COACH: Steve Spurrier begins his sixth season directing the Gamecock football program. He has logged a 35-28 mark in Columbia. The Head Ball Coach ranks sixth on the school’s all-time wins list and seventh in games coached at South Carolina. He is the first coach to have a career winning record at Caro-lina since Joe Morrison (39-28-2) patrolled the side-lines from 1983-88. Coach Spurrier owns a 177-68-2 mark as a collegiate head coach, with stops at Duke and Florida before his stint at South Carolina. He is signed through the 2013 season.

PERFECT RECORD: Head coach Steve Spurrier is a perfect 38-0 all-time against schools outside of BCS automatic qualifier conferences, including a 12-0 mark since coming to South Carolina. He defeated Florida Atlantic and South Carolina State in 2009, and will have a chance to extend his mark with 2010 games against Southern Miss, Furman and Troy.

ONE OF FOUR: Head coach Steve Spurrier is one of just 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 legendary coaches Bear Bryant (159) and John Vaught (106) have won more SEC conference games than Coach Spurrier’s 105. Vince Dooley also logged 105 SEC wins. “Shug” Jordan and Phillip Fulmer fell just short with 98 wins each.

WINNING MORE OFTEN: The Gamecocks have put together six straight seasons of .500 ball or better for just the second time in school history. The last time Carolina had that many consecutive non-losing sea-sons was when they had a school-record seven straight non-losing seasons from 1928-34.

28 DIVIDED BY FOUR: The Gamecocks have won 28 games over the past four seasons (8-5, 6-6, 7-6, 7-6), matching the school record for wins over a four-year period. They also won 28 games from 1987-1990 un-der the direction of Joe Morrison (8-4, 8-4) and Sparky Woods (6-4-1, 6-5) and again from 2005-08 (7-5, 8-5, 6-6, 7-6) in Coach Spurrier’s first four seasons at the helm.

PROTECT OUR HOUSE: The Gamecocks have im-proved their play at home over the past four seasons under head coach Steve Spurrier. After going just 3-4 in 2006, the Gamecocks went 4-3 in 2007, 5-2 in 2008 and posted a 6-1 record at Williams-Brice Stadium in 2009. The 6-1 mark was the Gamecocks’ best home mark since posting a 6-1 record in 1988.

JOHNSON EARNS LONG-TERM DEAL: Assistant Head Coach–Defense ellis Johnson parlayed another strong campaign into a long-term contract that is de-signed to keep him in Columbia for several seasons. Johnson, who was raised in nearby WInnsboro, S.C., has been directing the Gamecocks for the past two sea-sons. He originally signed a three-year deal in January 2008 and had one year added to his contract in October 2008. His new deal, which was approved in February 2010, takes him through the 2013 campaign.

WOLFORD OUT; ELLIOTT IN: The Gamecocks had one coaching change during the offseason, with former Appalachian State offensive line coach Shawn elliott hired to replace Eric Wolford, who took the head coach-ing position at Youngstown State University. Elliott will oversee the Gamecocks’ offensive line and was also given the title of Running Game Coordinator.

WELCOME BACK: Several players either did not par-ticipate or were limited in spring while recovering from injuries. Those players who hope to be back for the fall camp include TB eric baker (left knee), LB reginald bowens (right shoulder), DT ronald byrd (left knee), DB Chris Culliver (left shoulder), DE Cliff Mat-thews (left shoulder), LB rodney Paulk (right knee), OL Quintin richardson (right shoulder), DT travian robertson (right knee), WR deangelo Smith (right foot) and TE Mike triglia (right shoulder).

EARLY ARRIVALS: The Gamecocks added three new scholarship players to the squad in January. Fullback Matt Coffee signed with the Gamecocks in Febru-ary 2009 but did not enroll at South Carolina until January while rehabbing a knee injury. Junior college transfer Qua Gilchrist returned to his home state af-ter spending two years at Butler County CC in Kansas. The Abbeville, S.C., native was redshirted his first year at BCCC while making the conversion from running back to linebacker, so he has three years to play three seasons at South Carolina. True freshman, quarterback Connor Shaw, was the lone early high school gradu-ate to enroll at Carolina in January.

ENROLLING EARLY: The Gamecocks welcome fresh-man quarterback Connor Shaw into the fold this spring. Shaw graduated from Flowery Branch (GA) High School in December, enrolled at Carolina in January and went through his first spring drills. Shaw became the 10th freshman since Coach Spurrier’s arrival in Columbia to enter college earlier than the norm. Clark Gaston did so in 2006, while Stephen Garcia and travian robertson arrived in January of 2007. Jay Spearman, C.C. whitlock and Shaq wilson all went through spring drills in 2008 after graduating from high school in the previous December. In 2009, Jarvis Giles, Stephon Gilmore and devonte holloman made the early leap from high school to college.

SIZE MATTERS: The tallest player on the roster is de-fensive end devin taylor, who checks in at 6-8, just ahead of defensive tackle ronald byrd, who is listed at 6-7. The shortest player is tailback bryce Sher-man, who is listed at 5-4. The Gamecocks have eight players who tip the scale at 300 pounds or better, led by 330-pound freshman offensive lineman Du’Von Mill-sap. Six of the other seven are also offensive lineman, including rokevious watkins (319), Jarriel King (310), t.J. Johnson (305), Kyle nunn (304) Ste-ven Singleton (303), and nick allison (301). Junior college transfer byron Jerideau (310) is the only de-fensive player listed at over 300 pounds. Former track sprinters bryce Sherman (152) and Marty Markett (168), and freshman punter Patrick Fish (165) are only players that check in at under 170 pounds.

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Player ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 Career

Cliff Matthews - 9 13 11 33

Ladi Ajiboye - 10 12 10 32

Chris Culliver - 1 12 12 25

Rodney Paulk 10 12 RS 1 23

Jarriel King - - 11 8 19

Jason Barnes - 1 9 7 17

Stephen Garcia - RS 3 13 16

Hutch Eckerson 5 RS 2 8 15

Patrick DiMarco - 0 5 8 13

Stephon Gilmore - - - 13 13

T.J. Johnson - - RS 13 13

Weslye Saunders - 0 3 10 13

Terrence Campbell RS 0 9 2 11

Shaq Wilson - - 0 11 11

Akeem Auguste - - 0 9 9

Dion LeCorn - 6 3 0 9

Antonio Allen - - 0 8 8

Alshon Jeffery - - - 7 7

Kenny Miles - - RS 7 7

Kyle Nunn - RS 0 7 7

Brian Maddox - 0 1 5 6

Tori Gurley - - RS 5 5

Quintin Richardson - RS 0 5 5

Travian Robertson - 1 0 4 5

Devin Taylor - - RS 5 5

C.C. Whitlock - - 0 5 5

Tony Straughter - - - 3 3

Alonzo Winfield - RS 0 3 3

Garrett Chisolm - - - 2 2

Justice Cunningham - - - 2 2

DeVonte Holloman - - - 2 2

Addison Williams - 1 1 0 2

Josh Dickerson - - - 1 1

Stephen Flint - RS 0 1 1

Melvin Ingram - 0 RS 1 1

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2010 South Carolina Football 2010 NotebookTHE 2010 SCHEDULE: When playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference, the schedule on pa-per always looks imposing. That’s the case again for the Gamecocks in 2010. The season gets started with a Thursday night contest against Southern Miss on Sept. 2. It will mark the fifth time in Coach Spurrier’s six years that Carolina will open on a Thursday in front of an ESPN national audience. The Gamecocks SEC opener is set for Saturday, Sept. 13 when they host the Georgia Bulldogs. Carolina’s third-straight home game will be played the following week when it hosts in-state FCS school Furman. The Gamecocks will go on the road for the first time on Sept. 25 when they travel to Auburn. The Auburn game begins a stretch of seven straight conference battles. After an off week, defending national champion Alabama makes a visit to Williams-Brice Sta-dium on Oct. 9. The Gamecocks will have back-to-back SEC Eastern Division road games at Kentucky and at Vanderbilt, Oct. 16 and 23, respectively. That will be followed up by a pair of SEC home games versus Ten-nessee and Arkansas on Oct. 30 and Nov. 6. The SEC schedule closes on Nov. 13 when Carolina travels to the Swamp to face the Florida Gators. The season con-cludes with a pair of non-conference affairs. Carolina will host Troy on Nov. 20 in the home finale, then travel to Clemson on Nov. 27 for the annual Palmetto State showdown with the Tigers.

BOWL GAME PARTICIPANTS: Ten of the Game-cocks’ 11 Division I opponents in 2010 participated in bowl games following the 2009 season. Of those 10, six were bowl game winners, including Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Clemson.

TOUGH HOME SLATE: The Gamecocks have seven home games in the friendly confines of Williams-Brice Stadium in 2010, but the competition will be formidable. All six of their Division I opponents (Southern Miss, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas and Troy) com-peted in bowl games following the 2009 season. Those six opponents combined for a 53-26 record.

THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL: For the sixth-straight season, the Gamecocks will play a Thursday night con-test on ESPN. They will open the 2010 season at home against Southern Miss on Sept. 2. Carolina opened its 2005 season on a Thursday with a win against Central Florida. In 2006, the Gamecocks opened the season at Mississippi State on a Thursday and came away with a 15-0 win. They also lost a mid-season Thursday night contest at home to Auburn. In 2007, they defeated eighth-ranked Kentucky at home on a Thursday night. In 2008, they played the first two games of the season on Thursdays – defeating NC State before falling at Vanderbilt. Last season, they opened the year with a Thursday night win at NC State, then knocked off fourth-ranked Ole Miss on a Thursday night at home. Carolina is 6-2 over the past five years in Thursday night spe-cials, including a 4-1 record at home and a 2-1 record on the road. The Gamecocks are 4-0 in season openers on Thursdays under Steve Spurrier.

ROTATING ON AND OFF: With the rotation schedule of SEC West opponents, the Gamecocks drop Ole Miss from their schedule and pick up Auburn for the next two seasons. The Gamecocks will play at Auburn on Sept. 25. The Tigers will return the trip to Columbia during the 2011 campaign. After the 2010 campaign, Alabama will drop off the schedule while Mississippi State is slated to come back on.

BOWL TIE-INS: The SEC has tie-ins with nine games during the 2010-11 bowl season:Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 30AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 31Chick-fil-A Bowl Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 31Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Jan. 1Capital One Bowl Orlando, Fla. Jan. 1Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 1Allstate Sugar Bowl New Orleans, La. Jan. 4AT&T Cotton Bowl Arlington, Texas Jan. 7Papajohns.com Bowl Birmingham, Ala. Jan. 8

THEY PAY TO SEE THE GAMECOCKS PLAY: The Gamecocks have one of the top fan bases in collegiate football. During the 2009 season, Carolina averaged 75,369 fans at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, ranking 17th in the nation in average attendance. Not surprisingly, the two sellouts were in the season’s fi-nal two games against top-ranked Florida (79,297) and versus Palmetto State rival Clemson (80,574). The Gamecocks also played in some hostile environments as well, including trips to Tennessee (96,623) and Ala-bama (92,012).

WORKING OVERTIME: The Gamecocks have played just two overtime games in their history, both at Ten-nessee. They dropped a 23-20 decision in Knoxville on Sept. 27, 2003, then fell by a 27-24 score on Oct. 27, 2007, at Neyland Stadium. Every other SEC team has played at least four overtime games since the rule was established in 1996.

RECRUITING SUCCESS: The Gamecocks are com-ing off another successful February signing day. They signed 24 players to National Letters of Intent, includ-ing a pair of junior college players. The class includes three of Rivals.com Top 100 list, with Marcus latti-more ranked No. 10, victor hampton checking in at No. 60 and Kelcy Quarles ranked 91st and three of the ESPNU 150 including Marcus lattimore (19), a.J. Cann (85) and Kelcy Quarles (124). Here are the Gamecocks’ recent recruiting class rankings ac-cording to Rivals.com. and Scout.com:

2002: 11th/18th 2007: 6th/7th2003: 8th/15th 2008: 22nd/34th2004: 35th/28th 2009: 11th/12th2005: 23rd/20th 2010: 25th/34th2006: 24th/33rd

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under 2009 SpurrierOverall 7-6 35-28Home 6-1 23-12Road 1-4 11-13Neutral 0-1 1-3Grass 7-4 33-25Turf 0-2 2-3

Leading After 1st Quarter 4-1 21-6Tied After 1st Quarter 2-0 10-3Trailing After 1st Quarter 1-5 4-19

Leading at Halftime 5-0 25-6Tied at Halftime 1-1 3-2Trailing at Halftime 1-5 7-20

Leading After 3rd Quarter 6-0 31-2Tied After 3rd Quarter 0-0 1-3Trailing After 3rd Quarter 1-6 3-23

When Scoring First 4-2 25-8When Opponent Scores First 3-4 10-20

Largest Halftime Lead 10 22Largest Halftime Deficit 18 31

Score 20 or more Points 4-1 27-8Score 30 or more Points 3-1 18-4Opponents Score 20 or less 6-2 26-8Games Decided by 3 or less 1-0 3-4Games Decided by 10 or less 4-2 18-14

Rush for 100 Yards or more 6-1 27-8Rush for 150 Yards or more 3-0 15-3Pass for 200 Yards or more 4-4 20-22Pass for 300 Yards or more 1-3 5-6Total 400 Yards or more 2-1 11-5

Opp. Rush less than 100 yards 3-1 13-2Opp. Pass less than 200 yards 5-4 23-17Opp. Total less than 300 yards 4-1 17-4

Commit More Turnovers 1-4 11-20Commit Fewer Turnovers 2-2 14-4Commit Equal Turnovers 4-0 10-4

Lead in Time of Possession 4-3 20-9Trail in Time of Possession 3-3 15-19


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IN THE CLASSROOM: The Gamecocks have been impressive in the classroom of late. The squad boasted 29 players on the 2009 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. In addition, the squad posted a team GPA of 2.695 dur-ing the Fall 2009 semester, the highest GPA on record. Those who made the SEC Honor Roll include returnees blake baxley, reginald bowens, Zac brindise, ryan broadhead, Chris Culliver, brandan da-vis, Stephen Flint, Stephen Garcia, Stephon Gilmore, Matt Grooms, devonte holloman, walker inabinet, t.J. Johnson, Spencer lan-ning, rodney Paulk, Cedrick Snead, Chaz Sut-ton, devin taylor, Kevin white, addison wil-liams, dalton wilson and adam yates.

SPRING GAME AWARDS: The following players were recognized for their achievements prior to the start of the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game:Justice Cunningham ...Steve Sisk Outstanding Blocker Stephon Gilmore .....Ernest A. Brooks Memorial Award (MVP of Carolina/Clemson game)T.J. Johnson ..................Weight Room Effort - OffenseLadi Ajiboye .................. Weight Room Effort - DefenseTerrence Campbell ................ Everyday Effort - OffenseDevin Taylor ......................... Everyday Effort - DefenseJarriel King.............Most Improved Offensive LinemanD.J. Swearinger ........... Most Improved Defensive BackByron McKnight .... Most Improved Defensive LinemanD.L. Moore ....................Most Improved Wide ReceiverBlake Baxley ................................Special Teams AwardKevin White ................. Outstanding Walk-on - OffenseMarty Markett ............. Outstanding Walk-on - DefenseGarrett Chisolm ................Harold White GPA - OffenseBrandan Davis ................. Harold White GPA - Defense Walker Inabinet ..... Harold White GPA - Special TeamsDeVonte Holloman ......Harris Pastides Scholar-AthletePatrick DiMarco ...........................Joe Morrison Award (Offensive Player of the Spring)Shaq Wilson.................................Joe Morrison Award (Defensive Player of the Spring)Walker Inabinet .................Gamecock Unselfish AwardMatt Grooms .....................Gamecock Unselfish AwardChris Vaughn ....................Gamecock Unselfish Award

DEFEATING THE BEST: South Carolina’s best win over a ranked opponent came in the 1981 season when it knocked off No. 3 North Carolina by a 31-13 score. The best home win came last season when the Game-cocks knocked off No. 4 Ole Miss by a 16-10 score. Here are the top wins in school history:BEST SOUTH CAROLINA WINS BY RANKINGS:date opponent rank Score 10/24/81 at North Carolina 3 31-1309/24/09 vs Ole Miss 4 16-1009/24/88 vs Georgia 6 23-1010/04/07 vs Kentucky 8 38-2311/21/87 vs Clemson 8 20-711/14/53 at West Virginia 8 20-1409/09/00 vs Georgia 9 21-1010/23/58 vs Clemson 10 26-609/08/07 at Georgia 11 16-1211/10/84 vs Florida State 11 38-2611/12/05 vs Florida 12 30-2209/29/84 vs Georgia 12 17-10

TAKING THE FIFTH (AND THE SIXTH): Linebacker rodney Paulk has been granted a sixth year of eligi-bility by the NCAA. Paulk will be donning the Garnet and Black for a fifth season in 2010, then will have the opportunity to return for a sixth season in 2011. Paulk earned second-team Freshman All-America honors from Sporting News as a freshman in 2006. He ranked fourth on the squad with 64 tackles during his sopho-more season in 2007. Paulk injured his knee in August of 2008 and saw limited action in the first four games of that campaign before sitting out of the remainder of the season. He was granted his first medical redshirt following the season. In 2009, Paulk suffered a season-ending knee injury in the season-opening win at NC State, and was granted his second medical redshirt. He sat out the spring drills this year while continuing his rehab work, but enters the fall listed atop the depth chart. A marine science major, Paulk is slated to gradu-ate in December. Paulk is the second Gamecock to have a sixth year of eligibility granted in the Spurrier Era, joining former tight end and current G.A. andy boyd.

WATCH LIST: Senior defensive end Cliff Matthews is on the Preseason Watch List for the Lott Trophy, which is awarded annually to the college football De-fensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Matthews and se-nior tight end weslye Saunders are on the Lombardi Award Watch List, which goes to the outstanding down lineman. Matthews and cornerback Stephon Gilmore are on the Nagurski Watch List, which recognizes the nation’s top defensive player.

RETURNING ALL-STARS: Several Gamecock re-turning players received postseason accolades follow-ing the 2009 season:Chris Culliver 2nd Team AP All-SEC Steele’s 3rd Team All-SECStephen Garcia Steele’s 4th Team All-SECStephon Gilmore Steele’s Freshman All-America CFN.com Freshman All-America Scout.com Freshman All-America Steele’s 4th Team All-SEC Coaches Freshman All-SECAlshon Jeffery FWAA Freshman All-America Steele’s Freshman All-America CFN.com Freshman All-America Scout.com Freshman All-America Coaches Freshman All-SEC Steele’s 3rd Team All-SECT.J. Johnson Coaches Freshman All-SECSpencer Lanning Steele’s 4th Team All-SECCliff Matthews 2nd team Coaches All-SEC Steele’s 3rd Team All-SEC Honorable Mention AP All-SECWeslye Saunders Steele’s 4th Team All-SECDevin Taylor Coaches Freshman All-SEC

PRESEASON ACCOLADES: Several Gamecocks have been mentioned as All-SEC candidates according to the preseason magazines. In addition to Phil Steele’s and Athlon Sports All-SEC teams listed below, corner-back Stephon Gilmore was a preseason fourth-team All-American by Steele, while Athlon tabbed him as a third-team All-America selection. In addition, Athlon rates the Gamecock secondary as the nation’s fourth-best defensive backs unit.

Phil Steele’s Preseason all-SeCStephon Gilmore Cornerback 1st TeamCliff Matthews Defensive End 1st TeamStephon Gilmore Punt Returner 2nd TeamLadi Ajiboye Defensive Tackle 3rd TeamChris Culliver Cornerback 3rd TeamAlshon Jeffery Wide Receiver 3rd TeamMarcus Lattimore Running Back 3rd TeamWeslye Saunders Tight End 4th TeamShaq Wilson Linebacker 4th TeamSpencer Lanning Punter 4th Team

athlon Sports’ Preseason all-SeCStephon Gilmore Cornerback 1st TeamCliff Matthews Defensive End 1st TeamWeslye Saunders Tight End 2nd TeamLadi Ajiboye Defensive Tackle 3rd TeamChris Culliver Cornerback 3rd TeamAlshon Jeffery Wide Receiver 3rd Team

Pronunciation GuideLadi Ajiboye ................... LAH-dee AH-ji-boyAkeem Auguste ...........................uh-GUST-eAldrick Fordham .............................. AL-drickStephon Gilmore ........................... stuh-FONChaun Gresham ................................... ShonWalker Inabinet ............................ in-AB-in-etAlshon Jeffery ................................. AL-shonByron Jerideau .........................JER-a-dough

Jarriel King ..................................... juh-RELLDion LeCorn ................................. luh-CORNMarty Markett ................................mar-KETTTravian Robertson .........................TRAY-v-unD.J. Swearinger ...................... SWEAR-in-grrMike Triglia ............................... TRIG-lee-uhRokevious Watkins .................... ro-KEY-v-usTrammell Williams ..........................truh-MEL

2009 Carolina RankingsCategory avg. SeC nCaaScoring Offense 20.62 11 102Rushing Offense 121.23 12 91Passing Offense 226.15 4 47Passing Efficiency 120.58 9 87Total Offense 347.38 9 82Scoring Defense 20.38 5 24Rushing Defense 137.69 5 52Passing Defense 163.00 2 8Pass Efficiency Defense 112.96 6 26Total Defense 300.69 3 15Kickoff Returns 21.28 11 73Punt Returns 7.87 9 74Net Punting 34.09 10 90Turnover Margin –0.31 9 81Sacks 2.15 5 t46Tackles for Loss 6.08 6 45Sacks Allowed 2.85 11 t105



2010 South Carolina Football 2010 Depth ChartOffense

1 Alshon Jeffery 6-4 237 SO-1L St. Matthews, S.C. 86 Stephen Flint 6-2 199 JR-2L Mt. Plesant, S.C. 81 Tori Gurley 6-5 230 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 18 Dion LeCorn 6-0 211 SR-3L Ocala. Fla. 80 DeMario Bennett 6-2 177 FR-RS Douglas, Ga.

82 D.L. Moore 6-4 198 SO-1L Bowling Green, Ky. –OR– 4 Jason Barnes 6-4 206 JR-2L Charlotte, N.C. 11 Lamar Scruggs 6-2 221 FR-RS Jacksonville Beach, Fla.

76 Jarriel King 6-5 310 SR-2L North Charleston, S.C. 75 Steven Singleton 6-2 303 SR-SQ Buford, Ga. 72 Quintin Richardson 6-4 276 JR-2L Columbia, S.C.

77 Garrett Chisolm 6-6 299 SR-1L Charleston, S.C. 71 Nick Allison 6-4 301 FR-RS Asheville, N.C. 55 T.J. Johnson 6-5 305 SO-1L Aynor, S.C. 65 Ryan Broadhead 6-5 270 JR-SQ Leesburg, Ga. 60 Terrence Campbell 6-3 283 SR-1L Austell, Ga. 73 Rokevious Watkins 6-4 319 JR-SQ Fairburn, Ga.

68 Kyle Nunn 6-6 304 JR-2L Sumter, S.C. –OR– 66 Hutch Eckerson 6-6 287 SR-3L Lumberton, N.C. 47 Patrick DiMarco 6-1 234 SR-3L Altamonte Springs, Fla. 88 Weslye Saunders 6-6 273 SR-3L Durham, N.C. 87 Justice Cunningham 6-3 261 SO-1L Pageland, S.C. 5 Stephen Garcia 6-2 230 JR-2L Lutz, Fla. 14 Connor Shaw 6-0 199 FR-HS Flowery Branch, Ga. 12 Andrew Clifford 6-2 225 FR-RS Tampa, Fla. 17 Zac Brindise 6-1 205 JR-SQ Fort Myers, Fla. 47 Patrick DiMarco 6-1 234 SR-3L Altamonte Springs, Fla. 48 Matt Coffee 5-10 226 FR-HS Mary Esther, Fla. 31 Kenny Miles 5-9 187 SO-1L Lawrenceville, Ga. 10 Brian Maddox 5-10 230 SR-3L Anderson, S.C. 3 Jarvis Giles 5-11 185 SO-1L Tampa, Fla. 22 Bryce Sherman 5-4 152 SO-1L Winston-Salem, N.C.

Defense 98 Devin Taylor 6-8 244 SO-1L Beaufort, S.C. 52 Aldrick Fordham 6-4 255 SO-1L Jamesown, S.C. 29 Chaun Gresham 6-1 229 FR-RS Auburn, Ga. 42 Travian Robertson 6-5 298 JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C. 94 Kenny Davis 6-3 285 SO-SQ Newberry, S.C. 99 Ronald Byrd 6-7 261 FR-RS LaGrange, Ga.

91 Ladi Ajiboye 6-2 278 SR-3L Riverdale, Ga. 6 Melvin Ingram 6-2 278 JR-2L Hamlet, N.C.

83 Cliff Matthews 6-4 260 SR-3L Cheraw, S.C. 92 Byron McKnight 6-5 239 JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C. 90 Chaz Sutton 6-3 249 FR-RS Savannah, Ga.

45 Rodney Paulk 6-0 226 JR-2L Columbia, S.C. 41 Josh Dickerson 6-1 220 SR-1L Kingsland, Ga. 43 Qua Gilchrist 6-1 224 SO-JC Abbeville, S.C.

16 Shaq Wilson 5-10 226 JR-2L Jacksonville, Fla. 44 Tony Straughter 6-0 210 SR-1L Madison, Fla. 24 Quin Smith 6-0 225 SO-1L Lenoir, N.C.

26 Antonio Allen 6-1 201 JR-1L Ocala, Fla. 33 Damario Jeffery 6-3 225 SO-1L Columbia, S.C. 5 Stephon Gilmore 6-1 188 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 39 Marty Markett 5-9 168 JR-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. 23 Brandan Davis 5-11 178 JR-1L Columbia, S.C. 3 Akeem Auguste 5-10 186 JR-2L Hollywood, Fla. 36 D.J. Swearinger 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C.

21 DeVonte Holloman 6-3 226 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 8 Corey Addison 5-11 206 FR-RS Jacksonville, Fla. 25 Alonzo Winfield 6-0 222 JR-2L Winston-Salem, N.C.

17 Chris Culliver 6-1 197 SR-3L Garner, N.C. 12 C.C. Whitlock 5-10 176 JR-2L Chester, S.C. 35 Jimmy Legree 5-11 179 FR-RS Beaufort, S.C.

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34 Spencer Lanning 6-0 194 SR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. 42 Eric Davis 6-2 177 SO-SQ Newberry, S.C.

17 Chris Culliver 6-1 197 SR-3L Garner, N.C. 22 Bryce Sherman 5-4 152 SO-1L Winston-Salem, N.C.

5 Stephon Gilmore 6-1 188 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 3 Akeem Auguste 5-10 186 JR-2L Hollywood, Fla.

59 Charles Turner 6-5 242 SR-3L Roebuck, S.C. 51 Walker Inabinet 5-10 191 SO-SQ Columbia, S.C.

86 Stephen Flint 6-2 199 JR-2L Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 42 Eric Davis 6-2 177 SO-SQ Newberry, S.C.

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Alphabetical Rosterno. name Pos. ht. wt. yr.-exp hometown (high/last School) 8 Corey Addison SS 5-11 206 FR-RS Jacksonville, Fla. (Andrew Jackson)91 Ladi Ajiboye DT 6-2 278 SR-3L Riverdale, Ga. (Banneker/Hargrave Military)26 Antonio Allen SPR 6-1 201 JR-1L Ocala, Fla. (Trinity Catholic/Fork Union)71 Nick Allison OG 6-4 301 FR-RS Asheville, N.C. (T.C. Roberson) 3 Akeem Auguste FS 5-10 186 JR-2L Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna/Fork Union)28 Eric Baker TB 5-11 181 JR-2L Jacksonville, Fla. (White/Fork Union)43 Jacob Baker FB 5-9 189 SO-SQ Ridgeland, S.C. (Thomas Heyward Academy) 4 Jason Barnes WR 6-4 206 JR-2L Charlotte, N.C. (Independence)49 Blake Baxley SPR 5-9 198 SR-2L Columbia, S.C. (Lexington)80 DeMario Bennett WR 6-2 177 FR-RS Douglas, Ga. (Coffee County)32 Reginald Bowens DE 6-2 236 SO-1L Holly Springs, N.C. (Garner)17 Zac Brindise QB 6-1 205 JR-SQ Fort Myers, Fla. (South Fort Myers)65 Ryan Broadhead OC 6-5 270 JR-SQ Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County)11 Jarrett Burns SS 6-2 187 SO-1L Huntsville, Ala. (Lee)99 Ronald Byrd DT 6-7 261 FR-RS LaGrange, Ga. (Callaway/Fork Union)50 Billy Byrne LB 5-11 222 FR-RS Palm Harbor, Fla. (East Lake)60 Terrence Campbell OG 6-3 283 SR-1L Austell, Ga. (South Cobb)50 A.J. Cann OG 6-2 285 FR-HS Bamberg, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)77 Garrett Chisolm OG 6-6 299 SR-1L Charleston, S.C. (West Ashley/Pikeville)12 Andrew Clifford QB 6-2 225 FR-RS Tampa, Fla. (Wharton)48 Matt Coffee FB 5-10 226 FR-HS Mary Esther, Fla. (Fort Walton Beach)17 Chris Culliver CB 6-1 197 SR-3L Garner, N.C. (Garner)87 Justice Cunningham TE 6-3 261 SO-1L Pageland, S.C. (Central)23 Brandan Davis CB 5-11 178 JR-1L Columbia, S.C. (Dutch Fork/Carson-Newman)42 Eric Davis P 6-2 177 SO-SQ Newberry, S.C. (Newberry)94 Kenny Davis DT 6-3 285 SO-SQ Newberry, S.C. (Newberry)41 Josh Dickerson LB 6-1 220 SR-1L Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County/Georgia Military)47 Patrick DiMarco FB 6-1 234 SR-3L Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Lake Brantley)66 Hutch Eckerson OT 6-6 287 SR-3L Lumberton, N.C. (Lumberton)15 Patrick Fish P 5-11 165 FR-HS Shelby, N.C. (Burns)86 Stephen Flint WR 6-2 199 JR-2L Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Wando)52 Aldrick Fordham DE 6-4 255 SO-1L Jamestown, S.C. (Timberland) 5 Stephen Garcia QB 6-2 230 JR-2L Lutz, Fla. (Jefferson)78 Cody Gibson OT 6-6 260 FR-HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln)43 Qua Gilchrist LB 6-1 224 SO-JC Abbeville, S.C. (Abbeville/Butler Co. CC) 3 Jarvis Giles TB 5-11 185 SO-1L Tampa, Fla. (Gaither) 5 Stephon Gilmore CB 6-1 188 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe) 9 Sharrod Golightly FS 5-10 178 FR-HS Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb)15 Brandon Golson LB 6-2 204 FR-HS St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County)29 Chaun Gresham DE 6-1 229 FR-RS Auburn, Ga. (Apalachee)69 Matt Grooms DS 6-0 240 SR-SQ McColl, S.C. (Marlboro County)81 Tori Gurley WR 6-5 230 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (Rock Hill/New Hampton Prep)27 Victor Hampton CB 5-11 175 FR-HS Darlington, S.C. (Darlington)57 C.J. Heinz P 6-2 199 SO-SQ Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork/Tennessee)21 DeVonte Holloman SS 6-3 226 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)51 Walker Inabinet DS 5-10 191 SO-SQ Columbia, S.C. (Hammond School) 6 Melvin Ingram DT 6-2 278 JR-2L Hamlet, N.C. (Richmond County) 1 Alshon Jeffery WR 6-4 237 SO-1L St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County)33 Damario Jeffery SPR 6-3 225 SO-1L Columbia, S.C. (Columbia)70 Byron Jerideau DT 6-0 310 SO-JC Green Pond, S.C. (Colleton County/Fort Scott CC)55 T.J. Johnson OC 6-5 305 SO-1L Aynor, S.C. (Aynor)13 Nick Jones WR 5-8 188 FR-HS Moore, S.C. (Byrnes)

no. name Pos. ht. wt. yr.-exp hometown (high/last School)76 Jarriel King OT 6-5 310 SR-2L North Charleston, S.C. (North Charleston/Georgia Military)34 Spencer Lanning P/K 6-0 194 SR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. (York)21 Marcus Lattimore TB 5-11 215 FR-HS Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes)18 Dion LeCorn WR 6-0 211 SR-3L Ocala, Fla. (Trinity Catholic)35 Jimmy Legree CB 5-11 179 FR-RS Beaufort, S.C. (Beaufort)84 Kyle Madden TE 6-3 242 SO-TR Powder Springs, Ga. (Harrison/UCF)10 Brian Maddox TB 5-10 230 SR-3L Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna)39 Marty Markett CB 5-9 168 JR-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. (York)83 Cliff Matthews DE 6-4 260 SR-3L Cheraw, S.C. (Cheraw)92 Byron McKnight DE 6-5 239 JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County)31 Kenny Miles TB 5-9 187 SO-1L Lawrenceville, Ga. (Brookwood)79 Du’Von Millsap OT 6-4 330 FR-HS Buford, Ga. (Buford)82 D.L. Moore WR 6-4 198 SO-1L Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green)90 Josh Newton PK 6-2 205 SO-HS Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken)68 Kyle Nunn OT 6-6 304 JR-2L Sumter, S.C. (Sumter)31 Matt O’Brien FS 6-0 185 FR-RS New Milford, N.J. (Bergen Catholic)45 Rodney Paulk LB 6-0 226 JR-2L Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast)67 Ronald Patrick OC 6-1 277 FR-HS Cocoa, Fla. (Cocoa)96 Kelcy Quarles DE 6-3 267 FR-HS Hodges, S.C. (Greenwood)72 Quintin Richardson OT 6-4 276 JR-2L Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)42 Travian Robertson DT 6-5 298 JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County)53 Corey Robinson OT 6-6 292 FR-HS Havelock, N.C. (Havelock) 9 Ace Sanders WR 5-7 170 FR-HS Brandenton, Fla. (Manatee)10 Cadarious Sanders CB 5-11 181 FR-HS LaGrange, Ga. (Troup County)88 Weslye Saunders TE 6-6 273 SR-3L Durham, N.C. (Riverside)46 Joey Scribner-Howard PK 6-1 209 JR-SQ Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork/Carson-Newman)11 Lamar Scruggs WR 6-2 221 FR-RS Jacksonville Beach, Fla. (Fletcher)14 Connor Shaw QB 6-0 199 FR-HS Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch) 28 Jared Shaw FS 5-10 185 SO-SQ Fort Mill, S.C. (Fort Mill/Newberry)22 Bryce Sherman TB 5-4 152 SO-1L Winston-Salem, N.C. (Carver)95 Corey Simmons TE 6-5 225 FR-HS Lawrenceville, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)75 Steven Singleton OT 6-2 303 SR-SQ Buford, Ga. (Buford/Georgia Military) 6 DeAngelo Smith WR 6-1 175 FR-RS Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County)24 Quin Smith LB 6-0 225 SO-1L Lenoir, N.C. (Hibriten)19 Cedrick Snead WR 5-7 177 JR-1L Garner, N.C. (Garner)20 Jay Spearman CB 6-0 191 SO-SQ Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood)44 Tony Straughter LB 6-0 210 SR-1L Madison, Fla. (Madison County/Georgia Military) 8 Seth Strickland QB 6-2 192 SO-SQ Laurens, S.C. (Laurens)97 J.T. Surratt DT 6-2 293 FR-HS Winston-Salem, N.C. (Parkland)90 Chaz Sutton DE 6-3 249 FR-RS Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins/Fork Union)36 D.J. Swearinger FS 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood)98 Devin Taylor DE 6-8 244 SO-1L Beaufort, S.C. (Beaufort) 7 Dylan Thompson QB 6-2 206 FR-HS Boiling Springs, S.C. (Boiling Springs)89 Mike Triglia TE 6-3 242 SO-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School)59 Charles Turner DS 6-5 242 SR-3L Roebuck, S.C. (Dorman)67 Chris Vaughn DS 6-0 268 JR-SQ Columbia, S.C. (Irmo)73 Rokevious Watkins OG 6-4 319 JR-SQ Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside/Georgia Military)85 Kevin White WR 6-2 197 JR-SQ North Charleston, S.C. (Fort Dorchester/Newberry)12 C.C. Whitlock CB 5-10 176 JR-2L Chester, S.C. (Chester)30 Brison Williams SS 5-10 199 FR-HS Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside)57 Trammell Williams OG 6-0 290 FR-HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Lee)46 Dalton Wilson FB 6-0 227 SO-1L Williston, S.C. (Williston-Elko)16 Shaq Wilson LB 5-10 226 JR-2L Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast)25 Alonzo Winfield SS 6-0 222 JR-2L Winston-Salem, N.C. (Carver)18 Jay Wooten PK 6-3 198 JR-SQ Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County/UNC)81 Adam Yates PK 6-0 210 SO-1L Sparks, Md. (Hereford)



2010 South Carolina Football Numerical Rosterno. name Pos. ht. wt. yr.-exp hometown (high/last School) 1 Alshon Jeffery WR 6-4 237 SO-1L St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County) 3 Akeem Auguste FS 5-10 186 JR-2L Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna/Fork Union) 3 Jarvis Giles TB 5-11 185 SO-1L Tampa, Fla. (Gaither) 4 Jason Barnes WR 6-4 206 JR-2L Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) 5 Stephen Garcia QB 6-2 230 JR-2L Lutz, Fla. (Jefferson) 5 Stephon Gilmore CB 6-1 188 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe) 6 Melvin Ingram DT 6-2 278 JR-2L Hamlet, N.C. (Richmond County) 6 DeAngelo Smith WR 6-1 175 FR-RS Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County) 7 Dylan Thompson QB 6-2 206 FR-HS Boiling Springs, S.C. (Boiling Springs) 8 Corey Addison SS 5-11 206 FR-RS Jacksonville, Fla. (Andrew Jackson) 8 Seth Strickland QB 6-2 192 SO-SQ Laurens, S.C. (Laurens) 9 Sharrod Golightly FS 5-10 178 FR-HS Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb) 9 Ace Sanders WR 5-7 170 FR-HS Brandenton, Fla. (Manatee)10 Brian Maddox TB 5-10 230 SR-3L Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna)10 Cadarious Sanders CB 5-11 181 FR-HS LaGrange, Ga. (Troup County)11 Jarrett Burns SS 6-2 187 SO-1L Huntsville, Ala. (Lee)11 Lamar Scruggs WR 6-2 221 FR-RS Jacksonville Beach, Fla. (Fletcher)12 C.C. Whitlock CB 5-10 176 JR-2L Chester, S.C. (Chester)12 Andrew Clifford QB 6-2 225 FR-RS Tampa, Fla. (Wharton)13 Nick Jones WR 5-8 188 FR-HS Moore, S.C. (Byrnes)14 Connor Shaw QB 6-0 199 FR-HS Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch)15 Patrick Fish P 5-11 165 FR-HS Shelby, N.C. (Burns)15 Brandon Golson LB 6-2 204 FR-HS St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County)16 Shaq Wilson LB 5-10 226 JR-2L Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast)17 Chris Culliver DB 6-1 197 SR-3L Garner, N.C. (Garner)17 Zac Brindise QB 6-1 205 JR-SQ Fort Myers, Fla. (South Fort Myers)18 Dion LeCorn WR 6-0 211 SR-3L Ocala, Fla. (Trinity Catholic)18 Jay Wooten PK 6-3 198 JR-SQ Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County/UNC)19 Cedrick Snead WR 5-7 177 JR-1L Garner, N.C. (Garner)20 Jay Spearman CB 6-0 191 SO-SQ Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood)21 DeVonte Holloman SS 6-3 226 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)21 Marcus Lattimore TB 5-11 215 FR-HS Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes)22 Bryce Sherman TB 5-4 152 SO-1L Winston-Salem, N.C. (Carver)23 Brandan Davis DB 5-11 178 JR-1L Columbia, S.C. (Dutch Fork/Carson-Newman)24 Quin Smith LB 6-0 225 SO-1L Lenoir, N.C. (Hibriten)25 Alonzo Winfield SS 6-0 222 JR-2L Winston-Salem, N.C. (Carver)26 Antonio Allen SPR 6-1 201 JR-1L Ocala, Fla. (Trinity Catholic/Fork Union)27 Victor Hampton CB 5-11 175 FR-HS Darlington, S.C. (Darlington)28 Eric Baker TB 5-11 181 JR-2L Jacksonville, Fla. (White/Fork Union)28 Jared Shaw FS 5-10 185 SO-SQ Fort Mill, S.C. (Fort Mill/Newberry)29 Chaun Gresham DE 6-1 229 FR-RS Auburn, Ga. (Apalachee)30 Brison Williams SS 5-10 199 FR-HS Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside)31 Kenny Miles TB 5-9 187 SO-1L Lawrenceville, Ga. (Brookwood)31 Matt O’Brien FS 6-0 185 FR-RS New Milford, N.J. (Bergen Catholic)32 Reginald Bowens DE 6-2 236 SO-1L Holly Springs, N.C. (Garner)33 Damario Jeffery SPR 6-3 225 SO-1L Columbia, S.C. (Columbia)34 Spencer Lanning P/K 6-0 194 SR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. (York)35 Jimmy Legree CB 5-11 179 FR-RS Beaufort, S.C. (Beaufort)36 D.J. Swearinger FS 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood)39 Marty Markett CB 5-9 168 JR-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. (York)41 Josh Dickerson LB 6-1 220 SR-1L Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County/Georgia Military)42 Travian Robertson DT 6-5 298 JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County)42 Eric Davis P 6-2 177 SO-SQ Newberry, S.C. (Newberry)43 Qua Gilchrist LB 6-1 224 SO-JC Abbeville, S.C. (Abbeville/Butler Co. CC)43 Jacob Baker FB 5-9 189 SO-SQ Ridgeland, S.C. (Thomas Heyward Academy)

no. name Pos. ht. wt. yr.-exp hometown (high/last School)44 Tony Straughter LB 6-0 210 SR-1L Madison, Fla. (Madison County/Georgia Military)45 Rodney Paulk LB 6-0 226 JR-2L Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast)46 Dalton Wilson FB 6-0 227 SO-1L Williston, S.C. (Williston-Elko)46 Joey Scribner-Howard PK 6-1 209 JR-SQ Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork/Carson-Newman)47 Patrick DiMarco FB 6-1 234 SR-3L Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Lake Brantley)48 Matt Coffee FB 5-10 226 FR-HS Mary Esther, Fla. (Fort Walton Beach)49 Blake Baxley SPR 5-9 198 SR-2L Columbia, S.C. (Lexington)50 Billy Byrne LB 5-11 222 FR-RS Palm Harbor, Fla. (East Lake)50 A.J. Cann OG 6-2 285 FR-HS Bamberg, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)51 Walker Inabinet DS 5-10 191 SO-SQ Columbia, S.C. (Hammond School) 52 Aldrick Fordham DE 6-4 255 SO-1L Jamestown, S.C. (Timberland)53 Corey Robinson OT 6-6 292 FR-HS Havelock, N.C. (Havelock)55 T.J. Johnson OC 6-5 305 SO-1L Aynor, S.C. (Aynor)57 C.J. Heinz P 6-2 199 SO-SQ Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork/Tennessee)57 Trammell Williams OG 6-0 290 FR-HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Lee) 59 Charles Turner DS 6-5 242 SR-3L Roebuck, S.C. (Dorman)60 Terrence Campbell OG 6-3 283 SR-1L Austell, Ga. (South Cobb)65 Ryan Broadhead OC 6-5 270 JR-SQ Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County)66 Hutch Eckerson OT 6-6 287 SR-3L Lumberton, N.C. (Lumberton)67 Chris Vaughn DS 6-0 268 JR-SQ Columbia, S.C. (Irmo)67 Ronald Patrick OC 6-1 277 FR-HS Cocoa, Fla. (Cocoa)68 Kyle Nunn OT 6-6 304 JR-2L Sumter, S.C. (Sumter)69 Matt Grooms DS 6-0 240 SR-SQ McColl, S.C. (Marlboro County)70 Byron Jerideau DT 6-0 310 SO-JC Green Pond, S.C. (Colleton County/Fort Scott CC)71 Nick Allison OG 6-4 301 FR-RS Asheville, N.C. (T.C. Roberson)72 Quintin Richardson OT 6-4 276 JR-2L Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)73 Rokevious Watkins OG 6-4 319 JR-SQ Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside/Georgia Military) 75 Steven Singleton OT 6-2 303 SR-SQ Buford, Ga. (Buford/Georgia Military)76 Jarriel King OT 6-5 310 SR-2L North Charleston, S.C. (North Charleston/Georgia Military)77 Garrett Chisolm OG 6-6 299 SR-1L Charleston, S.C. (West Ashley/Pikeville)78 Cody Gibson OT 6-6 260 FR-HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln)79 Du’Von Millsap OT 6-4 330 FR-HS Buford, Ga. (Buford)80 DeMario Bennett WR 6-2 177 FR-RS Douglas, Ga. (Coffee County)81 Tori Gurley WR 6-5 230 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (Rock Hill/New Hampton Prep)81 Adam Yates PK 6-0 210 SO-1L Sparks, Md. (Hereford) 82 D.L. Moore WR 6-4 198 SO-1L Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green)83 Cliff Matthews DE 6-4 260 SR-3L Cheraw, S.C. (Cheraw)84 Kyle Madden TE 6-3 242 SO-TR Powder Springs, Ga. (Harrison/UCF)85 Kevin White WR 6-2 197 JR-SQ North Charleston, S.C. (Fort Dorchester/Newberry)86 Stephen Flint WR 6-2 199 JR-2L Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Wando)87 Justice Cunningham TE 6-3 261 SO-1L Pageland, S.C. (Central)88 Weslye Saunders TE 6-6 273 SR-3L Durham, N.C. (Riverside)89 Mike Triglia TE 6-3 242 SO-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School)90 Chaz Sutton DE 6-3 249 FR-RS Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins/Fork Union)90 Josh Newton PK 6-2 205 SO-HS Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken)91 Ladi Ajiboye DT 6-2 278 SR-3L Riverdale, Ga. (Banneker/Hargrave Military)92 Byron McKnight DE 6-5 239 JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County)94 Kenny Davis DT 6-3 285 SO-SQ Newberry, S.C. (Newberry)95 Corey Simmons TE 6-5 225 FR-HS Lawrenceville, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)96 Kelcy Quarles DE 6-3 267 FR-HS Hodges, S.C. (Greenwood)97 J.T. Surratt DT 6-2 293 FR-HS Winston-Salem, N.C. (Parkland)98 Devin Taylor DE 6-8 244 SO-1L Beaufort, S.C. (Beaufort)99 Ronald Byrd DT 6-7 261 FR-RS LaGrange, Ga. (Callaway/Fork Union)


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Squad BreakdownStarters Returning (17)

oFFenSe (8): FB Patrick DiMarco, OT Hutch Eckerson, QB Stephen Garcia, WR Alshon Jeffery, OG T.J. Johnson, TB Kenny Miles, OT Kyle Nunn, TE Weslye Saunders.

deFenSe (7): SS DT Ladi Ajiboye, Spur Antonio Allen, CB Akeem Auguste, FS Chris Culliver, CB Stephon Gilmore, DE Cliff Matthews, LB Shaq Wilson.

SPeCial teaMS (2): P/PK Spencer Lanning.

Starters Lost (7)oFFenSe (3): OG Garrett Anderson, WR Moe Brown, OC Lemuel Jeanpierre.

deFenSe (4): DE Clifton Geathers, LB Eric Norwood, DT Nathan Pepper, SS Darian Stewart.

SPeCial teaMS (0): None.

Lettermen Returning (53)oFFenSe (25): TB Eric Baker, WR Jason Barnes, OC Terrence Campbell, OT Garrett Chisolm, TE Justice Cunningham, FB Patrick DiMarco, OT Hutch Eckerson, WR Stephen Flint, QB Stephen Garcia, TB Jarvis Giles, WR Tori Gurley, WR Alshon Jeffery, OC T.J. Johnson, OT Jarriel King, WR Dion LeCorn, TB Brian Maddox, TB Kenny Miles, WR D.L. Moore, OT Kyle Nunn, OT Quintin Richardson, TE Weslye Saunders, TB Bryce Sherman, WR Cedrick Snead, TE Mike Triglia, FB Dalton Wilson.

deFenSe (25): DT Ladi Ajiboye, SS Antonio Allen, CB Akeem Auguste, SS Blake Baxley, LB Reginald Bowens, FS Jarrett Burns, FS Chris Culliver, CB Brandan Davis, LB Josh Dickerson, DE Aldrick Fordham, CB Stephon Gilmore, SS DeVonte Holloman, DT Melvin Ingram, SS Damario Jeffery, DE Cliff Matthews, DE Byron McKnight, LB Rodney Paulk, DT Travian Robertson, SS Quin Smith, LB Tony Straughter, CB D.J. Swearinger, DE Devin Taylor, CB C.C. Whitlock, LB Shaq Wilson, SS Alonzo Winfield.

SPeCial teaMS (3): P/K Spencer Lanning, DS Charles Turner, K Adam Yates.

Lettermen Lost (12)oFFenSe (6): OG Garrett Anderson, WR Moe Brown, OC Seaver Brown, FB John Guerry, OC Lemuel Jeanpierre, WR Scott Spurrier.

deFenSe (6): DE Clifton Geathers, LB Eric Norwood, DT Nathan Pepper, LB Gerrod Sinclair, SS Darian Stewart, CB Addison Williams.

SPeCial teaMS (0): None.

huntsvilleJarrett Burns

altamonte SpringsPatrick DiMarco

bradentonAce Sanders

CocoaRonald Patrick

Fort MyersZac Brindise

hollywoodAkeem Auguste

JacksonvilleCorey AddisonEric BakerMike TrigliaTrammell WilliamsShaq Wilson

Jacksonville beachLamar Scruggs

lutzStephen Garcia

MadisonTony Straughter

Mary estherMatt Coffee

ocalaAntonio AllenDion LeCorn

Palm harborBilly Byrne

tallahasseeCody Gibson

tampaAndrew CliffordJarvis Giles

auburnChaun Gresham

austellTerrence Campbell

bufordDu’Von MillsapSteven Singleton

decaturSharrod Golightly

douglasDeMario Bennett

FairburnRokevious Watkins

Flowery branchConnor Shaw

KingslandJosh DickersonDeAngelo Smith

laGrangeRonald ByrdCadarious Sanders

lawrencevilleKenny MilesCorey Simmons

leesburgRyan Broadhead

Powder SpringsKyle Madden

riverdaleLadi Ajiboye

SavannahChaz Sutton

warner robinsBrison Williams

bowling GreenD. L. Moore

SparksAdam Yates

ashevilleNick Allison

CharlotteJason Barnes

durhamWeslye Saunders

GarnerChris CulliverCedrick Snead

hamletMelvin Ingram

havelockCorey Robinson

holly SpringsReginald Bowens

laurinburgByron McKnightTravian RobertsonJay Wooten

lenoirQuin Smith

lumbertonHutch Eckerson

ShelbyPatrick Fish

winston-SalemJ.T. SurrattAlonzo Winfield

new MilfordMatt O’Brien

abbevilleQua Gilchrist

aikenJosh Newton

andersonBrian Maddox

aynorT. J. Johnson

bambergA.J. Cann

beaufortJimmy LegreeDevin Taylor

boiling SpringsDylan Thompson

PagelandJustice Cunningham

CharlestonGarrett Chisolm

CherawCliff Matthews

ChesterC. C. Whitlock

ColumbiaBlake BaxleyBrandan DavisWalker InabinetDamario JefferyRodney PaulkQuintin RichardsonChris Vaughn

darlingtonVictor Hampton

duncanMarcus Lattimore

Fort MillJared Shaw

Green PondByron Jerideau

GreenwoodJay SpearmanD.J. Swearinger

hodgesKelcy Quarles

irmoC.J. HeinzJoey Scribner-Howard

JamestownAldrick Fordham

laurensSeth Strickland

McCollMatt Grooms

MooreNick Jones

Mt. PleasantStephen Flint

newberryEric DavisKenny Davis

north CharlestonJarriel KingKevin White

PagelandJustice Cunningham

ridgelandJacob Baker

rock hillStephon GilmoreTori GurleyDeVonte HollomanSpencer LanningMarty Markett

roebuckCharles Turner

St. MatthewsBrandon GolsonAlshon Jeffery

SumterKyle Nunn

willistonDalton Wilson

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S. Carolina (49)

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2010 OutlookWith 53 lettermen including 17 starters returning from a team that posted wins over fourth-ranked Ole Miss and in-state rival Clemson, South Carolina fans are op-timistic about their team’s fortunes in 2010. The Game-cocks lost just 12 letterwinners off last year’s 7-6 squad, of which only seven saw significant playing time, giving head coach Steve Spurrier one of his more experienced squads as he begins his sixth season in Columbia.

The Carolina offense officially returns eight starters, but can boast as many as 13 players that started five or more games during the 2009 campaign. With the exception of wide receiver Moe Brown, all of the skill position play-ers return, including quarterback Stephen Garcia and Freshman All-America wide receiver Alshon Jeffery. Shawn Elliott takes over as the offensive line coach, the unit’s third coach in as many seasons. He brings a little of the successful Appalachian State spread offense scheme with him, which hopefully will make the attack a little more formidable. Overall, the Gamecocks return 93 percent of their rushing yards, 99 percent of their passing yards and 83 percent of their receiving yards from a year ago.

QUARTERBACK: With a full season under his belt, ju-nior quarterback Stephen Gar-cia needs to take the next step to become a leader on the squad and establish him-self as one of the SEC’s top signal-callers. Garcia, who took nearly every meaningful snap during the 2009 campaign, has all the tools to be successful and is the league’s active leader in career passing yards. Many around the program feel that a run to the SEC title could hinge on Garcia’s continued de-velopment and maturity. The Lutz, Fla., gunslinger is 8-8 in his career as a starter and has passed for 3,694 yards and 23 touchdowns in his career while complet-

ing 55 percent of his passes. Other than Garcia and Stephon Gilmore, who saw very brief action in the Wildcat formation late in the season, no other player on the roster has taken a snap from center in the Gar-net & Black. Don’t be surprised if the Gilmore package is used with more frequency this year. True freshman Connor Shaw enrolled at Carolina in January and quickly worked his way up the depth chart. The son of a coach, Shaw is known as a “gym rat” who loves to play the game. While it is not usually a recommended prac-tice to throw a true freshman into the SEC wars, Coach Spurrier has indicated Shaw may get a chance early on if Garcia should falter. Former walk-on Zac brin-dise, whose brother, Noah, played for Coach Spurrier at Florida, has been around the program the longest of the backups and, along with redshirt freshmen andrew Clifford, will push Shaw for that number two role en-tering the fall. Walk-on sophomore Seth Strickland and incoming freshman dylan thompson round out the quarterback contingent.

TAILBACK: The Gamecocks were very young at the tailback position a year ago, but now feature four backs who have gained a significant amount of experience at the collegiate level. Sophomore Kenny Miles is the team’s top returning rush-er. He carried 117 times for 626 yards in 2009 as a red-shirt freshman, an average of 5.4 yards per carry, and rarely was tackled for a loss. He put together three 100-yard rushing games, going over the century mark against Kentucky, Vander-bilt and Clemson. Senior brian Maddox is the veteran

leader of the group. He excels at pass protection and catching the ball out of the backfield. Maddox logged a season-best 82 yards rushing in the hard-fought loss to Florida. Jarvis Giles had an up-and-down campaign as a true freshman. His season was highlighted by a 113-yard effort in the win over Florida Atlantic, but he did not play in two of the last three games. Giles and fel-low sophomore bryce Sherman have more big-play ability and need to get the ball in their hands in the open space to make things happen. Sherman, a former track athlete, was the surprise of the fall camp a year ago and, like Giles, can make people miss despite being under-sized. eric baker, who was listed atop the depth chart going into the spring a year ago, suffered an ACL injury during the bowl practices and was not available during the spring. Despite the plethora of returning backs, all eyes in the fall will be focused on newcomer Marcus lattimore. The prized recruit of the 2010 freshman class, Lattimore was considered one of the nation’s top prep running backs a year ago.

FULLBACK: The fullback position is in the capable hands of senior Patrick diMarco. DiMarco, who serves as a team captain, is regard-ed as an excellent blocker. He can also catch the ball out of the back-field, as his three receiving touchdowns will attest. With Carolina expected to have fewer two-back sets, DiMarco may get moved around more this fall, as a spring exper-iment at the tight end position was deemed a success. Freshman Matt Coffee made his first appearance for the Gamecocks in the spring. Coffee originally signed with Carolina a year ago, but did not enroll until this spring while rehabbing an injured knee. Solid walk-on dalton wilson adds depth at the fullback position and also has been used on special teams. Walk-on Jacob baker rounds out the backfield unit.

2009 Statistics (rank)Scoring Offense..............................................20.62 (102)Rushing Offense .............................................121.23 (91)Passing Offense .............................................226.15 (47)Total Offense ..................................................347.38 (82)

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Quarterbacklettermen returning Squadmen returningStephen Garcia Zac Brindise Andrew Cliffordlettermen lost Seth StricklandNone roster newcomers Connor Shaw Dylan Thompson

Tailbacklettermen returning Squadmen returningEric Baker NoneJarvis GilesBrian Maddox roster newcomersKenny Miles Marcus LattimoreBryce Sherman lettermen lostNone

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WIDE RECEIVER: Despite losing starter Moe Brown to graduation, the Gamecock receiv-ing corps should be one of the strengths of the offense in 2010. Once again it’s a very young group, with dion leCorn the only senior listed on the depth chart. LeCorn hopes to be back at full strength after suffering a broken ankle in the 2009 Garnet & Black Spring Game, then suffering a lacerated kidney late in spring drills this year. How-ever, to get on the playing field in his final campaign, LeCorn will have to challenge a quartet of big receivers in 6-4 Jason barnes, 6-4 alshon Jeffery, 6-5 tori Gurley and 6-4 d.l. Moore. With 29 games played including 17 starts, Barnes has the most experience and is looking for a breakout year as a redshirt junior. Jeffery was on everyone’s Freshman All-America list last fall after leading the team with 46 catches for 763 yards and six touchdowns. Included were three 100-yard receiving games, including a career-high 161-yard effort against Vanderbilt. Gurley posted 31 receptions last fall as a redshirt freshman and scored two TDs, although he had three others called back due to penalties in the first two games. He also logged a 100-yard receiving game dur-ing the 2009 campaign. Moore, a sophomore, continues to improve and earned a significant amount of playing time in 2009. He had a strong spring and is considered even with Barnes for the starting spot this fall. Junior Stephen Flint has shown good hands in practice and could be a factor this fall. The Gamecock coaches are hoping a trio of redshirt freshmen, deMario bennett, deangelo Smith and lamar Scruggs, could sepa-rate themselves and work their way into the rotation as well, but Smith suffered a setback when he was forced to sit out all of the spring after breaking his foot during the offseason. Cedrick Snead and Kevin white add veteran depth to the roster at wide receiver. With a glut of very tall wideouts on the roster, Carolina recruited a pair of smaller, shifty receivers to add to the mix. nick Jones and ace Sanders, who stand just 5-8 and 5-7 respectively, would give the offense a different look if they are able to crack the rotation in their first season. They are also candidates to help in the return game on special teams.

TIGHT END: The Gamecocks are not overly stocked at the tight end position, but have a couple of returning players who are more than capable. Senior weslye Saunders has all the tools to be a huge factor in the Carolina attack. He caught 32 pass-es a season ago, doubling his total from 2008. At 6-6 and 273 pounds, he is a difficult matchup for oppos-ing defenses. Sophomore Justice Cunningham was a pleasant surprise last fall as a true freshmen, showing excellent blocking skills and a strong work ethic to earn some early playing time. Don’t be surprised if Patrick diMarco gets a look here as well in an effort to get him on the playing field more consistently. The senior who has spent all of his Carolina career at fullback, made a smooth transition to the tight end spot in the spring and figures to be used extensively this fall. He is an excellent blocker and also has shown very good hands. Sopho-more Mike triglia has made some improvements and could have used a strong spring to gain more playing time in the fall but was sidelined following offseason shoulder surgery. Walk-on Kyle Madden, a transfer from Central Florida, joined the team this spring. He will try to make an impression on tight ends coach Jeep Hunter. True freshman Corey Simmons, the son of former NFL Pro Bowler Clyde Simmons, will join the squad this fall.

OFFENSIVE LINE: Shawn Elliott has the task of devel-oping the offensive line in 2010. Elliott, a Camden, S.C., product, is the O-Line’s third position coach in as many years, and hopes to bring some of the same schemes that helped Ap-palachian State to three straight FCS Championships to Columbia. The Gamecocks lost two offensive linemen in Garrett Anderson and Lemuel Jeanpierre, who both saw significant action over the past four seasons, but return several candidates that have extensive experience in the SEC trenches. It will be up to Elliott to determine which position is best for each of the players and which five will comprise the starting lineup. The closest thing to a “lock” going into the fall for a starting role is sophomore t.J. Johnson. Johnson was the only offensive lineman to start every game during the 2009 campaign and earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team. However, Johnson made the transition to center in the spring after playing right guard last fall. Backing up Johnson at center is junior ryan broadhead. At 6-5, 310-pounds, senior Jarri-el King certainly looks the role of an SEC lineman and has made 19 starts over the past two years. Projected by some as a possible first-round NFL pick, King figures to hold down the all-important left tackle position, protect-ing the quarterback’s blind side. The right tackle position will be interesting to watch, as both junior Kyle nunn and senior hutch eckerson have seen significant ac-tion during their Gamecock careers. A pair of seniors who saw limited action a year ago, enter the fall as the projected starters. Garrett Chisolm, who seemingly came out of nowhere as a walk-on a year ago is pro-jected ahead of redshirt freshman nick allison for the starting nod at left guard, while terrence Campbell, who was a forgotten member of the 2009 squad after missing most of the season with neck and shoulder problems, is penciled in ahead of junior rokevious watkins at the right guard spot. Campbell is listed as a senior, but could get a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA for the 2011 season, as he has had two medi-cal redshirt seasons. Junior Quintin richardson missed the spring following shoulder surgery, but is another candidate with experience at a tackle position if he can come back healthy in the fall. Watkins’ for-mer junior college teammate, Steven Singleton, was listed behind King at the left tackle position following spring drills. The coaches are anxious to get their first look at a six-pack of true freshmen offensive linemen this fall. While it’s extremely tough to expect true fresh-men offensive linemen to make an impact, especially in the SEC, Coach Spurrier has indicated he would have no reservations in playing a youngster if they prove they are capable. The six include a.J. Cann, Cody Gibson, du’von Millsap, ronald Patrick, Corey robinson and trammell williams.

Tight Endlettermen returning Squadmen returningJustice Cunningham Noneweslye SaundersMike Triglia roster newcomers Kyle Maddenlettermen lost Corey SimmonsNone

Offensive Linelettermen returning Squadmen returningTerrence Campbell Nick AllisonGarrett Chisolm Ryan Broadheadhutch eckerson Steven Singletont.J. Johnson Rokevious WatkinsJarriel King Kyle nunn roster newcomersQuintin Richardson A.J. Cann Cody Gibsonlettermen lost Du’Von MillsapGarrett anderson Ronald PatrickHeath Batchelor Corey RobinsonSeaver Brown Trammell Williamslemuel Jeanpierre

Wide Receiverlettermen returning Squadmen returningJason Barnes DeMario BennettStephen Flint Lamar ScruggsTori Gurley DeAngelo Smithalshon Jeffery Kevin WhiteDion LeCorn D.L. Moore roster newcomersCedrick Snead Nick Jones Ace Sanderslettermen lost Moe brown Scott Spurrier

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The Carolina defense, the team’s strong suit over the past few seasons with back-to-back top-15 national rankings in total defense, figures to be very strong again in 2010. While seven of the 11 starters return, the Gamecocks have a couple huge holes to fill, most notably the shoes of the unit’s top playmaker, All-Amer-ican Eric Norwood. Norwood, Carolina’s first three-time first-team All-SEC pick, will be playing on Sundays this fall after setting school records in sacks and tackles for loss. Strong safety Darian Stewart, defensive tackle Na-than Pepper and defensive end Clifton Geathers, also will be missed. Ellis Johnson and staff began plugging those gaps in the spring but tried to do so without a full deck, as several of the key returnees were not available while rehabbing from offseason surgeries. Coach John-son and his staff look forward to the fall camp where they hope to have all of their bullets at their disposal. In addition to filling the roles of the departed starters, Johnson and his lieutenants plan to flip veteran defen-sive backs Chris Culliver and Akeem Auguste, with Cul-liver moving to cornerback and Auguste to free safety. Led by those two players and sophomore cornerback Stephon Gilmore, the Carolina secondary is considered the fourth best in the nation.

D E F E N S I V E LINE: The defen-sive line numbers were a little thin in the spring, but as-suming everyone returns healthy in the fall, this unit should be a strong suit. Senior de-fensive end Cliff Matthews is the Gamecocks’ best defender and plays with a passion that is matched by few. He is mentioned on

everyone’s preseason first-team All-SEC list and is on a few national “Watch Lists” after being a second-team all-league performer last year. After being a bit over-shadowed by Norwood in the past, expect Matthews to be the guy opponents will have to gameplan for in 2010. He has accounted for 105 career tackles including 17.5 tackles for loss and 10.0 sacks. He will man one end of the line with sophomore devin taylor expected to start on the opposite side. Taylor battled Geathers, who turned down his final year of eligibility, for playing time last fall and will continue to improve as he fills out his large six-foot, eight-inch frame. Senior ladi ajiboye and junior travian robertson anchor the middle of the line. Ajiboye has tremendous quickness and pow-er, while Robertson is also blessed with strength and power. Ajiboye could be a postseason all-league selec-tion with another standout campaign. Neither Matthews or Robertson participated in the spring but should be ready in the fall. Junior Melvin ingram benefitted the most from Robertson’s absence in the spring. The for-mer linebacker continues to show progress and could have a breakthrough season in 2010. Kenny davis, a sophomore with tremendous potential, needs to con-tinue to improve to be counted on in the rotation this fall. ronald byrd missed the spring as he rehabs from an ACL injury. Junior college transfer byron Jerideau could be a quick fix to add quality depth in the middle of

the line. He will enter the fall as the heaviest defensive lineman on the squad, tipping the scales at 310 pounds. True freshman J.t. Surratt will also have an opportu-nity to make an early impression at defensive tackle. At defensive end, junior byron McKnight benefitted from more reps in the spring and showed he is serious about taking the next step in his career. He could work his way into regular duty coming off the edge. Redshirt fresh-man Chaz Sutton has the coaches excited about his ability and looks to solidify a spot in the rotation with a strong summer and fall camp. Sophomore reginald bowens has the physical tools to be a contributor, but missed the spring after undergoing shoulder surgery. He hopes to make a successful transition to defensive end this fall. Lack of depth forced the Gamecocks to take off the redshirt of aldrick Fordham last fall. He and redshirt freshman Chaun Gresham, who made the transition from linebacker to defensive end in the spring, figure to compete for playing time, along with highly-regarded true freshman Kelcy Quarles, who is a legacy at South Carolina, as his father, Buddy, played for the Gamecocks from 1984-87.

LINEBACKER : The Gamecocks will miss the big-play ability of standout Eric Nor-wood, but have more quality depth throughout the linebacking corps this season. Junior Shaq wilson, the team’s leading tackler a year ago, made the transition

to the “Will” posi-tion in the spring after playing the “Mike” last sea-son. Although a bit undersized at 5-10 and 226 pounds, Wilson is one of those players that just gets the job done. Junior rodney Paulk hopes to stay away from injuries that have sidelined him throughout his Carolina career. He is a leader and figures to play a prominent role in the fall if he is close to 100 percent physically. He was granted a sixth year of eligibility over the summer by the NCAA, and now has two years remaining on the playing field for the Game-cocks. A pair of former junior college teammates, tony Straughter and Josh dickerson, are listed on the

2009 Statistics (rank)Scoring Defense ...............................................20.38 (24)Rushing Defense ............................................137.69 (52)Passing Defense...............................................163.00 (8)Total Defense ..................................................300.69 (15)

Defensive Linelettermen returning Squadmen returningladi ajiboye Ronald ByrdReginald Bowens Kenny DavisAldrick Fordham Chaun GreshamMelvin Ingram Chaz SuttonCliff Matthews Byron McKnight roster newcomersTravian Robertson Byron JerideauDevin Taylor Kelcy Quarles J.T. Surrattlettermen lost Clifton Geathers nathan Pepper

Linebackerlettermen returning Squadmen returningJosh Dickerson Billy ByrneRodney Paulk Quin Smith roster newcomersTony Straughter Qua GilchristShaq wilson Brandon Golson lettermen lost eric norwood Gerrod Sinclair

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2010 South Carolina Football 2010 Outlooksecond team entering the fall behind Wilson and Paulk, respectively. Both are seniors and expected to make more of a contribution with a year of the system under their belts. Another JUCO transfer who joined the squad in the spring, Qua Gilchrist, has a chance to challenge for a regular role as well. How quickly he can learn the system will dictate his time on the field. Gilchrist, who has three years to play three at South Carolina after red-shirting his first year at Butler County Community Col-lege, could play either linebacker position, but is listed as a “Mike” entering the fall. Sophomore Quin Smith may have the most untapped potential of the lineback-ers according to the coaching staff. A productive special teams player last season, the coaches are still trying to figure out Smith’s best position. He begins the fall listed as a “Will” linebacker. Walk-on billy byrne could help on special teams. The only true freshman newcomer at linebacker is brandon Golson, who played just two seasons of high school football at Calhoun County.

CORNERBACK: The Gamecocks had some big holes to fill at cor-nerback a year ago after losing Cap-tain Munnerlyn, Carlos Thomas and Stoney Wood-son, all who at least were invited to an NFL camp. Although they were young and relatively inexperi-enced, the corners held their own dur-ing the 2009 season and should only get better over time. Stephon Gilmore holds down the boundary cornerback position. Starting every game at cornerback as a true freshman in 2009, Gilmore earned accolades on several Freshman All-America squads. He already is tabbed as a preseason All-SEC candidate and has even received preseason All-America recognition by several prognosticators. He will be backed up by junior walk-ons Marty Markett and brandan davis. Markett, a former member of the Gamecocks’ track team, was impressive in the spring and leaped into the mix for playing time. Davis is a role player who can be a solid backup. Sophomore Jay Spearman is an athletic player, but has battled injuries throughout his career. If he can remain healthy, he could give the coaches anoth-er option from which to choose. On the other side of the

field, senior Chris Culliver is slated to transition from free safety to cornerback, which projects to be his best position at the next level. Unfortunately, Culliver, who earned second team All-SEC accolades by the Associ-ated Press as a free safety last season, was not avail-able in the spring after undergoing shoulder surgery. However, the Carolina coaches expect the experienced secondary player to pick up the nuances of the corner-back position quickly. Junior C.C. whitlock was the beneficiary of more reps in the spring and continues to show improvement. He is expected to see more playing time in 2010. Redshirt freshman Jimmy legree adds depth to the position. He showed good ball skills and plays a more physical game. A pair of true freshmen in victor hampton and Cadarious Sanders round out the cornerback candidates. Hampton was impressive at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

SAFETY: The Gamecocks lose strong safety Darian Stewart, but return all of the other safeties and Spurs. Playing time will be hotly contested with no seniors in the mix for the starting spots. Junior akeem auguste moves to free safety which is probably his best posi-tion, after playing cornerback last fall. He has excellent instincts for the ball and likes to hit. Sophomore d.J. Swearinger, who also played cornerback as a true

freshman last fall, also transitioned to the free safety spot in the spring. Swearinger is a physical tackler whose experience at corner will only help. devonte holloman gets the first shot at replacing Stewart at strong safety. Just a sopho-more, Holloman provides leader-ship and showed improvement as his freshman year progressed. He helped turn the Clemson game in fa-vor of the Gamecocks with his key 54-yard intercep-tion return which helped set up a Carolina touchdown. Redshirt freshman Corey addison and junior alonzo winfield are penciled in to back up Holloman. Ad-dison is a physical player who performed well on the scout team a year ago, while Winfield is a smart and experienced player who has also been used at the Spur position. Junior antonio allen figures to get the nod at the Spur position, but will be challenged by sopho-more damario Jeffery. Allen has the ability to be a playmaker and finished the 2009 year strong. Jeffery played a lot of snaps as a true freshman and has a huge upside. Sophomore Jarrett burns will get a look at Spur after playing at the free safety position a year ago. Special teams contributor blake baxley and walk-ons Jared Shaw and Matt o’brien are the returning players that add depth to the secondary. O’Brien arrived in the spring. Sharrod Golightly and brison wil-liams are the two recruited freshmen who will join the team as safeties in the fall.

Cornerbacklettermen returning Squadmen returningChris Culliver Jimmy LegreeBrandan Davis Marty MarkettStephon Gilmore Jay SpearmanC.C. Whitlock roster newcomerslettermen lost Victor HamptonAddison Williams Cadarious Sanders

Safetylettermen returning Squadmen returningantonio allen Corey Addisonakeem auguste Jared ShawBlake Baxley Jarrett Burns roster newcomersDeVonte Holloman Sharrod GolightlyDamario Jeffery Matt O’BrienD.J. Swearinger Brison WilliamsAlonzo Winfield lettermen lostdarian Stewart

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All of the key players return for the Gamecocks’ special teams in 2010, including punter/placekicker Spencer Lanning, who was solid, and at times, spectacular last season. While parts of the special teams were among the best, as witnessed by success on 17-of-20 field goal attempts and the squads’ five blocked kicks, which tied for the nation’s eighth-best mark, some areas need to be addressed this season, including a kick coverage unit that surrendered three touchdowns.

PLACEKICKER: An area of concern entering the 2009 season after the departure of Kan-sas City Chiefs’ draftee Ryan Suc-cop quickly proved to be an area of strength with the emergence of Spencer lan-ning as the place-kicker. Lanning, who has handled the punting chores in each of the past two seasons, took on the added responsibility of the placekicking duties and performed admirably in his first tour of duty. He connected on 17-of-20 field goals on the season, an 85 percent success rate, with a long of 47 yards. He also converted 28-of-29 extra points and led the team with 79 points overall. Joey Scribner-howard, who transferred to South Carolina from Carson-Newman, took the lead for the No. 2 placement duties in the spring and is the most likely candidate the Gamecock coaches would turn to if something would happen to Lanning. adam yates, who handled most of the kickoff duties a year ago, and former North Carolina kicker Jay wooten are also in the mix. Walk-on Josh newton joined the squad in the spring.

KICKOFFS: The coaches would prefer to have a kickoff specialist, rather than forcing Lanning into handling all three facets of the kicking game. Last season, adam yates handled those chores. Yates, who could not con-sistently get the ball to the endzone, had mixed results, which opened up the competition in the spring. Joey Scribner-howard came out of the spring penciled in as the likely candidate to take over that role in 2010, although he will have to contend with Yates and former North Carolina kicker Jay wooten. The Gamecocks need to have more consistent kickoffs to help the cov-erage unit that allowed three kicks to be taken to the house in 2009.

PUNTER: Spencer lanning has handled the punting chores in each of the past two seasons and figures to be the odds-on-favorite to do so again in 2010. Lanning is a model of consistency, as he averaged 42.1 yards per punt in 2008 and 41.9 yards in 2009. Walk-on eric davis has improved tremendously from last spring and held off a challenge from Tennessee transfer C.J. hei-nz for the backup punter role in the spring. Scholarship newcomer Patrick Fish joins the squad in the fall. Un-less something unexpected happens, don’t be surprised to see Fish redshirt during his first season in the Garnet and Black while Lanning completes his eligibility.

DEEP SNAPPER: Senior Charles turner has been a consistent short and deep snapper for the Gamecocks over the past three years and enters the spring as the No. 1 snapper again this year. He is not without competition how-ever, as sophomore walker inabinet has impressed the coaches with his abilities despite his smaller stature. Veteran walk-ons Matt Grooms and Chris vaughn provide depth. In-abinet, Grooms and Vaughn also proved they were will-ing to do whatever it took to help the team, as they were each recognized with the Gamecock Unselfish Award at the 2010 Garnet & Black Spring Game for working on the depleted defensive line during the spring.

HOLDER: Wide receiver Stephen Flint returns for his third season as the holder and will be backed up by reserve punter eric davis.

KICK RETURNER: Chris Culliver is the school’s all-time leader in kickoff returns (94) and in kickoff return yardage (2,215), which also ranks fifth all-time in the SEC. However, Culliver gave up those kickoff returns duties in the middle of last season to former track sprinter bryce Sherman. Sherman did a respectable job, but was unable to break a long return and aver-aged about a yard and a half less than Culliver. Either is capable of handling those duties again this season. It’s possible one of the incoming freshmen could also get a look as a kick returner in the fall.

PUNT RETURNER: Stephon Gilmore handled the brunt of the punt return duties last year as a true fresh-man and did an admirable job, averaging just over 10 yards per return. He took one to the house at Tennes-see, only to see it called back by a penalty that occurred behind the play. Phil Steele thought enough of him to name Gilmore to the preseason second-team All-SEC squad as a punt returner. akeem auguste also has experience handling punts.

2009 Statistics (rank)Kickoff Returns .................................................21.28 (73)Punt Returns ......................................................7.87 (74)Net Punting ......................................................34.09 (90)

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Special Teamslettermen returning Squadmen returningSpencer lanning (P/K) Eric Davis (P)Charles turner (dS) Matthew Grooms (DS)Adam Yates (K) C.J. Heinz (P) Walker Inabinet (DS)lettermen lost Joey Scribner-Howard (K)None Chris Vaughn (DS) Jay Wooten (K) roster newcomers Patrick Fish (P) Josh Newton (K)

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