The #13 Gamecocks beat Tennessee 14-3 on Rocky Top in 2011.
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#5 South Carolina was elevated to #2 in the national polls following a 38-26 win over #11 Florida State at Williams-Brice in 1984.
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Week 2 of the 2010 regular season saw #24 South Carolina defeat #22 Georgia 17-6 at Williams-Brice.
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The excitement is building. I am so ready for tomorrow. GO COCKS!!!!!!
SO DB DQ Smith (1) from Columbia, SC.
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* 2023 co-Jim Carlen Special Teams Player of the Spring
* 2022 Third-Team Freshman All-America (CollegeFootballNews)
Sophomore defensive back who looks to build off a successful freshman campaign… can play Nickel or either safety spot… provide leadership and consistency with the group despite being an underclassman… shared the Jim Carlen Special Teams Player of the Spring award with Juju McDowell.
2022 (Freshman)
True freshman defensive back who saw action in all 13 games making 11 starts… started each of the final 11 games of the season, the first eight at Nickel and the final three at safety… earned a spot on the CFN Freshman All-American Third-Team… ranked fourth on the squad with 54 tackles including 40 solo stops… credited with a sack, one tackle for loss, two interceptions, five pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble… scored two touchdowns… accounted for one of the two special teams touchdowns against Georgia State, returning a blocked punt 26 yards for the score… notched his first career interception in the win over Charlotte… picked up his first collegiate sack and recorded his first career forced fumble in the win over Vanderbilt… tied Marcellas Dial with a team-high nine tackles in the win over Tennessee, setting a new career high… returned an interception 47 yards to paydirt in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Notre Dame.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Columbia’s Spring Valley High School in 2022… played quarterback for the Vikings… coached by Robin Bacon… played defensive back as a freshman and in middle school before concentrating at quarterback later in his high school career… as a senior in 2021, threw for just over 1,600 yards and 14 touchdowns, and rushed for more than 500 and 14 TDs… also ran track.
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DQ Smith
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(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
* 2023 co-Jim Carlen Special Teams Player of the Spring
* 2022 Third-Team Freshman All-America (CollegeFootballNews)
Sophomore defensive back who looks to build off a successful freshman campaign… can play Nickel or either safety spot… provide leadership and consistency with the group despite being an underclassman… shared the Jim Carlen Special Teams Player of the Spring award with Juju McDowell.
2022 (Freshman)
True freshman defensive back who saw action in all 13 games making 11 starts… started each of the final 11 games of the season, the first eight at Nickel and the final three at safety… earned a spot on the CFN Freshman All-American Third-Team… ranked fourth on the squad with 54 tackles including 40 solo stops… credited with a sack, one tackle for loss, two interceptions, five pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble… scored two touchdowns… accounted for one of the two special teams touchdowns against Georgia State, returning a blocked punt 26 yards for the score… notched his first career interception in the win over Charlotte… picked up his first collegiate sack and recorded his first career forced fumble in the win over Vanderbilt… tied Marcellas Dial with a team-high nine tackles in the win over Tennessee, setting a new career high… returned an interception 47 yards to paydirt in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Notre Dame.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Columbia’s Spring Valley High School in 2022… played quarterback for the Vikings… coached by Robin Bacon… played defensive back as a freshman and in middle school before concentrating at quarterback later in his high school career… as a senior in 2021, threw for just over 1,600 yards and 14 touchdowns, and rushed for more than 500 and 14 TDs… also ran track.
Grad transfer (Arkansas) TE Trey Knox (1) from Murfreesboro, TN.
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(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
* 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Veteran tight end who joined the squad in the spring as a graduate transfer after spending four years at Arkansas… expected to be an immediate contributor at a position that has been completed retooled… converted receiver who brings value to the pass game… candidate for post-season accolades… caught 81 passes for 892 yards and nine TDs for the Hogs in 45 games with 29 starts.
2022 (Senior)
Started all 12 games in which he appeared at Arkansas… caught 26 passes for 296 yards and five TDs… caught a season-high six passes for 75 yards with two scores in the season-opener against Cincinnati… logged four receptions for 66 yards with a touchdown in the win over BYU… had two catches, both for touchdowns, against Liberty… finished the season with seven catches in the last two contests vs Ole Miss (3) and Missouri (4)… had a pair of 36-yard receptions against Alabama and BYU… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Junior)
Played in 12 games catching 20 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown… recorded six games with multiple receptions… totaled a season high five receptions for 37 yards and a score at Ole Miss… caught four passes for 26 yards in victory over Mississippi State… registered four catches for 47 yards with a long of 16 at Alabama… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Sophomore)
Played in all 10 games and made six starts, recording seven catches for 70 yards… recorded season-highs of three catches for 31 yards in the win at Mississippi State… hauled in a season-long catch of 22 yards at Missouri… saw action in 228 offensive snaps and 25 special teams snaps… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman)
Started all 11 games he played at wide receiver as a freshman for the Razorbacks in 2019… saw most of his snaps (512) out wide with 21 coming in the slot and four lined up in the backfield according to Pro Football Focus… hauled in 28 passes for 385 yards, scoring three times, averaging 13.8 yards per catch and 35.0 yards per game… ranked third among SEC freshman receivers in yards (385), yards per catch (13.8), receptions per game (2.5) and yards per game (35.0)… was third on the team in receiving yards… totaled 96 yards after catch… caught one pass in the season opener vs. Portland State for 38 yards… racked up a team-best six catches and 88 yards in the conference-opening game at Ole Miss… had a 49-yard reception in the contest, which was the longest play from scrimmage for the second consecutive game and the longest reception by a true freshman since 2003… added six catches for a career-high 90 yards against Colorado State, scoring his first touchdown on a 24-yard pass… hauled in another touchdown the following week against San Jose State, with a season-high eight receptions on 83 yards and a touchdown… logged 20 receptions over a three-game stretch in September.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn. in 2019… was a four-year varsity letterwinner… racked up 558 receiving yards on 35 receptions and four touchdowns in 10 games for the Blaze, averaging 16.1 yards per catch as a senior… also rushed for 301 yards on 34 carries with five TDs… played on both sides of the ball, recording 19 tackles, 12 solo, with five for loss and three sacks… helped Blackman to a 10-2 record and a second round berth in the 2018 Tennessee High School Football Division I Class 6A playoffs… led the Blaze in receiving as a junior in 2017 with 667 yards on 52 receptions, scoring five times in 12 contests… led Blackman to a 9-3 season and a second round appearance in the Tennessee state Division I Class 6A playoffs… posted a career-best 669 receiving yards on 54 catches and 10 touchdowns in 2016, all the best marks among Blackman receivers… ranked as the No. 16 wide receiver in the country and the No. 4 player in Tennessee by Rivals… rated 274th in ESPN’s Top 300.
Trey Knox
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(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
* 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Veteran tight end who joined the squad in the spring as a graduate transfer after spending four years at Arkansas… expected to be an immediate contributor at a position that has been completed retooled… converted receiver who brings value to the pass game… candidate for post-season accolades… caught 81 passes for 892 yards and nine TDs for the Hogs in 45 games with 29 starts.
2022 (Senior)
Started all 12 games in which he appeared at Arkansas… caught 26 passes for 296 yards and five TDs… caught a season-high six passes for 75 yards with two scores in the season-opener against Cincinnati… logged four receptions for 66 yards with a touchdown in the win over BYU… had two catches, both for touchdowns, against Liberty… finished the season with seven catches in the last two contests vs Ole Miss (3) and Missouri (4)… had a pair of 36-yard receptions against Alabama and BYU… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Junior)
Played in 12 games catching 20 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown… recorded six games with multiple receptions… totaled a season high five receptions for 37 yards and a score at Ole Miss… caught four passes for 26 yards in victory over Mississippi State… registered four catches for 47 yards with a long of 16 at Alabama… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Sophomore)
Played in all 10 games and made six starts, recording seven catches for 70 yards… recorded season-highs of three catches for 31 yards in the win at Mississippi State… hauled in a season-long catch of 22 yards at Missouri… saw action in 228 offensive snaps and 25 special teams snaps… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman)
Started all 11 games he played at wide receiver as a freshman for the Razorbacks in 2019… saw most of his snaps (512) out wide with 21 coming in the slot and four lined up in the backfield according to Pro Football Focus… hauled in 28 passes for 385 yards, scoring three times, averaging 13.8 yards per catch and 35.0 yards per game… ranked third among SEC freshman receivers in yards (385), yards per catch (13.8), receptions per game (2.5) and yards per game (35.0)… was third on the team in receiving yards… totaled 96 yards after catch… caught one pass in the season opener vs. Portland State for 38 yards… racked up a team-best six catches and 88 yards in the conference-opening game at Ole Miss… had a 49-yard reception in the contest, which was the longest play from scrimmage for the second consecutive game and the longest reception by a true freshman since 2003… added six catches for a career-high 90 yards against Colorado State, scoring his first touchdown on a 24-yard pass… hauled in another touchdown the following week against San Jose State, with a season-high eight receptions on 83 yards and a touchdown… logged 20 receptions over a three-game stretch in September.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn. in 2019… was a four-year varsity letterwinner… racked up 558 receiving yards on 35 receptions and four touchdowns in 10 games for the Blaze, averaging 16.1 yards per catch as a senior… also rushed for 301 yards on 34 carries with five TDs… played on both sides of the ball, recording 19 tackles, 12 solo, with five for loss and three sacks… helped Blackman to a 10-2 record and a second round berth in the 2018 Tennessee High School Football Division I Class 6A playoffs… led the Blaze in receiving as a junior in 2017 with 667 yards on 52 receptions, scoring five times in 12 contests… led Blackman to a 9-3 season and a second round appearance in the Tennessee state Division I Class 6A playoffs… posted a career-best 669 receiving yards on 54 catches and 10 touchdowns in 2016, all the best marks among Blackman receivers… ranked as the No. 16 wide receiver in the country and the No. 4 player in Tennessee by Rivals… rated 274th in ESPN’s Top 300.
#19 South Carolina upset #1 Alabama 35-21 at Williams-Brice in 2010.
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JR RB Juju McDowell (0) from Bainbridge, GA.
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(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
* 2023 Co-Jim Carlen Special Teams Player of the Spring
* 2023 South Carolina Spirit Award – Offense
* 2021-22 South Carolina Male Freshman of the Year
* 2021 Freshman All-SEC – AP & RS (Coaches)
* 2021 Fourth-Team All-SEC – KR (Phil Steele)
Dynamic play-maker out of the backfield who figures to play a significant role again in 2023… tough, hard-nosed back who plays bigger than his size… elusive with the ball in his hands… has appeared in 25 games over the past two seasons, making four starts… has rushed 114 times for 467 yards with four rushing touchdowns… has added 33 receptions for 258 yards and a score… has 474 yards on 20 kick returns, a 23.7-yard average… earned two spots on the Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC squad in 2021 as an all-purpose back and return specialist… was recognized as the school’s Male Freshman of the Year at the 2022 All-Sports Gala… turned in an excellent spring of 2023 when he was recognized as a co-winner of the Jim Carlen Special Teams Player of the Spring Award, along with DQ Smith, and garnered the South Carolina Spirit Award for the offense.
2022 (Sophomore)
Second-year running back who played in all 13 games making a pair of starts… third on the team in rushing with 219 yards on 62 carries with two touchdowns… also caught 24 passes for 205 yards and a score… added five kickoff returns for 80 yards with a long of 27 yards… found the endzone against Arkansas, Charlotte and Tennessee… was on the receiving end of a career-high four passes against Charlotte… tallied his season-best performance on the ground in the win over Vanderbilt when he rushed five times for a season-high 48 yards… hauled in a career-long 65 yard pass in the win over Clemson. earned the start against Tennessee and in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Notre Dame.
2021 (Freshman)
Played in 12 games, making two starts as a true freshman… earned Freshman All-SEC honors from the league’s 14 coaches as both an all-purpose back and as a return specialist… earned fourth-team All-SEC accolades as a kick returner from Phil Steele… finished third on the squad in rushing with 248 yards on 52 carries… caught nine passes for 53 yards and returned 15 kicks for 394 yards, a 26.3-yard average… ranked third in the SEC in kickoff returns and fourth in kick return yards… ranked third in the SEC and 20th in the country in kick return average… best game came at East Carolina when he rushed for a game-high 71 yards on 11 carries and returned a kickoff a season-best 63 yards, setting up the game-tying score in the fourth quarter… returned three kicks for a season-high 81 yards at Tennessee… scored his first career touchdown against Florida on a 2-yard run… had a 35-yard touchdown run, his longest rush of the season, in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl win over North Carolina… made starts against Tennessee and Texas A&M.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played running back, receiver, defensive back and returned kicks and punts for the Trojans of Lee County High School in Leesburg, Ga… graduated in 2021… helped his team advance through the Georgia Class AAAAAA playoffs… considered the 67th player in the state of Georgia, the 42nd-best running back in the country and No. 756 overall, according to 247Sports Composite… Rivals ranked him as the 68th-best player in the Peach State and the No. 13 all-purpose back in the country.
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Juju McDowell
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(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
* 2023 Co-Jim Carlen Special Teams Player of the Spring
* 2023 South Carolina Spirit Award – Offense
* 2021-22 South Carolina Male Freshman of the Year
* 2021 Freshman All-SEC – AP & RS (Coaches)
* 2021 Fourth-Team All-SEC – KR (Phil Steele)
Dynamic play-maker out of the backfield who figures to play a significant role again in 2023… tough, hard-nosed back who plays bigger than his size… elusive with the ball in his hands… has appeared in 25 games over the past two seasons, making four starts… has rushed 114 times for 467 yards with four rushing touchdowns… has added 33 receptions for 258 yards and a score… has 474 yards on 20 kick returns, a 23.7-yard average… earned two spots on the Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC squad in 2021 as an all-purpose back and return specialist… was recognized as the school’s Male Freshman of the Year at the 2022 All-Sports Gala… turned in an excellent spring of 2023 when he was recognized as a co-winner of the Jim Carlen Special Teams Player of the Spring Award, along with DQ Smith, and garnered the South Carolina Spirit Award for the offense.
2022 (Sophomore)
Second-year running back who played in all 13 games making a pair of starts… third on the team in rushing with 219 yards on 62 carries with two touchdowns… also caught 24 passes for 205 yards and a score… added five kickoff returns for 80 yards with a long of 27 yards… found the endzone against Arkansas, Charlotte and Tennessee… was on the receiving end of a career-high four passes against Charlotte… tallied his season-best performance on the ground in the win over Vanderbilt when he rushed five times for a season-high 48 yards… hauled in a career-long 65 yard pass in the win over Clemson. earned the start against Tennessee and in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Notre Dame.
2021 (Freshman)
Played in 12 games, making two starts as a true freshman… earned Freshman All-SEC honors from the league’s 14 coaches as both an all-purpose back and as a return specialist… earned fourth-team All-SEC accolades as a kick returner from Phil Steele… finished third on the squad in rushing with 248 yards on 52 carries… caught nine passes for 53 yards and returned 15 kicks for 394 yards, a 26.3-yard average… ranked third in the SEC in kickoff returns and fourth in kick return yards… ranked third in the SEC and 20th in the country in kick return average… best game came at East Carolina when he rushed for a game-high 71 yards on 11 carries and returned a kickoff a season-best 63 yards, setting up the game-tying score in the fourth quarter… returned three kicks for a season-high 81 yards at Tennessee… scored his first career touchdown against Florida on a 2-yard run… had a 35-yard touchdown run, his longest rush of the season, in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl win over North Carolina… made starts against Tennessee and Texas A&M.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played running back, receiver, defensive back and returned kicks and punts for the Trojans of Lee County High School in Leesburg, Ga… graduated in 2021… helped his team advance through the Georgia Class AAAAAA playoffs… considered the 67th player in the state of Georgia, the 42nd-best running back in the country and No. 756 overall, according to 247Sports Composite… Rivals ranked him as the 68th-best player in the Peach State and the No. 13 all-purpose back in the country.
Redshirt JR DB Debo Williams (0) from Smyrna, Delaware.
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Linebacker who now is in his third year at South Carolina after beginning his career at Delaware… looking to move into more of a leadership role… downhill linebacker who has play-making ability… can diagnose plays and likes to hit… plays with a physical inside presence… also a key contributor on the special teams.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Linebacker who played in all 13 games, making a pair of starts… racked up 43 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks… also credited with four quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a blocked kick… blocked a punt in the win over South Carolina State… made his first start against Missouri and responded with a career-high nine tackles… finished with four tackles and a forced fumble in the win at Vanderbilt… earned his second start at Florida and finished with seven tackles, including 1.5 sacks, the first of his career.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Joined the team in the spring… played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams… made a name for himself quickly when he blocked two punts in the season-opener against Eastern Illinois… became the first SEC player to record two blocked punts in a game since Florida’s Chris Rainey in 2010… named the SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for his efforts… prior to that contest, the Gamecocks had not blocked a punt since 2014… credited with six tackles, including five solo stops… credited with one pass break up… notched a pair of tackles against both Vanderbilt and Texas A&M.
2020 (Freshman)
Spent the fall at the University of Delaware… the Blue Hens season was postponed until the spring of 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Smyrna (Del.) High School in 2020… was a four-year starter and two-time team captain for the Eagles… helped his team to a pair of state titles… named the 2019 DIAA Defensive Player of the Year… set school single-season records with 153 tackles, including 32 tackles for loss and eight sacks… racked up nearly 500 career tackles… was a three-time all-state honoree… coached by Mike Judy.
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Debo Williams
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Linebacker who now is in his third year at South Carolina after beginning his career at Delaware… looking to move into more of a leadership role… downhill linebacker who has play-making ability… can diagnose plays and likes to hit… plays with a physical inside presence… also a key contributor on the special teams.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Linebacker who played in all 13 games, making a pair of starts… racked up 43 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks… also credited with four quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a blocked kick… blocked a punt in the win over South Carolina State… made his first start against Missouri and responded with a career-high nine tackles… finished with four tackles and a forced fumble in the win at Vanderbilt… earned his second start at Florida and finished with seven tackles, including 1.5 sacks, the first of his career.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Joined the team in the spring… played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams… made a name for himself quickly when he blocked two punts in the season-opener against Eastern Illinois… became the first SEC player to record two blocked punts in a game since Florida’s Chris Rainey in 2010… named the SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for his efforts… prior to that contest, the Gamecocks had not blocked a punt since 2014… credited with six tackles, including five solo stops… credited with one pass break up… notched a pair of tackles against both Vanderbilt and Texas A&M.
2020 (Freshman)
Spent the fall at the University of Delaware… the Blue Hens season was postponed until the spring of 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Smyrna (Del.) High School in 2020… was a four-year starter and two-time team captain for the Eagles… helped his team to a pair of state titles… named the 2019 DIAA Defensive Player of the Year… set school single-season records with 153 tackles, including 32 tackles for loss and eight sacks… racked up nearly 500 career tackles… was a three-time all-state honoree… coached by Mike Judy.