2024 Gamecock Football Countdown

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49 Days to KO against ODU on 8-31, so here we go.

#49 Long Snapper Jordan Franke from Verona, WI.

Jordan Franke

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Second-year long snapper who will compete for the backup duties behind Hunter Rogers in 2024… has shown improvement in his speed and accuracy.

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaQZqRiIXdA

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Pj6uOuB2U

 

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NASCAR driver Bob Welborn won 5 races driving #49 in its convertible series in 1958.

 

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#48 Redshirt FR PK Peyton Argent from Hoover, AL.

Peyton Argent

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HIGH SCHOOL

Graduated from Hoover (Ala.) High School in 2023… was a four-year starter for the Bucs… earned first team all-state and first-team All Over the Mountain honors in 2022… in 2021 he was named first-team All-South Metro 7A, first-team All Over the Mountain, first-team Birmingham All-Region and second-team 7A All-State… connected on 17-of-20 field goal attempts and 108-of-109 extra points over his final two seasons… participated in the Kohl’s Kicking Camps, where he was regarded as one of the best combo prospects in the country… ranked as the 16th-best kicker in the 2023 class.

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls5WvcaI02Y

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYSLRNd7zUw

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SkcPpIi7s8

 

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Jimmie Johnson, boom, confetti.

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlXnOwwqRgE

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_vutQMZ0ZY

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGpa204CiH0

May there be many more this season.

 

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#46 LS Cole Rasmussen from Fort Mill, SC.

Cole Rasmussen

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Fifth-year long snapper who will compete for the backup duties behind All-SEC performer Hunter Rogers in 2024… began his collegiate career at Charleston Southern.

 

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#46 EDGE Bryan Thomas Jr. from Windermere, FL.

Bryan Thomas Jr.

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2023 (Sophomore)

Second year player who saw action in all 12 games, making six starts at the EDGE position… credited with 22 tackles including a pair of tackles for loss and a sack… logged three quarterback hurries and forced a fumble… earned starts against North Carolina, Furman, Mississippi State, Missouri, Texas A&M and Jacksonville State… credited with a career-high four tackles against North Carolina and Georgia… logged a sack and forced his first career fumble at Texas A&M.

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acbCu2hoW9U

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qkbGO1QJk4

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vkGRxCdTCM

 

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#45 LB Colin Bryant from Mt. Pleasant, SC.

Colin Bryant

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* 2023 co-Defensive Scout Team Award

* 2022 co-Special Teams Scout Team Award

Fourth-year walk-on linebacker who is in his third season with the program after beginning his career at Alabama… has improved his stock as he has gotten bigger, stronger and faster… earned his first letter in 2023 on special teams.

 

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#45 PK William Joyce from Spartanburg, SC.

William Joyce

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* 2024 Harold White GPA Award – Special Teams

* 2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

* 2023 Harold White GPA Award – Special Teams

* 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

* 2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Fourth-year specialist who focused on his placekicking in the spring and took a big step forward… a big spring put him in contention for the starting role as a placekicker and kickoff specialist following the departure of Mitch Jeter… outstanding in the classroom, became a two-time recipient of the Harold White GPA Award for special teams… has appeared as a holder in one contest over the past three seasons.

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkIcnOm7c-g

Hoping to see more of this from Nyck this year.