The 2022 Way-Too-Early college football top 25 (Gamecock in top 25 ESPN)
25. South Carolina Gamecocks
2021 record: 7-6 (3-5 SEC)
Starters expected to return: 8 offense, 6 defense, 1 special teams
Key starters expected to leave: RB ZaQuandre White, RB Kevin Harris, FS Jaylan Foster, LB Damani Staley, DE Kingsley Enagbare, DT Jabari Ellis, PK Parker White
Key additions: QB Spencer Rattler, TE Austin Stogner, QB Tanner Bailey, CB Keenan Nelson Jr., QB Braden Davis, S Peyton Williams, LB Stone Blanton, S Kajuan Banks
Outlook: Shane Beamer's first season as a head coach couldn't have gone much better, given the Gamecocks' lack of depth and problems at quarterback. Still, they scratched out seven victories, including wins over Florida, Auburn and a 38-21 rout of North Carolina in the Duke's Mayo Bowl. Beamer addressed his quarterback issues by bringing in former Oklahoma starter Rattler and
2021 record: 7-6 (3-5 SEC)
Starters expected to return: 8 offense, 6 defense, 1 special teams
Key starters expected to leave: RB ZaQuandre White, RB Kevin Harris, FS Jaylan Foster, LB Damani Staley, DE Kingsley Enagbare, DT Jabari Ellis, PK Parker White
Key additions: QB Spencer Rattler, TE Austin Stogner, QB Tanner Bailey, CB Keenan Nelson Jr., QB Braden Davis, S Peyton Williams, LB Stone Blanton, S Kajuan Banks
Outlook: Shane Beamer's first season as a head coach couldn't have gone much better, given the Gamecocks' lack of depth and problems at quarterback. Still, they scratched out seven victories, including wins over Florida, Auburn and a 38-21 rout of North Carolina in the Duke's Mayo Bowl. Beamer addressed his quarterback issues by bringing in former Oklahoma starter Rattler and
