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For the first time since 2017, an Oklahoma quarterback won't be selected in the NFL draft. It's unlikely that happens again next year. Several teams will bank on the likes of Clemson's Trevor Lawrence, Alabama's Mac Jones and Ohio State's Justin Fields to become their next franchise quarterback when the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft begins at 7 p.m. Thursday. OU redshirt sophomore Spencer Rattler is poised to follow in their footsteps in 2022 if the former five-star recruit's second year as the Sooners' starting quarterback lives up to his lofty expectations. "I don't try to set a roof on what I can do as a player on the field," Rattler said. "...I want to be the most unstoppable quarterback, best quarterback in the country coming up to this year and put on a show and do it with my guys."

Rattler, of course, hasn't finalized any plans to enter next year's draft. He will be eligible for it, though, and that's enough for Rattler to start seeing his name floated as the first quarterback taken in 2022. If Rattler were to go No. 1 overall, he'd become OU coach Lincoln Riley's top pick in the draft since 2018, joining former Sooner quarterbacks and Heisman Trophy winners Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray. He'd be the fourth OU quarterback taken during that span, which includes OU's 2019 starter, Jalen Hurts, going in the second round of last year's draft. - Norman Transcript

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QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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04/25/21 - Spencer Rattler, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-0, 211 (DS#7 QB) + More +

Spencer Rattler has Heisman Trophy expectations and the Sooners have national title aspirations, so the quarterback's development has been one of the main storylines of spring. One of the main lessons Rattler says he learned during the 2020 OU football season? Eliminating mistakes. That was especially apparent during the Red River game. "I just knew I had to just step it up a little bit," he said. "I could flip a switch and lock into a mode where I feel like I'm in control now with my decisions on the field, my play, my energy, how guys around me are bringing their energy and this and that. Just being a leader, being a confident quarterback, you have to have that mindset." - Daily Oklahoman

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QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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04/21/21 - Jordan Strachan, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-4, 242 (DS#41 DE) + More +

Coming into a program where he had to heavily play the transfer portal and take a lot of flyers, new head coach Shane Beamer had "pass rush" high on the list of topics he needed to address. He feels he found it, both in a sack-producer (Jordan Strachan) and a linebacker (Debo Williams) to clean up the rest. "Both of them got good talent, they got some talent with them," defensive end Aaron Sterling said. "It's going to help us out tremendously. They're going to be a good impact for us." Strachan, pronounced "Strahn," transferred from Georgia State, where he tied for the FBS lead in 2020 with 10½ sacks. He also had 14 tackles for loss, all after wrecking a knee in the first game of the 2019 season. "Last year, doing what I did, I entered the portal and a lot of schools came after me. I wanted to challenge myself, me and my family wanted a challenge, to see what I could do at this stage and this level of football," Strachan said. "I felt like I did everything I was going to do at the level I was and the school I was at, and I wanted to play big-time football not too far from home." - The Post and Courier

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DE Jordan Strachan, South Carolina
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04/20/21 - Spencer Rattler, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-0, 211 (DS#7 QB) + More +

Lincoln Riley expects more from Spencer Rattler in 2021. Much more. "The thing that he's got to continue to challenge himself to do mentally is you've got to be careful because if you do this you'll stop progressing," Riley said of his quarterback. "You can't say, 'Well, I've been a starting quarterback for a year, I know this system, my work ethic, my study habits, my focus in meetings, my attention to detail, like, I'm good. Like I got it.' "No, you don't got it. You never get it. It's a constant battle to get better. The starting point is way better and if he'll continue to work." The OU standard at quarterback is sky high.

That's what having a five-year run of Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts will do. Rattler was good last year - throwing for 3,031 yards and 28 touchdowns with seven interceptions - but more is expected of him in 2021. Last year, Rattler embraced those expectations and is doing it once again. "I don't try to set a roof on what I can do as a player on the field," Rattler said. "I'm not overstressing or another, I just go out there and play ball. "I want to be the most unstoppable quarterback, best quarterback in the country coming up this year and put on a show and do it with my guys." - Daily Oklahoman

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QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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04/10/21 - Kingsley Enagbare, Sr/2022, South Carolina, 6-4, 271 (DS#12 DE) + More +

Call them what you want: Bucks, Edges, pass rushers. All Kingsley Enagbare knows is this - his position group for South Carolina football has some dogs. For a defensive unit undergoing major changes at linebacker and defensive back, the Gamecocks return a lot of talent along the defensive line. And on the ends in particular, they have a plethora of playmakers. Enagbare, who finished last year tops on the team and tied for fifth in the SEC in sacks, is back for his senior season. Fifth-year senior Aaron Sterling returns after struggling with injury last season, looking to regain the form that made him the team's co-sack leader in 2019 with Javon Kinlaw. And behind them are the Jordans - sophomore and former five-star recruit Jordan Burch is hoping to build off a freshman season in which he flashed major potential, and transfer Jordan Strachan is coming in from Georgia State, where he was nation's co-leader in sacks last season.

"We definitely see ourselves as the strength of this team...We have several dogs in our room," Enagbare said. "And, yeah, we definitely came to break records and do all that and just shock the world and show what we're about." Enagbare and Sterling have combined for 20 career sacks at South Carolina, while Strachan had 10.5 in last season alone. Burch has yet to get his first collegiate sack, but with his enormous ability, it's only a matter of time. So will there be a little friendly competition in the edge room to see who can take down the QB the most this spring or fall? "I'm always inviting competition, but it's really not competition," Enagbare said. "We're all just going at it, trying to make plays and produce...I'm expecting a lot of production from all of us." - Rock Hill Herald

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DE Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
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04/08/21 - Luke Doty, rSr/2026, South Carolina, 6-1, 215 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Doty, the former Myrtle Beach High star, took the first snap in the first spring practice because he was the only one who had done it before. Beamer said not to draw any conclusions from that. Yet after the first four spring practices, Doty still was No. 1. And from what offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Marcus Satterfield said, that seems to be the norm now and going forward. Not that Satterfield wasn't complimentary of Gauthier, Brown and Jordan. He was. But Gauthier's a freshman, Jordan's a valuable guy but it's all been behind the scenes and Brown, while athletic and talented, is transitioning from a spread offense to a pro-style offense. Again, it's only been a week of spring ball but it seems to be Doty's job to lose.

"I knew he was an above-the-line passer, but I didn't know how natural he was. I'm really excited to continue to work on his fundamentals and creating the best him we could possibly do," Satterfield said. "But I'm really excited about how he's throwing the ball right now. Obviously, he's athletic and can run and make the plays with his legs, but it's really good to put him in situations where he's got to use his arm." Doty "debuted" last year as a wide receiver who would sometimes run routes and sometimes get behind center for a running play. He wound up rushing 41 times for a net 91 yards (149 without sack yardage subtracted). - The Post and Courier

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WR Luke Doty, South Carolina
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03/27/21 - Nick Muse, rSr/2022, South Carolina, 6-5, 258 (DS#20 TE) + More +

Nick Muse has aspirations of joining his brother Tanner and playing in the NFL. But those dreams could wait a year, as the Gamecock tight end decided to come back for his "super senior" season at South Carolina - the NCAA granted all players an extra year of eligibility because of COVID-19, and so Muse had the option to return. Muse talked about that decision publicly for the first time Friday as USC offensive players met with the media. "I don't think I had the year that I wished to have last year," Muse said. "I started practicing seven months out of rehab when it is usually a nine or twelve months thing. I was limpy...I just wasn't myself." Muse, who transferred to USC from William & Mary back in 2019, was the team's second-leading receiver this past season with 30 catches for 425 yards and a touchdown. But he said he never got back to where he wanted to be after tearing his ACL late in the 2019 campaign. He wore a brace throughout the 2020 season and also wasn't used much on special teams, where he excels. - Rock Hill Herald

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03/26/21 - *Jaycee Horn, Jr/2021, South Carolina, 6-1, 205 (DS#2 CB) + More +

South Carolina cornerback Jaycee Horn believes he's the best defender in the NFL draft. He showed the pros he's one of the fast with a sizzling performance at the school's pro day Wednesday. Horn, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound defensive back from Alpharetta, Georgia, is projected as a first-rounder and ran a time of 4.37 seconds in the 40-yard dash. "I feel I'm the best defensive player in the draft," Horn said Tuesday. Horn showcase his speed for 61 NFL personnel including head coaches Matt Rhule of Carolina and Mike Vrabel of Tennessee. He's expected to be among the first cornerbacks chosen and did little to change that image as he worked out Wednesday. Horn, the son of former New Orleans and Atlanta receiver Joe Horn, said he's been matched against some of the best receivers in the Southeastern Conference and came out on top. "I'm versatile, have the size, (have) the speed and athleticism," the younger Horn said. - Rock Hill Herald

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CB *Jaycee Horn, South Carolina
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03/23/21 - Spencer Rattler, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-0, 211 (DS#7 QB) + More +

For the first time since Baker Mayfield's senior season in 2017, OU has a quarterback returning. While Spencer Rattler put up strong numbers as a redshirt freshman last season - 3,031 yards and 28 touchdowns with seven interceptions in 11 games - Sooners coach Lincoln Riley expects a significant step forward and issued what amounted to a challenge heading into spring practice. "I expect him to improve a lot, no doubt about it," Riley said. "There's so many areas for him to grow. We really challenged him physically to make some of the gains that he's capable of making and needs to make. That comes now from a guy who has been through an offseason. "There's so many guys when they get here during an offseason, it becomes about survival and just kind of making it. A lot of times you see guys as they go further on in their careers, the offseason goals become a little more intentional. This is exactly what I'm trying to accomplish. Coach (Bennie) Wylie says it all the time. These guys have to put in the extra time. And if you have big goals, the extra is not extra. He says that all the time. It's part of what you should do." Rattler and the Sooners begin spring practice Monday, working toward the spring game April 24. - Daily Oklahoman

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QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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03/14/21 - Zeb Noland, rSr/2022, South Carolina, 6-2, 232 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Zeb Noland threw two touchdown passes and three-time defending FCS champion North Dakota State rebounded from an upset last week to blank Missouri State 25-0 on Saturday. The Bison (3-1, 2-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference) had their FCS-record 39-game win streak snapped by Southern Illinois in a 38-14 loss last week but jumped out to a 25-0 halftime lead over the Bears (1-4, 1-1) and rode their defense to the victory. The Bison had seven sacks, three by Spencer Waege, and held the Bears to 63 yards on the ground and 221 total. Noland completed 10 of 15 passes with touchdown throws of 7 yards to Noah Gindorff and 81 to Braylon Henderson, who got behind the defense to make the deep reception and cruise into the end zone for his first career score. - North Dakota State/AP College Football

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QB Zeb Noland, South Carolina
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03/06/21 - Zeb Noland, rSr/2022, South Carolina, 6-2, 232 (DS#999 QB) + More +

QB Zeb Noland, South Carolina
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02/17/21 - Carlins Platel, rSr/2022, South Carolina, 6-0, 194 (DS#110 CB) + More +

South Carolina is adding another graduate transfer to its football roster. Defensive back Carlins Platel of Division II Assumption College in Massachusetts committed to the Gamecocks on Wednesday. Platel, who graduates in May, has been in the transfer portal since October. Coastal Carolina and Austin Peay also had offered Platel, and Mississippi State showed interest. The Gamecocks reached out to Platel over the past week. USC has one scholarship left for Class of 2021, though it's possible Platel could count toward 2022's numbers. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder appeared in 33 games over three seasons for Assumption and had 96 tackles and picked off seven passes. He was a first-team all Northeast Conference selection in 2019. Assumption didn't play football in 2020 because of COVID-19. - Rock Hill Herald

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CB Carlins Platel, South Carolina
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01/31/21 - Shi Smith, rSr/2021, South Carolina, 5-10, 186 (DS#31 WR) + More +

Shi Smith made a positive impression this week in his quest to become a professional football player. The former South Carolina Gamecocks standout had three catches for 57 yards Saturday in the annual Reese's Senior Bowl held in Mobile, Alabama. He was a favorite target for American team teammate and Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond, whose 32-yard connection with Smith was the game's longest play from scrimmage. Smith stood out at times during this week's all-star game practices and, by most accounts, helped his standing for the NFL Draft that begins April 29. - Rock Hill Herald

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WR Shi Smith, South Carolina
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01/22/21 - Kamaar Bell, rSr/2025, South Carolina, 6-3, 316 (DS#97 OG) + More +

A second-year Auburn offensive lineman is set to transfer. Redshirt freshman Kamaar Bell entered the NCAA transfer portal Thursday, AL.com has learned. Bell, a three-star member of the Tigers' 2019 recruiting class, appeared in just one game during his two seasons with Auburn. - Birmingham News

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OG Kamaar Bell, South Carolina
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01/14/21 - Jordan Strachan, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-4, 242 (DS#41 DE) + More +

South Carolina football just got some much-needed help with its pass rush. Georgia State's Jordan Strachan, the nation's co-leader in sacks in the 2020 season, announced Wednesday he is transferring to the Gamecocks. Strachan put his name in the transfer portal on Monday. Strachan posted the news of his new school on Twitter where he thanked Georgia State, his coaches, mentors and trainers to help get to this point. This year, Strachan had a school-record 10.5 sacks, tied for most in FBS, and had a school record 14.5 tackles for loss as part of his 41 tackles. He was part of a Georgia State defense that had a school-record 35 sacks. - Rock Hill Herald

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DE Jordan Strachan, South Carolina
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