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  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

rSr/2022 TE Nick MuseSouth Carolina
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  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

Jr/2021 CB *Jaycee HornSouth Carolina
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  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

rSr/2024 QB Spencer RattlerSouth Carolina
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  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

rSr/2022 QB Zeb NolandSouth Carolina
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  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

rSr/2022 QB Zeb NolandSouth Carolina
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  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

rSr/2022 CB Carlins PlatelSouth Carolina
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  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

rSr/2021 WR Shi SmithSouth Carolina
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  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

rSr/2025 OG Kamaar BellSouth Carolina
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  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

rSr/2024 DE Jordan StrachanSouth Carolina
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  South Carolina's quarterback room is starting to grow somewhat thin. A school spokesperson confirmed Friday that fifth-year senior Collin Hill will not return after a challenging lone season with the program. Hill will begin training for USC's NFL pro timing day, according to the school. Hill also accepted an invitation to play in the College Gridiron Showcase in Texas on Jan. 17-21. Hill joined the Gamecocks as a grad transfer, following his former coach Mike Bobo from Colorado State, starting eight games before ceding the starting job to freshman Luke Doty. - Rock Hill Herald

rSr/2021 QB Collin HillSouth Carolina
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  After a solid freshman campaign, OU quarterback Spencer Rattler is projected to win the 2021 Heisman Trophy at 7/1 odds, according to SportsBettingDime.com. Quarterbacks have won the award in nine of the past 11 years, and it's projected to see a return to that pattern next year with Rattler. In his first year as the Sooners' starter, Rattler posted 3,031 passing yards and 28 passing touchdowns with just seven interceptions. He also tacked on six rushing touchdowns. Rattler already has a leg up on his top competition, as no other projected top-four finisher has started more than four games at their respective schools. Clemson's freshman QB D.J. Uiagalelei trails Rattler with 9/1 odds, followed by Georgia transfer QB JT Daniels with 11/1 odds and Alabama's freshman passer Bryce Young with 13/1 odds to win. - Daily Oklahoman

rSr/2024 QB Spencer RattlerSouth Carolina
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  The rise of South Carolina running back Kevin Harris continues. Before the season, it wasn't clear that the sophomore tailback would even start for the Gamecocks. Months later, Harris' name has surfaced on an early list of odds for the 2021 Heisman Trophy, college football's highest individual honor. While not a frontrunner for the award - Harris (+2000) ranks 16th according to odds from MyBookie Sportsbook - his inclusion is a testament to a breakout 2020 season. After emerging early in the season as South Carolina's bell cow, Harris became the ninth Gamecock to run for 1,000 yards in a season. His 1,138 yards and 15 touchdowns came in just 10 games and are fifth-most yards and tied for second-most touchdowns in a single season in prgoram history. - The State

Jr/2022 RB *Kevin HarrisSouth Carolina
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  Former Georgia Tech wide receiver Ahmarean Brown will be a South Carolina Gamecock. Brown, who led the Yellow Jackets in receptions, receiving yardage and touchdown catches as a freshman in 2019 before entering the transfer portal at the end of the 2020 season, made his announcement Thursday. In 2019, Brown, from Tampa, Fla., caught 21 passes for 396 yards and seven touchdowns as a freshman, tying Calvin Johnson's school record for touchdown catches by a freshman. This season, his production declined, with 11 catches for 183 yards and one touchdown in seven games as wide receiver Jalen Camp and running back Jahmyr Gibbs assumed larger roles in the passing game. Brown missed the team's final three games. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

rSr/2024 WR Ahmarean BrownSouth Carolina
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  2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM: Jordan Strachan, Georgia State, LB,...Outside linebacker who leads the Sun Belt and ranks No. 4 in FBS with 9.0 sacks (1.0 per game)...Keys a GSU defense with a school-record 32 sacks (No. 7 in FBS)...Ranks second in the Sun Belt with 12.5 tackles for loss (1.4 per game)...Leads the Sun Belt with two fumble recoveries and is second with three forced fumbles. - Georgia State Football

rSr/2024 DE Jordan StrachanSouth Carolina
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  2020 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): TE - Joshua Simon, So., WKU,...The Hilltoppers had six players - Bailey, Barber, Darvin, Kincade, Meadows and Simon - who repeated as Honorable Mention selections from 2019. Meanwhile, Baldeck, Bradshaw, Brooks, Brown, Lane and Spencer earned the first C-USA recognition of their careers. - Western Kentucky Football

rSr/2025 TE Joshua SimonSouth Carolina
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