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South Carolina's Kevin Harris rushed for a national season-high 243 yards and a school-record five touchdowns on 25 carries in a 59-42 loss to Mississippi. Harris was the 10th player this season to run for 200 yards and joined Alabama's Najee Harris as the only players to rush for five TDs. - AP College Football

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RB *Kevin Harris, South Carolina
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11/16/20 - Christian Beal-Smith, rSr/2023, South Carolina, 5-09, 201 (DS#62 RB) + More +

NOV 16 ACC CO-RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Christian Beal-Smith, Wake Forest, Jr., RB, Winston-Salem, N.C.,...Totaled a game-high 120 rushing yards on 17 carries in the Demon Deacons' 59-53 loss at North Carolina...Averaged a game-high 7.1 yards per carry while coming within 10 yards of his career single-game rushing high...Tallied four rushes of 12 yards or more, including a game-best 37 yard run in the first quarter...Third game this season with 100-plus rushing yards. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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RB Christian Beal-Smith, South Carolina
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11/02/20 - Spencer Rattler, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-0, 211 (DS#7 QB) + More +

Oklahoma, which beat Texas Tech 62-28, led 48-14 at halftime - the most points the Sooners have scored through two quarters since putting up 49 on Nebraska in a 62-28 win in 2008. The Sooners led Tech 21-7 after the first quarter and have outscored opponents 89-10 in the first 15 minutes this season. Virginia, in beating then-No. 15 North Carolina 44-41, scored its most points against a Top 25 opponent since beating West Virginia 48-22 in the 2002 Continental Tire Bowl. - AP College Football

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QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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10/27/20 - Jordan Strachan, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-4, 242 (DS#41 DE) + More +

Georgia State's Jordan Strachan has grown accustomed to having his name mispronounced. He's heard it butchered every possible way. Emphasis on the first syllable. Emphasis on the last syllable. The silent "ch" pronounced like chainsaw or as a hard "K" sound like pecan. For the record, the name is pronounced "strahn," as in fawn or lawn. But it's perfectly OK to call him "Stretch," the moniker hung on him by a former strength coach who couldn't figure it out, either. "I've heard all types of stuff," he said. "I'm hoping to change that and get my name corrected." This week the junior spread his name on higher level when he was named the Sun Belt Conference's defensive player of the week. Strachan was instrumental in helping the Panthers defeat Troy 38-36 and earn their first road win against the Trojans. Strachan had four tackles, three for loss, 2.5 sacks, caused a fumble and recovered two fumbles - returning one 43 yards to set up a touchdown. Since his phone was dead, Strachan learned about the award from teammate Antavious Lane, who was given the same honor after Georgia State's win over East Carolina.

"After practice he came up and told me I got it," Strachan said. "It was shocking. Lot of hard work." The award was confirmation that Strachan had made a complete recovered from the torn left ACL he suffered last season just 17 plays into the historic win at Tennessee that began the 2019 season. "Had he not torn his ACL, he was going to have an extremely successful year for us," coach Shawn Elliott said. "He made so many plays in fall camp it wasn't a secret that he had the ability to create explosive defensive plays. He's worked extremely hard to get back, and now he's reaping the benefits." - Marietta Daily Journal

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DE Jordan Strachan, South Carolina
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10/26/20 - Jordan Strachan, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-4, 242 (DS#41 DE) + More +

OCT 26 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jordan Strachan, Georgia State,...Georgia State outside linebacker Jordan Strachan collected three tackles for loss, including 2.5 sacks, and recovered two fumbles to help the Panthers to a hard-fought, 36-34 victory over Troy. Strachan, the junior from Kingsland, Ga., helped Georgia State hold Troy to just 40 yards rushing, the second-lowest figure in school history. In the pivotal third quarter, in which Georgia State outscored Troy 20-0, Strachan had two sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

He sacked Trojan quarterback Jacob Free and stripped the ball deep in Troy territory, recovering at the Troy 8-yard line. Four plays later, the Panthers scored to take a 33-21 lead. His first fumble recovery came in the second quarter as he scooped up a loose ball and returned it 63 yards to the Troy 20 for the fourth-longest fumble return in GSU history. For the season, Strachan leads the Panthers and the Sun Belt with 6.5 tackles for loss and five sacks, which has already tied the GSU season sack record. In the last two games alone, he has four sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and two caused fumbles. - Sun Belt Football

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DE Jordan Strachan, South Carolina
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10/23/20 - Ahmarean Brown, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 5-08, 170 (DS#71 WR) + More +

Georgia Tech's offense will have to find a way to get more touches for wide receiver Ahmarean Brown. The leading receiver for the Yellow Jackets in 2019 has seven catches in the team's first five games for 108 yards. "I think he's an elite, athletic, explosive guy that we have to find ways to get the ball in his hands," offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude said Tuesday. Patenaude said that teams have been more attentive to Brown as a deep threat after he caught six passes for 30 yards or more last season as a freshman, tied for 10th in the ACC. For the season, Brown led the Jackets with 21 catches for 396 yards and seven touchdowns, tying Calvin Johnson for most touchdown receptions by a freshman in school history. In the offseason, Brown put on weight and added strength and grew in his understanding of how to play the position.

"A.B. looks phenomenal," wide receivers coach Kerry Dixon said in the preseason. "He's taken his game to another level." Wide receiver Jalen Camp leads the team in catches with 15 (for 201 yards), while fellow wideout Malachi Carter has the most yardage with 213 yards (on 14 catches). Running back Jahmyr Gibbs' playmaking ability has also taken some touches away from Brown. Opposing defenses have had a say, too. Patenaude said that he called a few plays against Clemson that were designed for Brown to get the ball, but the way that the Tigers covered the plays dictated that quarterback Jeff Sims throw the ball elsewhere. Brown said that defenses have been trying to "vise" him, meaning defending him with two players, one to the inside of the field and another to the outside. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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WR Ahmarean Brown, South Carolina
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10/23/20 - *Israel Mukuamu, Jr/2021, South Carolina, 6-4, 212 (DS#15 CB) + More +

South Carolina football cornerback Israel Mukuamu got as far as warming up a bit before the Auburn game. But after he went back to the locker room, he came out without pads, leaving the Gamecocks a little short in the secondary. For the fourth week in a row, there's a question looming if his nagging groin issue will abate, and for the fourth week in a row, USC coach Will Muschamp sounded upbeat about where he was. Muschamp said Mukuamu was out practicing for the Gamecocks on Tuesday. He managed to start against Vanderbilt and Florida, but played sparingly. "I'm hoping to get Cam back tomorrow," Muschamp said. "We'll see tomorrow. Israel practiced today." Smith had a cleat spike go into his heel and went to the hospital as a precaution against infections (he had to get stitches). Mukuamu was a second-team All-SEC player last season. Without him, sophomore John Dixon has had to step up, as has the rest of the Gamecocks secondary. They held their own against a slew of talented players from Auburn, but were also extremely thin, with safety/nickel Jammie Robinson, already a starter, being the next man in if either Dixon or Jaycee Horn had been hurt (the pair played basically the whole game). - Rock Hill Herald

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CB *Israel Mukuamu, South Carolina
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10/23/20 - Spencer Rattler, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-0, 211 (DS#7 QB) + More +

Patterson also spoke on Oklahoma's young quarterback Spencer Rattler saying he has great skills and will be a great quarterback. Rattler follows in the footsteps of many Heisman candidates and winners at Oklahoma. Having Rattler as the leader of the Oklahoma offense has been something different for the Sooners as the quarterbacks they have had the last few seasons have been upper classmen. Patterson says, "He [Rattler] is no different than Max Duggan a year ago." Despite being a younger quarterback, Rattler has found a way to bring the same "it" factor as the past Sooner quarterbacks, and is still one of the leading scorers in the nation. - Dallas Morning News

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QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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10/23/20 - Shi Smith, rSr/2021, South Carolina, 5-10, 186 (DS#31 WR) + More +

The acrobatic catches were as common as the sight of him going face mask-to-face mask with a defender. South Carolina's Shi Smith showed every bit of his ferocious talent, and temper, during the Gamecocks' 30-22 win over Auburn on Saturday. Smith's receptions were dazzling. The near-constant jawing, the refusal to back down from trash-mouth engagement? Well, he wasn't penalized. And the Gamecocks won, so...No harm done? "I want a guy that's a competitive, composed football player," USC coach Will Muschamp said, emphasizing "composed" with a pause before and after. "He and I have this conversation a lot. When you're really composed, man, you're hard to deal with because you still have your competitive edge and you still have your competitive nature."

Muschamp made it clear he wasn't angry with Smith. He would love to have more Shi Smiths on his roster. But it is difficult to find the balance between a game-breaker and a game-changer, a star receiver third in the SEC and 10th in the country in receptions (34 catches, 347 yards, 3 touchdowns) and a surly headache whose unnecessary actions could swing momentum. The Gamecocks can't afford to have their best (and just about only) receiver hurt their chances of winning. "I got to keep my composure a little bit more. I've been working on it," Smith admitted. "It definitely takes you out your game. With the couple drops I had, they was in my head." - The Post and Courier

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WR Shi Smith, South Carolina
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10/23/20 - Joshua Simon, rSr/2025, South Carolina, 6-4, 239 (DS#12 TE) + More +

Western Kentucky couldn't get things going offensively in the second half of Saturday's 37-14 loss to UAB at Legion Field. But with just the production from the first half, Joshua Simon was able to put together his best game of the season so far. The sophomore tight end was a big piece in WKU's two scoring drives, and finished with a team-high six receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown after a quiet first four games. "I felt like I played a pretty decent game," Simon said after the loss. "I believe I had the most touches I've had this season and a touchdown to go along with that. I feel like I played a pretty good game." Simon entered Saturday's matchup with seven receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown, after coming into the season with high expectations. He had 30 receptions for 430 yards and four touchdowns last year as a freshman, and was the only tight end in the country to have 100-plus yards in a bowl game last season. - BG Daily News

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TE Joshua Simon, South Carolina
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10/20/20 - *Jaycee Horn, Jr/2021, South Carolina, 6-1, 205 (DS#2 CB) + More +

With defensive backs Israel Mukuamu and Cam Smith sidelined, Horn and fellow cornerback John Dixon played all 83 snaps. Dixon saw plenty of action, too, against Anthony Schwartz; Auburn's fastest receiver caught 6 passes for 59 yards. But Williams is the designated "go-to" guy, a 6-3 junior who caught 59 passes last season. Muschamp and defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson knew just what was coming from offensive coordinator Chad Morris, the former Arkansas head coach and Clemson play-caller. "When T-Rob gave me the task of following (Williams), I kind of felt that I would have opportunities to make plays on the ball," Horn said.

Horn had four pass breakups to go with his pair of interceptions. He watched Nix give Williams hand signals before the snap. He guarded against deep balls and forced throws underneath. "That's a bad man," South Carolina quarterback Collin Hill said. "I hate going against him." Williams caught four passes for 74 yards. It ruined a Palmetto State homecoming for the Nix family. Auburn sophomore quarterback Bo Nix lived in the Lowcountry from age 10-12 when his father, former Auburn quarterback Patrick Nix, was a Charleston Southern assistant coach on Jay Mills' staff. - Rock Hill Herald

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CB *Jaycee Horn, South Carolina
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10/20/20 - Shi Smith, rSr/2021, South Carolina, 5-10, 186 (DS#31 WR) + More +

Shi Smith remarked that he thought Auburn's defensive backs were trying to get him riled up so he'd lose his temper. "I would much rather say 'Whoa!' than 'Giddy-up!,' Muschamp said when asked about his players and emotion. He also admitted it's a delicate line to walk between telling a player to be aggressive while also telling him to rein in impulsive behavior. Smith did more jawing than catching in the first half. There were a few facemask-to-facemask confrontations where it was honestly amazing no flags were thrown. Smith certainly showed why he's so valuable in the second half. His touchdown catch, high-pointing a ball as his defender jumped in front of him, was pretty. His catch on the sideline where he tapped the ball with one hand and then caught it on his belly while lying on his back, was Beyonce. He's that good, but he has to keep his emotions in check if he's going to keep being that good. - Rock Hill Herald

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WR Shi Smith, South Carolina
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10/20/20 - *Jaycee Horn, Jr/2021, South Carolina, 6-1, 205 (DS#2 CB) + More +

South Carolina, thanks in huge part to Horn's first two college interceptions, won the game. The 30-22 upset before 15,766 fans at Williams-Brice Stadium was the program's first victory over Auburn since 1933 and will knock the No. 15 Tigers from the rankings. The performance proved what head coach Will Muschamp has believed for a long time, that Horn, particularly with his emotions in check, is an "elite" cornerback bound for pro football success. Horn didn't exactly throw gratitude at the NFL, where his father Joe Horn was a star receiver. But he did thank Auburn. "I'm glad (quarterback) Bo Nix threw at me a lot," Horn said. Horn left Williams-Brice Stadium with a football he planned to present to his parents. Truly, it's one of the more deserved game balls in recent South Carolina history. - The Post and Courier

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CB *Jaycee Horn, South Carolina
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10/19/20 - *Jaycee Horn, Jr/2021, South Carolina, 6-1, 205 (DS#2 CB) + More +

OCT 19 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jaycee Horn, DB, South Carolina,...Horn had the best game of his career in Carolina's 30-22 win over Auburn...The junior cornerback recorded a pair of interceptions, the first two of his career, and deflected a pass leading to a third interception for the Gamecocks...All three picks were turned into touchdowns...He was credited with an additional four pass breakups and logged three tackles in the contest. - SEC Football

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CB *Jaycee Horn, South Carolina
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10/19/20 - Kai Kroeger, rSr/2025, South Carolina, 6-3, 213 (DS#4 P) + More +

OCT 19 SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kai Kroeger, P, South Carolina,...The freshman punter had the best day of his brief career, punting five times for a 48.4-yard average, including a career-best 53-yarder in the Gamecocks' 30-22 win over Auburn...Three of his five punts were downed inside the 20, at the 2, 7 and 19-yard lines...He had a net punting average of 44.4 yards in the contest after entering the game with just a net of 33.1 yards per punt this season. - SEC Football

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P Kai Kroeger, South Carolina
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