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11/19/22 - Spencer Rattler, rSr/2024, South Carolina + More +

Spencer Rattler had the best day of his unpredictable career, throwing for 438 yards and five touchdowns as South Carolina beat No. 5 Tennessee 63-38 on Saturday night, all but eliminating the Volunteers from the playoffs. Tennessee (9-2, 6-2 Southeastern, No. 5 CFP) may have also lost Heisman Trophy candidate Hendon Hooker, who left the game in the fourth quarter with a leg injury, falling and fumbling without being hit. Even before the injury, the quarterback of the night was Rattler, who went from Heisman contender to the bench at Oklahoma in 2021. The junior finally lived up to the potential fans of South Carolina (7-4, 4-4) hoped for when he arrived. Rattler came into the night with nine interceptions and eight touchdowns and averaging 198 yards a game passing. There were questions asked about whether the Gamecocks might want to test out the backup. But the junior was patient in the pocket, dropping passes into the narrowest of windows.

He ran when he had to with five carries for 16 yards. And he even caught a pass in the red zone from Dakeron Joyner, who South Carolina typically uses as a running threat under center. Rattler's best day before Saturday was 387 yards against Kansas State for Oklahoma in 2020 and five TDs for the Sooners against Western Carolina in 2021. Antwane Wells Jr. caught 11 passes for 177 yards and Josh Vann and Jaheim Bell each caught two touchdowns for the Gamecocks. The Tennessee defense could do almost nothing to stop the 11th best offense in the SEC. The Gamecocks gained 606 yards after failing to get over 300 yards in three of their past four games. The 63 points were the most the Vols have ever allowed in an SEC game, eclipsing the 62-37 loss to Steve Spurrier's Florida in 1995. Hooker was 25 of 42 for 247 yards and three TDs before his injury. There was no immediate word on the severity of his hurt leg, but he did not return to the game. Joe Milton III took over at QB for the Vols when Hooker went down, turning the ball over om downs after driving into the red zone then leading a four-play 75-yard scoring drive in the final two minutes. - South Carolina/AP College Football

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QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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11/14/22 - Torricelli Simpkins III, rSr/2025, South Carolina + More +

NOV 14 MEAC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central sophomore Torricelli Simpkins III (C, 6-5, 310, So., Charlotte, N.C.) anchored an Eagles offensive line that paved the way for North Carolina Central to rack up 548 yards of total offense in a win at Norfolk State. Recording three pancake blocks, Simpkins graded out at 89% in helping NCCU's offense average 8.3 yards per play and record 201 rushing yards. - MEAC Football

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OG Torricelli Simpkins III, South Carolina
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11/12/22 - Gage Larvadain, Sr/2025, South Carolina + More +

NOV 7 SOUTHLAND SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gage Larvadain, Southeastern - KR/WR - So. - Donaldsonville, La. (Riverside Acad.),...Larvadain broke loose for a season-long 75-yard kickoff return and averaged 44.5 yards per kickoff return in Saturday's 47-31 win at Lamar. He also hauled in five passes for 54 yards and a touchdown to finish with 158 all-purpose yards. Larvadain is the third different Southeastern Lion to win special teams player of the week this season. Honorable Mention: Garrison Smith, McNeese. - Southland Conference Football

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WR Gage Larvadain, South Carolina
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11/07/22 - Kai Kroeger, rSr/2025, South Carolina + More +

NOV 7 SEC CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kai Kroeger, P, South Carolina,...Kroeger continues to show why he is one of the top punters in the nation and a four-time Ray Guy's "Ray's 8" honoree this season...He booted five punts against Vanderbilt for a 53.6-yard average, including kicks of 69 and 66 yards, with two of his punts downed inside the 20...Kroeger, who is also the holder on placements, completed a 16-yard pass on a fake field goal for a first down, and is now 4-for-4 in his career passing. - SEC Football

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P Kai Kroeger, South Carolina
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11/05/22 - Spencer Rattler, rSr/2024, South Carolina + More +

Spencer Rattler threw three touchdown passes and South Carolina became bowl-eligible with its sixth win of the season, a 38-27 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday night. Rattler threw a 29-yard TD pass to Xavier Legette, a 19-yard TD to Josh Vann and a 17-yard TD to Antwane Wells. The Gamecocks (6-3, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) won their 14th straight game over the Commodores (3-6, 0-5). South Carolina built a commanding 31-14 halftime lead and handed Vanderbilt its fifth straight loss. The Commodores suffered their 26th consecutive SEC defeat despite a career-high 167 rushing yards from senior running back Ray Davis, a Temple transfer.

South Carolina scored 10 points off turnovers in the first quarter. Darius Rush intercepted an underthrown pass by AJ Swann at the Gamecocks 30-yard line, setting up the game's first touchdown. Five plays later, Legette got behind the coverage in the middle of the end zone for a 29-yard scoring strike from Rattler to give South Carolina a 7-0 lead. The teams traded long TD passes before Swann fumbled during a sack at the Commodores 17, setting up Mitch Jeter's 31-yard field goal which extended the Gamecocks' lead to 17-7 with 21 seconds left in the first quarter. - South Carolina/AP College Football

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QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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10/31/22 - Raheim Sanders, rJr/2026, South Carolina + More +

OCT 31 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Raheim Sanders, RB, Arkansas,...Raheim "Rocket" Sanders carded his sixth of the season and second consecutive 100-yard rushing effort to guide Arkansas to a 41-27 road win at Auburn, finishing with 16 carries for 171 yards (10.7 average).Sanders also hauled in one reception for six yards...Matched Madre Hill's school record for quickest to 1,000 yards rushing in a season in just eight games...Paces SEC in rushing yards (1041) and ranks second in yards per run (6.67). Sanders ranks sixth nationally in rushing yards and ninth in yards per carry...Recorded a career long 76-yard run in the third quarter, positioning the Razorbacks at the Auburn18. Sanders' 76-yard run is tied for the third-longest by a league player this season...Notched five 10+ yard runs and one 20+ yard rush...Sanders is one of only three FBS players (Illinois RB Chase Brown & Pitt RB Israel Abanikanda) with 1,000+ rushing yards and 100+ receiving yards this season...Sanders is the only FBS player with 1,000+ rushing yards and 150+ receiving yards this season. - SEC Football

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RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
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10/28/22 - Raheim Sanders, rJr/2026, South Carolina + More +

University of Arkansas tailback Raheim Sanders has never been a big talker, but he's starting to come out of his shell after powering for an SEC-best 870 rushing yards though seven games to rank eighth in the country. Sanders, who is averaging 124.3 rushing yards per game, is on pace to accumulate 1,491 rushing yards through 12 games, a total that would slot him at fourth on the school's single-season rushing chart behind two big seasons from Darren McFadden (1,830 in 2007; 1,647 in 2006) and Alex Collins' 1,577 yards in 2015.

Sanders and the Razorbacks face the SEC's worst run defense on Saturday at Auburn. The Tigers' 204.4 rushing yards per game, including 448 by Ole Miss and 292 by Georgia in their past two games. "Very serious kid. I mean very serious," Coach Sam Pittman said to describe Sanders on Wednesday. "But where he's come around a little bit more is his personality. He's talking more. Not overly confident and certainly not close to cocky, but he feels good about what he's doing, and he should, and I think he's come a long way there." Sanders has five 100-yard outings in seven games, and the sophomore, who signed with Arkansas as a wideout, is coming off a career-best 175-yard effort in a 52-35 win at BYU that included 2 touchdowns on 15 carries. Speaking after that game, Sanders said he didn't know how to communicate well with the team's offensive linemen when he came in as a freshman receiver. "I didn't even know their names as much, so I wasn't communicating with them well," Sanders said. "Back then, I wouldn't say I was scared, but I was nervous to say something to them." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
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10/24/22 - Xavier Legette, rSr/2024, South Carolina + More +

OCT 24 SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Xavier Legette, KR, South Carolina,...Legette set the tone for the game by returning the opening kick 100 yards for a touchdown, giving the Gamecocks a lead they would not relinquish in a 30-24 upset win over Texas A&M...His kick return for a touchdown was the first for a Gamecock since Deebo Samuel went 90 yards with the opening kick at Ole Miss in 2018 and tied for the second-longest kick return in school history...Legette was also credited with a key tackle on kick return late in the fourth quarter, forcing Texas A&M to start a drive from their own 12-yard line with just 3 minutes remaining. - SEC Football

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WR Xavier Legette, South Carolina
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10/24/22 - Darius Rush, rSr/2023, South Carolina + More +

OCT 24 SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Darius Rush, DB, South Carolina,...Rush logged a game-high eight tackles, including six solo stops in the Gamecocks' 30-24 win over Texas A&M...Intercepted a pass in the first quarter and returned it 59 yards, setting up a Gamecock field goal and a 10-point lead early in the contest...He was also credited with a forced fumble and a pass break up in the contest. - SEC Football

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CB Darius Rush, South Carolina
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10/18/22 - Torricelli Simpkins III, rSr/2025, South Carolina + More +

OCT 17 MEAC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central sophomore Torricelli Simpkins III (OL, 6-5, 310, So., Charlotte, N.C.) graded out at 93% against Morgan State, anchoring an offensive line that helped the Eagles rack up 530 yards of total offense and 59 points. He recorded nine pancake blocks and did not commit a penalty or allow a sack. - MEAC Football

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OG Torricelli Simpkins III, South Carolina
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10/17/22 - Torricelli Simpkins III, rSr/2025, South Carolina + More +

SEPT 12 MEAC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central's Torricelli Simpkins III (OL, 6-5, 310, So., Charlotte, N.C.) recorded seven pancake blocks and graded out at 84 percent against Winston-Salem State as the Eagles racked up 519 yards of total offense and 260 yards on the ground. In 66 snaps, Simpkins did not give up a sack or commit a penalty. - MEAC Football

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OG Torricelli Simpkins III, South Carolina
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10/10/22 - Jovaughn Gwyn, rSr/2023, South Carolina + More +

OCT 10 SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Jovaughn Gwyn, OL, South Carolina,...Gwyn graded out at 88 percent in the Gamecocks' in the Gamecocks' 24-14 upset win at No. 13 Kentucky...He did not allow any pressures or quarterback sacks while recording two pancake blocks and a pair of knockdowns...The Gamecocks totaled 356 yards of offense in a balanced attack, netting 179 on the ground and 177 through the air...MarShawn Lloyd recorded his second 100-yard rushing game of his career with 110 yards on 22 carries. - SEC Football

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C Jovaughn Gwyn, South Carolina
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10/08/22 - Spencer Rattler, rSr/2024, South Carolina + More +

Spencer Rattler overcame two early turnovers and threw the go-ahead touchdown pass in the third quarter, Jalen Brooks ran for an insurance score midway through the fourth and South Carolina scored 17 unanswered points to beat No. 13 Kentucky 24-14 on Saturday night for its third consecutive victory. Kentucky started freshman Kaiya Sheron at quarterback in place of injured senior Will Levis, who wore a protective on his left foot. MarShawn Lloyd scored a 2-yard touchdown run on the Gamecocks' first snap, immediately after Kentucky's Chris Rodriguez Jr. fumbled on the opening play. That quickly seized momentum against the Wildcats (3-3, 1-2 Southeastern Conference). South Carolina (4-2, 1-2) moved ahead early in the third quarter, when Rattler (14 of 19, 177 yards) hit Antwane Wells Jr. in the flat and the junior darted past a defender for a 42-yard touchdown and 14-7 lead. Mitch Jeter's 32-yard field goal later in the period provided a 10-point cushion that Brooks extended to 17 points with a 24-yard TD run with 7:02 remaining.

Sheron (15 of 27, 178 yards) tossed a 10-yard TD pass JuTahn McClain with 2:49 left, his second of the game, but the Wildcats fell for the second consecutive week in league play. Mystery preceded this defeat as Levis entered Kroger Field with a boot on his left foot and did not participate in warmups with teammates. Earlier this week, Kentucky coach Mark Stoops referred to a finger injury Levis sustained in last week's 22-19 loss to No. 9 Mississippi, but didn't mention any foot injury and remained mum on the quarterback's status on Thursday. Disaster quickly followed with Rodriguez's fumble, a blocked punt and Matt Ruffolo's missed 45-yard field goal that bounced off the left upright. Sheron regrouped to fake a toss to Rodriguez and hit wide-open Jordan Dingle for the tying touchdown in the second quarter, but Kentucky was held to its lowest output since losing 30-13 to top-ranked Georgia 30-13 last season. - South Carolina/AP College Football

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QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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09/19/22 - *Cam Smith, Jr/2023, South Carolina + More +

In the 47-7 loss to Georgia, South Carolina played without four defensive starters out with injuries: cornerback Cam Smith, safety R.J. Roderick, linebacker Mo Kaba and edge rusher Jordan Strachan. Smith was held out with a concussion but may return this week. - Athens Daily Banner

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CB *Cam Smith, South Carolina
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09/17/22 - Raheim Sanders, rJr/2026, South Carolina + More +

Rocket Sanders and Bryce Stephens had long scoring plays in a 2:22 span of the fourth quarter to help No. 10 Arkansas beat Missouri State and former Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino 38-27 on Saturday night. Sanders caught a shovel pass for a 73-yard touchdown scamper with 11:38 left and Stephens returned Missouri State's ensuing punt 82 yards to give Arkansas (3-0) its first lead of the game at 31-27. Petrino coached Arkansas from 2008 to 2011 before being fired in spring of 2012 after a motorcycle wreck and proceeding scandal.

He won 11 games and 10 games in his final two seasons with the Razorbacks. Arkansas hasn't reached the double-digit win mark since. "Their team wasn't better than us today because we beat them, but Coach was better than me today and I've got to get that fixed," Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said. Arkansas rallied after Missouri State (2-1), took a 17-0 lead, tying it at 17 in the third quarter. Back-to-back scores late in the third quarter gave the Bears a 10-point edge with 12:04 left before Sanders and Stephens scored. Sanders ran for a career-high 167 yards on 22 carries and scored two touchdowns. KJ Jefferson threw for a career-high 385 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. Jefferson's 1-yard touchdown run with 1:39 left provided the final score. - Arkansas/AP College Football

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