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Rocket Sanders ran for a career-high 156 yards and scored Arkansas' first two touchdowns, and KJ Jefferson ran for a score and threw for another to lift the No. 16 Razorbacks past South Carolina 44-30 on Saturday. Jefferson led Arkansas (2-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) on three scoring drives in the fourth quarter, never allowing South Carolina to rally. He finished 18 of 21 for 162 yards passing and ran for 67 yards. A 23-yard touchdown pass to Warren Thompson with 12:09 left provided the key score, giving Arkansas a 19-point edge. South Carolina had fumbled on its previous drive after Jefferson's 2-yard touchdown run. Arkansas scored on its first three possessions of the game, all of which went for 12 plays or more.

Sanders finished the first two and freshman Rashod Dubinion had his first career touchdown, giving Arkansas a 21-3 lead in the second quarter. Spencer Rattler was 23 of 38 with 361 yards passing for South Carolina (1-1, 0-1), though 173 of those came in the fourth quarter when the Gamecocks were chasing from way behind. Rattler's 62-yard touchdown pass to Antwane Wells Jr. in the third quarter pulled the Gamecocks within five. When he sought Wells in the end zone again in the fourth, he was intercepted by Dwight McGlothern. Arkansas, which was seventh in FBS averaging 228 yards a game on the ground last year, ran for 300 against South Carolina. The Gamecocks had an interception and lost two fumbles. - Arkansas/AP College Football

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RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
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09/05/22 - *Cam Smith, Jr/2023, South Carolina, 6-1, 180 (DS#8 CB) + More +

TRACKING TOP DRAFT PROSPECTS - WEEK 1: 47. Cam Smith, rJr, CB, South Carolina, 6-1, 188,...In a 35-14 win over Georgia State, the South Carolina Gamecocks were in control, giving up 311 total yards, including only 111 in the air. Smith was credited with two total tackles. - Frank Cooney/NFL Draft Scout

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CB *Cam Smith, South Carolina
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09/03/22 - Spencer Rattler, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-0, 211 (DS#7 QB) + More +

South Carolina's special teams led the way toward a season-opening 35-14 victory over Georgia State on Saturday night. Special teams have always been an emphasis for Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer, who watched his father, Frank, win game after game with "Beamer Ball," and its big special teams play. The approach worked as the Gamecocks pulled away from Georgia State with 23 unanswered points in the second half. The Gamecocks returned two blocked punts for touchdowns, new placekicker Mitch Jeter debuted by knocking two field goals of 50-plus yards and long snapper Hunter Rogers carried a fake field goal 5 yards for a first down that led to the Gamecocks' only first-half touchdown.

New quarterback Spencer Rattler took in a key two-point conversion in the third quarter to restore South Carolina's lead and it was just enough to squeak past a determined Panthers' squad that held a brief third-quarter advantage, 14-12. The back-breaker also came in the third, when Rashad Amos blocked a Georgia State punt and DQ Smith retrieved the carom and ran it in for a touchdown. Rattler, the former Heisman Trophy contender at Oklahoma, showed off his dynamic playmaking ability. He finished 23 of 37 passing for 226 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. - South Carolina/AP College Football

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QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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09/01/22 - Josh Vann, rSr/2023, South Carolina, 5-10, 190 (DS#58 WR) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC THIRD TEAM: WR - Josh Vann, South Carolina,...Vann, a 5-11, 192-pound "Super Senior" from Tucker, Ga., was the Steve Spurrier Award winner as the team's offensive MVP in 2021. He caught 43 passes for 679 yards with five touchdowns. He enters the 2022 season with 90 career receptions, tying for 25th on the school's all-time list. - South Carolina Football

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WR Josh Vann, South Carolina
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09/01/22 - Zacch Pickens, Sr/2023, South Carolina, 6-4, 298 (DS#9 DT) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM: DL - Zacch Pickens, South Carolina,...The 6-4, 305-pound senior from Anderson, S.C., has appeared in 35 games over the past three seasons with 20 starts. He logged 38 tackles including four sacks a year ago. A member of the 2019 SEC Coaches' All-Freshman team and a regular on the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Pickens shared 2022 Rex Enright Defensive Player of the Spring honors with defensive back Cam Smith. - South Carolina Football

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DT Zacch Pickens, South Carolina
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09/01/22 - *Cam Smith, Jr/2023, South Carolina, 6-1, 180 (DS#8 CB) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM: DB - Cam Smith, South Carolina,...The 6-0, 188-pounder from Blythewood, S.C., earned second-team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press a year ago after leading the team with 14 passes defended, including three interceptions and 11 pass breakups. He allowed multiple catches in just two of 11 games played and only 15 catches on 32 targets throughout the season. He has been listed on multiple pre-season All-SEC and All-America teams and numerous watch lists this summer, including A.P. second-team All-America, the Jim Thorpe Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Chuck Bednarik watch lists. - South Carolina Football

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CB *Cam Smith, South Carolina
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09/01/22 - *Cam Smith, Jr/2023, South Carolina, 6-1, 180 (DS#8 CB) + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 59. Cam Smith, CB, South Carolina, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 41 tackles (31 solo), 3 INT. Last year's ranking: NR. He has emerged as a shutdown cornerback for South Carolina and a fascinating prospect for the 2023 NFL draft. Mel Kiper Jr. ranks Smith as the No. 2 draft-eligible cornerback and No. 20 overall prospect. Smith earned second-team All-SEC honors last season, when he started seven games and allowed multiple catches just twice in 11 contests. - ESPN.com

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CB *Cam Smith, South Carolina
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08/31/22 - Spencer Rattler, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-0, 211 (DS#7 QB) + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 78. Spencer Rattler, QB, South Carolina, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 1,493 yards, 11 TD in 9 games. Last year's ranking: 1. He may have gone from Heisman favorite to second-stringer at Oklahoma last year, but his numbers are still top-notch: a 70% career completion rate, 4,595 career passing yards and 40 touchdowns to only 12 interceptions. His ceiling remains immense as he enters the second act of his college football career. - ESPN.com

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QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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08/27/22 - *Jadeveon Clowney, Jr/2014, South Carolina, 6-5, 266 (DS#1 DE) + More +

Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney will have his college jersey retired at South Carolina's season opener with Georgia State on Sept. 3. The school announced the retirement of Clowney's No. 7 on Friday. "We are excited to honor one of our greatest Gamecock football players ever," South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner said. Clowney, from Rock Hill, was the country's top recruit when he signed on with the Gamecocks and coach Steve Spurrier in 2011. Clowney lived up to his billing. He was twice named an AP All-American, won the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation's top defensive end in 2012 and helped the Gamecocks go 11-2 each of his three seasons. - AP College Football

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DE *Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
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08/22/22 - Dakereon Joyner, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-0, 226 (DS#75 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Dakereon Joyner, University of South Carolina,...Joyner, a 6-1, 215-pound redshirt senior from North Charleston, S.C., is a versatile, all-purpose performer who excels with the ball in his hands. He caught a career-high 24 passes for 221 yards a year ago, and is coming off an MVP performance in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl as a quarterback, where he completed all nine of his pass attempts for 160 yards and a touchdown and ran 10 times for 64 yards. - South Carolina Football

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RB Dakereon Joyner, South Carolina
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08/21/22 - Jordan Strachan, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-4, 242 (DS#41 DE) + More +

South Carolina's home opener against Georgia State doesn't just serve as the team's season debut. It's a bit of a reunion for one Gamecock. Jordan Strachan played his first season with USC last year, transferring in from Georgia State. He learned about the scheduled matchup against his former team midway through the 2021 season - at that point, however, he was leaning toward leaving the Gamecocks and trying his hand at pro football. Strachan (pronounced STRAHN) had one more year of eligibility and kept the game against Georgia State in mind when deciding to exercise his option for another year in college. "That played a part in it, for sure," Strachan said. "I just feel like I'm supposed to be a part of that game." While playing for the Panthers, Strachan led the FBS in sacks during his junior year with 10.5. The edge that he and his former teammates played with, he said, was fueled by Georgia State not having the same resources of a Power Five college like USC.

As an SEC school, South Carolina has advantages with facilities, recruiting and other factors to keep the program competitive. "All of us were hungry," Strachan said. "We're not the five-stars, the four-stars. So I just brought that over, that type of attitude." That mentality is evident to his current team, specifically Defensive coordinator Clayton White. White commended Strachan for returning as a "super senior" and getting the chance to enhance his game. Now, with a year of SEC football under his belt, Strachan still carries that competitive mindset with him. "He made a name for himself in that Group of Five level, but I think there's a competitive nature in him that wants to show that, 'I can do it at this level as well," White said. - Rock Hill Herald

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DE Jordan Strachan, South Carolina
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08/15/22 - Joshua Simon, rSr/2025, South Carolina, 6-4, 239 (DS#12 TE) + More +

Joshua Simon has impressed in the two weeks that WKU's been practicing, even though he's still finishing his recovery, "Josh, man, he's looked great. It's almost like how I remembered him. I know we only had him for fall camp and the first game last year, but it's like how I remembered him," WKU co-offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle said. "He's tough, he's strong, he's athletic. Big, big body. He's not afraid to stick his face in the fan in the run game. It's been just unreal seeing him come back from that injury and almost not skipping a beat. Josh has been phenomenal." Even though he was unable to actually be between the lines for much of last year, Simon believes his game has grown. Watching his team from off the field allowed him to see things from a new perspectives.

"I believe everything happens for a reason. The plan is already written for us. If it's supposed to happen, then it's going to happen," Simon said. "It was eye-opening just sitting back on the sideline. It was my first time in a long time actually watching a football game from the sideline because I was playing for a long time. "To actually watch it from a spectator's point of view, it kind of helped me a little bit just to see it's not as complicated as you may make it seem in your brain. It's a whole lot more simple. You can see the space a whole lot better on the field when you're not on it. You get to look down on it and actually see the schemes and how stuff's supposed to work. I feel like it kind of helped me." - BG Daily News

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TE Joshua Simon, South Carolina
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08/12/22 - Darius Rush, rSr/2023, South Carolina, 6-2, 198 (DS#12 CB) + More +

South Carolina's Darius Rush rerouted his football focus from wide receiver to cornerback. That move has the redshirt senior poised for a breakout year. Rush - originally from Kingstree - was recruited as a wide receiver out of C.E. Murray High School, which competed as both a receiver and defensive back. He spent most of his time on special teams during his first two years at South Carolina, but his role on the team received a jolt when the Gamecocks moved him to cornerback going into the 2019 season.

Cam Smith, the team's leading corner, suffered a foot injury before camp last summer and then Smith suffered a separate injury that caused him to miss a game against Tennessee. In those moments, the door opened for Rush to step up and he became a star. He leveraged skills as a wide receiver and in the second game last season grabbed his first career interception against East Carolina. He finished the season with eight pass deflections. Rush has good size at 6-2, 200. He is working his way up the Draft Scout board and this will be a big season for him so put him on your watch list. - Rock Hill Herald/Frank Cooney

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CB Darius Rush, South Carolina
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08/12/22 - Ahmarean Brown, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 5-08, 170 (DS#71 WR) + More +

The thing about being compared to Calvin Johnson is that the name "Calvin Johnson" is all anybody remembers. South Carolina didn't land intriguing receiver Ahmarean Brown out of the transfer portal. The Gamecocks landed Ahmarean Brown, the guy "who tied Calvin Johnson's freshman career receiving touchdown record!" USC didn't get a wideout from Georgia Tech who could fit very well into its offense, it got a guy "who's in Tech's record books alongside Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Calvin Johnson!" OK, reality check time. Ahmarean Brown, 5-9, 167, isn't Calvin Johnson, who played at about 6-5, 240 (with a 45-inch vertical and a 40 time of 4.38 seconds). To be clear, the Johnson record he tied was most receiving touchdowns by a freshman at Tech with seven. "After I caught that last touchdown, I got to the sideline and I kind of cried a little bit. It was a very emotional moment," Brown said. "That gave me a lot of confidence in myself that I really didn't have at that moment. "Now I hold myself much higher than I used to. I expect a lot more out of myself." That's all nice, but unless he has a remarkable growth spurt, any comparisons to Megatron should stop now. - The Post and Courier/Frank Cooney

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WR Ahmarean Brown, South Carolina
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08/11/22 - Trey Knox, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 6-3, 234 (DS#16 TE) + More +

Tight ends coach Dowell Loggains, a former NFL offensive coordinator, said Trey Knox's move to tight end enhances his opportunity to play professionally. "Trey, who is a good special teams player, understands the value now of why that's important, why it's important for when scouts show up," Loggains said. 'They see him doing these drills, because they're going to want to know [if he can play on special teams]. "It's a 53-man roster, not 85 scholarship plus, oh, 110. It's 53 plus 10 on the practice squad, so now your special teams value is more important than it's ever been. And if you can play tight end at his size and move like he does and show special teams value, it obviously increases your NFL value." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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TE Trey Knox, South Carolina
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