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  NOV 28 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Marcellas Dial, DB, South Carolina,...Dial was targeted 11 times, according to PFF, in the Gamecocks' 31-30 win over No. 7 Clemson on Saturday...He allowed just one completion for 11 yards while recording three pass breakups and one interception...He was also credited with two solo tackles, as the Gamecock defense held Clemson to just 8-of-29 passing for 99 yards...In the second half, Clemson was just 3-of-16 passing for just 13 yards with Dial's interception. - SEC Football

(DS#32 CB) rSr/2024 CB Marcellas Dial, South Carolina
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  Spencer Rattler threw for 360 yards and two touchdowns, Mitch Jeter hit the go-ahead field goal with 11 minutes left and South Carolina crushed the playoff hopes of a second straight top-10 team with a 31-30 victory at No. 7 Clemson on Saturday. The Gamecocks (8-4, 3-2 SEC) were the talk of college football last week after their 63-38 dismantling of then fifth-ranked Tennessee, ending the Vols' hopes of a College Football Playoff berth. South Carolina and Rattler, who threw for 438 yards and six touchdowns against Tennessee, ended any chance Clemson (10-2, 6-1 ACC, CFP No. 8) had of reaching the CFP. The Gamecocks rallied from 14-0 down 10 minutes in to end Clemson's seven-game series winning streak and 40-game home streak that dated to 2016. Antwane Wells Jr. had nine catches for 131 yards, including touchdowns of 4 and 72 yards.

Clemson was looking to set a series record with its eighth in a row over South Carolina. And the Tigers were up 30-21 midway through the third period after Will Shipley's 11-yard burst to the end zone. That's when Wells, the James Madison transfer, broke behind the defense for a 72-yard scoring catch two plays later. After Clemson's three-and-out, Rattler moved the Gamecocks to the Tigers 10 before Jeter connected for a 35-yard kick to go 10 of 10 on the season. Clemson had no answer after South Carolina took the lead. The Tigers managed only 15 yards on three series as DJ Uiagalelei went a combined 0-of-6 passing with an interception. Clemson got the ball back a final time with 2:09 left, but Antonio Williams fumbled on a punt return and South Carolina's Nick Emmanwori recovered. The Gamecocks went wild in celebration, rushing to the team's fans and band in Death Valley's West end zone. Wells wrapped it up with his final catch for a first down with 1:04 left. Rattler took the final snap and heaved the ball high in the air in joy. - South Carolina/AP College Football


(DS#7 QB) rSr/2024 QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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  NOV 21 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Raheim Sanders, RB, Arkansas,...The sophomore turned in a breakout performance in Arkansas' 42-27 win over No. 14 Ole Miss Saturday, compiling career highs in rushing yards with 232 on 24 carries (9.7 yards per touch) and touchdowns with three. Sanders also snared a career high five receptions for 29 yards...Sanders became the second Razorback in the last 25 seasons to tally 200 rushing yards and three rushing scores against a ranked opponent, joining former Hog RB Darren McFadden...Sanders became the program record holder for most rushing yards in a game against Ole Miss, surpassing RB Fred Talley's 214 rushing yards against Ole Miss in 2000...In his dominant performance against the Rebels, Sanders became just the third SEC player since 2000 to rush for 200 yards and record at least five receptions in a game...Scored touchdowns on runs of 68, 20 and 8 yards...Had five carries for 20+ yards against Ole Miss...Has totaled 100+ yards on the ground in seven games this season. - SEC Football

(DS#21 RB) rJr/2025 RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
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  NOV 21 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Spencer Rattler, QB, South Carolina,...Rattler had arguably the best game by a quarterback in Carolina school history in the win over No. 5 Tennessee...Rattler completed 30-of-37 passes for 438 yards and a school-record six touchdowns with no interceptions...The 30 completions, 438 yards and six TDs were all career highs. The 438 yards was the fourth-highest single game mark in school history...Twelve different players had receptions, including a 15-yarder by Rattler from Dakereon Joyner...He was named the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) Division I National Performer of the Week. - SEC Football

(DS#7 QB) rSr/2024 QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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  11/21/22 - Eddie Lewis, rSr/2024, South Carolina, 5-11, 186 (DS#154 WR) + More +

  NOV 21 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Eddie Lewis, Sr., WR, Memphis,...Had 155 all-purpose yards with 2 touchdowns (one receiving, one punt return) in win against North Alabama. - American Athletic Conference Football

(DS#154 WR) rSr/2024 WR Eddie Lewis, South Carolina
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  NOV 20 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SPENCER RATTLER, SOUTH CAROLINA, Redshirt Junior, Quarterback, Phoenix, AZ/Pinnacle,...Spencer Rattler competed 30-of-37 passes for a career-best 438 yards and set a school record with six touchdown throws as South Carolina defeated fifth-ranked Tennessee, 63-38. Rattler and the Gamecocks' 63 points set a school record against a top-five opponent. With the win, South Carolina improved to 7-4, 4-4 in the Southeastern Conference. Notes: Spencer Rattler is the sixth South Carolina player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since the award started in 2004, and the first since defensive Jaycee Horn (Oct. 18, 2020). - The Walter Camp Football Foundation

(DS#7 QB) rSr/2024 QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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  Arkansas' Rocket Sanders rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns, including a 68-yarder on the opening drive of the second half, in a 42-27 rout of No. 20 Ole Miss on Saturday night. The Razorbacks had a 35-6 halftime lead, and the Rebels' 21 fourth-quarter points made the game appear closer than it was. Sanders averaged 9.7 yards on 24 carries, helping Arkansas (6-5, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) snap a two-game skid and become bowl-eligible. He gained 153 yards in the first half. Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson returned from his injury, going 17 of 22 passing for 168 yards and three scores. Matt Landers added two touchdown receptions for the Hogs.

Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3, No. 14 CFP) moved the ball and had chances early. But holding penalties nullified two touchdown passes from Jaxson Dart. The Rebels lost a fumble, were forced to settle for two field goals on promising drives and missed a field-goal try. The Rebels had two 200-yard rushers - Quinshon Judkins (214) and Zach Evans (207) - but still trailed by 36 points at one point. Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders picked off a Dart pass, setting up Sanders' 8-yard scoring run just before halftime for the 35-6 cushion. - Arkansas/AP College Football


(DS#21 RB) rJr/2025 RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
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  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


(DS#7 QB) rSr/2024 QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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  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

(DS#22 OG) rSr/2025 OG Torricelli Simpkins III, South Carolina
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  11/12/22 - Gage Larvadain, Sr/2025, South Carolina, 5-08, 171 (DS#112 WR) + 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

(DS#112 WR) Sr/2025 WR Gage Larvadain, South Carolina
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  11/07/22 - Kai Kroeger, rSr/2025, South Carolina, 6-3, 213 (DS#4 P) + 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

(DS#4 P) rSr/2025 P Kai Kroeger, South Carolina
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  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


(DS#7 QB) rSr/2024 QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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  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

(DS#21 RB) rJr/2025 RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
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  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


(DS#21 RB) rJr/2025 RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
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  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

(DS#9 WR) rSr/2024 WR Xavier Legette, South Carolina
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