The Side Line No. 7 by Free Times

Contents

10 The End?

Will Marcus Lattimore Make it Back?

4 Schedule 6 Opponent Preview: WOFFORD 7 Opponent Roster: WOFFORD 16 Explaining The Game: Joe Connolly, Strength and Conditioning Coach

1 8 Senior Profile: Kenny Miles 20 GamecockCentral.com’s Recruit to Watch: Cornerback Brendan Langley

21 Be Careful with Wofford 22 USC Roster, Coaches, Depth ON THE COVER: Marcus Lattimore is seen against Missouri during fourth-quarter action at Williams-Brice Stadium on Sept. 22. Photo by Travis Bell/SIDELINE CAROLINA

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09/08/12 vs. East Carolina

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09/15/12 vs. UAB

W, 49-6

Columbia, S.C.

09/22/12 vs. Missouri h

W, 31-10

Columbia, S.C.

09/29/12 at Kentucky h

w, 38-17

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10/06/12 vs. Georgia h

w, 35-7

Columbia, S.C.

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LSU h

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Baton Rouge, La.

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L, 44-11

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10/27/12 vs. Tennessee h Columbia, S.C.

11/10/12 vs. Arkansas Columbia, S.C.

11/17/12 vs. Wofford

W, 38-35 noon

W, 38-20 Noon

Columbia, S.C.

1 p.m.

11/24/12 at Clemson Clemson, S.C.

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Ace Sanders hangs on to a touchdown catch over Tennessee’s Byron Moore during third-quarter action at Williams-Brice Stadium on Oct. 27. Photo by Travis Bell/SIDELINE CAROLINA

Marcus Lattimore eludes Tennessee’s A.J. Johnson on Oct. 27 at Williams-Brice Stadium. Photo by paul collins

The End? Will Marcus Lattimore Make it Back? B Y D AV I D C L O N I N G E R

veryone around South Carolina football knew that the Wofford game would be difficult. Not so much because of the opponent — although the Terriers’ triple-option offense drives defensive coordinators crazy — but because of the moment. Saturday was probably going to be the last time Marcus Lattimore donned garnet and black and took the field at WilliamsBrice Stadium. One of the top

running backs in the country, Lattimore was likely to start his NFL career after this season, to take the money while it was there and get himself set for life. As

much as Lattimore loved being a Gamecock, Spurrier, as much as he loved his tailback, would not hestitate to tell Lattimore to jump to the NFL if he filed for the draft and came back as a projected firstround pick. Saturday will be difficult, as last Saturday was. Again, not so much because of the opponent. But because we’re left wondering if Lattimore, the heart and soul of the Gamecocks, will ever get to play another game at WilliamsBrice Stadium — or anywhere else.

A Wail from Gamecock Nation The gruesome knee injury that Lattimore suffered against Tennessee triggered a wail from Gamecock Nation. At the same time, the entire country sympathized. Lattimore’s impact on the

college football landscape was clearly evident — the Tennessee bench gathered with USC players around Lattimore on the field as he was carted away, and the wellwishes — ranging from the smallest Carolina fan to Vice President Joe Biden — poured in. The wondering about the unfairness of it was rampant, as it should be. Lattimore — never one to trash-talk despite how talented he is, never one to disgrace the name of himself or his university, already a courageous player who had come back from one seasonending knee injury — was again hurt. And this injury looks far more serious than his previous one, drawing comparisons to a similar injury suffered by Denver Broncos running back Willis McGahee and, worse, the infamous hit to former Washington quarterback Joe Theismann that continues on page 14

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Marcus Lattimore and Kyle Nunn celebrate Lattimore's touchdown during third-quarter action at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sept. 3, 2011. Photo by Travis Bell/Sideline Carolina

The End, continued from page 10 ended his career. “When you lose a guy like Marcus, he’s such a leader on the team,” quarterback Connor Shaw said. “He gets guys going, so it hurts us.” USC has been tight-lipped about the severity of the injury, noting only that Lattimore “damaged” ligaments in his knee. Spurrier said that there was a dislocated kneecap as well, but that it was put back into place the same day as the injury; Spurrier also confirmed that Lattimore had undergone surgery.

Every Injury is Different Any ligament tear requires at least a six-month rehabilitation period. When dealing with multiple ligament tears, as Lattimore is this time, the recovery depends on how much the doctors are able to fix at once. If they could only repair one ligament at a time, obviously that elevates the timetable. And then there’s the nagging question about after the surgery

and the rehab is completed. Will the player ever be the same? That question has haunted Gamecock Nation since that horrible moment, when Lattimore flipped into the air, came down, gripped his knee and began facing a future that was suddenly very cloudy. “Good things are going to happen for Marcus,” Spurrier said after the Tennessee game. “I don’t know exactly where or how, but good things are going to happen for Marcus Lattimore.” The reality of the situation is this: If Lattimore’s rehab takes longer than the offseason, he might have to sit out the 2013 season. He could do that without using up any eligibility, since he did not redshirt as a freshman. That would potentially clear him up to play in 2014, his final year of eligibility. But the clock on his professional career has already begun ticking. Lattimore turned 21 two days after the injury. Running backs in the NFL don’t have very long shelf lives as it is; if Lattimore

cannot play in 2013, then he faces turning 23 in the middle of his final year, then playing his rookie year in the NFL at 24. It’s obviously far too soon to speculate on if Lattimore will ever get to the NFL, or get to play another college game, or even be able to move around normally. Everyone heals differently, and there’s no telling what could happen tomorrow in his rehab; there are too many other factors involved. All that can be done is to wait. And hope. “Hopefully he’ll be back,” Spurrier said. “Maybe he’ll be back next year. Maybe it won’t be quite as severe as it appeared on the field out there.”

Support is There McGahee suffered a similar injury to Lattimore’s in 2003, tearing three ligaments on one hit in the final game of his college career. Labeled a can’t-miss, top-five NFL pick that season, McGahee’s stock dropped, but he was still picked in the first round.

The rehab cost McGahee his entire first year in the NFL, but he collected three straight 1,000-yard seasons once he returned. San Francisco running back Frank Gore has also returned from multiple ACL injuries; he rushed for more than 1,000 yards five times in the past six seasons, and he’s on pace to do so again this season. There is no doubt that Lattimore will attack his rehab, just as he did after his last injury. But until he gets back on the field and shows that he can still play, that he can still be the same Lattimore, his injuries raise red flags. He has the support. His teammates, even some of those who were sobbing in the immediate aftermath of the injury, have pledged to play for him. They already took the Tennessee game to heart, winning and presenting Lattimore with the game ball; now they want to finish the season as well as they possibly can. “Just to see a guy like Marcus hurt and down on the ground like that, it kind of hurt me,” said Bruce Ellington, a two-sport competitor who has been noted for his composure in tight ballgames yet who broke into tears at the sight of his teammate lying on the field. “Ace [Sanders] kept telling me if he was out there, he would give 100 percent, so I thought about that and just went out there and did that.” Everybody will be cheering for Lattimore to make it back. The hope is to get him on the sideline for a game or two the rest of this season, but it depends on his medical condition. It stands to reason that Lattimore would want to be there, as well — but despite the smile on his face a few days after the injury, there’s no way of truly knowing how Lattimore is looking at this. This year was probably going to be the last of Lattimore’s college career. USC fans knew that, and were prepared to give him a rousing ovation the last time he walked out of Williams-Brice Stadium, against Wofford, just in case. Now, everyone’s just hoping Lattimore’s career didn’t end three weeks ago.

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outh Carolina was recently named by rivals.com as “Cornerback U,” for the school’s recent record of sending top-flight players at the position to the next level. From the older (Sheldon Brown) to the most recent (Stephon Gilmore), USC has multiple cornerbacks excelling in the NFL. Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward and secondary coach Grady Brown are looking to continue stocking USC with talent at the position, and the biggest name in the 2013 class hails from a state that the staff has had success with in the past. Brendan Langley of Kell High School in Georgia is one of the country’s top prospects regardless of position, checking in just inside the Rivals250 for the 2013 recruiting cycle. Langley, who plays wide receiver and cornerback for his Longhorns squad, drew a lengthy list of scholarship offers during the recruiting process. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Tennessee, UCLA and Vanderbilt all made offers to the 6-foot-1, 188-pounder. For USC, quarterbacks coach G.A. Mangus headed Langley’s recruitment with involvement from Ward and Brown. At one time, it looked like Georgia was in the best position to land the four-star defensive back prospect. Then it was Alabama. Eventually, the Gamecocks found themselves in a battle with Tennessee before landing Langley in August. “I’m more than proud to accept a scholarship offer from the University of South Carolina,” Langley said in a statement that announced his pledge.

Height: 6-1 Weight: 188 Hometown: Marietta, Ga. School: Kell High School Class: Senior Langley cited USC’s coaching staff, in particular Brown, as a big factor in his decision. In his statement, he reiterated his desire to play for a staff like USC’s, as well as in the country’s best league. “[The] SEC is the best conference in college football,” Langley said in August. “South Carolina is a beautiful state. The university is an SEC monster as well as a national contender and I can’t wait to help them reach another SEC title and even a national title. I can’t wait to play for a coach with such experience and control as coach [Steve] Spurrier.” Although Langley would be more than capable of playing wide receiver at the FBS level, the Gamecocks’ coaching staff has designs on playing him at cornerback, with the size and speed that Ward covets at that position. After the summer camp circuit, rivals.com gave an assessment of Langley. “At 6-foot-1, Langley is one of the biggest corners around,” the network said. “As you might expect, he uses that size and his length to his advantage in coverage. He is strong enough to cause problems at the line of scrimmage, and quick enough to cover a lot of ground on the back end.” Langley plans on graduating in December and enrolling at USC in January.

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to take the possibility of losing to Wofford seriously. But as cupcake opponents go, the Terriers are not really all that sweet and yummy. Indeed, in examining Wofford’s recent history, there are several reasons not to overlook the Terriers in preparing for the trip to Clemson for the big rivalry game next week. While none of these are reasons to actually favor Wofford here in Columbia, they are clear indicators that the Terriers, ranked No. 17 in the Football Championship Subdivision, should not be taken for granted. First and foremost, the Terriers are led by a solid coach in Mike Ayers, now in his 25th season at the school. Taking over a 1-10 team in 1988, he quickly turned the program around, leading Wofford to consecutive 9-3 seasons in 1990 and 1991. Since then, he has added five more nineplus win seasons to his resume, as well as three Southern Conference championships. He has taken the Terriers to the FCS playoffs in four of the last five years, making it as far as the semifinals with a 10-3 team in 2010. Not too shabby. Ayers obviously knows what he’s doing and, not surprisingly, has continued his success this year as well. Wofford opened the 2012 season with five straight wins (and seven in the first eight games), including an 82-0 beatdown of Division II opponent Lincoln University. Yes, you read that correctly, 82-0. While a Division II victory is hardly something to brag about, any team scoring 82 points in a college football game is doing something right, especially when utilizing the entire bench in the process (17 players ran the ball in Wofford’s rush-heavy offense, with none carrying more than seven times). Clearly, these guys just need a step or two to make big

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things happen. The Terriers’ recent history with USC has also been notable, having come to Columbia twice already during Spurrier’s tenure and challenging the Gamecocks both times. In 2006, USC’s 8-5 team was only able to beat Wofford by a single touchdown, 27-20, while the 2008 team fared only a little better, with a 23-13 win. This is not the kind of margin any Gamecock fan, player or coach would expect or desire to see against any school from a lesser division. So, there is at least some cause for concern this week as Ayers brings an even better team to town. Even more recently, Clemson got a bitter taste when it bit into this cupcake last season at Memorial Stadium, likewise pulling out just a one-score victory at 35-27. Of course, this is a history of coming close — not winning. But if Ayers can keep Wofford hanging around long enough and the Gamecocks are not as focused as they should be, as in the Florida game, then anything could happen. After all, Arkansas surely didn’t expect Louisiana-Monroe to step up and take it down earlier this season, nor did Virginia Tech imagine a loss to James Madison two years ago, nor Michigan to Appalachian State in 2007, and so on. Wofford isn’t scary, but it is a real team that should be handled very carefully to avoid disaster, which would be the definite result of a loss in this game. Keep up with Harley’s Side Line blog at free-times.com and his Side Line column in the weekly edition of Free Times.

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gamecocks roster No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last College 1 Ace Sanders WR 5-8 175 JR Bradenton, Fla./Manatee 3 Akeem Auguste CB 5-9 188 SR Hollywood, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna/Fork Union Military 3 Damiere Byrd WR 5-9 168 SO Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek 4 Ahmad Christian CB 5-10 189 RS FR Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian 4 Shaq Roland WR 6-1 173 FR Lexington, S.C./Lexington 5 Rico McWilliams CB 5-11 172 FR Hampton, Ga./Lovejoy 5 Brendan Nosovitch QB 6-1 210 FR Allenton, Pa./Central Catholic 5 Kelvin Rainey TE 6-3 219 FR Yulee, Fla./Yulee 6 Chris Moody CB 6-1 208 FR McDonough, Ga./Henry County 6 DeAngelo Smith WR 6-1 196 RS JR Kingsland, Ga./Camden County 7 Shon Carson TB 5-8 192 RS FR Scranton, S.C./Lake City 7 Jadeveon Clowney DE 6-6 256 SO Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe 8 Darius English DE 6-6 215 FR Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern 8 Shamier Jeffery WR 6-1 214 RS FR St. Matthews, S.C./Calhoun County 8 Adam Yates PK 6-1 196 RS SR Sparks, MD/Hereford 9 Sharrod Golightly SPR 5-10 179 RS SO Decatur, Ga./Southwest Dekalb 9 Kwinton Smith WR 6-4 206 FR Dillon, S.C./Dillon 10 Nick Jones WR 5-7 184 RS SO Moore, S.C./Byrnes 11 T.J. Holloman LB 6-2 209 FR Atlanta, Ga./St. Pius X 11 Seth Strickland QB 6-2 195 RS SR Laurens, S.C./Laurens 12 Jody Fuller WR 5-11 201 FR Monroe, N.C./Sun Valley 12 Brison Williams SS 5-11 205 SO Warner Robins, Ga./Northside/Fork Union Military 13 Patrick Fish P 6-0 193 RS SO Shelby, N.C./Burns 13 Tyler Hull P 6-2 205 RS SO Mount Airy, N.C./Mount Airy/Guilford College 14 Connor Shaw QB 6-1 207 JR Flowery Branch, Ga./Flowery Branch 15 Andrew Clifford QB 6-2 212 RS JR Tampa, Fla./Wharton 15 Jimmy Legree CB 6-0 189 RS JR Beaufort, S.C./Beaufort 16 Austin Hails QB 6-2 212 RS FR Collinsville, Ill./Collinsville 16 Nick St. Germain PK 5-9 182 FR Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern 17 Chaz Elder CB 6-2 187 FR College Park, Ga./Banneker 17 Dylan Thompson QB 6-3 212 RS SO Boiling Springs, S.C./Boiling Springs 18 Cedrick Cooper LB 6-2 215 RS FR Lithonia, Ga./Lithonia 18 Dwayne Duckett WR 6-0 185 FR Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley/Gray Military 19 Landon Ard P/K 5-9 189 RS FR Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe 19 Kyle Fleetwood SAF 5-11 199 FR Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson 20 T.J. Gurley SAF 5-10 183 FR Cairo, Ga./Cairo 21 DeVonte Holloman SPR 6-2 241 SR Charlotte, N.C./South Pointe 21 Marcus Lattimore TB 6-0 218 JR Duncan, S.C./Byrnes 22 Kaiwan Lewis LB 6-0 225 FR Hammonton, N.J./St. Joseph 22 Brandon Wilds TB 6-2 218 SO Blythewood, S.C./Blythewood 23 Bruce Ellington WR 5-9 197 SO Moncks Corner, S.C./Berkeley 24 Kendric Salley RB 5-9 205 FR Williston, S.C./Williston Elko 24 Quin Smith LB 6-1 239 SR Lenoir, N.C./Hibriten 25 Kadetrix Marcus SS 6-1 185 SO Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson 26 Jacob Baker FB 5-9 188 SR Ridgeland, S.C./Thomas Heyward Academy 26 Kenny Robinson FS 5-9 176 RS SO Hilton Head Island, S.C./Hilton Head Island 27 Victor Hampton CB 5-10 197 RS SO Darlington, S.C./Darlington 28 Mike Davis RB 5-9 216 FR Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson 28 Jared Shaw FS 5-10 179 RS SR Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill/Newberry 29 Chaun Gresham LB 6-2 266 RS JR Auburn, Ga./Apalachee 29 Blair Lowery TB 6-1 178 RS SR Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork 30 Sidney Rhodes CB 5-10 170 SO Easley, S.C./Wren/Western Carolina 31 Jordan Diaz LB 6-1 236 RS SO Hamilton, N.J./Hamilton West 31 Kenny Miles TB 5-9 193 RS SR Lawrenceville, Ga./Brookwood 32 David Wilkins CB 6-1 180 RS SR Cowpens, S.C./Broome 33 Damario Jeffery LB 6-4 233 SR Columbia, S.C./Columbia 34 Joshua Blue TB 5-7 167 SO Tatum, S.C./Marlboro County 34 Mason Harris LB 6-3 210 RS FR Fort Oglethorpe, Ga./Ridgeland 35 Jeff Homad TE 6-2 225 RS SO Hilton Head Island, S.C./Hilton Head Island/ UNC Pembroke 36 D.J. Swearinger FS 6-0 210 SR Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood 39 Jessie Dukes DB 5-11 162 SO Blackville, S.C./Blackville-Hilda 40 Kyle Madden FB 6-3 248 RS SR Powder Springs, Ga./Harrison/UCF 41 Connor McLaurin FB 6-0 222 RS SO Raleigh, N.C./Garner 42 Jordan Diggs SPR 6-0 197 FR Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast 43 Qua Gilchrist FB 6-1 245 RS SR Abbeville, S.C./Abbeville/Butler County CC 44 Gerald Dixon DE 6-2 272 RS FR Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe 45 Ty Sutherland FB 5-10 220 RS FR Pendleton, S.C./Pendleton 46 Darian Sims LB 6-2 250 RS FR Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek 47 Reginald Bowens LB 6-3 254 RS SR Holly Springs, N.C./Garner 48 Marcquis Roberts SPR 6-1 206 RS FR Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern 49 Devin Potter FB 5-10 202 FR Granite Falls, N.C./South Caldwell 50 A.J. Cann OG 6-4 309 RS SO Bamberg, S.C./Bamberg-Ehrhardt 51 Cody Waldrop OG 6-2 300 FR Seffner, Fla./Armwood 52 Phillip Dukes DT 6-3 306 RS FR Manning, S.C./Manning

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last College 53 Corey Robinson OT 6-8 337 RS SO Havelock, N.C./Havelock 54 Clayton Stadnik OC 6-3 265 FR Greensboro, N.C./Western Guilford 54 Shaq Wilson LB 5-11 224 SR Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast 55 T.J. Johnson OC 6-6 319 RS SR Aynor, S.C./Aynor 57 Aldrick Fordham DE 6-4 269 SR Jamestown, S.C./Timberland 58 Ryland Culbertson OG 6-4 254 RS SO Laurens, S.C./Laurens Academy 59 Coleman Harley LS 6-1 280 RS FR Aiken, S.C./South Aiken 61 Travis Ford OC 6-3 278 RS JR Fork, S.C./Lake View/Coastal Carolina 62 Davis Moore LS 6-0 217 RS JR Buford, Ga./Mill Creek/Emory & Henry 65 Brock Stadnik OT 6-5 287 FR Greensboro, N.C./Western Guilford 67 Ronald Patrick OG 6-2 305 JR Cocoa, Fla./Cocoa 70 Kyle Harris OC 6-3 268 RS FR Silver Creek, Ga./Pepperell 70 Byron Jerideau DT 6-1 316 RS SR Green Pond, S.C./Colleton County/Fort Scott C.C. 71 Brandon Shell OT 6-6 331 RS FR Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek 74 Kaleb Broome OG 6-6 332 SR Aiken, S.C./Aiken/Georgia Military College 75 Will Sport OT 6-5 291 RS FR Milton, Fla./Pace 76 Mike Matulis OT 6-5 274 SO Boynton Beach, Fla./Park Vista 77 Mason Zandi OT 6-9 266 FR Chapin, S.C./Chapin 78 Cody Gibson OT 6-7 278 RS SO Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln 80 K.J. Brent WR 6-4 184 RS FR Waxhaw, N.C./Marvin Ridge 81 Rory Anderson TE 6-5 218 SO Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern 82 D.L. Moore WR 6-5 198 RS SR Bowling Green, Ky./Bowling Green 84 Tevin Bradshaw WR 5-7 155 RS FR Moncks Corner, S.C./Berkeley/Brevard 84 Mike Williamson P 6-1 190 RS JR Norway, S.C./Orangeburg Prep/Columbia University 85 Kane Whitehurst WR 5-11 170 RS FR Duluth, Ga./Chattahoochee/Arkansas 86 Reilly Madden P 6-0 185 FR Vienna, Va./Paul VI Catholic South Carolina 87 Justice Cunningham TE 6-4 264 SR Pageland, S.C./Central 88 Drew Owens TE 6-6 236 RS FR Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell

Offense

1 Ace Sanders 4 Shaq Roland 6 DeAngelo Smith

depth

57 Aldrick Fordham 44 Gerald Dixon

Offense

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5-9 5-8 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-1

197 175 168 173 184 196

SO-1L JR-2L SO-1L FR-HS FR-RS JR-1L

Moncks Corner, Bradenton, Fla. S.C. Sicklerville,S.C. N.J. Lexington, Waxhaw, N.C. Kingsland, Ga.

WR WR

10 23 82 3 803

Nick Jones Bruce Ellington D.L. Moore Damiere Byrd Damiere K.J. BrentByrd

5-7 5-9 6-5 5-9 5-9 6-4

184 197 198 168 168 184

SO-1L SO-1L SR-3L SO-1L SO-1L FR-RS

Moore, S.C. Moncks Corner, S.C. Bowling Green, Sicklerville, N.J.Ky. Sicklerville, Waxhaw, N.C.N.J.

LT WR

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CoreyJones Robinson Nick Brandon Shell D.L. Moore Damiere Byrd A.J. Cann Will Sport Corey Robinson

6-8 5-7 6-6 6-5 5-9 6-4 6-5 6-8

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SO-SQ SO-1L FR-RS SR-3L SO-1L SO-1L FR-RS SO-SQ

Havelock, N.C. Moore, S.C. Goose Creek, Bowling Green,S.C. Ky. Sicklerville, N.J. Bamberg, S.C. Milton, Fla. Havelock, N.C.

71 55 70 50 61 75

Brandon Shell T.J. Johnson KyleCann Harris A.J. Travis Ford Will Sport

6-6 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-5

331 319 268 309 278 291

FR-RS SR-3L FR-RS SO-1L JR-1L FR-RS

Goose Creek, S.C. Aynor, S.C. Silver Creek, Bamberg, S.C.Ga. Fork, S.C. Milton, Fla.

67 55 74 70 61 71 78 67

Ronald Patrick T.J. Johnson KalebHarris Broome Kyle Travis Ford Brandon Shell Cody Gibson Ronald Patrick

6-2 6-6 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-7 6-2

305 319 332 268 278 331 278 305

JR-1L SR-3L SR-SQ FR-RS JR-1L FR-RS SO-1L JR-1L

Cocoa,S.C. Fla. Aynor, Aiken,Creek, S.C. Ga. Silver Fork, S.C. Goose Creek, S.C. Tallahassee, Cocoa, Fla. Fla.

74 87 81 71 89 78

Kaleb Broome Justice Cunningham Rory Anderson Brandon Shell Jerell Adams Cody Gibson

6-6 332 SR-SQ Aiken, S.C. 6-4 264 SR-3L Pageland, S.C. 6-5 331 218 FR-RS SO-1L Goose PowderCreek, Springs, Ga. 6-6 S.C. 6-6 278 224 SO-1L FR-PG Tallahassee, Pinewood, S.C. 6-7 Fla.

QB TE

14 87 17 81 11 89

ConnorCunningham Shaw Justice DylanAnderson Thompson Rory Seth Strickland Jerell Adams

6-1 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-6

207 264 212 218 195 224

JR-2L SR-3L SO-1L SO-1L SR-2L FR-PG

Flowery Branch, Pageland, S.C. Ga. Boiling Springs, Springs,Ga. S.C. Powder Laurens, S.C. Pinewood, S.C.

FB QB

43 14 41 17 11 31 28 43

Qua Gilchrist Connor Shaw Connor McLaurin Dylan Thompson Seth Strickland Kenny Miles MikeGilchrist Davis Qua

6-1 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-9 6-1

245 207 222 212 195 193 216 245

SR-SQ JR-2L SO-SQ SO-1L SR-2L SR-3L FR-HS SR-SQ

Abbeville, S.C. Flowery Branch, Ga. Raleigh, N.C. Boiling Springs, S.C. Laurens, S.C. Lawrenceville, Ga. Lithonia, Ga. Abbeville, S.C.

RT RG TE RT

TB FB

41 Connor McLaurin

6-0 222 SO-SQ Raleigh, N.C.

31 Kenny Miles 28 Mike Davis

5-9 193 SR-3L Lawrenceville, Ga. 5-9 216 FR-HS Lithonia, Ga.

8 Adam Yates 19 Landon Ard

PK KO P PK

19 8 19 13 13 8

13 Tyler Hull 13 Patrick Fish

8 Adam Yates Landon Ard Adam Yates Landon Ard Tyler Hull PatrickYates Fish Adam

19 Landon Ard

South Carolina vs.

Steve Spurrier - Head Coach Kirk Botkin - Linebackers/Spurs Grady Brown - Secondary/Assistant Special Teams Coordinator Shawn Elliott - Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive LIne Brad Lawing - Defensive Line G.A. Mangus - Quarterbacks Joe Robinson - Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Everette Sands - Running Backs Jamie Speronis - Associate AD/Football Operations Steve Spurrier Jr. - Co-Offensive Coord/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord Lorenzo Ward - Defensive Coordinator Robbie Liles - Director of High School Relations Depth Chart Scott Morgan - Recruiting Assistant Patrick Shine - Administrative Coordinator for Recruiting Defense

Devin Taylor South CarolinaDE Depth 98Chart

23 1 43 80 6

RG C

coaches

5-8 175 JR-2L Bradenton, Fla. 6-1 173 FR-HS Lexington, S.C. 6-1 196 JR-1L Kingsland, Ga.

WR WR

LG LT C LG

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last College 89 Jerell Adams TE 6-6 224 FR Pinewood, S.C./Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Branch 90 Chaz Sutton DE 6-5 248 RS JR Savannah, Ga./Jenkins/Fork Union Military 91 Walker Inabinet LS 5-10 204 RS SR Columbia, S.C./Hammond School 92 Gerald Dixon, Jr. DT 6-3 304 RS FR Rock Hill, S.C./Northwestern 93 Deon Green DE 6-4 290 RS FR Windermere, Fla./Olympia 94 Ashton Holmes DE 6-3 252 RS JR Spartanburg, S.C./Byrnes/Butler CC 95 Michael Washington DE 6-3 228 FR Allendale, S.C./Allendale-Fairfax/S.C. State 96 Jamal Hall DE 6-2 232 RS JR Ladson, S.C./Fort Dorchester/Brevard College 97 J.T. Surratt DT 6-2 295 RS SO Winston-Salem, N.C./Parkland 98 Devin Taylor DE 6-8 267 RS SR Beaufort, S.C./Beaufort 99 Kelcy Quarles DT 6-4 286 SO Hodges, S.C./Greenwood/Fork Union Military

Sparks, Md. Rock Hill, S.C.

6-1 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-1

Sparks, Md. Rock Hill, S.C. Sparks, Md. Rock Hill, S.C. Mount Airy, N.C. Shelby, Md. N.C. Sparks,

SR-1L FR-RS SR-1L FR-RS SO-TR SO-SQ SR-1L

5-9 189 FR-RS

DT DT DE DT MLB DE WLB MLB SPR WLB CB SPR SS CB FS SS CB FS CB

6-1 267 316 SR-3L SR-2L Beaufort, Green Pond, 6-8 S.C.S.C. 6-3 269 304 SR-3L FR-RS Jamestown, Rock Hill, S.C. 6-4 S.C. 6-2 272 FR-RS Rock Hill, S.C. 6-4 286 SO-1L Hodges, S.C. 6-2 316 295 SO-SQ Winston-Salem, 6-1 SR-2L Green Pond, S.C.N.C. 6-3 304 306 FR-RS FR-RS Rock Manning, S.C. 6-3 Hill, S.C.

Jadeveon Clowney 997 Kelcy Quarles 90 J.T. ChazSurratt Sutton 97 52 Phillip Dukes 47 Reginald Bowens 33 Damario Jeffery 7 Jadeveon Clowney

6-6 286 256 SO-1L SO-1L Hodges, Rock Hill,S.C. S.C. 6-4 6-5 295 248 SO-SQ JR-2L Winston-Salem, Savannah, Ga. N.C. 6-2 6-3 306 FR-RS Manning, S.C. 6-3 254 SR-2L Holly Springs, N.C. 6-4 256 233 SO-1L SR-3L Rock Columbia, S.C. 6-6 Hill, S.C.

90 54 24 47 18 33

Chaz Sutton Shaq Wilson Quin Smith Reginald Bowens Cedrick Cooper Damario Jeffery

6-5 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-4

248 224 239 254 215 233

JR-2L SR-3L SR-3L SR-2L FR-RS SR-3L

Savannah, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Lenoir,Springs, N.C. N.C. Holly Lithonia, Ga. Columbia, S.C.

21 54 249 18 27 214

DeVonte Holloman Shaq Wilson Sharrod Golightly Quin Smith Cedrick Cooper Victor Hampton Ahmad Christian DeVonte Holloman

6-2 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-2

241 224 179 239 215 197 189 241

SR-3L SR-3L SO-1L SR-3L FR-RS SO-1L FR-RS SR-3L

Charlotte, N.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Decatur,N.C. Ga. Lenoir, Lithonia, Ga. Darlington, S.C. Jacksonville, Charlotte, N.C.Fla.

9 12 28 27 4 36 25 12

Sharrod Golightly 5-10 179 SO-1L Brison Williams 5-11 205 SO-1L Jared Shaw 5-10 197 179 SO-1L SR-SQ Victor Hampton 5-10 Ahmad Christian 5-10 189 FR-RS D.J. Swearinger 6-0 210 SR-3L KadetrixWilliams Marcus 5-11 6-1 205 185 SO-1L SO-SQ Brison

28 15 363

Jared Shaw Jimmy Legree Akeem Auguste D.J. Swearinger

Rock Hill, S.C.

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5-10 6-0 5-9 6-0

179 189 188 210

Decatur, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Fort Mill, S.C. Darlington, S.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Greenwood, S.C. Stone Mountain, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga.

25 Kadetrix Marcus

Fort Mill, S.C. Beaufort, S.C. Hollywood, Fla. Greenwood, S.C. 6-1 185 SO-SQ Stone Mountain, Ga.

15 Jimmy Legree 3 Akeem Auguste

6-0 189 JR-2L Beaufort, S.C. 5-9 188 SR-3L Hollywood, Fla.

SR-SQ JR-2L SR-3L SR-3L

*Note: The depth chart lists 12 offensive positions.

23 Bruce Ellington 3 Damiere Byrd

1 Specialists PR 27

6-2 205 SO-TR Mount Airy, N.C. 6-0 193 SO-SQ Shelby, N.C. Arkansas u November 10, 2012

Defense

70 Devin Byron Taylor Jerideau 98 92 Aldrick Gerald Dixon Jr. 57 Fordham 44 Gerald Dixon 99 Kelcy Quarles 97 Byron J.T. Surratt 70 Jerideau 52 Gerald Phillip Dixon DukesJr. 92

Specialists

6-1 196 SR-1L 5-9 189 FR-RS 196 189 196 189 205 193 196

DT DE

6-8 267 SR-3L Beaufort, S.C. 6-4 269 SR-3L Jamestown, S.C. 6-2 272 FR-RS Rock Hill, S.C.

Ace Sanders Victor Ellington Hampton Bruce Damiere Byrd Walker Inabinet Coleman Harley Ace Sanders

5-9 197 SO-1L 5-9 168 SO-1L 5-8 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-1 5-8

Moncks Corner, S.C. Sicklerville, N.J.

KR LS PR H LS

23 3 91 59 1

175 197 197 168 204 280 175

27 Victor Hampton 11 Seth Strickland 13 Walker Patrick Inabinet Fish 91 59 Coleman Harley

JR-2L Bradenton, Fla. SO-1L Moncks Darlington, S.C. S.C. SO-1L Corner, SO-1L Sicklerville, N.J. SR-2L Columbia, S.C. FR-RS Bradenton, Aiken, S.C.Fla. JR-2L 5-10 197 SO-1L Darlington, S.C. 6-2 195 SR-2L Laurens, S.C. 6-0 204 193 SO-SQ Shelby, N.C. 5-10 SR-2L Columbia, S.C. 6-1 280 FR-RS Aiken, S.C.

11 Seth Strickland 13 Patrick Fish

6-2 195 SR-2L Laurens, S.C. 6-0 193 SO-SQ Shelby, N.C.

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