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ON THE COVER: Alshon Jeffery. Photo by Paul Collins.

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2010 Carolina Football Schedule Opponent Preview: Arkansas Roster: Arkansas Senior Profile: Jarriel King Explaining The Game: Jeep Hunter Gameday Poster

Have the Gamecocks Really Solved Their Second Half Problems? 20 GamecockCentral.com’s Recruit to Watch: Jerell Adams

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Nick Saban leaves the ground as the Alabama staff watches Jeffery pull in a one-handed catch for a big gain. photo by paul collins

alshon! I B Y D AV I D C L O N I N G E R

t’s not so much the records or the adulation or the Hall of Fame credentials that truly makes an athlete. A player truly knows he’s arrived when he’s referred to by only one name.

Through one season and half of another — 15 games, really — South Carolina has found its version of basketball’s Michael or baseball’s Mickey.

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So good that many are running out of terms to describe him, the Gamecocks’ Alshon Jeffery is fulfilling every bit of the glory predicted for him, despite it only being the middle of his sophomore season. Through USC’s first eight contests, Alshon leads the SEC with an average of 6.5 catches and 116.9 yards per game, and ranks fifth in the entire NCAA in the latter category. He is already in the Top 10 of USC’s career receivers, only 56 yards from ninth place, and if he keeps his current average through the rest of the season (at least five games), he would rank fourth and only be a handful of yards from third. Alshon requires a scant 65 yards to notch just the fourth 1,000-yard season in USC history. And he still has a full season, perhaps two, to go. If Alshon doesn’t leave early for the NFL, he could place the Gamecocks’ receiving records so high that they would never be broken. It seems fitting that after the semi-flap that erupted when Alshon chose USC out of Calhoun County High

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Alshon Jeffery heads towards the endzone for a touchdown against Tennessee during fourth-quarter action on Oct. 30. photo travis Bell/Sideline Carolina

School and asked for a particular jersey number, only to be told it was retired, he could be on the same path to having his jersey immortalized. “I don’t think about that,” Alshon says when asked, but the possibility is very real. Wearing No. 2 in high school, Alshon wanted the same at USC and said that coach Steve Spurrier had granted him permission to do so. Not so fast, said Sterling Sharpe, the last player to wear No. 2 and an epic wide receiver in his own right. I never gave permission to un-retire my number, and would be insulted if it was. Alshon shrugged and donned No. 1. Not many are arguing about the number’s representation among the receiving corps these days. “As everybody has seen across the nation, you throw the ball up to him, and there’s a very high percentage he’s going to come down with it,” quarterback Stephen Garcia reverently said. “It’s very nice to have a receiver like that. He’ll catch anything.” The numbers don’t begin to describe it, although they are plenty impressive. Somehow, Alshon churns that impossibly long body of his downfield, able to stop on

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a dime, leap and pick the pass out of the air, when everybody in the flight path was certain that ball was headed to the seats. Pick one. The touchdown grab against Kentucky last year, where he turned and jumped in one motion, guided the ball in with one hand, bobbled it and still caught it before he hit the ground? The game-breaking TD at Vanderbilt this season, when Alshon saw Garcia scrambling on a busted play, started running and never stopped on a 72-yard scoring catch? The catch against Alabama, where one arm was pinned to his body by Dre Kirkpatrick and his jersey was being yanked to the side, yet Alshon caught it with his outside hand, spun out of the tackle and raced inside the 10-yard-line (that one made Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban change expression for only about the seventh time in his life, and it wasn’t pretty)? Spurrier joked after the Kentucky game last year, “Of course, Alshon Jeffery, after his third touchdown reception, G.A. Mangus on the headset said, ‘Those Southern Cal boys don’t come to South Carolina for no average receiver.’ They knew the kid could play. Took us about six games to

figure out he could play.” It’s true — the Gamecocks knew they had a project on their hands when Alshon, who had committed to Pete Carroll and the other USC as a high-school junior, switched his commitment to the one closest to his St. Matthews home. Alshon was a standout athlete at Calhoun County, but was known as a basketball player trying football, not a stud receiver. “I mean, I won four state championships,” Alshon said with a grin. “I ain’t trying to brag or nothing, but I guess I’m pretty good.” Still, Alshon tried football and found he was very, very proficient, although many pointed to his success and labeled it as simply the result of being clearly the best athlete at a tiny Class A school. Nestled between Richland and Orangeburg counties north-to-south and Sumter and Aiken counties east-to-west, an athlete had to do something special to get noticed, especially by the big boys in Los Angeles. Alshon was one of the only recruits east of the Mississippi River that Carroll seriously scouted that year, but Alshon had second thoughts and re-opened his recruiting.

The Gamecocks and Tennessee, featuring former Southern Cal assistant Lane Kiffin, badly wanted and pursued him. Alshon stayed with his high-school coach before National Signing Day and made up his mind. He would be a Gamecock. The nation less than an hour to the north rejoiced while the one in Big Orange country dismissed it, led by Kiffin’s words. In a phrase that will go down in history, Kiffin put down Alshon’s choice when Alshon phoned to tell him his decision. “You’ll end up pumping gas like all the other players from that state who have gone to South Carolina,” Kiffin said. Two years later, Kiffin won his only matchup against Alshon but is now at Southern Cal, trying to direct a program hampered with severe NCAA violations and probation. Alshon is helping guide his team toward a dream long desired but never obtained — an SEC championship. “I ain’t talking about that,” Alshon quietly and politely says when asked about Kiffin, but did say he was very glad to be at USC. The Gamecocks deeply return the

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Have the Gamecocks Really Solved Their Second Half Problems? OPINION BY JAMES HARLEY

SC has caught a lot of heat for its mediocre performances in the second half of several important games this year. Obviously the Kentucky meltdown and the Auburn fiasco stand out, but prior to the win over Tennessee the Gamecocks actually had not scored double figures in the third or fourth quarter of any SEC game. They were, in fact, shut out in four of the ten quarters and managed only a single score in the other six. Even the alleged second half “rally” to win the Vandy game was really no rally at all, just a couple scores and a defensive stand. Yawn. Likewise, in the Alabama game we earned the victory by matching the Tide’s total scoring output in our first half alone. A couple scores in the second half sealed the deal, but it was by no means an

against the Volunteers may be a sign that we are finally becoming a more complete team and playing every play down like it matters, all the way to the wire. But the fact is Tennessee has simply been horrible in the second half this year and our game was no exception. The Vols went into halftime tied at 13 with Oregon, only to give up 35 unanswered points in the second half and suffer the first of several blowouts. They proceeded to yield 24 second half points to Florida, 14 to Georgia and 28 to Alabama in losses ranging from 14 to 31 points. Though the margin was much lower in their 14-16 loss to LSU, it was still a severe late game blunder that decided the game, and we all know it is almost impossible to out-blunder Les Miles in the final minutes of a big game, unless you really stink. So, despite how good it felt to watch Devin Taylor’s pick-six or Alshon’s powerful 70 yard touchdown, don’t embrace our flashy second half as a measure of any significant progress. It may create some confidence that we can dominate high school teams like Tennessee, but we only have a couple of those left on the schedule and to do anything really special this year we will ultimately need to play a second half against

We might get away with clocking in a couple quarters to beat Troy and Clemson, but we’ll have to play all four to handle Florida and Arkansas. exceptionally productive half on the field. Basically, USC has gotten by in the SEC this year by coming out strong and then holding on. A simple glance at the numbersby-quarter corroborates this, as they’ve scored 49, 51, 35, and 31 in the first through fourth quarters, respectively. This is after the imbalance was lessened substantially with the Tennessee win, which added 14 points to each of the last two figures. Indeed, the 14 points in just the fourth quarter of that game almost matched the total of 17 scored in the previous five SEC contests. Thank the Volunteers, we certainly needed that numerical boost, but understand that we really didn’t do anything special there either. Coming on the heels of the Vanderbilt “rally,” it is tempting to say that the Gamecocks’ four touchdowns in the second half

a real competitor. We might get away with clocking in a couple quarters to beat Troy and Clemson, but we’ll have to play all four (and maybe an overtime) to handle Florida and Arkansas, not to mention whoever we might face in an SEC championship game or a bowl. Of course, Arkansas is no longer a mustwin game anyway, as the Gamecocks will face the Gators for the East division title either way, assuming that Vanderbilt doesn’t upset them this week. Still, it would be nice to redeem the division from its horrible 2-16 record versus the West with a win and gain some momentum for the bowl season. Indeed, given Gamecock history, I’d certainly be happy to trade a good second half in a game for a good second half of the season, but the fact is the latter simply won’t happen without the former.

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Recruit to Watch BY CHRIS CLARK

Jerell Adams

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erell Adams is a big fish in a small pond. The 6-foot-5, 220-pounder plays at Class A Scott’s Branch High School, and has attracted an impressive offer list from programs across the Southeast and beyond. Adams was most recently in town to watch South Carolina take down Alabama, which was ranked as the nation’s number one team at the time. He talked with GamecockCentral.com about the trip earlier this month. “They played very good,” he said of USC’s 35-21 win. “They didn’t play against Alabama, they played against 11 guys on the field, played to the best of their abilities, and came out with a win.” The talented athlete, rated the state’s 10th best prospect by Rivals.com, with a chance to move up the chart, enjoyed the atmosphere inside Williams-Brice Stadium. “The atmosphere was good. It was loud and they supported their team,” he said. The Palmetto State athlete spoke with his recruiter before the game, as well as some of the current players and USC’s coach. “I talked to coach (Shane) Beamer before the game and coach (Steve) Spurrier. After the game, coach Beamer was talking to me and showing me the locker room,” Adams said. “I talked to some of the players and all of that. I talked to Stephen Garcia, Marcus Lattimore, Alshon (Jeffery) and one of the tight ends.” The staff knew all about Adams’ contest the night before, a 28-27 win over Lamar, and was sure to let him know about it.

HT: 6’5” WT: 220 LBS 40: 4.6 SECS Bench: 250 Squat: 395 Hometown: Summerton, SC School: Scott’s Branch High School Class: 2011 (High School) “(Beamer) was just basically asking me how things were going and congratulated me on my big win Friday night,” he said. “Coach Spurrier congratulated me on the win and asked me how I was doing.” Adams broke down his future visit schedule for GamecockCentral.com. “I’m going to take an official visit to USC, that’s the only (official) I know about so far,” he said. “I don’t know about the rest of them yet. I don’t know a date on that one yet, but probably during basketball season.” The standout athlete’s lead group is unchanged, with the Gamecocks still holding top position. In order, he listed the group: USC, Clemson, Auburn, Florida and Arkansas. Adams said that he has no preference for what position he plays at the college level, saying he would play “wherever they put me at.” This season, he’s lined up in several different spots. “Quarterback on offense, and on defense I line up as outside linebacker, defensive end, safety and cornerback,” he said. “Everything is going good, you know. I want to keep working hard and play with confidence and play to my best ability.” The three-star talent, who was recently named to the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl held in Myrtle Beach in late December, said he is still planning a February decision. The Rivals250 prospect is rated by Rivals.com as the fifth-best prospect in the state of South Carolina for the 2011 class.

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Time For New Beginnings at USC BY CHRISTOPER THOMPSON

t’s closing time. Never the most popular call in any college town, closing time has been a particularly bitter period for Gamecock football since joining the SEC.

As Steve Spurrier has pointed out, USC has stood on the verge of many a successful season, only to fade down the stretch. Since 1992, the year USC entered the SEC, the Gamecocks’ record over their last four regular-season games is a disappointing 22-50. Sounds like somebody’s got a case of the Novembers. Indeed, it’s been a rough month for USC. Part of the problem can be attributed to a backweighted schedule. Those last four games usually have included Tennessee (a contender for the SEC East title throughout the 1990s and the early part of the last decade), Florida (a contender for league and national titles for most of the past 20 years), and Clemson (the in-state rivalry that has been won by the Tigers twice as much as the Gamecocks during that span).

corner History gives us few examples. In 1992, USC’s first campaign in the SEC, a perhaps naïve group of Gamecocks won at Vanderbilt, beat Tennessee, barely lost at Florida, then captured the Palmetto State championship at Clemson. There was no postseason reward for a 5-6 team, but it did give coach Sparky Woods one more year on the job. The only other team to finish with a 3-1 record in that stretch was Spurrier’s first at USC. In 2005, the Head Ball Coach broke a long Gamecock losing streak to the Vols, held on to win at Arkansas, snapped another lengthy losing skid to the Gators, then dropped a four-point heartbreaker at home to the Tigers. How did the 2005 Gamecocks close out the season they finally successfully managed to close out? By failing to finish their bowl game, blowing a 21-0 lead in a 38-31 loss to

Have there been Gamecock teams that have risen to the challenge, conquering the calendar and ending the year victorious? History gives us few examples.

Arkansas is a recently acquired symptom in USC’s late-season swoon. The Razorbacks also joined the SEC in 1992, and early schedules had the two league rookies meeting in September. But Arkansas started creeping back on the Gamecocks’ calendar, eventually landing in the spot just before the Florida game. Wondering how that change affected the Gamecocks’ already-daunting slate of opponents? USC first met Arkansas in November during the 2002 season. The following month, and again in 2006, coach Houston Nutt had those same Razorbacks playing for a conference title in Atlanta. So, the stretch run got even tougher when the Hogs moved in. Have there been Gamecock teams that have risen to the challenge, conquering the calendar and ending the year victorious?

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Missouri in the Independence Bowl. What happens in Shreveport, stays in Shreveport … you hope. The finish doesn’t always provide a harbinger of what’s to come. Lou Holtz’s best two teams finished the stretch run with records of 1-3 and 2-2, yet still captured Outback Bowl wins and Top-20 national rankings. But what’s at stake with this year’s finish is much bigger than a Tampa triumph. Closing time: “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” It’s from a Roman philosopher and quoted by Semisonic in their hit song of the same name. It’s an end that couldn’t start soon enough for USC. One last call … for a championship.

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South Carolina lost the SEC East and regular-season championships 1-0 to Florida last week, a free kick with five seconds to go in the first half providing the Gators with all of the room they needed. Just like last year, when a Wake Forest goal with one second to play knocked USC from the NCAA tournament with a berth in the Elite Eight on the line, the Gamecocks lapsed at a crucial moment and never got even. Rather, they felt a bad call made them lapse, and cost them the game. “Yeah, that was the worst call I’ve ever seen, probably,” goalkeeper Mollie Patton said. “They touched the ball, so we stopped, and he said that they didn’t touch it and he should ask us for 10 yards. That’s all I have to say about that.” Ellen Fahey was flagged for fouling Florida’s Nicky Kit as the clock hit 0:05, and when USC began stalling, hoping to make the clock run out before Kit could attempt a free kick, the officials stepped in. USC said that Kit had already touched the ball, which should have prevented the stoppage. “You don’t have to ask for 10, and they chose not to,” Kayla Grimsley said. “She put the ball down and she played it, and he didn’t like what he saw, and he stopped the game himself. He made an executive decision and that’s what you’ve got to live with.” The Gamecocks were in action at the SEC tournament last week and are hoping to get back to the NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet 16 last season.

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EQUESTRIAN USC (2-3) lost its fall finale 11-9 to Kansas State last week. Despite the loss, Chloe Gray, Alex Arute and Hailey Thortnton each won MVP honors. USC played Georgia after a two-week break and lost its first road match of the season, 15-4. Georgia swept Equitation Over Fences 5-0 and won Equitation on the Flat 3-2, USC getting points from Tilden Brighton and Colvin Hedgepeth. Hedgepeth improved to 4-0. USC has concluded its fall season and is off until January.

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The Gamecocks have concluded their fall season and are off until the Seahawk Invitational in late February.

USC and the rest of the field struggled on the final day of last week’s Landfall Tradition, the Gamecocks tying for 11th out of 18 teams. USC was 25-over on Sunday to finish at 55-over for the weekend. Samantha Swinehart had the best closing round for the Gamecocks, firing a 3-over 75 to finish her round. Katie Burnett was the team’s top finisher but had a harsh 7-over on the final round. The Gamecocks are competing this weekend at the Pac-10/SEC Challenge in Stanford, Calif. That will conclude the fall season. USC will next be in action at the UCF Challenge in February.

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USC claimed a crucial 1-0 win over Florida International on Wednesday, improving to 8-5-2 and 3-2-1 in Conference USA. Stephen Morrissey scored the game-winner, his first goal of the season and second of his career. The Gamecocks out-shot the Golden Panthers 5-12 and each team had four shots on goal. Jimmy Maurer collected his seventh shutout this year and moved into second place all-time for career shutouts. USC was coming off a 4-1 loss at Marshall, where the Gamecocks gave up three goals in the first 11 minutes. USC out-shot the Thundering Herd 24-8 yet couldn’t find the net, notching just one shot on goal.

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VOLLEYBALL USC fell to No. 1 Florida, 3-0, in straight sets. Libero Hannah Lawing had a match-best 16 digs and improved to fourth on the school’s career digs chart, but the Gators overwhelmed the Gamecocks (5-17, 2-10 SEC).

Freshman Juliette Thevenin had eight kills and nine digs for USC. USC was coming off a split weekend, where it beat Kentucky but lost to Tennessee.

South Carolina took a 4-1 lead over Clemson in the all-sports season series last week, the swimming and diving teams sweeping the Tigers in the final match between the two programs. Clemson is eliminating its swimming and diving program next year. USC’s men won 169.5-125.5, and the women won 167-133. USC got three wins each from Rachael Schaffer and Michael Flach, and the divers dominated each board. USC’s men improved to 2-0 while the women are 3-0. Rylan Ridenour won two diving events while Taryn Zack won the 1-meter competition. The Gamecocks will next compete at the Nike Cup Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Nov. 18-20.

UPCOMING GAMES at Georgia/1:30 p.m. Nov. 7 vs. Alabama/7 p.m. Nov. 12

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Jeffery digs in and sets his eyes on the prize. photo by paul collins

alsHon!, continued from page 11 sentiment, starting with his position coach, Steve Spurrier Jr. “He doesn’t have a ton of expression, he doesn’t have a loud personality, but he’s an extremely hard worker,” says Spurrier Jr., who has already tutored two Gamecock legends (Sidney Rice, Kenny McKinley) and is now coaching perhaps the best of all. “He really is. He really wants to be a great player, so it’s fun to work with him.” Alshon came to USC as an impressive athlete, but all high-school athletes have an adjustment period. He had never been much of a weight-lifter in high school, and the demands on his time — class, study hall, practice, film, conditioning — took some getting used to. But on the field, he didn’t waste much time making an impression. Although he was mostly a backup to Tori Gurley for the first five games of 2009, defenders were seeing something in practice. “When he catches the ball, he’s always going to get a lot of YAC,” said linebacker Josh Dickerson, using the abbreviation for yards after catch. “I tried to tackle him, but it wasn’t no easy thing. I had to wrap him up a little harder than most receivers.” The Kentucky game, where Alshon caught three touchdowns, was his breakout performance and clued in the rest of the country. He could catch it on the wheel, on the go, on the slant, anywhere. Somehow, the ball is thought lost and Alshon jumps at precisely the right time, catches and comes down with it. Although not a burner in practice times, he is one of those prized “gamers” — he kicks it up a second or two on Saturdays, running downfield in a gangly motion that appears

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to be all elbows and knees, but has never appeared more beautiful to USC’s coaches, players and fans. “It’s very nice,” Garcia said. “Just throw the ball up there and he’ll come down with it. We have a bunch of receivers like that, but he’s pretty special.” The comparisons to Rice, Sharpe and McKinley, the program’s holy triumvirate of pass-catchers, have been rampant and many have already placed Alshon above all. He combines all of the best talents of the three and has risen to the top in the eyes of the fans, beginning to get there in the eyes of the country. Alshon was named midseason first-team All-America by Phil Steele and Sports Illustrated, also making Steele’s All-SEC first team. He is on the watch list for the Maxwell and Biletnikoff awards, the latter going to the best wide receiver in the country and expected to be a tight battle between him and Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon. Blackmon leads the country with 158.9 yards per game and 14 touchdowns, but he will be missing at least one game after a recent arrest. Alshon has no such problems. Not that he will talk about it. Getting Alshon to open up about himself is almost as impossible as trying to stop him from getting the ball. “When people come up to me, they already know who I am, but it’s not a big deal or nothing,” Alshon said, describing his ascension. “I’m trying to do everything it takes to be great. I’m gonna just go out and show the world what I’ve got.” Any more and a new name might be necessary. Although Alshon is already saying plenty.

C.C. Whitlock (12) celebrates with Akeem Auguste after breaking up a Tennessee pass during fourth-quarter action in Columbia on Oct. 30. USC won 38-24.

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Top: Ladi Ajiboye sacks Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray on Oct. 30.

Above: Marcus Lattimore splits the Tennessee defense for a big gain during second-quarter action on Oct. 30. The play was a part of a drive that led to a Gamecock touchdown.

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Right: South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Melvin Ingram sacks quarterback Tyler Bray during fourth-quarter action against Tennessee. photo by Travis Bell/Sideline Carolina

Below: Devin Taylor intercepts a Tennessee pass for a touchdown during third-quarter action Columbia. photo by Melody Aylestock/Sideline Carolina

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No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last College

1 Alshon Jeffery 3 Akeem Auguste 3 Jarvis Giles 4 Jason Barnes 5 Stephen Garcia 5 Stephon Gilmore 6 Melvin Ingram 7 Corey Addison 7 Dylan Thompson 8 Lamar Scruggs 9 Sharrod Golightly 9 Ace Sanders 10 Brian Maddox 10 Cadarious Sanders 11 Seth Strickland 12 Andrew Clifford 12 C.C. Whitlock 13 Nick Jones 14 Connor Shaw 15 Payton Brady 15 Patrick Fish 16 Shaq Wilson 17 Chris Culliver 18 Dion LeCorn 18 Jay Wooten 19 DeAngelo Smith 20 Cedrick Snead 21 DeVonte Holloman 21 Marcus Lattimore 22 Bryce Sherman 23 Brandan Davis 24 Quin Smith 25 Alonzo Winfield 26 Antonio Allen 27 Victor Hampton 28 Eric Baker 28 Jared Shaw 29 Chaun Gresham 30 Bret Morgan 31 Kenny Miles 31 Matt O’Brien 32 Reginald Bowens 33 Damario Jeffery 34 Spencer Lanning 35 Jimmy Legree 36 D.J. Swearinger 39 Marty Markett 40 Calvin Lee 41 Josh Dickerson 42 Eric Davis 42 Travian Robertson 43 Jacob Baker 43 Qua Gilchrist 44 Tony Straughter 45 Rodney Paulk 46 Joey Scribner-Howard 46 Dalton Wilson 47 Patrick DiMarco 48 Matt Coffee 49 Blake Baxley 50 Billy Byrne 50 A.J. Cann 51 Walker Inabinet 52 Aldrick Fordham 53 Corey Robinson 54 Connor McLaurin 55 T.J. Johnson 57 C.J. Heinz 57 Tramell Williams 58 Ryland Culbertson 59 Charles Turner 60 Terrence Campbell 61 Travis Ford 62 Davis Moore 63 Chris Vaughn 65 Ryan Broadhead 66 Hutch Eckerson

WR 6-4 233 SO St. Matthews, S.C./Calhoun County FS 5-10 191 JR Hollywood, Fla./Cham-Madonna/Frk Union Mil. TB 5-11 186 SO Tampa, Fla./Gaither WR 6-4 211 JR Charlotte, N.C./Independence QB 6-2 227 JR Lutz, Fla./Jefferson CB 6-1 189 SO Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe DT 6-2 264 JR Hamlet, N.C./Richmond County SS 6-0 204 RS FR Jacksonville, Fla./Andrew Jackson QB 6-2 209 FR Boiling Springs, S.C./Boiling Springs WR 6-3 227 RS FR Jacksonville Beach, Fla./Fletcher SS 5-10 181 FR Decatur, Ga./Southwest Dekalb WR 5-7 166 FR Bradenton, Fla./Manatee TB 5-11 229 SR Anderson, S.C./T.L. Hanna CB 5-11 180 FR LaGrange, Ga./Troup County QB 6-2 191 SO Laurens, S.C./Laurens QB 6-2 219 RS FR Tampa, Fla./Wharton CB 5-10 178 JR Chester, S.C./Chester WR 5-8 189 FR Moore, S.C./Byrnes QB 6-1 202 FR Flowery Branch, Ga./Flowery Branch QB 6-2 210 SO Lincolnton, N.C./E. Lin./Chas. S./Campbell P 5-11 170 FR Shelby, N.C./Burns LB 5-11 229 JR Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast CB 6-1 201 SR Garner, N.C./Garner WR 5-11 217 SR Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic PK 6-3 198 JR Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland Cty/N. Carolina WR 6-0 181 RS FR Kingsland, Ga./Camden County WR 5-7 181 JR Garner, N.C./Garner SS 6-2 228 SO Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe TB 6-0 218 FR Duncan, S.C./Byrnes TB 5-4 155 SO Winston-Salem, N.C./Carver CB 5-11 174 JR Columbia, S.C./Dutch Frk/Carson-Newman LB 6-0 233 RS FR Lenoir, N.C./Hibriten SS 6-0 218 SO Winston-Salem, N.C./Carver Spur 6-2 205 JR Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic/Fork Union Mil. CB 5-9 188 FR Darlington, S.C./Darlington TB 5-11 190 JR Jacksonville, Fla./Ed. H. White/Frk Un. Mil. FS 5-10 182 SO Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill/Newberry DE 6-1 238 RS FR Auburn, Ga./Apalachee FS 5-10 180 SO Hudson, Mass./Hudson/Dean College TB 5-10 192 SO Lawrenceville, Ga./Brookwood FS 5-11 182 RS FR New Milford, N.J./Bergen Catholic LB 6-2 240 SO Holly Springs, N.C./Garner Spur 6-3 220 SO Columbia, S.C./Columbia P/PK 5-11 192 SR Rock Hill, S.C./York Comprehensive CB 5-11 178 RS FR Beaufort, S.C./Beaufort FS 5-11 201 SO Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood CB 5-10 168 JR York, S.C./York Comprehensive LB 6-3 225 SO Chapin, S.C./Chapin/Alabama LB 6-1 225 SR Kingsland, Ga./Camden Cnty/Georgia Mil. P 6-2 172 SO Newberry, S.C./Newberry DT 6-4 293 JR Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland County FB 5-9 189 SO Ridgeland, S.C./Thomas Heyward Academy LB 6-1 231 SO Abbeville, S.C./Abbeville/Butler County CC LB 6-0 201 SR Madison, Fla./Madison Cnty/Georgia Mil. LB 6-0 225 SR Columbia, S.C./Richland Northeast PK 6-1 207 JR Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork/Carson-Newman FB 6-1 220 SO Williston, S.C./Williston-Elko FB/TE 6-1 243 SR Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lake Brantley FB 5-11 225 FR Mary Esther, Fla./Fort Walton Beach Spur 5-9 198 SR Columbia, S.C./Lexington LB 5-11 223 RS FR Palm Harbor, Fla./East Lake OG 6-3 286 FR Bamberg, S.C./Bamberg-Ehrhardt DS 5-9 194 SO Columbia, S.C./Hammond School DE 6-4 263 SO Jamestown, S.C./Timberland OT 6-6 317 FR Havelock, N.C./Havelock LB 6-0 225 RS FR Raleigh, N.C./Garner OC 6-4 302 SO Aynor, S.C./Aynor P 6-2 200 SO Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork/Tennessee OG 6-0 299 FR Jacksonville, Fla./Lee DS 6-4 260 FR Laurens, S.C./Laurens Academy DS 6-4 250 SR Roebuck, S.C./Dorman OG 6-3 305 JR Austell, Ga./South Cobb OL 6-4 250 RS FR Fork, S.C./Lake View/Coastal Carolina DS/LB 6-1 212 RS FR Buford, Ga./Mill Creek/Emory & Henry DS 6-0 272 JR Columbia, S.C./Irmo OC 6-5 264 JR Leesburg, Ga./Lee County OT 6-4 281 SR Lumberton, N.C./Lumberton

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last College

67 Ronald Patrick 68 Kyle Nunn 69 Matthew Grooms 70 Byron Jerideau 73 Rokevious Watkins 75 Steven Singleton 76 Jarriel King 77 Garrett Chisolm 78 Cody Gibson 80 DeMario Bennett 81 Tori Gurley 81 Adam Yates 82 D.L. Moore 83 Cliff Matthews 84 Kyle Madden 85 Kevin White 86 Blair Lowery 87 Justice Cunningham 89 Mike Triglia 90 Joshua Newton 90 Chaz Sutton 91 Ladi Ajiboye 92 Byron McKnight 94 Kenny Davis 95 Corey Simmons 97 J.T. Surratt 98 Devin Taylor 99 Jordan Butler

OC OT DS DT OG OG OT OT OT WR WR PK WR DE TE WR WR TE TE PK DE DT DE DT DE DT DE PK

6-1 6-5 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-7 6-1

292 FR 304 JR 244 SR 339 SO 325 JR 303 SR 324 SR 303 SR 269 FR 174 RS FR 230 SO 217 SO 211 SO 268 SR 248 SO 206 JR 190 SO 268 SO 239 SO 193 SO 244 RS FR 290 SR 235 JR 303 SO 253 FR 300 FR 249 SO 175 FR

Cocoa, Fla./Cocoa Sumter, S.C./Sumter McColl, S.C./Marlboro County Green Pond, S.C./Colleton County/Fort Scott C.C. Fairburn, Ga./Creekside/Georgia Military Buford, Ga./Buford/Georgia Military N. Charleston, S.C./N. Charleston/Georgia Military Charleston, S.C./West Ashley/Pikeville College Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln Douglas, Ga./Coffee County Rock Hill, S.C./Rock Hill/New Hampton Prep Sparks, MD/Hereford Bowling Green, Ky./Bowling Green Cheraw, S.C./Cheraw Powder Springs, Ga./Harrison/UCF N. Charleston, S.C./Ft Dorch./Newberry Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork Pageland, S.C./Central Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School Aiken, S.C./South Aiken Savannah, Ga./Jenkins/Fork Union Military Riverdale, Ga./Banneker/Hargrave Military Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland County Newberry, S.C./Newberry Lawrenceville, Ga./Grtr Atlanta Christian Winston-Salem, N.C./Parkland Beaufort, S.C./Beaufort Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach

coaches

Head Coach Spurs & SS/Recruiting Coord/ Special Teams Coord Shawn Elliott Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator Craig Fitzgerald Director of Football Strength & Conditioning Jay Graham Running Backs/Asst. Special Teams Coordinator Johnson Hunter Tight Ends/Assistant Special Teams Coordinator Ellis Johnson Asst. Head Coach/Asst. Coach Defense/Linebackers Brad Lawing Defensive Line G.A. Mangus Quarterbacks Jamie Speronis Director of Football Operations Steve Spurrier, Jr. Receivers Lorenzo Ward Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Mike Gasparato Graduate Assistant Dennis Thomas Graduate Assistant Orus Lambert Graduate Assistant Robbie Liles Director of High School Relations Scott Morgan Graduate Assistant 10/24/10 Coordinator for Patrick Shine Administrative Recruiting Defense Scott Spurrier Graduate Assistant Steve Spurrier Shane Beamer

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPTH CHART

depth

Offense

SOUTH CAROLINA DEDEPTH CHART WR 1 8

WR WR WR WR LT

81 9 80 1 8 82 4 81 9 76 80 68

Alshon Jeffery Lamar Scruggs

Tori Gurley Ace Sanders DeMario Bennett Alshon Jeffery Lamar Scruggs D.L. Moore Jason Barnes Tori Gurley Ace Sanders Jarriel King DeMario Bennett Kyle Nunn

6-4 233 SO-1L St. Matthews, S.C. 6-3 227 FR-RS Jacksonville Beach, Fla.

6-5 230 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. Offense 5-7 166 FR-HS Bradenton, Fla. 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-5 5-7 6-5 6-2 6-5

174 233 227 211 211 230 166 324 174 304

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

Douglas, Ga. St. Matthews, S.C. Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Bowling Green, Ky. Charlotte, N.C. Rock Hill, S.C. Bradenton, Fla. North Charleston, S.C. Douglas, Ga. Sumter, S.C.

WR LG

82 D.L. Moore 77 Garrett Chisolm 4 Jason Barnes 73 Rokevious Watkins

6-4 6-6 6-4 6-4

211 303 211 325

SO-1L SR-1L JR-2L JR-SQ

Bowling Green, Ky. Charleston, S.C. Charlotte, N.C. Fairburn, Ga.

LT C

76 Jarriel King 55 T.J. Johnson 68 Kyle Nunn 67 Ronald Patrick

6-5 6-4 6-5 6-1

324 302 304 292

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

North Charleston, S.C. Aynor, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Cocoa, Fla.

LG RG

77 Garrett Chisolm 73 Rokevious Watkins 73 Rokevious Watkins 60 Terrence Campbell

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

303 325 325 305

SR-1L JR-SQ JR-SQ JR-1L

Charleston, S.C. Fairburn, Ga. Fairburn, Ga. Austell, Ga.

CRT

55 T.J. Johnson 66 Ronald Hutch Eckerson 67 Patrick 68 Kyle Nunn

6-4 302 SO-1L Aynor, S.C. 6-4 292 281 FR-HS SR-3L Cocoa, Lumberton, 6-1 Fla. N.C. 6-5 304 JR-2L Sumter, S.C.

RG TE

73 47 60 87 89 66 68 5 14 47 87 47 89 10

Rokevious Watkins Patrick DiMarco Terrence Campbell Justice Cunningham Mike Triglia Hutch Eckerson Kyle Nunn Stephen Garcia Connor Shaw Patrick DiMarco Justice Cunningham Patrick DiMarco Mike Triglia Brian Maddox

6-4 325 6-1 243 6-3 305 6-3 268 6-4 239 6-4 281 6-5 304 6-2 227 6-0 202 6-1 243 6-3 268 6-1 243 6-4 239 5-11 229

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

Fairburn, Ga. Altamonte Springs, Fla. Austell, Ga. Pageland, S.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Lumberton, N.C. Sumter, S.C. Lutz, Fla. Flowery Branch, Ga. Altamonte Springs, Fla. Pageland, S.C. Altamonte Springs, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Anderson, S.C.

5 21 14 10 31 47 10

Stephen Garcia Marcus Lattimore Connor Shaw Brian Maddox Kenny Miles Patrick DiMarco Brian Maddox

6-2 227 6-0 218 6-0 202 5-11 229 5-10 192 6-1 243 5-11 229

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

Lutz, Fla. Duncan, S.C. –OR– Flowery Branch, Ga. Anderson, S.C. Lawrenceville, Ga. Altamonte Springs, Fla. Anderson, S.C.

21 10 31

Marcus Lattimore Brian Maddox Kenny Miles

6-0 218 FR-HS Duncan, S.C. –OR– 5-11 229 SR-3L Anderson, S.C. 5-10 192 SO-1L Lawrenceville, Ga.

18 46

Jay Wooten 6-3 198 JR-SQ Laurinburg, N.C. Joey Scribner-Howard 6-1 207 JR-SQ Irmo, S.C.

34 18

Spencer Lanning Jay Wooten

KO P

18 Jay Wooten 6-3 198 JR-SQ Laurinburg, N.C. 34 Spencer Lanning 5-11 192 SR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. 46 Joey Scribner-Howard 6-1 207 JR-SQ Irmo, S.C. 18 Jay Wooten 6-3 198 JR-SQ Laurinburg, N.C.

34 18

Spencer Lanning Jay Wooten

5-11 192 SR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. 6-3 198 JR-SQ Laurinburg, N.C.

34 18

Spencer Lanning Jay Wooten

5-11 192 SR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. 6-3 198 JR-SQ Laurinburg, N.C.

RT QB TE FB QB TB FB

98 92

Devin Taylor Byron McKnight

42 52

Travian Robertson Aldrick Fordham

DE DT

98 91 92 94 70 42 52 83 6 91 90 94 70 41 45 83 6 44 90 24

Devin Taylor Ladi Ajiboye Byron McKnight Kenny Davis Byron Jerideau Travian Robertson Aldrick Fordham Cliff Matthews Melvin Ingram Ladi Ajiboye Chaz Sutton Kenny Davis Byron Jerideau Josh Dickerson Rodney Paulk Cliff Matthews Melvin Ingram Tony Straughter Chaz Sutton Quin Smith

DT DE DT MLB DE WLB

6-7 249 SO-1L Beaufort, S.C. 6-5 235 JR-2L Laurinburg,10/24/10 N.C.

6-4 293 JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C. Defense 6-4 263 SO-1L Jamesown, S.C. 6-7 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-0

249 290 235 303 339 293 263 268 264 290 244 303 339 225 225 268 264 201 244 233

SO-1L Beaufort, S.C. SR-3L Riverdale, Ga. JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C. SO-SQ Newberry, S.C. –OR– SO-JC Green Pond, S.C. JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C. SO-1L Jamesown, S.C. SR-3L Cheraw, S.C. JR-2L Hamlet, N.C. SR-3L Riverdale, Ga. FR-RS Savannah, Ga. SO-SQ Newberry, S.C. –OR– SO-JC Green Pond, S.C. SR-1L Kingsland, Ga. JR-2L Columbia, S.C. SR-3L Cheraw, S.C. JR-2L Hamlet, N.C. SR-1L Madison, Fla. FR-RS Savannah, Ga. SO-1L Lenoir, N.C.

MLB SPUR

41 Josh Dickerson 26 Antonio Allen 45 Rodney Paulk 33 Damario Jeffery

6-1 6-2 6-0 6-3

225 205 225 220

SR-1L JR-1L JR-2L SO-1L

Kingsland, Ga. Ocala, Fla. Columbia, S.C. Columbia, S.C.

WLB CB

44 Tony Straughter 5 Stephon Gilmore 24 Quin Smith 3 Akeem Auguste

6-0 201 6-1 189 6-0 233 5-10 191

SR-1L SO-1L SO-1L JR-2L

Madison, Fla. Rock Hill, S.C. Lenoir, N.C. Hollywood, Fla.

SPUR FS

26 Antonio Allen 36 D.J. Swearinger 33 Damario Jeffery 3 Akeem Auguste

6-2 205 5-11 201 6-3 220 5-10 191

JR-1L SO-1L SO-1L JR-2L

Ocala, Fla. Greenwood, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Hollywood, Fla.

CB SS

5 Stephon Gilmore 21 DeVonte Holloman 3 Akeem Auguste 36 D.J. Swearinger

6-1 189 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 6-2 228 SO-1L Charlotte, N.C. 5-10 191 JR-2L Hollywood, Fla. 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C.

FS CB

36 D.J. Swearinger 17 Chris Culliver 3 Akeem Auguste 12 C.C. Whitlock

5-11 201 6-1 201 5-10 191 5-10 178

21 36

DeVonte Holloman D.J. Swearinger

6-2 228 SO-1L Charlotte, N.C. 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C.

17 12

Chris Culliver C.C. Whitlock

6-1 201 SR-3L Garner, N.C. 5-10 178 JR-2L Chester, S.C.

22 17 36

Bryce Sherman Chris Culliver D.J. Swearinger

5-4 155 SO-1L Winston-Salem, N.C. 6-1 201 SR-3L Garner, N.C. –OR– 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C.

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

Greenwood, S.C. Garner, N.C. Hollywood, Fla. Chester, S.C.

Specialists KR

5-11 192 SR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. 6-3 198 JR-SQ Laurinburg, N.C.

Specialists PR

Information courtesy USC Athletics

9 Ace Sanders 5 Stephon Gilmore 22 Bryce Sherman 17 Chris Culliver 59 Charles Turner 36 D.J. Swearinger 51 Walker Inabinet

5-7 6-1 5-4 6-1 6-4 5-11 5-9

166 189 155 201 250 201 194

FR-HS Bradenton, Fla. SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. SO-1L Winston-Salem, N.C. SR-3L Garner, N.C. –OR– SR-3L Roebuck, S.C. SO-1L Greenwood, S.C. SO-SQ Columbia, S.C.

PR H

9 Ace Sanders 11 Seth Strickland 5 Stephon Gilmore 9 Ace Sanders

5-7 6-2 6-1 5-7

166 191 189 166

FR-HS Bradenton, Fla. SO-SQ Laurens, S.C. SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. FR-HS Bradenton, Fla.

59 51

Charles Turner Walker Inabinet

6-4 250 SR-3L Roebuck, S.C. 5-9 194 SO-SQ Columbia, S.C.

Seth Strickland

6-2 191 SO-SQ Laurens, S.C.

KR DS

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STATS (as of Oct. 30, 2010)

South Carolina Overall team Statistics Team Statistics

OPP

SCORING 245 156 Points Per Game 30.6 19.5 FIRST DOWNS 170 150 Rushing 76 53 Passing 86 92 Penalty 8 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 1215 801 Yards gained rushing 1434 1043 Yards lost rushing 219 242 Rushing Attempts 303 266 Average Per Rush 4.0 3.0 Average Per Game 151.9 100.1 TDs Rushing 17 4 PASSING YARDAGE 2048 2079 Comp-Att-Int 149-214-10 178-267-4 Average Per Pass 9.6 7.8 Average Per Catch 13.7 11.7 Average Per Game 256.0 259.9 TDs Passing 14 13 TOTAL OFFENSE 3263 2880 Total Plays 517 533 Average Per Play 6.3 5.4 Average Per Game 407.9 360.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 31-645 42-855 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-45 16-130 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-107 10-26 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.8 20.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.5 8.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE 26.8 2.6 FUMBLES-LOST 15-5 15-8 PENALTIES-Yards 47-337 43-334 Average Per Game 42.1 41.8 PUNTS-Yards 29-1283 35-1478 Average Per Punt 44.2 42.2 Net punt average 37.0 39.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:38 29:22 3RD-DOWN Conversions 53/98 47/116 3rd-Down Pct 54% 41% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/2 9/16 4th-Down Pct 100% 56% SACKS BY-Yards 30-180 20-100 MISC YARDS -12 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 33 18 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-8 10-13 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (27-33) 82% (20-29) 69% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (24-33) 73% (11-29) 38% PAT-ATTEMPTS (32-33) 97% (14-15) 93% ATTENDANCE 387422 188617 Games/Avg Per Game 5/77484 3/62872 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th South Carolina 70 75 55 45 Opponents 19 46 36 55

Stats courtesy USC Athletics

Total 245 156

South Carolina Overall defensive Statistics | Tackles | Sacks | Pass defense | Fumbles | blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds bu pd qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 2D D. Holloman 5A Stephon Gilmore 41 Josh Dickerson 36 D.J. Swearinger 17 Chris Culliver 98 Devin Taylor 3A Akeem Auguste 26 Antonio Allen 42 T. Robertson 91 Ladi Ajiboye 83 Cliff Matthews 24 Quin Smith 33 Damario Jeffery 45 Rodney Paulk 6 Melvin Ingram 44 Tony Straughter 12 C.C. Whitlock 52 Aldrick Fordham 7 Corey Addison 16 Shaq Wilson 29 Chaun Gresham 23 Brandan Davis 90 Chaz Sutton 49 Blake Baxley 4J Jacob Baker 59 Charles Turner 87 J. Cunningham 4D Dalton Wilson 94 Kenny Davis 35 Jimmy Legree 5B Billy Byrne 92 Byron McKnight 89 Mike Triglia 70 Byron Jerideau 39 Marty Markett 25 Alonzo Winfield 9 Ace Sanders 20 Cedrick Snead TM TEAM Total.......... Opponents......

8 38 8 46 8 41 4 45 8 20 19 39 8 31 6 37 7 28 6 34 8 19 10 29 8 18 11 29 6 18 11 29 8 20 8 28 8 11 15 26 8 17 6 23 8 12 10 22 8 15 6 21 8 15 6 21 8 12 6 18 8 11 7 18 8 11 3 14 8 5 4 9 6 6 1 7 1 3 4 7 8 6 . 6 8 3 3 6 3 3 1 4 8 2 1 3 4 1 2 3 8 2 . 2 8 . 2 2 6 2 . 2 6 2 . 2 4 2 . 2 1 1 . 1 5 1 . 1 8 1 . 1 2 1 . 1 4 1 . 1 6 . 1 1 8 1 . 1 6 . 1 1 5 1 . 1 8 381 162 543 8 342 190 532

2.0- 2 . 1 - 0 2 3 5.0 - 13 2.0 - 9 1 - 80 2 3 4.0 - 7 . . . . 2.0 - 2 . . 1 1 2.5 - 9 1.0 - 7 . 2 2 10.0 - 42 6.5 - 32 1 - 24 5 6 1.0 - 6 . . 1 1 6.0 - 25 2.5 - 17 . 1 1 8.0 - 26 3.0 - 19 . 1 1 3.0 - 11 1.0 - 9 . . . 5.0 - 22 3.5 - 19 . . . 0.5 - 1 . . . . . . . 3 3 4.0 - 15 2.5 - 8 . 1 1 7.0 - 44 6.0 - 41 . . . 1.0 - 1 . . 1 1 . . 1 - 3 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 - 15 1.0 - 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 - 4 1.0 - 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 - 245 30 - 180 4 - 107 21 25 45 - 148 20 - 100 10 - 26 15 25

. 1 1 1 . 7 . . . 2 4 . 1 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 21 30

. 1 - 13 . . . 2 - 5 . . 1 - 0 . . . . . . 1 - 52 . . . 2 - 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 0 . . . . 8 - 70 5 - 0

1 . . 1 1 . . 2 1 . 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5

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South Carolina Overall Individual Statistics Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td M. Lattimore 7 151 741 19 722 4.8 11 Brian Maddox 8 42 249 9 240 5.7 2 Stephen Garcia 8 62 205 119 86 1.4 4 Connor Shaw 5 15 89 13 76 5.1 0 Kenny Miles 8 20 66 7 59 3.0 0 Ace Sanders 8 4 58 7 51 12.8 0 Stephon Gilmore 8 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 Jarvis Giles 3 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 TEAM 5 6 0 45 -45 -7.5 0 Total.......... 8 303 1434 219 1215 4.0 17 Opponents...... 8 266 1043 242 801 3.0 4

lg 40 38 22 24 11 53 14 8 0 53 54

avg/g 103.1 30.0 10.8 15.2 7.4 6.4 1.8 4.0 -9.0 151.9 100.1

Passing Stephen Garcia Connor Shaw Andrew Clifford Stephon Gilmore Total.......... Opponents......

lg 72 21 0 0 72 72

avg/g 238.0 28.8 0.0 0.0 256.0 259.9

gp 8 5 1 8 8 8

effic 168.0 130.0 -200.0 0.0 162.3 145.1

Receiving gp no. Alshon Jeffery 8 52 Tori Gurley 8 33 Ace Sanders 8 16 M. Lattimore 7 14 Patrick DiMarco 8 10 D.L. Moore 8 9 Brian Maddox 8 7 Jason Barnes 8 3 Lamar Scruggs 7 2 J. Cunningham 8 1 Kenny Miles 8 1 DeAngelo Smith 2 1 Total.......... 8 149 Opponents...... 8 178

comp-att-int pct yds td 137-194-7 70.6 1904 13 12-18-2 66.7 144 1 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 149-214-10 69.6 2048 14 178-267-4 66.7 2079 13 yds 935 333 208 240 90 99 43 40 45 7 7 1 2048 2079

avg td 18.0 7 10.1 3 13.0 0 17.1 2 9.0 0 11.0 2 6.1 0 13.3 0 22.5 0 7.0 0 7.0 0 1.0 0 13.7 14 11.7 13

lg 72 25 42 48 26 20 23 16 39 7 7 1 72 72

avg/g 116.9 41.6 26.0 34.3 11.2 12.4 5.4 5.0 6.4 0.9 0.9 0.5 256.0 259.9

Punt Returns Stephon Gilmore Ace Sanders TEAM Total.......... Opponents......

no. 9 3 1 13 16

yds 47 -4 2 45 130

avg td 5.2 0 -1.3 0 2.0 0 3.5 0 8.1 0

lg 19 5 0 19 28

Interceptions D. Holloman Devin Taylor C.C. Whitlock Stephon Gilmore Total.......... Opponents......

no. 1 1 1 1 4 10

yds 0 24 3 80 107 26

avg td 0.0 0 24.0 1 3.0 0 80.0 1 26.8 2 2.6 1

lg 0 24 3 80 80 17

Kick Returns Bryce Sherman Chris Culliver D.J. Swearinger Dalton Wilson Total.......... Opponents......

no. 14 12 3 2 31 42

yds 299 261 62 23 645 855

avg td 21.4 0 21.8 0 20.7 0 11.5 0 20.8 0 20.4 0

lg 31 37 23 12 37 31

Fumble Returns Devin Taylor Stephon Gilmore Tony Straughter Total.......... Opponents......

no. 1 1 1 3 0

yds 5 13 52 70 0

avg td 5.0 0 13.0 0 52.0 0 23.3 0 0.0 0

lg 5 13 52 52 0

TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Stephen Garcia 8 256 86 M. Lattimore 7 151 722 Brian Maddox 8 42 240 Connor Shaw 5 33 76 Kenny Miles 8 20 59 Ace Sanders 8 4 51 Stephon Gilmore 8 2 14 Jarvis Giles 3 2 12 TEAM 5 6 -45 Total.......... 8 517 1215 Opponents...... 8 533 801

Pass Total Avg/G 1904 1990 248.8 0 722 103.1 0 240 30.0 144 220 44.0 0 59 7.4 0 51 6.4 0 14 1.8 0 12 4.0 0 -45 -9.0 2048 3263 407.9 2079 2880 360.0

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Offer expires 11/8/10. Available to new residential customers in Time Warner Cable’s serviceable areas in the Carolinas, Virginia and Alabama who have not received any Time Warner Cable service within 30 days, or current Time Warner Cable customers who only subscribe to one service. Customer must subscribe to and maintain all three services to receive promotional rate of $33 each per month for 12 months. Promotional rate based on Digital Cable, Road Runner High Speed Online with speeds up to 7 Mbps and Digital Home Phone Unlimited Nationwide. Regular rates will apply after 12-month promotional period. Regular rates apply after 12 months of free upgrade to Road Runner Turbo, Road Runner Wireless and SHOWTIME®. Some services are not available to CableCARD™ customers. Not all equipment supports all services. An HDTV and an HD digital set-top box or an HD-ready digital TV with a QAM tuner is required to receive Time Warner Cable HD programming. Ancillary services, some HD programming and Movies On Demand are available at an incremental charge. Six times the speed of DSL claim is based on Road Runner Turbo’s maximum download speed of 10 Mbps versus the standard DSL package’s maximum download speed of 1.5 Mbps. Actual speeds may vary. Digital Home Phone does not include back-up power and, as in the case with an electric powered home cordless phone, should there be a power outage, Digital Home Phone, including the ability to access 9-1-1 services, may not be available. Additional charges apply for Directory Assistance, Operator Services, and calls to international locations. Service may not be available in all areas. Pricing does not include franchise fees or taxes. Standard installation and custom wiring charges may apply. Additional charge for equipment. Time Warner Cable and its affiliates and suppliers reserve the right to discontinue any product, feature or offer at any time. Other restrictions may apply. Limited time offer. ©2010 Time Warner Cable, Inc. POWER OF YOU is registered trademark of Time Warner Cable, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Time Warner Cable and the Time Warner Cable logo is a registered trademark of Time Warner, Inc. Used under license. SHOWTIME® and related marks are trademarks of SHOWTIME Networks Inc., a CBS Company. TM & © Warner Brother Entertainment, Inc.

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