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6 2010 Carolina Football Schedule

8 Opponent Preview: Tennessee

9 Roster: Tennessee

12 Senior Profile: Ladi Ajiboye

14 Explaining The Game: Lorenzo Ward

16 Gameday Poster

18 Tennessee is Just Plain Bad

20 GamecockCentral.com’s Recruit to Watch: Phillip Dukes

21 WVOC Corner: Revisiting the October Suprise

22 Olympic Sports Roundup

24 Swimming Coach Has USC Poised for Excellence

28 USC Roster, Depth Chart

30 USC Stats

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Contents

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2010

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2010RUNNER-UP

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B Y D A V I D C L O N I N G E R

try to run on USC, since the pass defense hasn’t proven it can stop anybody, but that’s not these guys’ fault. Devin Taylor, Melvin Ingram and Travian Robertson are each among the SEC leaders in sacks. a

LINEBACKERJosh Dickerson and Tony Straughter

have done admirable jobs in filling the void left by Shaq Wilson, who is out for the year with a hamstring injury. Forced to play most of the game since Rodney Paulk’s knees are ailing, the two have been decent and sometimes great. They must share the blame for USC’s soft underneath coverage, because they are often left standing there as receivers take the screen pass and sprint upfield, but considering what they have lost, they’re doing an okay job. c

DEFENSIVE BACKThe Gamecocks rank 110th in the coun-

try in pass defense. There are 120 teams in the FBS division. USC started off the year guarding against the deep ball, and it worked at first, because teams would get to the red zone and then not score. Lately, though, quarterbacks are feasting on the middle of the field, taking advantage of USC’s preference to give every receiver a large cushion. Kentucky heavily exploited it and made every crucial third down, which led to the Gamecocks’ second loss. The strange thing is, this group has talent – Stephon Gilmore is an NFL prospect and

RecORd: 5-2, 3-2 SECNote: All grades completed after Game 6

vs. Kentucky, the midpoint of the season.

OffenseQUARTERBACK

Once again, it’s been questioned whether he can hold onto the job, but Stephen Garcia has answered his critics. His games have not all been top-notch, but they have all been very solid and often spectacular. Garcia is doing a much better job of avoiding sacks and getting rid of the ball quickly this year, and has had an increase in yards and scor-ing production. Completing just under 70 percent of his throws for 1,326 yards and 10 touchdowns is nice, although five intercep-tions (three tipped balls) rubs some of the shine off. b+

RUNNING BACKThis position needed an answer after

finishing last in the SEC rushing stats for three straight years, and Marcus Lattimore has supplied it. The talented freshman has run for 538 yards and 10 touchdowns already, drawing raves for his elusiveness and his ability to break tackles. It took him one game to clinch the starting role, and one more game (Georgia) to let everyone know USC does indeed have a running game. Help from Brian Maddox has finally made the position a helper, instead of a hindrance. a+

FULLBACKThe position hasn’t been leaned on as

much as in years past, due to Lattimore’s

shiftiness and the need for Patrick DiMarco at tight end, but when he has played full-back, DiMarco has again proved to be the consummate team player. He never asks for the ball, but produces when he gets it, and is never hesitant about clearing lanes for his runners and receivers. He does exactly what a team captain is supposed to do. a+

WIDE RECEIVERAlshon Jeffery is the best receiver in

the SEC. Fact. The lanky sophomore has caught 690 yards worth of passes and five touchdowns, often spinning out of tackles and flashing that elbows-and-knees sprint downfield. He can’t be covered, and his supporting cast – Tori Gurley, Ace Sand-ers, D.L. Moore – is certainly able to break games on the rare day Jeffery may not have it (still waiting to see if there is one of those). The group’s unselfishness is impres-sive – each is excellent at pass-blocking and happy to do it. a+

TIGHT ENDWith Weslye Saunders gone, the

Gamecocks knew they had an excellent blocker to replace him, although he may not be as much of an offensive threat. Justice Cunningham has been a terrific addition to the offensive line, often lining up with DiMarco as another tight end and knowing that neither will probably ever be asked to catch. That’s fine, because each is very good at blocking. Not much offensive productiv-ity, but the Gamecocks don’t need it from them. a

OFFENSIVE LINEShawn Elliott has been a breath of fresh

air, refusing to let his group play on their

underwhelming talent level and drawing the most out of each of them. Somehow, Elliott took a depth-thin bunch that never showed a lot of gristle and turned it into a fearless squad which vows to protect its quarterback and open holes for its running backs. The Gamecocks do not have the best line in the league or perhaps not in the state, but Elliott has it playing tough football when no one else ever got that kind of pro-duction out of it. b

PLACE-KICKERSpencer Lanning hasn’t had many

chances, but when he has, he has converted. He has made 4 of 5 field goals, his only miss from 51 yards, and he made one from that same distance a week later. He is 24 of 25 on extra points, the only miss coming due to a bad hold, and has been as reliable as he was last year. Not a top mark because of a couple of misses, but still a very good kicker. a-

defenseDEFENSIVE LINE

The Gamecocks’ front four has been a huge reason why USC ranks second in the league in rushing defense and first in sacks, using its NFL potential to get to quarter-backs and stuff running backs. The job it did on Alabama’s twin threats of Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson was magnifi-cent. It is true that most opponents don’t

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alshon Jeffery powers his way into the end zone in Usc’s 34-21 victory over alabama. Photo by Paul collins.

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D.J. Swearinger is a rising star. But nobody is playing like it. f

speciaL teaMsKICKOFFS

Jay Wooten and Joey Scribner-Howard have split the duties, and each has done well. There are none of the problems with long returns that surfaced last year, and it is because each can boot the ball high and deep, giving the cover team room to get down around the returner. The group has only had two touchbacks all year, but there were several more that hit the end zone and were brought out. Everyone would probably like to see more end zone kicks, but so far, it hasn’t been an issue. b+

KICKOFF RETURNAmong several choices Chris Culliver

remains the leader. It’s the same story – Culliver will get some yardage, but still hasn’t learned how to clear the first pileup. Bryce Sherman hasn’t shown the explosive-ness he showed last year. Swearinger got the nod to do it against Kentucky when Culliver was sick, and averaged around 20 yards per kick. The Gamecocks simply don’t have a return threat, but with the offense doing so well, they don’t really need one. b

PUNTERLanning has shown no signs of weak-

ness in being asked to place-kick and punt, improving to 45.7 yards per punt and do-ing a wonderful job of getting USC out of danger. He has had seven kicks of at least 50 yards and two touchbacks. Lanning does

not have a cannon for a leg, but he knows where to put the ball and consistently does it. a

PUNT RETURNGilmore has done it all season, but has

only had nine returns. He only averages 5.2 yards per return, but is usually reliable in catching the ball and knowing when to fair-catch it. Against Kentucky, he had a day he’d like to forget, fumbling twice and losing one of them. He’s not doing anything really terrible, but he’s not doing anything really great. c

cOachinGOFFENSE

Steve Spurrier, Steve Spurrier Jr. and Elliott have worked together, Spurrier listening to Elliott’s desire to run the ball and handing the ball early and often to Lattimore. The passing game has taken off, Garcia being more fluid with his game and Jeffery able to take any ball to the end zone. There have been yips, but overall, this is the closest to a “Spurrier offense” that the Head Ball Coach has had in six years at USC. a-

DEFENSEThe front four is good, and the lineback-

ers lost a key player, but the secondary is full of talent that isn’t being shown. Ellis Johnson and Lorenzo Ward said after the Kentucky game that the scheme was going to be tweaked, and it needs to be. USC has done well covering deep balls and stopping

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alshon Jeffery fights for

yardage in Usc’s loss

to Kentucky. Photo by

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O P I N I O N B Y J A M E S H A R L E Y

throughout the Gamecocks’ ups and downs this

season fans have been cautiously optimistic, condi-

tioned by past meltdowns not to disrespect the tough games at the end of the schedule. the “orange crush,” the run through tennessee, Florida and Clem-son, has become a tradition of failure for USC, the stretch that has served as the impenetrable wall between mediocrity and excellence.

For years this wall has been too tall to climb, no matter whether we approach it with a running start or not. We may get a handhold every now and then, but simply have not been able to pull ourselves over the top and get a look at the greener grass beyond. But that may change this year.

Caution indeed dictates that Florida not be underestimated. They may have three losses, but they were a strong program last year and their bounce back potential is very high. It took Clemson six weeks to beat a division 1-A school this year, but as a rival that we have not beaten twice in a row since the 1960s we certainly cannot overlook them either. The change comes with Ten-nessee, a school that almost seems to have made a conscious effort to destroy its foot-ball program over the last three years.

Even during former coach Philip Fulmer’s few down seasons, one had to be worried about facing the Volunteers, a team with an outstanding tradition of winning. Even going into the game favored to win still left one with an uneasy feeling that anything could happen, because the Vols were always capable of outplaying you on a given day. Those given days are gone.

Until midseason the Tennessee game had been one to secretly fear, and the fact that they’ve lost their first four conference games would normally only make it more scary, in that they would seem overdue for a win. Surely they can’t really keep losing, can they? They are the Vols, after all. It’s got to

just be some bad luck, right? No. The fact is that they really are that bad.

Firing Philip Fulmer was one of the worst things Tennessee could do to its program. Over 17 years he won 75 percent of his games, had nine seasons with 10 or more wins, and a national championship. His numbers match up with legends like Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden, and Tennes-see should have looked at him in that light. Instead they subscribed to the unrealistic expectation that a coach should win 10 games every year and they let him go, and they are now paying the price.

Lane Kiffin took over Fulmer’s ship and kept it afloat by winning a few games in his one season there, but began the process of exchanging respect for disrespect among opponents and fans. Then, his rapid depar-ture undermined recruiting and caused an exodus among the players, virtually wiping out the positive impression of being a Volunteer that the program had established through decades of success.

The result is a team that is being forced to start over at the bottom of the toughest conference in college football, and it will get worse before it gets better, because the Volunteers will not be able to hang with the Gamecocks this week.

Why am I so sure? Tennessee’s two wins this year came against division 1-AA Tennessee-Martin and the mighty Univer-sity of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers, the latter achieved by a field goal in overtime. Meanwhile in five losses the Volunteers have averaged being beaten by just over three touchdowns. Not three points, folks, three touchdowns.

This traditional powerhouse now ranks 94th in the nation in scoring, 91st in rush-ing yardage, and an unimpressive 74th in passing. This is not the sign of a down year, as Fulmer would occasionally have, this is the sign of a bad team and a program that has fallen apart. If they lose to Vanderbilt, I will feel vindicated in my theory that new coach Derek Dooley, the son of legendary Georgia coach Vince Dooley, is actually a UGA plant put in position at UT to destroy them forever.

For now, it’s enough to say that Tennes-see should consider changing its name to Fiveassee, because they’re half the team they used to be. Look for the Gamecocks to roll this week. Carolina 35, Tennessee 17.

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four-star defensive tackle Phillip Dukes was in Columbia

again earlier this month watching the Gamecocks take on Alabama. In this on-site interview with GamecockCentral.com, the 6-foot-3, 295-pounder talked about the visit and the latest in his recruiting.

“We loved it,” said Dukes, who made the trip with Manning junior DB Phillip Henry. “It was a good game. The crowd was roar-ing. It was a great atmosphere.”

Dukes, who lines up inside and as a de-fensive end for Manning, paid close atten-tion to how the defensive line played in the 35-21 upset victory over the Crimson Tide.

“They played aggressive and came off of the ball hard. They were doing their job and didn’t worry about making mistakes. They played hard and played together.”

After the game, Dukes had a chance to enter South Carolina’s locker room and watch the post-game celebration by the USC players.

“It felt great being in the locker room with a lot of guys who just came off of a big win and in a hard-working program. I’m looking for a good season from them.”

A pair of Gamecock coaches of signifi-cance spoke with Dukes during his time in Columbia.

“I talked to Shane Beamer and Coach (Brad) Lawing, those were the main two,” he said. “They were saying it’s a great place and it was a great game. They said they want me to come there, and to work hard and be a leader during my senior year.”

Four other programs remain on Dukes’ list, along with South Carolina.

“Clemson, Georgia, Alabama, and Miami,” he listed. “I don’t have a leader, I’m still open.”

The Palmetto State standout said that he was planning on taking all five of his official visits.

“I’m going to wait until February; I’m going to wait it out. I’m looking for some playing time, a great education, and a great program.”

Dukes is focused on leading his Mon-archs squad to an excellent season, but is also keeping the classroom as a big priority.

“The season has been going good. We still have room to improve. We’re a better team last year. I’m staying on top of my grades. That’s the very first thing on my list, it’s very important.”

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Revisiting theOctober surprise

B Y C H R I S T O P E R T H O M P S O N

it’s election season, so let’s go back in time

to college football’s version of the “Oc-tober Surprise.”

Like the political tactic, this event influ-enced public opinion in the waning moments of a long campaign leading to the ouster of a legend, and probably helping his opponent hold onto a coveted post for one more year.

Slip in your Nirvana CD, grab the nearest pumpkin (all Philip Fulmer jokes aside), and let’s return to a Halloween afternoon: Octo-ber 31, 1992.

The Gamecocks were on an unforgettable streak in the midst of an otherwise forget-table 5-6 season. It was Carolina’s first year in the SEC. But the excitement was muted as a four-game losing skid from 1991 carried over into the new season, where the number of consecutive defeats quickly increased to nine.

Let’s introduce another political term here: “insurrection,” an uprising against au-thority. That’s exactly what happened to USC coach Sparky Woods after that ninth straight defeat, a blowout loss at Alabama. The Game-cock players had experienced enough losing, and decided to take matters into their own hands.

Depending on which version of the story you believe (many eyewitnesses have taken creative license with the facts over the years), Woods got the not-so-subtle message that his services were no longer welcome. Attempt-ing to quickly quash the uprising, Woods made it clear that he wasn’t leaving, but also made some changes to accommodate the players. One of those changes: installing a brash freshman named Steve Taneyhill at quarterback.

To borrow from the political lexicon of Ronald Reagan, it was morning again at South Carolina. Just days after the revolt, the Gamecocks shocked 15th ranked Missis-sippi State, with Taneyhill throwing a pair of touchdowns. Then, Carolina won away from home for the time in two years with a victory at Vanderbilt.

Tennessee was next on the schedule. The Vols had lost two straight going into the game at Williams-Brice. Still, this newly inspired Carolina squad competing at home wasn’t given much of a chance against the 16th ranked team from Knoxville. After all, South Carolina hadn’t beaten Tennessee since 1903.

If black and orange are the official colors of Halloween, this matchup provided the perfect combination on a sunny fall day, as a

regional TV audience and a packed stadium saw the black-jerseyed Gamecocks stand firm against the orange-clad Vols. Tennessee had nationally-known stars and future first round NFL picks; Carolina had scrappy players like Toby Cates and Rob DeBoer. But this was no mismatch.

The Gamecocks took a late 24-17 lead with a Taneyhill touchdown pass, only to see Tennessee answer with a 39-yard score that got the Vols within one with less than two minutes on the clock. It was decision time for Tennessee coach Johnny Majors, who sealed his own fate by calling for the two-point conversion.

The shadows were creeping into the end zone as the players lined up. In a play now known to Gamecock fans simply as “the stop,” linebacker Hank Campbell drew a quick bead on the Vols’ James Stewart as soon as Stewart grabbed the backfield pass. With help from a charging Norman Greene, Campbell threw Stewart to the ground as Williams-Brice erupted in celebra-tion. Gamecock fans could finally shed their Halloween masks, there was no longer any shame to escape.

The 24-23 upset of the Vols continued the amazing turnaround by the Gamecocks, who would go on to beat Louisiana Tech, nearly upset a top-15 Florida team in The Swamp, then vanquish Clemson with a Death Valley victory. And in political terms, the “October Surprise” played a tremendous role in the future leadership of South Carolina and Ten-nessee. That late surge probably insured that Woods would get another season at the helm of the Gamecocks, while Majors got uncer-emoniously dumped by the UT administra-tion in favor of a longtime assistant named Fulmer.

The only question is, in hindsight, who got the trick and who got the treat that Hal-loween afternoon? Woods would only last one more season before being fired in 1993, while Fulmer would go on to win 12 straight against South Carolina, plus two SEC titles and a national championship.

Politics as usual for Gamecock fans.

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Men’s basketbaLLPractice officially began on Oct. 15, and

coach Darrin Horn was enthused.“This is an exciting time for us, and this

is a team and a season that I’m really excited for,” Horn said. “We kind of feel like, with the basketball part of it anyway, we’re back to square one with trying to really instill our style of play and the kind of things that we think are going to give us an opportu-nity, long-term, to be successful here.”

The Gamecocks welcome six freshmen — and transfer Murphy Holloway, who will have to sit out this year — to a team that is expected to be the first true representation of Horn’s style. Given point guard Devan Downey for two years, Horn let Downey do what he does best, but now Downey has graduated and someone else will have to step forward.

USC was picked to finish last in a very heavy SEC East by the media, but that was to be expected with such a young team. The Gamecocks will hold a home exhibi-tion game on Nov. 4, and start the regular season on Nov. 12 by hosting Elon.

wOMen’s basketbaLL

Coach Dawn Staley and her troops hit the practice floor on Oct. 4, hoping to erase the sting of last year’s there-but-not-there ending. The team finished 14-15 (7-9 in conference) last season.

“We expect to win,” Staley said. “We want to win. We’re going to look a little different than we have in the past two years, but that might be a little bit better, for us and for the personnel on our basketball team.”

Staley will have a guard-based team, after center Kelsey Bone transferred and 6-foot-4 post Brittany Webb didn’t qualify. Her tallest players are 6-1, but she has speed, shooting and quickness returning.

The Gamecocks will have to be without returning leading scorer Valerie Nainima for a while as she recovers from knee surgery. But the rest of the team is excited about playing a brand of up-tempo basket-ball.

Men’s sOcceREighteenth-ranked USC fell 1-0 to No.

4 North Carolina on Oct. 19, the Tar Heels scoring the game-winner in the 78th min-ute. The Gamecocks (7-4-2) lost just their second game in their last eight.

“This was a very disappointing loss for us,” coach Mark Berson said in a statement. “Our guys played extremely hard. Even though we were a man down for a large portion of the game, we created some good chances and were unable to capitalize.”

Freshman midfielder Chipper Root, a Chapel Hill, N.C., native, led USC with five shots, including two on goal. Junior midfielder Stephen Morrissey added two shots, while junior midfielder Danny Cates and senior midfielder Mark Wiltse each recorded one shot on goal.

Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer collected five saves. The Gamecocks collected four yellow cards and one red, with the Tar Heels draw-ing three yellows and one red card.

U P C O m I N G G A m E Svs. Florida international/oct. 27 (7 p.m.)vs. memphis/oct. 31 (1 p.m.)

wOMen’s sOcceREllen Fahey headed in her first career

goal to beat Tennessee 2-1 last week to keep

USC atop the SEC. The Gamecocks (12-3-2, 6-1-1 SEC) are storming toward the league title.

Kayla Grimsley notched another goal during the match and Kira Campbell as-sisted on each score. The team will begin the SEC tournament this week.

VOLLeybaLLUSC got 18 digs from senior Hannah

Lawing, but fell to Auburn 3-0 last week to fall to 4-15 (1-8). The Gamecocks lost a 4-1 lead in the first set and the Tigers never looked back.

U P C O m I N G G A m E Sat Florida/oct. 27 (7 p.m.)at ole miss/oct. 31 (2:30 p.m.)at auburn/nov. 5 (8 p.m.)

cROss cOuntRyUSC finished sixth in its final tune-up

for the SEC championships, which will be held at USC’s home course. The Gamecocks will look to a healthy Beatrice Biwott, who stayed out of the Princeton Invitational with a muscle pull, to lead them.

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Our weekly roundup of how South Carolina’s other sports are doing.

The Gamecocks, without Biwott, had several personal-bests over the 6,000-meter course.

U P C O m I N G G A m E Sat sec championship (columbia)/ nov. 1 (10 a.m. )

Men’s GOLfSophomore Dykes Harbin finished ninth

at the Rees Jones Intercollegiate last week, the highest USC finisher. He finished 14-over for the weekend and earned his third Top-10 finish of his career.

U P C O m I N G G A m E Sat Kiawah intercollegiate

(Kiawah island)/nov. 1-2

wOMen’s GOLfKatie Burnett shot a 1-under 71 on

the final day of the Tar Heel Invitational, leading a seven-shot USC turnaround and helping the Gamecocks place 11th as a team. USC had its best team round of the week on the final day and was able to move up two spots for its final place.

Burnett improved by three shots and freshman Suzie Lee had three straight even-par 72s. She tied for 24th place.

U P C O m I N G G A m E Sat Pac-10/sec challenge (stanford, calif.)/

nov. 5-7

Men’s tennisUSC closed out its fall portion of the

schedule when Ivan Machado advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Carolina Region-al. Machado got one round further than he did last season, but lost to Tripp Carleton of Wake Forest.

The team begins its spring season in January.

wOMen’s tennisMiljana Jocic and Anya Morgina won a

pair of singles titles at the Wildcat Invita-tional last week, held at Northwestern Uni-versity. Jocic won her flight over Illinois-Chicago’s Elisa Simonetti and improved to 9-3. DePaul’s Katarina Milinkovic fell to Morgina she improved to 10-3.

The team brings its spring season in January.

eQuestRianThe team begins its spring season in

January.

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B Y C H R I S D E A R I N G

in just four short years at South Carolina, McGee Moody has put the

Gamecocks’ swimming program on the upswing. And if the first weekend of competition is any indication, the best is yet to come.

Of the six awards handed out by the SEC last week, the Gamecocks nearly had a complete sweep, winning five. Freshmen Rachael Schaffer and Gerard Rodriguez each won Freshman of the Week honors. Sophomore Rylan Ridenour was the SEC Male Diver of the Week and Chris Kelly earned Male Swimmer of the Week as the men swept all three awards. Courtney Forcucci claimed the Female Diver of the Week.

“It was what we hoped for, in terms of getting the opportunity to go and race against good competition right from the start,” Moody said. “It gave us good feedback from the training we’ve been doing. We told the team we needed to take a few minutes and evaluate it from a team perspective. We aren’t where we need to be but are better than where I thought we’d be in the beginning.”

The thing that bodes well for Moody is the relative youth of his team. Schaffer won the 200 breaststroke and the 200 individual medley, and came in second in the 100 breaststroke in the meet with Western Kentucky and Vander-bilt. But the accolades she brings to the table are rather impressive. She competed in the US Olympic Trials and at the US National Champi-onships in August.

In both of the events she won, Schaffer posted the sixth-fastest time in school history in just her first meet.

“Rachael had an outstanding meet to begin her career,” Moody said. “She came in with very high accolades and lived up every one of them. She is only going to get better, too.”

Forcucci missed most of last season after breaking her leg in practice in November but returned by winning the 1-meter and 3-meter competition. This is the second time in her career she has earned SEC Diver of the Week.

“I know Courtney was excited to get back into the pool,” McGee said. “She rehabbed in the offseason and came back ready to pick up where she left off last season.”

The female squad is strong in diving with the return of seniors Taryn Zack and Allison Barr along with Forcucci. Zach earned All-American

honors with a seventh-place finish on the 1-meter board at the NCAA championships. She finished fourth in the SEC in the 1-meter and 3-meter events.

Barr advanced to the finals of the SEC championship on the 1-meter platform. North Carolina transfer Chay Malyasio will add depth as well.

“Our female divers are very strong,” McGee said. “There is depth there and I expect them to score very highly each time out.”

On the men’s side, Kelly won the 100 and 200 backstroke and placed third in the 200 individual medley. It was the second time in his career that he won two events in the same dual meet. Ridenour swept the 1-meter and 3-meter events with his 1-meter score the best in the SEC.

“Kelly had a really good start to the season,” McGee said. “He was one of our stronger performers at the end of last year and we are expecting big things from him now that he has gotten a year stronger and been in the program. Ridenour had a really strong opening to his year as well.”

Rodriguez won the 200 freestyle in his first collegiate race with the fifth-fastest time in the country so far this year. He also claimed second in the 100 freestyle and helped the 400 freestyle to victory. Rodriguez finished fifth in the 200 free at the European Junior championships this year.

In all, McGee welcomed seven men and 11 female newcomers to the roster.

“The freshman class is as good as adver-tised,” McGee said. “They were one of the best recruiting classes in the country. They per-formed extremely well in their first meet and that is actually what we expected them to do. All of them have competed on the national level so the goal now is to see how they compete at the level every single week.”

McGee has 28 returners on the women side. Bridget Halligan, Lindsey Olson and Megan Sparks all earned points at the SEC league meet. Olson is coming off of shoulder surgery in the fall of 2009.

On the men’s side, they only lost five per-formers from last season and return 20 to go with the strong freshman class. Nikolas Sachs and Andrew Helmich are expected to contribute strongly along with Michael Flach, Bobby Cave, Matt Columbus, Max Heinze and Chris Kelly. Flach won the SEC Freshman of the Week honor four times last year.

“Our freshman class as a whole stepped up and the upperclassmen on the women’s side real-ly stepped up,” McGee said. ”I think on the guys’ side, they are ready to turn the corner.”

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the run, but the middle of the field has been a glaring weakness all season and every opponent now knows it. The D has come up with some crucial stops and turnovers, but it can’t get any more interceptions if players are asked to line up 10 yards off their men. c

SPECIAL TEAmSShane Beamer, Jeep Hunter and Jay

Graham each weigh in on the unit, and the punting and place-kicking has been fine. There has been no sign of the return-game lapses of last year, the coverage team doing a fine job against some incredible athletes. If there’s a criticism, it’s not ever being able to break a long kick return – USC has not had a kickoff return for a touchdown since 2002. It’s not hurting the team, but to have it would add another element to a team that has been great at scoring points. b

OVERALL GRADEUSC lost a game it wasn’t supposed

to (Kentucky) and won one that nobody picked (Alabama). The Gamecocks are 4-2, which is probably where most thought they would be at this point, and on top of the SEC East. They control their own destiny in terms of winning the division and advanc-ing to the SEC championship game. There have been some bad times, but overall, a

fine season thus far. b

supeRLatiVes• BeSt GAMe: USC 35, Alabama 21.

The biggest win in program history and it didn’t have to come down to a lucky call or a last-second catch. The Gamecocks domi-nated the former No. 1 team in the country.

• WOrSt GAMe: Kentucky 31, USC 28. USC gift-wrapped it and handed it away. The week after Alabama, too.

• BeSt PlAy: Alshon Jeffery’s catch-and-spin out of Mark Barron’s grasp in the Alabama game. He was held the whole way down, Barron pinning his arm and clench-ing his jersey as the ball came to him, yet Jeffery still managed to catch it one-handed, spin out of the tackle and gallop inside the 10-yard-line. Nick Saban’s expression was priceless.

• WOrSt PlAy: Kentucky’s Randall Cobb running uncovered to the end zone with the game-winning points. Somehow, the most explosive player on the field wasn’t accounted for by USC’s defense.

• BeSt MOMent: Julio Jones catching a sideline pass as the clock expired, know-ing he was several yards and 14 points away from making Alabama a comeback winner.

• WOrSt MOMent: Watching the game-winning touchdown get tipped off Lamar Scruggs’ hands and intercepted by Kentucky, while Spencer Lanning watched helplessly from the sideline knowing he could have forced overtime, if he was only asked.

• MOSt OverrAteD PlAyer: Jarriel King. He plays because the numbers dictate that he has to, but King is often watching as the play goes off instead of continuing to protect his quarterback. A man his size with his experience shouldn’t be getting pushed around.

• Most underrated player: Justice Cunningham. Having to take over for Weslye Saunders, Cunningham never catches a ball but lays out blockers so his buddies can. There may not be an inch of his uniform that hasn’t had a grass stain on it this year.

• Most surprising player: Josh Dickerson. Having to take over for Shaq Wilson, Dickerson has played very well under trying circumstances. He has stepped right into the “defensive quarterback” role that Wilson played so well.

• needs More credit: D.J. Swear-inger. Starting to come into his own, Swear-inger plays fast and physical. A versatile athlete has found a home at free safety.

• coMeback of the year: Travian Robertson. There were concerns that his surgically repaired knee may not hold up and he wouldn’t be as explosive as he was in the first four games last year, but there has been no letdown so far.

• rookie of the year: Marcus Lat-timore. Safe to say he’s lived up to the hype, becoming the linchpin of the offense and the player everyone has to keep an eye on.

• OFFenSIve MvP: Marcus Lattimore. You run to set up the pass, and Marcus Lat-timore can flat-out run.

• DeFenSIve MvP: Devin Taylor. Nicknamed “Don’t Say Nuthin,’” Taylor speaks loudly on the field. He is the best edge pass-rusher the Gamecocks have and has anchored the other side of the line while Cliff Matthews is being double-teamed.

• teAM MvP: Marcus Lattimore. The numbers – 122 rushes for 538 yards, 10 touchdowns; 12 catches for 214 yards, two touchdowns. He came to USC to run the ball and that’s what he has done. Lattimore is showing experience beyond his years with the ball in his hands, able to get loose in any situation and turn it into a positive down. The back USC has been waiting on.

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above: stephon gilmore sacks alabama’s greg mcelroy for a two yard loss oct. 9 at Williams-Brice stadium.

Below: gamecock fans celebrate Usc’s historic victory over no. 1 alabama.

right: Devin taylor makes a stop against Kentucky on oct. 16 at commonwealth stadium.

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1 Alshon Jeffery WR 6-4 233 SO St. Matthews, S.C./Calhoun County3 Akeem Auguste FS 5-10 191 JR Hollywood, Fla./Cham-Madonna/Frk Union Mil.3 Jarvis Giles TB 5-11 186 SO Tampa, Fla./Gaither4 Jason Barnes WR 6-4 211 JR Charlotte, N.C./Independence5 Stephen Garcia QB 6-2 227 JR Lutz, Fla./Jefferson5 Stephon Gilmore CB 6-1 189 SO Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe6 Melvin Ingram DT 6-2 264 JR Hamlet, N.C./Richmond County7 Corey Addison SS 6-0 204 RS FR Jacksonville, Fla./Andrew Jackson7 Dylan Thompson QB 6-2 209 FR Boiling Springs, S.C./Boiling Springs8 Lamar Scruggs WR 6-3 227 RS FR Jacksonville Beach, Fla./Fletcher9 Sharrod Golightly SS 5-10 181 FR Decatur, Ga./Southwest Dekalb9 Ace Sanders WR 5-7 166 FR Bradenton, Fla./Manatee10 Brian Maddox TB 5-11 229 SR Anderson, S.C./T.L. Hanna10 Cadarious Sanders CB 5-11 180 FR LaGrange, Ga./Troup County11 Seth Strickland QB 6-2 191 SO Laurens, S.C./Laurens12 Andrew Clifford QB 6-2 219 RS FR Tampa, Fla./Wharton12 C.C. Whitlock CB 5-10 178 JR Chester, S.C./Chester13 Nick Jones WR 5-8 189 FR Moore, S.C./Byrnes14 Connor Shaw QB 6-1 202 FR Flowery Branch, Ga./Flowery Branch15 Payton Brady QB 6-2 210 SO Lincolnton, N.C./E. Lin./Chas. S./Campbell15 Patrick Fish P 5-11 170 FR Shelby, N.C./Burns16 Shaq Wilson LB 5-11 229 JR Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast17 Chris Culliver CB 6-1 201 SR Garner, N.C./Garner18 Dion LeCorn WR 5-11 217 SR Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic18 Jay Wooten PK 6-3 198 JR Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland Cty/N. Carolina19 DeAngelo Smith WR 6-0 181 RS FR Kingsland, Ga./Camden County20 Cedrick Snead WR 5-7 181 JR Garner, N.C./Garner21 DeVonte Holloman SS 6-2 228 SO Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe21 Marcus Lattimore TB 6-0 218 FR Duncan, S.C./Byrnes22 Bryce Sherman TB 5-4 155 SO Winston-Salem, N.C./Carver23 Brandan Davis CB 5-11 174 JR Columbia, S.C./Dutch Frk/Carson-Newman24 Quin Smith LB 6-0 233 RS FR Lenoir, N.C./Hibriten25 Alonzo Winfield SS 6-0 218 SO Winston-Salem, N.C./Carver26 Antonio Allen Spur 6-2 205 JR Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic/Fork Union Mil.27 Victor Hampton CB 5-9 188 FR Darlington, S.C./Darlington28 Eric Baker TB 5-11 190 JR Jacksonville, Fla./Ed. H. White/Frk Un. Mil.28 Jared Shaw FS 5-10 182 SO Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill/Newberry29 Chaun Gresham DE 6-1 238 RS FR Auburn, Ga./Apalachee30 Bret Morgan FS 5-10 180 SO Hudson, Mass./Hudson/Dean College31 Kenny Miles TB 5-10 192 SO Lawrenceville, Ga./Brookwood31 Matt O’Brien FS 5-11 182 RS FR New Milford, N.J./Bergen Catholic32 Reginald Bowens LB 6-2 240 SO Holly Springs, N.C./Garner33 Damario Jeffery Spur 6-3 220 SO Columbia, S.C./Columbia34 Spencer Lanning P/PK 5-11 192 SR Rock Hill, S.C./York Comprehensive35 Jimmy Legree CB 5-11 178 RS FR Beaufort, S.C./Beaufort36 D.J. Swearinger FS 5-11 201 SO Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood39 Marty Markett CB 5-10 168 JR York, S.C./York Comprehensive40 Calvin Lee LB 6-3 225 SO Chapin, S.C./Chapin/Alabama41 Josh Dickerson LB 6-1 225 SR Kingsland, Ga./Camden Cnty/Georgia Mil.42 Eric Davis P 6-2 172 SO Newberry, S.C./Newberry42 Travian Robertson DT 6-4 293 JR Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland County43 Jacob Baker FB 5-9 189 SO Ridgeland, S.C./Thomas Heyward Academy43 Qua Gilchrist LB 6-1 231 SO Abbeville, S.C./Abbeville/Butler County CC44 Tony Straughter LB 6-0 201 SR Madison, Fla./Madison Cnty/Georgia Mil.45 Rodney Paulk LB 6-0 225 SR Columbia, S.C./Richland Northeast46 Joey Scribner-Howard PK 6-1 207 JR Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork/Carson-Newman46 Dalton Wilson FB 6-1 220 SO Williston, S.C./Williston-Elko47 Patrick DiMarco FB/TE 6-1 243 SR Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lake Brantley48 Matt Coffee FB 5-11 225 FR Mary Esther, Fla./Fort Walton Beach49 Blake Baxley Spur 5-9 198 SR Columbia, S.C./Lexington50 Billy Byrne LB 5-11 223 RS FR Palm Harbor, Fla./East Lake50 A.J. Cann OG 6-3 286 FR Bamberg, S.C./Bamberg-Ehrhardt51 Walker Inabinet DS 5-9 194 SO Columbia, S.C./Hammond School52 Aldrick Fordham DE 6-4 263 SO Jamestown, S.C./Timberland53 Corey Robinson OT 6-6 317 FR Havelock, N.C./Havelock54 Connor McLaurin LB 6-0 225 RS FR Raleigh, N.C./Garner55 T.J. Johnson OC 6-4 302 SO Aynor, S.C./Aynor57 C.J. Heinz P 6-2 200 SO Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork/Tennessee57 Tramell Williams OG 6-0 299 FR Jacksonville, Fla./Lee58 Ryland Culbertson DS 6-4 260 FR Laurens, S.C./Laurens Academy59 Charles Turner DS 6-4 250 SR Roebuck, S.C./Dorman60 Terrence Campbell OG 6-3 305 JR Austell, Ga./South Cobb61 Travis Ford OL 6-4 250 RS FR Fork, S.C./Lake View/Coastal Carolina62 Davis Moore DS/LB 6-1 212 RS FR Buford, Ga./Mill Creek/Emory & Henry63 Chris Vaughn DS 6-0 272 JR Columbia, S.C./Irmo65 Ryan Broadhead OC 6-5 264 JR Leesburg, Ga./Lee County66 Hutch Eckerson OT 6-4 281 SR Lumberton, N.C./Lumberton

steve spurrier Head Coach

shane beamer 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

patrick shine Administrative Coordinator for Recruiting

scott spurrier Graduate Assistant

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Offense 1 Alshon Jeffery 6-4 233 SO-1L St. Matthews, S.C. 8 Lamar Scruggs 6-3 227 FR-RS Jacksonville Beach, Fla. 81 Tori Gurley 6-5 230 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 9 Ace Sanders 5-7 166 FR-HS Bradenton, Fla. 80 DeMario Bennett 6-2 174 FR-RS Douglas, Ga.

82 D.L. Moore 6-4 211 SO-1L Bowling Green, Ky. 4 Jason Barnes 6-4 211 JR-2L Charlotte, N.C.

76 Jarriel King 6-5 324 SR-2L North Charleston, S.C. 68 Kyle Nunn 6-5 304 JR-2L Sumter, S.C.

77 Garrett Chisolm 6-6 303 SR-1L Charleston, S.C. 73 Rokevious Watkins 6-4 325 JR-SQ Fairburn, Ga. 55 T.J. Johnson 6-4 302 SO-1L Aynor, S.C. 67 Ronald Patrick 6-1 292 FR-HS Cocoa, Fla. 73 Rokevious Watkins 6-4 325 JR-SQ Fairburn, Ga. 60 Terrence Campbell 6-3 305 JR-1L Austell, Ga.

66 Hutch Eckerson 6-4 281 SR-3L Lumberton, N.C. 68 Kyle Nunn 6-5 304 JR-2L Sumter, S.C. 47 Patrick DiMarco 6-1 243 SR-3L Altamonte Springs, Fla. 87 Justice Cunningham 6-3 268 SO-1L Pageland, S.C. 89 Mike Triglia 6-4 239 SO-1L Jacksonville, Fla. 5 Stephen Garcia 6-2 227 JR-2L Lutz, Fla. 14 Connor Shaw 6-0 202 FR-HS Flowery Branch, Ga.

10 Brian Maddox 5-11 229 SR-3L Anderson, S.C. 47 Patrick DiMarco 6-1 243 SR-3L Altamonte Springs, Fla. 21 Marcus Lattimore 6-0 218 FR-HS Duncan, S.C. –OR– 31 Kenny Miles 5-10 192 SO-1L Lawrenceville, Ga.

Defense 98 Devin Taylor 6-7 249 SO-1L Beaufort, S.C. 92 Byron McKnight 6-5 235 JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C.

42 Travian Robertson 6-4 293 JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C. 52 Aldrick Fordham 6-4 263 SO-1L Jamesown, S.C. 91 Ladi Ajiboye 6-1 290 SR-3L Riverdale, Ga.

94 Kenny Davis 6-3 303 SO-SQ Newberry, S.C. –OR– 70 Byron Jerideau 6-0 339 SO-JC Green Pond, S.C.

83 Cliff Matthews 6-4 268 SR-3L Cheraw, S.C. 6 Melvin Ingram 6-2 264 JR-2L Hamlet, N.C. 90 Chaz Sutton 6-4 244 FR-RS Savannah, Ga.

41 Josh Dickerson 6-1 225 SR-1L Kingsland, Ga. 45 Rodney Paulk 6-0 225 JR-2L Columbia, S.C.

44 Tony Straughter 6-0 201 SR-1L Madison, Fla. 24 Quin Smith 6-0 233 SO-1L Lenoir, N.C.

26 Antonio Allen 6-2 205 JR-1L Ocala, Fla. 33 Damario Jeffery 6-3 220 SO-1L Columbia, S.C. 5 Stephon Gilmore 6-1 189 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 3 Akeem Auguste 5-10 191 JR-2L Hollywood, Fla. 36 D.J. Swearinger 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C. 3 Akeem Auguste 5-10 191 JR-2L Hollywood, Fla.

21 DeVonte Holloman 6-2 228 SO-1L Charlotte, N.C. 36 D.J. Swearinger 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C.

17 Chris Culliver 6-1 201 SR-3L Garner, N.C. 12 C.C. Whitlock 5-10 178 JR-2L Chester, S.C.

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

34 Spencer Lanning 5-11 192 SR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. 18 Jay Wooten 6-3 198 JR-SQ Laurinburg, N.C.

17 Chris Culliver 6-1 201 SR-3L Garner, N.C. –OR– 36 D.J. Swearinger 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C. –OR– 22 Bryce Sherman 5-4 155 SO-1L Winston-Salem, N.C.

5 Stephon Gilmore 6-1 189 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 3 Akeem Auguste 5-10 191 JR-2L Hollywood, Fla.

59 Charles Turner 6-4 250 SR-3L Roebuck, S.C. 51 Walker Inabinet 5-9 194 SO-SQ Columbia, S.C.

11 Seth Strickland 6-2 191 SO-SQ Laurens, S.C. 9 Ace Sanders 5-7 166 FR-HS Bradenton, Fla.

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67 Ronald Patrick OC 6-1 292 FR Cocoa, Fla./Cocoa68 Kyle Nunn OT 6-5 304 JR Sumter, S.C./Sumter69 Matthew Grooms DS 6-0 244 SR McColl, S.C./Marlboro County70 Byron Jerideau DT 6-0 339 SO Green Pond, S.C./Colleton County/Fort Scott C.C.73 Rokevious Watkins OG 6-4 325 JR Fairburn, Ga./Creekside/Georgia Military75 Steven Singleton OG 6-2 303 SR Buford, Ga./Buford/Georgia Military76 Jarriel King OT 6-5 324 SR N. Charleston, S.C./N. Charleston/Georgia Military77 Garrett Chisolm OT 6-6 303 SR Charleston, S.C./West Ashley/Pikeville College78 Cody Gibson OT 6-6 269 FR Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln80 DeMario Bennett WR 6-2 174 RS FR Douglas, Ga./Coffee County81 Tori Gurley WR 6-5 230 SO Rock Hill, S.C./Rock Hill/New Hampton Prep81 Adam Yates PK 6-1 217 SO Sparks, MD/Hereford82 D.L. Moore WR 6-4 211 SO Bowling Green, Ky./Bowling Green83 Cliff Matthews DE 6-4 268 SR Cheraw, S.C./Cheraw84 Kyle Madden TE 6-3 248 SO Powder Springs, Ga./Harrison/UCF85 Kevin White WR 6-2 206 JR N. Charleston, S.C./Ft Dorch./Newberry86 Blair Lowery WR 6-1 190 SO Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork87 Justice Cunningham TE 6-3 268 SO Pageland, S.C./Central89 Mike Triglia TE 6-4 239 SO Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School90 Joshua Newton PK 6-1 193 SO Aiken, S.C./South Aiken90 Chaz Sutton DE 6-4 244 RS FR Savannah, Ga./Jenkins/Fork Union Military91 Ladi Ajiboye DT 6-1 290 SR Riverdale, Ga./Banneker/Hargrave Military92 Byron McKnight DE 6-5 235 JR Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland County94 Kenny Davis DT 6-3 303 SO Newberry, S.C./Newberry95 Corey Simmons DE 6-4 253 FR Lawrenceville, Ga./Grtr Atlanta Christian97 J.T. Surratt DT 6-1 300 FR Winston-Salem, N.C./Parkland98 Devin Taylor DE 6-7 249 SO Beaufort, S.C./Beaufort99 Jordan Butler PK 6-1 175 FR Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach

Offense 1 Alshon Jeffery 6-4 233 SO-1L St. Matthews, S.C. 8 Lamar Scruggs 6-3 227 FR-RS Jacksonville Beach, Fla. 81 Tori Gurley 6-5 230 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 9 Ace Sanders 5-7 166 FR-HS Bradenton, Fla. 80 DeMario Bennett 6-2 174 FR-RS Douglas, Ga.

82 D.L. Moore 6-4 211 SO-1L Bowling Green, Ky. 4 Jason Barnes 6-4 211 JR-2L Charlotte, N.C.

76 Jarriel King 6-5 324 SR-2L North Charleston, S.C. 68 Kyle Nunn 6-5 304 JR-2L Sumter, S.C.

77 Garrett Chisolm 6-6 303 SR-1L Charleston, S.C. 73 Rokevious Watkins 6-4 325 JR-SQ Fairburn, Ga. 55 T.J. Johnson 6-4 302 SO-1L Aynor, S.C. 67 Ronald Patrick 6-1 292 FR-HS Cocoa, Fla. 73 Rokevious Watkins 6-4 325 JR-SQ Fairburn, Ga. 60 Terrence Campbell 6-3 305 JR-1L Austell, Ga.

66 Hutch Eckerson 6-4 281 SR-3L Lumberton, N.C. 68 Kyle Nunn 6-5 304 JR-2L Sumter, S.C. 47 Patrick DiMarco 6-1 243 SR-3L Altamonte Springs, Fla. 87 Justice Cunningham 6-3 268 SO-1L Pageland, S.C. 89 Mike Triglia 6-4 239 SO-1L Jacksonville, Fla. 5 Stephen Garcia 6-2 227 JR-2L Lutz, Fla. 14 Connor Shaw 6-0 202 FR-HS Flowery Branch, Ga.

10 Brian Maddox 5-11 229 SR-3L Anderson, S.C. 47 Patrick DiMarco 6-1 243 SR-3L Altamonte Springs, Fla. 21 Marcus Lattimore 6-0 218 FR-HS Duncan, S.C. –OR– 31 Kenny Miles 5-10 192 SO-1L Lawrenceville, Ga.

Defense 98 Devin Taylor 6-7 249 SO-1L Beaufort, S.C. 92 Byron McKnight 6-5 235 JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C.

42 Travian Robertson 6-4 293 JR-2L Laurinburg, N.C. 52 Aldrick Fordham 6-4 263 SO-1L Jamesown, S.C. 91 Ladi Ajiboye 6-1 290 SR-3L Riverdale, Ga.

94 Kenny Davis 6-3 303 SO-SQ Newberry, S.C. –OR– 70 Byron Jerideau 6-0 339 SO-JC Green Pond, S.C.

83 Cliff Matthews 6-4 268 SR-3L Cheraw, S.C. 6 Melvin Ingram 6-2 264 JR-2L Hamlet, N.C. 90 Chaz Sutton 6-4 244 FR-RS Savannah, Ga.

41 Josh Dickerson 6-1 225 SR-1L Kingsland, Ga. 45 Rodney Paulk 6-0 225 JR-2L Columbia, S.C.

44 Tony Straughter 6-0 201 SR-1L Madison, Fla. 24 Quin Smith 6-0 233 SO-1L Lenoir, N.C.

26 Antonio Allen 6-2 205 JR-1L Ocala, Fla. 33 Damario Jeffery 6-3 220 SO-1L Columbia, S.C. 5 Stephon Gilmore 6-1 189 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 3 Akeem Auguste 5-10 191 JR-2L Hollywood, Fla. 36 D.J. Swearinger 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C. 3 Akeem Auguste 5-10 191 JR-2L Hollywood, Fla.

21 DeVonte Holloman 6-2 228 SO-1L Charlotte, N.C. 36 D.J. Swearinger 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C.

17 Chris Culliver 6-1 201 SR-3L Garner, N.C. 12 C.C. Whitlock 5-10 178 JR-2L Chester, S.C.

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

34 Spencer Lanning 5-11 192 SR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. 18 Jay Wooten 6-3 198 JR-SQ Laurinburg, N.C.

17 Chris Culliver 6-1 201 SR-3L Garner, N.C. –OR– 36 D.J. Swearinger 5-11 201 SO-1L Greenwood, S.C. –OR– 22 Bryce Sherman 5-4 155 SO-1L Winston-Salem, N.C.

5 Stephon Gilmore 6-1 189 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. 3 Akeem Auguste 5-10 191 JR-2L Hollywood, Fla.

59 Charles Turner 6-4 250 SR-3L Roebuck, S.C. 51 Walker Inabinet 5-9 194 SO-SQ Columbia, S.C.

11 Seth Strickland 6-2 191 SO-SQ Laurens, S.C. 9 Ace Sanders 5-7 166 FR-HS Bradenton, Fla.

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statsTeam STaTiSTicS Sc OPPSCORING 123 73 Points Per Game 30.8 18.2 FIRST DOWNS 88 76 Rushing 40 31 Passing 42 44 Penalty 6 1 RUSHING YARDAGE 674 513 Yards gained rushing 769 602 Yards lost rushing 95 89 Rushing Attempts 155 137 Average Per Rush 4.3 3.7 Average Per Game 168.5 128.2 TDs Rushing 9 3 PASSING YARDAGE 887 961 Comp-Att-Int 68-101-5 87-131-3 Average Per Pass 8.8 7.3 Average Per Catch 13.0 11.0 Average Per Game 221.8 240.2 TDs Passing 6 4 TOTAL OFFENSE 1561 1474 Total Plays 256 268 Average Per Play 6.1 5.5 Average Per Game 390.2 368.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 17-320 21-411 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-24 7-70 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-83 5-26 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.8 19.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.0 10.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 27.7 5.2 FUMBLES-LOST 4-3 7-4 PENALTIES-Yards 20-136 20-147 Average Per Game 34.0 36.8 PUNTS-Yards 13-609 16-647 Average Per Punt 46.8 40.4 Net punt average 38.4 38.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:37 28:23 3RD-DOWN Conversions 26/47 23/55 3rd-Down Pct 55% 42% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 1/4 4th-Down Pct 0% 25% SACKS BY-Yards 12-69 12-65 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 16 8 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-5 6-8 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (15-16) 94% (10-16) 63% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (13-16) 81% (4-16) 25% PAT-ATTEMPTS (15-16) 94% (7-7) 100% ATTENDANCE 225093 87237 Games/Avg Per Game 3/75031 1/87237 Neutral Site Games 0/0

ScOre by QuarTerS 1ST 2nd 3rd 4Th TOTalSouth Carolina 70 58 34 24 186 Opponents 16 32 29 48 125

| 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 Saf2D D. Holloman 6 32 8 40 2.0-2 . 1-0 2 3 . . 1 . . 5A Stephon Gilmore 6 33 4 37 5.0-13 2.0-9 1-80 2 3 . 1-13 . . . 36 D.J. Swearinger 6 24 4 28 1.0-1 . . . . 1 . 1 . . 41 Josh Dickerson 6 15 13 28 2.5-6 . . . . 1 . . . . 17 Chris Culliver 5 23 5 28 1.5-8 1.0-7 . 1 1 . . 1 . . 3A Akeem Auguste 6 15 9 24 1.0-6 . . 1 1 . . . . . 98 Devin Taylor 6 15 9 24 7.0-35 4.5-29 . 2 2 7 . . . . 42 T. Robertson 6 12 7 19 6.0-24 3.0-19 . . . . 1-0 1 . . 83 Cliff Matthews 6 13 5 18 3.0-8 1.5-5 . . . 3 . . . . 24 Quin Smith 6 9 8 17 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . . 45 Rodney Paulk 6 11 6 17 3.0-9 2.5-8 . 1 1 1 . . . . 33 Damario Jeffery 6 12 5 17 . . . 2 2 1 . 1 . . 91 Ladi Ajiboye 6 4 12 16 1.0-1 . . . . 1 . . . . 26 Antonio Allen 4 11 5 16 2.0-12 1.0-9 . . . . . 1 . . 6 Melvin Ingram 6 11 4 15 5.5-34 4.5-31 . . . 1 . . . . 44 Tony Straughter 6 8 5 13 . . . 1 1 . 1-52 . . . 12 C.C. Whitlock 6 10 3 13 . . 1-3 1 2 . . 1 . . 52 Aldrick Fordham 6 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . . . 16 Shaq Wilson 1 3 4 7 . . . . . . 2-0 . . . 7 Corey Addison 6 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . 23 Brandan Davis 6 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chaun Gresham 6 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 90 Chaz Sutton 3 3 1 4 1.0-15 1.0-15 . . . . . . . . 49 Blake Baxley 6 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . 59 Charles Turner 6 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 35 Jimmy Legree 3 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 94 Kenny Davis 4 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 4D Dalton Wilson 5 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 4J Jacob Baker 3 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . . 70 Byron Jerideau 2 1 . 1 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . . . . . 87 J. Cunningham 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . 89 Mike Triglia 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 92 Byron McKnight 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 5B Billy Byrne 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 25 Alonzo Winfield 4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . 20 Cedrick Snead 4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . TM TEAM 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 6 297 130 427 43-179 22-136 3-83 13 16 16 5-65 7 . . Opponents...... 6 238 152 390 34-119 14-79 8-26 9 17 22 5-0 4 . 1

South Carolina overall team StatiStiCS (as of Oct. 16, 2010)

ruShing gP aTT gain lOSS neT avg Td lg avg/gM. Lattimore 6 122 554 16 538 4.4 10 30 89.7 Brian Maddox 6 16 91 6 85 5.3 1 17 14.2 Stephen Garcia 6 45 167 84 83 1.8 2 22 13.8 Connor Shaw 4 14 87 13 74 5.3 0 24 18.5 Ace Sanders 6 4 58 7 51 12.8 0 53 8.5 Kenny Miles 6 9 39 5 34 3.8 0 11 5.7 Stephon Gilmore 6 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 2.3 Jarvis Giles 3 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 8 4.0 TEAM 3 2 0 17 -17 -8.5 0 0 -5.7 Total.......... 6 215 1022 148 874 4.1 13 53 145.7 Opponents...... 6 199 781 180 601 3.0 3 54 100.2

PaSSing gP effic cOmP-aTT-inT PcT ydS Td lg avg/gStephen Garcia 6 171.0 93-133-5 69.9 1326 10 69 221.0 Connor Shaw 4 130.0 12-18-2 66.7 144 1 21 36.0 Andrew Clifford 1 -200.0 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Stephon Gilmore 6 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total.......... 6 162.6 105-153-8 68.6 1470 11 69 245.0 Opponents...... 6 148.8 146-208-3 70.2 1625 10 72 270.8

receiving gP nO. ydS avg Td lg avg/gAlshon Jeffery 6 40 690 17.2 5 69 115.0 Tori Gurley 6 17 188 11.1 2 25 31.3 M. Lattimore 6 12 214 17.8 2 48 35.7 Ace Sanders 6 10 155 15.5 0 42 25.8 Patrick DiMarco 6 8 53 6.6 0 17 8.8 Brian Maddox 6 7 43 6.1 0 23 7.2 D.L. Moore 6 5 51 10.2 2 16 8.5 Lamar Scruggs 5 2 45 22.5 0 39 9.0 Jason Barnes 6 1 16 16.0 0 16 2.7 J. Cunningham 6 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.2 Kenny Miles 6 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.2 DeAngelo Smith 2 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.5 Total.......... 6 105 1470 14.0 11 69 245.0 Opponents...... 6 146 1625 11.1 10 72 270.8

South Carolina overall individual StatiStiCS (as of Oct. 16, 2010)

PunT reTurnS nO. ydS avg Td lgStephon Gilmore 9 47 5.2 0 19 Total.......... 9 47 5.2 0 19 Opponents...... 11 93 8.5 0 28

inTercePTiOnS nO. ydS avg Td lgStephon Gilmore 1 80 80.0 1 80 D. Holloman 1 0 0.0 0 0 C.C. Whitlock 1 3 3.0 0 3 Total.......... 3 83 27.7 1 80 Opponents...... 8 26 3.2 1 17

kick reTurnS nO. ydS avg Td lgChris Culliver 12 261 21.8 0 37 Bryce Sherman 9 201 22.3 0 31 D.J. Swearinger 3 62 20.7 0 23 Dalton Wilson 2 23 11.5 0 12 Total.......... 26 547 21.0 0 37 Opponents...... 33 705 21.4 0 31

fumble reTurnS nO. ydS avg Td lgTony Straughter 1 52 52.0 0 52 Stephon Gilmore 1 13 13.0 0 13 Total.......... 2 65 32.5 0 52 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

TOTal OffenSe gP PlayS ruSh PaSS TOTal avg/g Stephen Garcia 6 178 83 1326 1409 234.8 M. Lattimore 6 122 538 0 538 89.7 Connor Shaw 4 32 74 144 218 54.5 Brian Maddox 6 16 85 0 85 14.2 Ace Sanders 6 4 51 0 51 8.5 Kenny Miles 6 9 34 0 34 5.7 Stephon Gilmore 6 2 14 0 14 2.3 Jarvis Giles 3 2 12 0 12 4.0 TEAM 3 2 -17 0 -17 -5.7 Total.......... 6 368 874 1470 2344 390.7 Opponents...... 6 407 601 1625 2226 371.0

Stats courtesy USC Athletics

South Carolina overall defenSive StatiStiCS (as of Oct. 16, 2010)

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