INFORMATION BOWLS HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW STAFF PLAYERS INTRODUCTION entation orveteranstatus. religion, sex,national origin,age,disability, sexualori- sions forqualifi ed personsonthebasisofrace,color, in educationaloremploymentopportunities ordeci- The UniversityofSouthCarolinadoesnot discriminate Printing Company, Inc.,Easley, S.C. .Themediaguidewasprinted byMartin Falcons; PhiladelphiaEagles;;and ton Texans; DetroitLions; ClevelandBrowns;Atlanta Bill Smith/ChicagoBears;MinnesotaVikings;Hous- Scull,Jr./JacksonvilleOrleans Saints;Harry Jaguars; who providedphotographs:MichaelC.Hebert/New Sharpe. SpecialthankstothefollowingNFLteams by JasonAyer, Travis Bell,GreggMartinandAllen tion designedbyGrantHawkins.Photographyprovided designed byEmilyFeeney. CoversandUniversitysec- assistants. TheCarolinaLifesectionanddividerpages Koval, KobyPadgettandthemediarelationsstudent Matt Freed,MiquelJacobs,AndrewKitick,Diana Director, withassistance provided byEmilyFeeney, designed andeditedbySteveFink,MediaRelations Media RelationsOffi ce. Themediaguidewaswritten, published bytheUniversityofSouthCarolinaAthletics The 2008SouthCarolinaFootballMediaGuidewas CREDITS: Records 135 Coaching Staff 97 Player Profi les 59 The CarolinaLife 13 2 08Ntbo...... 12 2008 Notebook...... 2008 Outlook ...... 8-11 7 At-A-Glance ...... Depth Chart 6 ...... 5 Numerical Roster...... 4 Alphabetical Roster ...... Schedules/Quick Facts 3 ...... 2 Table ofContents ...... 1 Professional Staff ...... 115-116 114 Mark Smith ...... 113 Jamie Speronis ...... Steve SpurrierJr. 112 ...... Ray Rychleski 111 ...... 110 David Reaves...... 109 Brad Lawing ...... 108 Ellis Johnson ...... 107 John Hunt ...... 106 Robert Gillespie...... Ron Cooper 105 ...... 104 ...... Head CoachSteveSpurrier ...... 98-103 97 Gamecock Newcomers ...... 94-96 Gamecock Veterans ...... 60-93 59 Gamecock Tradition 58 ...... Total Care 57 ...... 56 Team Gamecocks ...... Life Skills/Academics 55 ...... 54 Dodie AndersonAcademicEnrichmentCenter ...... Gamecock AthleticFacilities...... 52-53 Total AthleticsProgram ...... 50-51 49 Athletics DirectorEricHyman...... President Dr. AndrewSorensen 48 ...... South Carolina,ThePalmettoState 47 ...... Columbia, SouthCarolina 46 ...... The UniversityofSouthCarolina...... 44-45 43 42 Pro Timing Day ...... All-Time NFLRoster ...... 40-41 Draft History 39 ...... NFL Pipeline ...... 36-38 Retired Jerseys 35 ...... Academic Honors 34 ...... Crews FootballFacility ...... 32-33 Sports MedicineProgram ...... 30-31 George Rogers,HeismanTrophy Winner ...... 28-29 27 The SoutheasternConference...... 26 Under Armour ...... Media Exposure ...... 24-25 Carolina Fans ...... 22-23 Williams-Brice Stadium ...... 20-21 Carolina Gameday ...... 18-19 Coaching Staff...... 16-17 Head CoachSteveSpurrier ...... 14-15 13 INTRODUCTION COACHINGSTAFF PLAYER PROFILES THEUNIVERSITY THE CAROLINALIFE Carolina HallofFame...... 177-182 All-Time Letterwinners ...... 172-176 All-Conference ...... 170-171 170 All-Americans ...... Series Records&History ...... 164-169 Year-by-Year Results ...... 154-163 153 Head CoachingRecords/Assistants...... Year-by-Year Records 152 ...... 151 150 Defense Records ...... 149 Return Records...... 148 Kicking Records ...... 147 Miscellaneous Records ...... Receiving Records...... 145-146 Rushing Records ...... 142-144 Passing Records ...... 140-141 Yearly IndividualLeaders ...... 138-139 Team Records ...... 136-137 135 Last Time ItHappened 134 ...... Game Recaps ...... 128-133 127 Highs andLows ...... Statistics ...... 122-126 121 Results/Starters ...... 120 SEC Standings/All-Conference ...... Season Recap...... 118-119 117 E opst ceue...... 208 SEC CompositeSchedule ...... 207 SEC Week-by-Week ...... 206 2008-09 BowlLineup...... 2008 Opponents...... 202-205 Media Outlets 201 ...... 200 Radio/Television ...... 199 Media Policies ...... 198 Media RelationsStaff ...... 197 Athletic Development ...... Athletics DepartmentStaffDirectory 196 ...... 195 Athletics Administration/HeadCoaches ...... 194 Board ofTrustees ...... 193 All-Star Games 192 ...... Bowl Recaps...... 186-191 185 Carolina BowlStars...... Bowl Scoreboard/Records 184 ...... 183 HISTORY RECORDS 2007SEASONREVIEW INFORMATION BOWLGAMES TTable ofContents a b l e

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c Future Schedules Road Hotels 2007 Results 2008 Schedule 2008 2009 Sept. 3 at NC State Sept. 12 at Georgia Sept. 19 Florida Atlantic Sept. 26 Ole Miss Oct. 3 10 Oct. The Citadel Kentucky Oct. 17 24 at Alabama Oct. Vanderbilt Oct. 31 at 7 Nov. 14 Nov. at Arkansas Florida 28 Nov. Clemson 2010 4 Sept. Troy Sept. 18 North Carolina 2 Oct. Furman *Denotes Game Date Opponent Sept. 1 Site Sept. 8 Louisiana-Lafayette Sept. 15 Result *#11 Georgia Columbia, S.C. Sept. 22 TV South Carolina State Sept. 29 Att. S.C. Columbia, *#2 LSU 28-14 W, Oct. 4 *Mississippi State Athens, Ga. Oct. 13 38-3 W, Columbia, S.C. Oct. 20 *#8 Kentucky PPV North Carolina Oct. 27 16-12 W, Baton Rouge, La. *Vanderbilt 38-21 W, PPV 3 Nov. 78,234 *Tennessee Columbia, S.C. L, 16-28 10 Nov. Chapel Hill, N.C. ESPN2 *Arkansas 24 Nov. 73,095 LFS *#17 Florida 21-15 W, 38-23 W, Columbia, S.C. 92,746 CBS #15 Clemson Knoxville, Tenn. 78,883 ABC-R ESPN L, 6-17 Fayetteville, Ark. 92,530 Columbia, S.C. L, 24-27 OT Columbia, S.C. 61,000 ESPN 76,220 L, 36-48 L, 31-51 PPV L, 21-23 105,962 ESPN2 ESPN 79,212 ESPN2 70,742 81,215 82,410 *Denotes Southeastern Conference Game; NOTE: All game times subject to change. *Denotes Southeastern Conference Game; NOTE: All game times subject to

Day Date Day Thursday Site Opponent 28 August Thursday 4 September Series Saturday Time NC State September 13 *Vanderbilt Saturday *Georgia September 20 Saturday Nashville, Tenn. Wofford September 27 S.C. Columbia, Saturday 8:30 pm UAB 8:00 pm October 4 Columbia, S.C. Saturday USC leads 14-3-0 October 11 leads 26-25-4 NCSU 3:30 pm Saturday Columbia, S.C. *Ole Miss October 18 UGA leads 44-14-2 Saturday 7:00 pm *Kentucky November 1 Saturday Columbia, S.C. USC leads 17-4-0 *LSU Oxford, Miss. November 8 7:00 pm Saturday *Tennessee Lexington, Ky. November 15 Saturday USC leads 1-0-0 *Arkansas (HC) TBA S.C. Columbia, Columbia, S.C. November 29 *Florida TBA Columbia, S.C. Clemson TBA TBA UM leads 8-5-0 leads 12-6-1 USC TBA Gainesville, Fla. UA leads 10-6-0 leads 21-3-2 UT Clemson, S.C. TBA LSU leads 15-2-1 TBA UF leads 21-4-3 CU leads 64-37-4 Schedules/Quick Facts SSchedules/Quick INFORMATION BOWLS HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW STAFF PLAYERS INTRODUCTION (North Hanahan,S.C. Charleston/Georgia JR-TR 285 6-7 Aynor, S.C.(Aynor) Military) DE FR-HS 285 6-4 OL Orlando,Fla.(Timber Creek) Hamlet,N.C.(Richmond County) (Williamsburg SO-1L JR-2L JarrielKing 269 293 6-2 Greeleyville,S.C. 6-3 76 Academy) JR-SQ T.J. Johnson Palmetto,Fla.(Palmetto) LB OG 241 6-1 FR-RS 55 202 LemuelJeanpierre 6-4 FB 57 WR MelvinIngram NorthAugusta,S.C.(Strom Thurmond) 6 Wingate,N.C.(ForestHills) FR-HS 205 SR-3L 6-2 Lexington,S.C.(Lexington) 314 (FortMeade/PearlRiverCC) 6-3 JR-SQ JimHutton QB 204 Lovejoy, Ga.(Lovejoy) 6-0 35 DT JoeHills JR-2L WR 199 5-10 85 Columbia,S.C.(Dreher) AramisHillary SS JR-SQ 3 217 6-0 MarqueHall (Carvers 79 LB PaulHaile McColl,S.C.(MarlboroCounty) 81 SO-HS Bay/Hargrave 230 ChrisHail 6-1 28 Georgetown,S.C. DS JohnGuerry Cleveland,Tenn. (Ooltewah) Military) SO-1L SO-SQ 58 290 244 6-7 MatthewGrooms 6-2 69 DE TE Tampa, Fla.(Jefferson) FR-RS 221 CliftonGeathers 6-2 FortMeade,Fla. 96 QB ClarkGaston SR-1L 223 Mt.Pleasant,S.C.(Wando) 80 6-1 SO-SQ 244 Mt.Pleasant,S.C.(Wando) StephenGarcia WR 6-3 5 FR-RS 192 TE 6-2 Lumberton,N.C.(Lumberton) Freeman Larry Katy, Texas WR (Katy) SO-1L FR-HS 291 8 185 6-6 (RockHill/NewHamptonPrep) FoxyFoxworth 6-3 Columbia,S.C.(Columbia) OT P/K 90 AltamonteSprings,Fla.(LakeBrantley) StephenFlint SR-3L SO-1L 214 242 5-9 86 6-1 Newberry, S.C.(Newberry) HutchEckerson FR-HS TB 66 FB 295 RyanDoerr 6-4 Garner, N.C.(Garner) Suwanee,Ga.(NorthGwinnett) 39 SO-1L DT JR-2L PatrickDiMarco 191 6-0 242 6-5 (Palm47 MikeDavis FS TE 25 Beach KennyDavis 94 RivieraBeach,Fla. ChrisCulliver JR-2L Gardens) 214 Naples,Fla.(BarronCollier) 17 5-10 JaredCook FR-RS SS 190 84 6-0 RockHill,S.C. WR FR-HS EmanuelCook 215 6-5 21 LaGrange,Ga.(Callaway) MattClements WR FR-HS 15 258 Austell,Ga.(SouthCobb) 6-6 Huntsville,Ala.(Lee) SO-SQ 285 FR-HS 6-3 DE 185 Tori 6-3 Childers OG 83 FS Terrence Campbell Clearwater, Fla.(Countryside) 60 Anderson,S.C.(Westside) SO-1L RonaldByrd 307 JR-2L 6-5 (Timberland/St.93 186 6-0 JarrettBurns OC WR 33 Augustine’s) 54 Darantzy Alvin,S.C. 6-0 SeaverBrown DE SR-SQ Brunson 240 Duncan,S.C.(Byrnes) 291 63 6-0 MoeBrown JR-2L 209 DT (Thomson/Georgia9 6-3 Leesburg,Ga.(LeeCounty) WR FR-RS 270 Military) JamarialBrown 6-5 Thomson,Ga. 81 OC FortMyers,Fla.(SouthMyers) FreddieBrown SR-1L 275 FR-RS 82 6-2 218 RyanBroadhead 6-0 LB 65 HollySprings,N.C.(Garner) QB FR-HS 210 6-2 Concord,N.C.(Concord) JasperBrinkley JR-1L LB 52 227 6-2 ZacBrindise 17 QB Haleyville,Ala.(Haleyville) Columbia,S.C.(RichlandNortheast) ReggieBowens SO-1L FR-RS 43 308 200 6-7 Tommy 6-2 Beecher Charlotte,N.C.(Independence) 5-9 6 OG SS FR-RS SS Buford,Ga.(Buford) 212 201 SO-SQ 6-4 SR-3L Jacksonville,Fla.(White/ForkUnion) 29 Blake 235 5-10 HeathBatchelor FR-HS WR Baxley 187 5-11 FB Fork74 MarkBarnes TB 13 Union) JasonBarnes 4 Hollywood,Fla.(Chaminade-Madonna/ Yvan Banag FR-HS 179 30 Charlotte,N.C.(Independence) 5-9 EricBaker SO-SQ 281 CB 28 6-3 Irmo,S.C.(DutchFork) Ocala,Fla.(Trinity Catholic/ForkUnion) OG JR-2L (Banneker/Hargrave FR-HS 307 190 AkeemAuguste 6-4 6-2 3 Riverdale,Ga. OC Military) PierreAndrews LB SO-1L 62 300 GarrettAnderson 6-1 Hometown(High/LastSchool) Yr.-Exp Wt. 70 Ht. DT AntonioAllen Pos. 26 LadiAjiboye 91 Name No. 4 SO-SQ Hampton, S.C.(Wade Hampton/Benedict) Columbia, S.C.(Lexington) (GlennHills/MississippiDeltaCC) Clearwater, Fla.(CentralCatholic) SO-SQ 311 6-5 Sumter, S.C.(Crestwood) OG JR-SQ 231 6-0 LB Tampa, Fla.(Middleton) Winston-Salem,N.C.(Carver) SR-3L KevinYoung 197 Jacksonville,Fla.(FirstCoast) FR-RS 5-11 64 218 FR-HS CB 6-0 DamienWright 194 5-11 49 LB LB StoneyWoodson 36 AlonzoWinfi eld Augusta,Ga. 4 SR-1L ShaqWilson Jacksonville,Fla.(FirstCoast) 290 Woodstock, Ga.(Etowah) 6-2 12 FR-RS FR-HS 186 5-10 275 DT 6-6 CB JonathanWilliams OL Atlanta,Ga.(Westlake) 99 SO-1L Chester, S.C.(Chester) JamireWilliams 181 FR-HS 5-8 Conway, S.C.(Conway) 171 10 5-10 SR-2L ElliotWilliams CB WR Columbia,S.C.(Irmo) 202 5-7 67 FR-RS AddisonWilliams 252 TB 6-1 Roebuck,S.C.(Dorman) 7 Jacksonville,Fla.(Bolles) C.C.Whitlock SO-1L DS FR-HS 219 234 12 6-4 6-4 BobbyWallace DS TE 22 CollegePark,Ga.(Banneker) ChrisVaughn SR-3L 50 197 5-11 CharlesTurner Beaufort,S.C.(Beaufort) Mississauga,Ontario(JohnFraser) FR-HS CB SR-2L 59 225 Savannah,Ga.(Jenkins) 281 MikeTriglia 6-6 6-4 FR-HS 236 89 DE 6-4 OT CarlosThomas Hickory, N.C.(Hickory) 5 LB SR-3L GurminderThind 224 6-3 Huntsville,Ala.(Lee) 75 DevinTaylor P/K JR-2L Leesburg,Va. (LoudounCounty) 218 98 5-11 JR-SQ ChazSutton 168 FS Snellville,Ga.(Brookwood) 5-4 51 JR-SQ RyanSuccop 243 WR Greenwood,S.C.(Greenwood) 6-2 14 FR-HS DarianStewart P/K 190 6-0 24 Vancouver Island,B.C.(Ballenas) ScottSpurrier CB SR-2L Garner, N.C.(Garner) 27 327 6-7 FR-RS NateSpurrier 173 Tuscaloosa, Ala.(AmericanChristian) 5-6 97 OT SO-1L JaySpearman 216 CB Jacksonville,Fla.(Mandarin) 6-2 23 JR-2L JustinSorensen QB 234 78 6-0 CollegePark,Ga.(Banneker) CedrickSnead FR-HS LB 46 185 6-1 ChrisSmelley 7 SS Riverdale,Ga.(Riverdale) GerrodSinclair Durham,N.C.(Riverside) Jacksonville,Fla.(Sandalwood) JR-1L SO-1L 31 SR-3L DarrellSimmons 273 239 228 6-5 6-0 5-11 8 LB Barnwell,S.C.(Barnwell) TE LB Vandaral Shackleford JR-SQ 48 279 6-2 Weslye Saunders Laurinburg,N.C.(ScotlandCounty) Vancouver,88 OC Wash. (Evergreen) SO-1L Sapp Marvin JR-2L 270 6-4 214 53 Columbia,S.C.(SpringValley) 6-0 HardeeSanders Spartanburg,S.C.(Spartanburg) FR-RS DE 289 SO-1L TB 54 6-4 230 Travian Robertson 6-3 Greenville,S.C.(Greenville) OT 42 JR-2L TE QuintinRichardson Columbia,S.C.(RichlandNortheast) 292 Sumter, S.C.(Sumter) 6-1 JR-2L 72 FR-RS Taylor 226 Rank 300 6-0 DT 6-6 20 NickProchak Acworth,Ga.(NorthCobb) LB OT JR-2L 19 270 NathanPepper 6-1 95 PompanoBeach,Fla.(BlancheEly) RodneyPaulk LB FR-RS Lexington,S.C.(Lexington/Newberry) 45 311 SR-1L KyleNunn 6-1 190 5-11 68 DT BowlingGreen,Ky. (BowlingGreen) CB EricNorwood FR-HS Mobile,Ala.(Murphy) 178 40 6-4 Donte’eNicholls JR-2L Lawrenceville,Ga.(Brookwood) 185 WR 61 FR-HS 5-9 MikeNewton 200 5-10 CB Western42 TB Simpsonville,S.C.(Hillcrest) CaptainMunnerlyn SR-3L 1 301 Carolina) 6-5 D.L.Moore 12 OT KennyMiles 24 Laurinburg,N.C.(ScotlandCounty) Mt.Pleasant,S.C.(BishopEngland/ JamonMeredith FR-RS JR-SQ 77 236 217 6-5 Mableton,Ga.(SouthCobb) 6-2 Greer, S.C.(Riverside) SR-3L SR-1L DE QB 182 218 MichaelMcQueeney 6-0 6-1 16 S.C.(Summerville) Summerville, WR ByronMcKnight TE FR-HS Cheraw, S.C.(Cheraw) 195 92 6-4 SO-1L KennyMcKinley 250 6-4 QB Anderson,S.C.(T.L.11 Hanna) AlexMcGrath SO-1L DE 220 Mobile,Ala.(Davidson) 5-10 87 SR-3L ReidMcCollum TB 261 Mobile,Ala.(Davidson) 6-3 14 SR-2L CliffMatthews 242 DE Ocala,Fla.(Trinity Catholic) 6-4 83 SO-1L BrianMaddox 220 LB 5-11 10 WR JordinLindsey Raleigh,N.C.(Ravenscroft) 41 RockHill,S.C.(York) SR-2L DustinLindsey 230 SO-SQ Hometown(High/LastSchool) 6-1 178 Yr.-Exp Wt. 5-11 44 Ht. P/K DionLeCorn Pos. FB 18 SpencerLanning 34 Kingrey Bryan 46 Name No. AAlphabetical Roster l p h a b e t i c a l

R o s t e r INTRODUCTION PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY BOWLS INFORMATION 5 Hampton, S.C. (Wade Hampton/Benedict) Hampton, S.C. (Wade SO-SQ No. Name 47 DiMarco Patrick 48 Shackleford Vandaral LB FB 49 6-0 Pos. Wright Damien 239 6-1 Ht. 50 242 JR-1L Wt. Yr.-Exp SO-1L School) Hometown (High/Last Vaughn Chris Ga. (Riverdale) Riverdale, Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Lake Brantley) 51 LB Chaz Sutton 52 6-0 231 DS JR-SQ S.C. (Crestwood) Sumter, 6-1 252 FR-RS LB 53 LB Columbia, S.C. (Irmo) Marvin Sapp 6-4 6-2 54 236 275 240 Brunson FR-HS SR-1L DE Hardee Sanders 6-0 Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins) 54 Darantzy Ga. Thomson, Military) LB OC 55 5-11 228 Johnson T.J. 6-2 SR-3L 279 (Thomson/Georgia 57 JR-SQ Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood) Lemuel Jeanpierre Barnwell, S.C. (Barnwell) 58 OG John Guerry OL 59 6-3 293 6-4 Charles Turner JR-2L 285 60 FR-HS Creek) Orlando, Fla. (Timber S.C. (Aynor) Aynor, Campbell Terrence LB 61 OG DS Donte’e Nicholls 6-0 6-3 6-4 217 62 285 219 JR-SQ SO-SQ SO-1L Pierre Andrews Columbia, S.C. (Dreher) DT Austell, Ga. (South Cobb) 63 Roebuck, S.C. (Dorman) 6-1 Seaver Brown 311 64 OG FR-RS Kevin Young Pompano Beach, Fla. (Blanche Ely) 6-3 65 281 SO-SQ OC Ryan Broadhead Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) 66 6-5 307 Hutch Eckerson OG SO-1L OC 67 Fla. (Countryside) Clearwater, 6-5 6-5 Elliot Williams 311 270 68 SO-SQ OT FR-RS Fla. (Central Catholic) Clearwater, Kyle Nunn Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County) 6-6 69 291 OL SO-1L Matthew Grooms Lumberton, N.C. (Lumberton) 70 6-6 275 Garrett Anderson DS FR-HS 72 Ga. (Etowah) Woodstock, OT 6-1 Quintin Richardson 230 OC SO-HS 74 OT 6-6 McColl, S.C. (Marlboro County) 6-4 300 Heath Batchelor 307 FR-RS 6-4 75 JR-2L 289 S.C. (Sumter) Sumter, FR-RS Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork) Gurminder Thind Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley) OG 76 Jarriel King 6-7 OT 308 SO-1L 6-4 281 Haleyville, Ala. (Haleyville) 77 SR-2L Fraser) Mississauga, Ontario (John Jamon Meredith 78 DE Military) Justin Sorensen 6-7 OT 79 285 JR-TR Marque Hall 6-5 Charleston/Georgia 301 OT 80 Hanahan, S.C. SR-3L Clark Gaston 6-7 Simpsonville, S.C. (Hillcrest) 327 (North 81 SR-2L Paul Haile Island, B.C. (Ballenas) Vancouver DT 81 Jamarial Brown 6-3 TE 314 SR-3L 6-2 Wingate, N.C. (Forest Hills) 244 82 DT SO-SQ WR (Ooltewah) Cleveland, Tenn. Freddie Brown 6-0 83 6-0 291 204 SR-SQ Cliff Matthews JR-SQ Alvin, S.C. 83 (Lexington) Lexington, S.C. WR Childers Tori Augustine’s) 6-3 209 DE JR-2L (Timberland/St. 84 6-4 Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes) 250 WR SO-1L 85 S.C. (Cheraw) Cheraw, 6-5 215 Joe Hills FR-HS 86 Rock Hill, S.C. Stephen Flint 87 TE Alex McGrath 88 6-5 242 WR Saunders Weslye JR-2L WR 89 Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) 6-2 6-4 192 TE Mike Triglia 202 TE FR-RS 90 FR-RS Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Wando) 6-1 Palmetto, Fla. (Palmetto) 6-5 Foxy Foxworth 218 273 91 SR-1L SO-1L S.C. (Riverside) Greer, Durham, N.C. (Riverside) Ladi Ajiboye TE TE 6-4 92 234 6-3 244 FR-HS Byron McKnight SO-SQ DT Jacksonville, Fla. (Bolles) 93 S.C. (Wando) Mt. Pleasant, 6-1 Ronald Byrd DE 300 94 SO-1L Kenny Davis 6-5 Military) Riverdale, Ga. (Rock Hill/New Hampton Prep) 236 95 FR-RS Nathan Pepper Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County) DE (Banneker/Hargrave 96 Clifton Geathers 6-6 DT 258 FR-HS DT 6-4 LaGrange, Ga. (Callaway) 295 DE 97 6-1 FR-HS 292 Nate Spurrier S.C. (Newberry) Newberry, 6-7 JR-2L 290 98 Greenville, S.C. (Greenville) SO-1L Military) Georgetown, S.C. 99 P/K Jonathan Williams Bay/Hargrave 6-2 DT 243 DE JR-SQ (Carvers 6-2 Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood) 290 6-6 SR-1L 225 FR-HS Augusta, Ga. (Beaufort) Beaufort, S.C. (Glenn Hills/Mississippi Delta CC) Columbia, S.C. (Lexington) r e t s o

R l a c i r e m u Numerical Roster NNumerical No. Name 1 Munnerlyn Captain 3 CB Auguste Akeem 5-9 185 Pos. JR-2L Ht. 3 CB Ala. (Murphy) Mobile, Wt. Yr.-Exp School) Hometown (High/Last Hillary Aramis 5-9 4 179 FR-HS Jason Barnes Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna/ Hollywood, 4 QB eld Alonzo Winfi Union) 5 6-2 205 WR Carlos Thomas FR-HS LB Fork 5 North Augusta, S.C. (Strom Thurmond) 6-4 Garcia Stephen 201 6-0 FR-RS 218 6 CB FR-RS Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) Beecher Tommy 5-11 Winston-Salem, N.C. (Carver) QB 197 6 SR-3L 6-2 Ga. (Banneker) College Park, 221 QB 7 FR-RS Fla. (Jefferson) 6-2 Tampa, 227 7 JR-1L LB Addison Williams N.C. (Concord) Concord, 8 6-2 269 QB CB Larry Freeman SO-1L 6-2 County) Hamlet, N.C. (Richmond 5-8 216 181 SO-1L SO-1L 8 Christian) Ala. (American Tuscaloosa, WR Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake) Darrell Simmons 6-1 9 223 SR-1L Moe Brown SS 10 Fort Meade, Fla. 6-1 Brian Maddox 185 10 FR-HS College Park, Ga. (Banneker) Jamire Williams 11 WR TB Kenny McKinley 6-0 CB 186 12 5-10 220 JR-2L 5-10 SO-1L 186 C.C. Whitlock WR Anderson, S.C. (Westside) FR-RS Hanna) 12 S.C. (T.L. Anderson, Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast) 6-0 D.L. Moore 182 12 SR-3L WR Ga. (South Cobb) Mableton, Shaq Wilson 5-10 13 171 FR-HS Mark Barnes S.C. (Chester) Chester, 14 WR 6-4 LB 14 178 FR-HS 5-11 194 Reid McCollum (Bowling Green) Bowling Green, Ky. SS FR-HS 15 Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast) 6-2 P/K Matt Clements CC) (Fort Meade/Pearl River 200 16 QB FR-RS 6-3 224 Michael McQueeney Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast) 6-4 QB SR-3L 195 WR (Hickory) N.C. FR-HS Hickory, 6-2 Summerville, S.C. (Summerville) 217 6-0 17 JR-SQ 190 FR-RS Chris Culliver Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Bishop England/ 17 Naples, Fla. (Barron Collier) Zac Brindise 18 FS Dion LeCorn Carolina) 19 6-0 191 Nick Prochak QB SO-1L Western 20 (Garner) N.C. Garner, Rank 6-0 Taylor WR 218 21 FR-RS 5-11 220 Emanuel Cook Fort Myers, Fla. (South Fort Myers) SO-1L TE Catholic) Ocala, Fla. (Trinity 6-3 230 22 TB SO-1L SS Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg) Bobby Wallace 6-0 5-10 23 214 214 Gardens) JR-2L JR-2L Jay Spearman (Evergreen) Wash. Riviera Beach, Fla. 24 Vancouver, TB Darian Stewart Beach 24 5-7 202 CB Kenny Miles SR-2L (Palm 25 S.C. (Conway) 6-0 Conway, FS 190 Mike Davis FR-HS 5-11 26 218 Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood) JR-2L Antonio Allen TB 27 Huntsville, Ala. (Lee) 5-10 200 Scott Spurrier FR-HS 28 TB Lawrenceville, Ga. (Brookwood) LB Chris Hail 28 5-9 214 Baxley 6-2 WR SR-3L Eric Baker 190 FR-HS 29 Blake 5-4 Columbia, S.C. (Columbia) SO-SQ Catholic/Fork Union) 168 Ocala, Fla. (Trinity 212 JR-SQ SS 5-9 (Loudoun County) Leesburg, Va. SS 5-10 199 TB JR-2L Ga. (Lovejoy) 5-11 Lovejoy, 187 FR-HS Fla. (White/Fork Union) Jacksonville, 30 Banag Yvan 31 Gerrod Sinclair 33 Jarrett Burns 34 FB LB Spencer Lanning 5-10 235 6-0 35 SR-3L 234 Buford, Ga. (Buford) Jim Hutton P/K JR-2L FS 5-11 Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin) 178 SO-SQ 6-3 185 Rock Hill, S.C. (York) 36 FR-HS (Lee) Huntsville, Ala. Stoney Woodson 39 FB Ryan Doerr CB 40 6-1 5-11 241 197 Eric Norwood JR-SQ Academy) SR-3L 41 Greeleyville, S.C. Fla. (Middleton) Tampa, Jordin Lindsey (Williamsburg 42 P/K Robertson 6-3 LB Travian 185 42 FR-HS DE 6-1 DE (Katy) Texas Katy, Mike Newton 270 43 6-3 JR-2L 6-4 261 270 Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb) Reggie Bowens SR-3L SO-1L 44 Mobile, Ala. (Davidson) Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County) Dustin Lindsey CB 45 LB 5-11 190 Rodney Paulk SR-1L 6-2 46 210 Lexington, S.C. (Lexington/Newberry) LB FR-HS Bryan Kingrey Holly Springs, N.C. (Garner) 46 6-4 242 LB Cedrick Snead SR-2L Mobile, Ala. (Davidson) 6-0 FB 226 JR-2L 6-1 CB 230 Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast) SR-2L 5-6 173 Raleigh, N.C. (Ravenscroft) FR-RS N.C. (Garner) Garner, INFORMATION BOWLS HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW STAFF PLAYERS INTRODUCTION *-Note 12offensive positionslisted Eric Baker(5-11,187,Fr.) 28 Bobby Wallace (5-7, 202,Sr.**) 22 Taylor Rank(6-0,214, Jr.**) 20 -OR- LT FreddieBrown(6-3, 209,Jr.**) 82 JoeHills(6-4,202, Fr.-RS) 85 WR JasonBarnes(6-4,201,Fr.-RS) 4 WR C.C.Whitlock(5-10, 171,Fr.) 12 MattClements(6-0, 190,Fr.-RS) 15 Freeman(6-1,223,Sr.*) Larry 8 WR TB Yvan Banag(5-10,235,Sr.***) 30 Kingrey(6-1,230,Sr.**) Bryan 46 FB QB ClarkGaston(6-2,244,So.) 80 NickProchak(6-3,230,So.*) 19 Weslye Saunders(6-5,273,So.*) 88 TE KyleNunn(6-6,300,Fr.-RS) 68 RT KevinYoung (6-5,311,So.) 64 Terrence Campbell(6-3,285,So.) 60 RG RyanBroadhead(6-5,270,Fr.-RS) 65 GarrettAnderson(6-4,307,Jr.**) 70 C PierreAndrews(6-3,281,So.) 62 LG GurminderThind(6-4,281,Sr.**) 75 QuintinRichardson(6-4,289,Fr.-RS) 72 ChrisSmelley(6-2, 216,So.*) 7 6 SeaverBrown(6-5,307,So.*) 63 0 BrianMaddox(5-10,220,So.*) 10 7 JamonMeredith(6-5,301,Sr.***) 77 7 PatrickDiMarco(6-1,242,So.*) 47 8 JustinSorensen (6-7,327,Sr.**) 78 7 LemuelJeanpierre(6-3,293,Jr.**) 57 4 HeathBatchelor(6-7,308,So.*) 74 5 MikeDavis(5-9,214,Sr.***) 25 6

MoeBrown(6-0,186,Jr.**) 9 DionLeCorn(5-11,220,So.*) 18 KennyMcKinley(6-0,182,Sr.***) 11 6 HutchEckerson(6-6,291,So.*) 66 4 JaredCook(6-5,242,Jr.**) 84 Tommy Beecher (6-2,227,Jr.*) 6 Offense *–Indicates Letters Won StoneyWoodson (5-11,197,Sr.***) 36 Addison Williams(5-8,181,So.*) 7 CB ChrisHail(5-10,199,Jr.**) 28 MarkBarnes(6-2,200,Fr.-RS) 13 SS ChrisCulliver(6-0,191,So.*) 17 FS Jay Spearman(6-0,190,Fr.) 23 JamireWilliams(5-10,186,Fr.-RS) 10 AkeemAuguste(5-9,179,Fr.) 3 CB ShaqWilson(5-11,194,Fr.) 12 DustinLindsey(6-4,242,Sr.**) 44 WLB DamienWright(6-0,231,Jr.) 49 Vandaral Shackleford(6-0,239,Jr.*) 48 MelvinIngram(6-2,269,So.*) 6 Sapp(5-11,228,Sr.***) Marvin 53 RodneyPaulk(6-0,226,Jr.**) 45 MLB AlonzoWinfi eld(6-0,218,Fr.-RS) 4 AntonioAllen(6-2,190,Fr.) 26 SLB DE MarqueHall(6-3,314,Sr.***) 79 DT Donte’eNicholls(6-1,311,Fr.-RS) 61 DT ByronMcKnight(6-5,236,Fr.-RS) 92 CliftonGeathers(6-7,290,So.*) 96 DE 2 Travian Robertson(6-4,270,So.*) 42 9 JonathanWilliams(6-2,290,Sr.*) 99 4 DarianStewart(5-11,218,Jr.**) 24 3 CliffMatthews(6-4, 250,So.*) 83 LadiAjiboye(6-1, 300,So.*) 91 NathanPepper (6-1, 292,Jr.**) 95 EmanuelCook(5-10,214,Jr.**) 21 CarlosThomas(5-11,197,Sr.***) 5 40 Eric Norwood (6-1, 270,Jr.**) EricNorwood 40 2 JasperBrinkley(6-2,275,Sr.*) 52 GerrodSinclair(6-0,234,Jr.**) 31 JordinLindsey(6-3,261,Sr.***) 41 CaptainMunnerlyn(5-9,185,Jr.**) 1 Defense 7 ScottSpurrier(5-4,168,Jr.) 27 H MatthewGrooms(6-1,230,So.) 69 ChrisVaughn (6-1,252,Fr.-RS) 50 DS KennyMcKinley(6-0,182,Sr.***) 11 AkeemAuguste(5-9,179,Fr.) 3 PR MoeBrown(6-0,186,Jr.**) 9 KR -OR- -OR- P NateSpurrier(6-2, 243,Jr.) 97 PK aieWlim ...... JUH-meer Jamire Williams ...... Gurminder Thind Thin-d ...... gur-MIN-der SUCK-up Ryan Succop ...... Gerrod Sinclair ...... jer-ROD Vandaral Shackleford ...... van-DARE-ull Ray Rychleski ...... rich-LESS-key Donte’e Nicholls ...... don-TAY MUN-er-linn ...... juh-MAHN Jamon Meredith ...... luh-CORN Dion LeCorn...... Lemuel Jeanpierre john-pee-AIR ...... lem-YOOL Marque Hall ...... mar-KEE Paul Haile...... HAIL GEAR-ee John Guerry ...... ee-VONben-AG Yvan Banag ...... Akeem Auguste ...... uh-GUST-a Pierre Andrews ...... pee-AIR LA-deeAW-ji-boyLadi Ajiboye ...... /Linebackers Steve SpurrierJr. WideReceivers ...... TightRay Rychleski Ends/SpecialTeams Coordinator ...... Coordinator David Reaves ...... /Recruiting DefensiveLine Brad Lawing ...... AssistantHeadCoach Ellis Johnson ...... OffensiveLine John Hunt ...... Backs Robert Gillespie...... Running Ron Cooper Safeties ...... Shane Beamer ...... Cornerbacks HeadCoach Steve Spurrier ...... 6 Tommy Beecher(6-2,227,Jr.*) 6 4 SpencerLanning(5-11,178,So.) 34 RyanSuccop(6-3,224,Sr.***) 14 Pronunciation Guide 4 RyanSuccop(6-3,224,Sr.***) 14 7 ChrisCulliver(6-0,191,So.*) 17 9 CharlesTurner (6-4,219,So.*) 59 3 SpencerLanning(5-11,178,So.) 34 9RyanDoerr(6-3,185,Fr.) 39 CaptainMunnerlyn(5-9,185,Jr.**) 1 CaptainMunnerlyn(5-9,185,Jr.**) 1 Special Teams Coaching Staff DDepth Chart e p t h

C h a r t INTRODUCTION PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY BOWLS INFORMATION 7 TEXAS (1) CANADA (2) VIRGINIA (1) TENNESSEE (1) WASHINGTON (1) WASHINGTON Summerville Reid McCollum Sumter Kyle Nunn Damien Wright Cleveland Clark Gaston Katy Ryan Doerr Leesburg Scott Spurrier Vancouver Rank Taylor Mississauga Gurminder Thind Island Vancouver Justin Sorensen Columbia Mark Barnes Blake Baxley Mike Davis John Guerry Rodney Paulk Quintin Richardson Chris Vaughn Conway Bobby Wallace Duncan Freddie Brown Georgetown Clifton Geathers Greeleyville Jim Hutton Greenville Nathan Pepper Greenwood Jay Spearman Greer Alex McGrath Hampton Darantzy Brunson Hanahan Jarriel King Irmo Garrett Anderson Lexington Paul Haile Mike Newton McColl Matthew Grooms Mt. Pleasant Stephen Flint Foxy Foxworth Michael McQueeney Newberry Kenny Davis North Augusta Aramis Hillary Rock Hill Childers Tori Spencer Lanning Roebuck Charles Turner Simpsonville Jamon Meredith Spartanburg Nick Prochak S. CAROLINA (41) Charlotte Pierre Andrews Jason Barnes Concord Beecher Tommy Durham Saunders Weslye Garner Chris Culliver Cedrick Snead Hamlet Melvin Ingram Hickory Ryan Succop Holly Springs Reggie Bowens Laurinburg Byron McKnight Robertson Travian Lumberton Hutch Eckerson Raleigh Bryan Kingrey Wingate Marque Hall Winston-Salem eld Alonzo Winfi Alvin Jamarial Brown Anderson Moe Brown Brian Maddox Aynor Johnson T.J. Barnwell Hardee Sanders Beaufort Devin Taylor Cheraw Cliff Matthews Chester C.C. Whitlock N. CAROLINA (15) N. CAROLINA Geographical Breakdown Geographical KENTUCKY (1) GEORGIA (19) Acworth Eric Norwood Atlanta Addison Williams Augusta Jonathan Williams Austell Campbell Terrence Buford Banag Yvan College Park Darrell Simmons Carlos Thomas LaGrange Ronald Byrd Lawrenceville Kenny Miles Leesburg Ryan Broadhead Lovejoy Chris Hail Mableton Kenny McKinley Riverdale Ladi Ajiboye Shackleford Vandaral Savannah Chaz Sutton Snellville Nate Spurrier Suwanee Jared Cook Thomson Jasper Brinkley Woodstock Elliot Williams Bowling Green D.L. Moore ALABAMA (7) ALABAMA FLORIDA (21) Altamonte Springs Patrick DiMarco Clearwater Seaver Brown Kevin Young Fort Meade Larry Freeman Fort Myers Zac Brindise Hollywood Akeem Auguste Jacksonville Eric Baker Marvin Sapp Gerrod Sinclair Mike Triglia Jamire Williams Shaq Wilson Naples Matt Clements Ocala Antonio Allen Dion LeCorn Orlando Lemuel Jeanpierre Palmetto Joe Hills Pompano Beach Donte’e Nicholls Riviera Beach Emanuel Cook Tampa Stoney Woodson Haleyville Heath Batchelor Huntsville Jarrett Burns Darian Stewart Mobile Dustin Lindsey Jordin Lindsey Captain Munnerlyn Tuscaloosa Chris Smelley e c n a l G - A - t A

None. P/K Ryan Succop, DS Charles None. P/K Ryan Succop. s k c DE Casper Brinkley, DE Ryan Brown, DT DE Casper Brinkley, OL Garrett Anderson, OG Heath Batchelor, OL Garrett Anderson, OG Heath Batchelor, Banag, LB Jasper DT Ladi Ajiboye, LB Yvan DT Ladi Ajiboye, S Emanuel Cook, DT DT Ladi Ajiboye, S Emanuel TE Andy Boyd, TB , OC William TE Andy Boyd, TB Cory Boyd, OC William DE Casper Brinkley. OG Seaver Brown, OG Lemuel Jeanpierre, OG Lemuel Jeanpierre, OG Seaver Brown, o c e

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a SPECIAL TEAMS (0): Kenrick Ellis, S Ty Erving, Isaac, S Chris Hampton, S Brandon Kenrick Ellis, S Ty S LB Cody Wells, DT Joel Reaves, CB Ranzino Valentine, LB Greg Wright. Mike West, DEFENSE (11): OFFENSE (8): Brown, OC Jeremy Burgess, QB Blake Mitchell, TE Robert Pavlovic, FB Lanard Stafford, OG James Thompson. Lettermen Lost (19) Turner. Turner. DEFENSE (25): SPECIAL TEAMS (2): QB Tommy Beecher, WR Freddie Brown, WR Moe Brown, OG WR Freddie Brown, Beecher, QB Tommy TB Mike Seaver Brown, TE Jared Cook, WR Chris Culliver, LarryDavis, FB Patrick DiMarco, OT Hutch Eckerson, WR WR Dion Freeman, OG Lemuel Jeanpierre, FB Bryan Kingrey, Kenny LeCorn, TB Brian Maddox, TE Alex McGrath, WR OT Jamon Meredith, TE Nick Prochak, TB Taylor McKinley, OT Justin Saunders, QB Chris Smelley, Rank, TE Weslye Sorensen, OL Gurminder Thind, TB Bobby Wallace. SS Emanuel Cook, DE Clifton Geathers, S Chris Brinkley, Lindsey, Hail, DT Marque Hall, LB Melvin Ingram, LB Dustin LB Cliff Matthews, CB Captain Munner- DE Jordin Lindsey, lyn, CB Mike Newton, DE Eric Norwood, LB Rodney Paulk, Robertson, LB Marvin Sapp, DE Travian DL Nathan Pepper, Stew- S Darian Shackleford, LB Gerrod Sinclair, LB Vandaral art, CB Carlos Thomas, CB Addison Williams, DT Jonathan Williams, DB Stoney Woodson. OFFENSE (26): Lettermen Returning (53) Lettermen Returning DEFENSE (1): OFFENSE (5): Brown, QB Blake Mitchell, FB Lanard Stafford. SPECIAL TEAMS (0): Starters Lost (6) Starters Lost DEFENSE (10): SPECIAL TEAMS (1): Starters Returning (17) Returning Starters OFFENSE (6): Jamon Meredith, OT WR Kenny McKinley, WR Dion LeCorn, OT Justin Sorensen. CB Captain Munnerlyn, DE Marque Hall, LB Cliff Matthews, Eric Norwood, Paulk, LB Marvin LB Rodney Sapp, FS Darian Stewart, CB Carlos Thomas. Gamecocks At-A-Glance GGamecocks INFORMATION BOWLS HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW STAFF PLAYERS INTRODUCTION knows thefather’s wishesbetterthan theson. closely togetherfor anumberofyears,andnoone in howtheGamecocks attack.Thetwohaveworked fensive playcalls.Butdon’texpectwholesale changes would allowSteveSpurrierJr. tomakemoreoftheof- in thelockerroom. tive playeronthefi eld, butexhibitedstrongleadership Boyd, whowasnotonlyaproduc- place tailbackCory the pastthreeseasons.TheGamecocksmustalsore- of thesnapsover reer, tookthebulk up-and-down ca- despite havingan Mitchell, who, Blake a replacementfor ers, butmustfi nd both widereceiv- fensive lineand four ontheof- starters, including tures sixreturning olina offensefea- Gamecock staffafteranexcellentrunatMaryland. as oneofthenation’s topspecialteamscoach,joinsthe will alsohaveanewleader, asRayRychleski,regarded successful stintatMississippiState.Thespecialteams Ellis Johnsontakesoverasdefensivecoordinatoraftera changes ondefensefi gure tobemorepronounced,as to hisson,widereceiverscoachSteveSpurrierJr. The Spurrier willhandoffmoreoftheplay-callingduties caller thantheHeadBallCoachhimself? but whobetterto“coachup”anunheraldedsignal- tion enteringtheseasonfi gures tobeatquarterback, rigors ofthatchallengingschedule.Thebiggestques- rienced nucleusandthedepthinplacetowithstand including 10ondefense,theGamecockshaveanexpe- for theSECChampionshipGame. es fortheSECEasternDivisiontitleandatriptoAtlanta wonder ifthiswillbetheyearSouthCarolinachalleng- Tennessee, FloridaandClemson,theGamecockfaithful fi cult schedulethat featuresthelikesofGeorgia,LSU, tempered theenthusiasmjustabit.Withanotherdif- tion. However, aseason-endingfive-game losingstreak raised thehopesandexpectationsofGamecockNa- in Columbia.A6-1starttothe2007campaigncertainly ented anddeepestsquadsinceCoachSpurrier’s arrival of theSteveSpurrierErawithcautiousoptimism. Total Offense (77) ...... 371.8 Passing Offense (37) ...... 258.2 Rushing Offense (101) ...... 113.7 (70) Scoring Offense...... 26.1 In thespring,CoachSpurrierannounced thathe The SouthCar-Th The offensewillundergoasubtlechange,asCoach With 53lettermenand16-of-22startersreturning, On paper, theGamecockshavemaybetheirmosttal- The SouthCarolinaGamecocksembarkonYear Four 8 e 2007 Statistics(Rank) So ut h Ca r- Offense Steve Spurrier Jr. Spurrier Steve before the2008seasonisover. inhiscareer. Hewillnodoubtbeafactor of hispasses(101-for-177) for1,288yardsandnine in thosecontests.Smelleyhascompleted57percent ers. Hehasmadesixcareerstarts,logginga4-2record ged SoutheasternConference. intherug- toleadhisteamvictory dence necessary hoping thatBeechercomesintothefallwithconfi - ing himthestarterenteringfall,CoachSpurrieris & Black.Bynam- start fortheGarnet has yettomakea touchdowns, but with apairof passes (16-of-25) 64 percentofhis he hascompleted GPA. Onthefi eld, with thehighest given totheplayer Athlete Award, Sorensen Scholar- won theAndrew heady athletewho possibly throughoutthe2008campaign. competition tocontinueduringtheearlyfallcampand ing thefall,butcertainlynotbyalandslide.Expect dust settled,Beecherearnedthenumberonetagenter- the righttobenumberonesignal-caller. Whenthe Smelley percentage, passingtouchdownsandyards. inpassattempts,completions,completion history he stillleftasoneofthetopfi ve passersinGamecock somewhat ofacheckeredcareerintheGarnet&Black, Blake Mitchell ing thefallisatquarterbackwhereareplacementfor & st ha to wi pa 64 he allowed tousehis feet asmuchhisarm. see someearlyaction asachangeofpacewherehe’s terback whohascaught CoachSpurrier’s eye.Hecould onto thefi eld. complete understandingoftheoffense toworkhisway gifted ofthequarterbacks,needstoshow thathehasa quarterback. Garcia,whomaybethe mostathletically that CoachSpurrierwouldliketosee moreoutofhis escape apassrushandkeepplayalive,something gunslinger fromTampa, Fla.,hasshownanabilityto yet tomakeanimpactonthefi eld. Thestrong-armed plenty ofheadlinesinhisshorttimeatCarolina,buthas lk icel RosterNewcomers StephenGarcia Reid Aramis ZacBrindise Blake Mitchell Lettermen Lost Michael SquadmenReturning Chris Smelley Tommy Beecher Lettermen Returning Quarterback McCollum Hillary McQueeney a Redshirt freshman Smelley isthemoreseasonedoftwosignal-call- Beecher isa Junior The biggestquestionfortheGamecocksenter- h igs usinfrteGmccsenter Gamecocks the for question biggest The Freshman wenthead-to-headinthespring,battlingfor Tommy Beecher Aramis Hillary mustbefound.AlthoughMitchellhad Stephen Garcia andsophomore isanotherathleticquar- Tommy Beecher Tommy hasmade Chris - additional reps,solidifyinghisspotonthedepthchart. son butreallyshowedimprovementinthespringwith primarily onspecialteamsasatruefreshmanlastsea- push formoreplayingtimethisfall.Maddoxwasused leader inthespring. three 100-yardrushinggames.Healsobecameabetter gained 1,658rushingyardsinhiscareerandowns with Boyd.Hehas sharing theload two seasonswhile in eachofthepast ond onthesquad and hasbeensec- in rushing2005 Davis ledtheteam the carriesthisfall. taking thebulkof get thefi rst shotat Davis lected bytheTampa BayBucsinthe2008NFLDraft. with 903rushingyardsandnineTDsbeforebeingse- as theylosttheirleaderin walk-on QBsincamp. Noah, playedforCoachSpurrieratFlorida,aretwo Division Ifootball,and at Westernhishand Carolinabeforedecidingtotry to redshirtduringhisfi rstseasononcampus. butisacandidate high schoolprogramatSummerville, dropback passer. Hecomesfromahighlysuccessful wa No D a t h d extra yardswithapenchant forfallingforward. break outsideonoccasion andisabletopickupthe fall. Heismoreofa betweenthetacklesrunner, butcan some goodthingswiththeballinhis hands. through springdrills.He’s anaturalrunnerwhocando Union Military, andwent joinedthesquadin January 100-yard rushingdayinhisonlycareer start. against FloridaAtlanticin2006andrespondedwitha ily onspecialteams,wasforcedintothestartingrole longest since1991.Rank,whohasbeenusedprimar- andthe burst, thefourth-longestruninschoolhistory but gained98yards,includingan88-yardtouchdown Tennessee in2006whenhecarriedjustthreetimes throughout 2007,hadhisbestgameagainstMiddle opportunity. Wallace, whowashamperedbyinjuries both haveshownfl ashes ofabilitywhengiventhe o t i r i ob alc EricBaker None Boyd Cory Lettermen Lost Kenny Bobby Wallace Taylor Rank SquadmenReturning Brian Maddox Mike Davis Lettermen Returning Tailback Miles g o v Senior Sophomore Senior The Gamecockshaveabigvoidtofill inthebackfi eld Michael McQueeney h aeok aeabgvi ofili h backfield the in fill to void big a have Gamecocks The Freshman Freshman Freshman fi gures to Bobby Wallace Mike Eric Baker Reid McCollum Kenny Miles Brian Maddox 22008 Outlook Zac Brindise Cory Boyd Cory , whoplayedlastfallatFork 0 , whoplayedasafreshman andjunior willjointhesquadthis 0 Roster Newcomers shouldmakeastrong isamoretraditional Mike Davis Mike 8

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Nick Prochak Clark Gaston Col- oss l he t , due to graduation, the Gamecock offensive line Alex McGrath . th had an im- . Blessed Gurminder Thind A pair of returning fi fth-year senior starters are the A pair of returning fi Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore center With the loss of just one starter, Sophomore Mike Triglia Wi Offensive Line Lettermen Returning Garrett Anderson Heath Batchelor Squadmen Returning Seaver Brown Hutch Eckerson Lemuel Jeanpierre Pierre Andrews Jamon Meredith Ryan Broadhead Justin Sorensen Gurminder Thind Lettermen Lost William Brown Jeremy Burgess James Thompson manning the left side and down the right. Meredith has made 29 career starts and is capable of being an all-conference performer and a player that NFL scouts will be watching closely this fall. Sorensen has started each of the last 18 games in a row and was an early pick in the Canadian draft this past spring. the roster and, like Sorensen, hails from Canada. Thind ghting has played both guard and tackle at USC, but is fi back ailments and his career could be in jeopardy. Brown has the most returning numbers it has had since the Spurrier regime took over three years ago. bookend offensive tackles with Weslye Saun- Weslye ders pressive freshman season, catching 151 12 passes for yards, earning third team Fresh- man All-America honors from legeFootballNews. com with excellent size, Saunders showed marked improve- ment in the spring and is a great com- plement to Cook. the spring drills of 2007, but suffered a broken leg in the spring drills of 2007, but suffered a broken leg the an off-season accident and did not participate in spring. He has been working hard on his rehabilitation this fall. eld and hopes to get back on the fi by injuries throughout much of his Carolina career, as do adds depth at tight end after working as a fullback, senior performer in 2006, and sophomore walk-on worth tight end sets. Br ha t ou had th Matt wi Freddie s and nd e ht Scott Spurrier , ig t Dion LeCorn will join the squad na li Clark Gaston Roster Newcomers and juniors and juniors ro Ca . Boyd, who had a six-year are the only other scholarship are the only Paul Haile s was the team’s third-leading re- was the team’s D.L. Moore us sc . , one of the most acclaimed recruits di and o t Jason Barnes, Joe Hills

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n n Robert Pavlovic Mike Triglia End Tight Lettermen Returning Jared Cook Alex McGrath Squadmen Returning Nick Prochak Saunders Weslye Mike Lettermen Lost Andy Boyd Foxy Foxworth p n p pe mentioning in the fall. run with the program, is now a graduate assistant in the strength & conditioning program at South Carolina. Despite the loss, new coach Ray Rychleski is excited replacements. The Gamecocks may not be about Boyd’s rst loaded with depth at the tight end position, but their fi two may be as good as any two in the league. ceiver a year ago, catching 30 passes for 421 yards, an average of 14.0 yards per catch, which was the highest on the team of any player with more than two recep- tions. He has the size and speed that will create match- up problems for a lot of defenses. He has all the tools and now has the experience for a breakout year. ce a in lo le occ co tra co s ab m s Br u Clements kept them sidelined for much of the 2007 campaign. is Barnes and Hills have excellent size, while Clements gure into the rota- an excellent athlete. All three should fi tion this fall with solid fall camps. had a for the 2008 season, is a versatile performer who long look at in the spring. He has excel- an lent quickness but has a lot to learn to be more than occasional contributor this fall. ceiving corps, including and Brown Freeman was a junior at wide receiver. upperclassmen in making the who struggled at times college transfer should feel more the Division I level, but transition to off a solid this time around and is coming comfortable solid hands and is a depend- spring. Freddie Brown has while Moe Brown, who able possession-type receiver, wide receiver corps, has the may be the fastest of the speed to catch the deep ball. The group, which has thinned plans again this season. Culliver and Mark Barnes out somewhat with Chris was nding homes on the defensive side of the ball, fi receiving corps coming out rated as the top recruited had varyingof high school in 2007 and degrees of suc- rst collegiate season. cess in their fi 27 passes for 315 yards, the most success, catching including an eight-catch, 109-yard performance against three Arkansas. He caught 16 passes over the last rst fi games after not logging a reception in the season’s four contests. the - made one start in was one of the more Matt Clements Paul Haile Roster Newcomers Kenny McKinley k , a former walk-on lineman , a former walk-on lineman o made the transition from the o l t Bryan Kingrey . Joe Hills Joe u

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0 Carolina features a talented group of receivers Carolina features a talented group of receivers - the McKinley stepped into the number one receiver role The Gamecocks primarily use their fullbacks to block, The Gamecocks primarilyThe Gamecocks primarily use their fullbacks to block, Sophomore Former walk-on Senior Jim Hutton Tori Childers Moore Whitlock Larry Freeman Dion LeCorn Kenny McKinley Stephen Flint Tori D.L. C.C. Scott Spurrier Scott Lettermen Lost None Wide Receiver Lettermen Returning Freddie Brown Moe Brown Squadmen Returning Jason Barnes Fullback Lettermen Returning Banag Yvan Patrick DiMarco Squadmen Returning Jim Hutton Bryan Kingrey Lettermen Lost Lanard Stafford None best receiving corps overall since Coach Spurrier’s ar- best receiving corps overall since Coach Spurrier’s rival in Columbia - led by an All-America candidate in Kenny McKinley last fall following the early departure of Sidney Rice to the NFL, and turned in one of the most productive sea- rst team All-SEC sons in Carolina history en route to fi accolades. McKin- ley caught a school- record 77 passes for 968 yards and nine touchdowns and owns 153 ca- reer receptions for 2,139 yards and 15 scores. He should leave Carolina as the career record- holder in nearly all receiving catego- ries. rather than carry the pigskin, but must fi nd a replace- rather than carry pigskin, but must fi the ment for becoming a two-year starter. who worked his way into

pleasant surprises as a true freshman last fall. DiMarco pleasant surprises as a true cant playing time and signifi worked his way into some a in the win caught four passes, including has but there gures to be the starter, He fi over Kentucky. to also been some discussion of using him at tight end basis. eld on a more consistent get him on the fi hard the 2006 season and is a quality backup. He is a worker who continues to improve. and defensive side of the ball to fullback in the spring brings a toughness to the group. He is also a valuable special teams contributor. 2008 Outlook 22008 INFORMATION BOWLS HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW STAFF PLAYERS INTRODUCTION will jointhesquadinfall. T.J. Johnson the weightroom. sons asfreshmenlastfalltogetbiggerandstrongerin along withcenter listed assecond-teamguardsenteringthefall. Campbell shoulder injury. rival inColumbia.Hemissedmostofthespringwitha starter, buthasbeenhamperedbyinjuriessincehisar- two seasons. derson hasstartedeightgamesatguardoverthepast guard aftermakingsixstartsthereayearago,whileAn- Brown. SeaverBrownisactuallytheincumbentatleft Garrett Anderson drills listedasthenumberonecenteraheadofjunior help shoreuptherun defense. along withtheLindsey twins,JordinandDustin,will tackle NathanPepper andlinebackerJasperBrinkley struggled stoppingtherun.Thereturn ofdefensive featuring thenation’s fourth-bestpassdefense,but ayearago, Gamecocks weresolidinthesecondary performances. The to bettergameday which shouldlead for playingtime, winners competing starters andletter- a bevyofreturning Johnson coordinator New defensive rier Erain2008. in theSteveSpur- its bestdefense Carolina tofi eld All-SEC performerbeforehisCarolinadaysareover. sliding downfromtackle,andiscapableofbecomingan an anchoratrightguardasthe‘07seasonprogressed, athleticism tobecomeasolidplayer. Batchelorbecame mer defensivelinemanwhopossessesthestrengthand at leftandrightguard,respectively. Jeanpierreisafor- Heath Batchelor sition. Heisespeciallyadeptinpassprotection. could alsopushforthestartingroleateithertacklepo- season asaredshirtafterstartingfi ve gamesin2006, Total Defense (56) ...... 378.1 (4) Passing Defense...... 168.7 Rushing Defense (110) ...... 209.3 Scoring Defense (39) ...... 23.5 Junior walk-on Tackles Sophomores Sophomore Expect SouthEx Sophomore Junior Sophomore 10 p 2007 Statistics(Rank) ect South will have , aconverteddefensivelineman,areboth Lemuel Jeanpierre Quintin Richardson Ellis and Hutch Eckerson Seaver Brown Kevin Young Ryan Broadhead Pierre Andrews Defense Hardee Sanders enterthefalllistedonfi rst team Elliot Williams inthebattletoreplaceWilliam cameoutofthespring Ellis Johnson Ellis has potentialtobea , whosatoutthe2007 and andsophomore addsdepth,while arefreshmenwho tookredshirtsea- and Kyle Nunn Terrence , have excellentsize. Both Geathers(6-7, 290)andRobertson(6-4,270) tion thisyearafter anoff-seasonintheweightroom. freshmen lastfallandfigure tomakeagreatercontribu- Travian Robertson of sophomoredefensiveends, unit isimperativefortheGamecocks’ success.Apair bodies onthefi eld atalltimes,soaproductivesecond the 2006seasonwithakneeinjury. last fallatlessthan100percentaftermissingmostof ton. Hallisafifth-year playerwhostartedeightcontests fensive Playerinthe2006LibertyBowlwinoverHous- on thefi eld hewasnamedCarolina’s OutstandingDe- over theprevioustwocampaigns.Thelasttimehewas season in2007aftermaking15startsatdefensiveend Lindsey the veteranleadershipwillcomefromseniors nine startsatlinebacker. & Black,earningaspotonboththecoaches’and thews wasimpressiveinhisfi rst seasonintheGarnet run stopperandbestpassrusher. athleticMat- Thevery the team’s best He isconsidered Sporting News honors fromthe All-America team Freshman earning second- freshmen in2007, of theCarolina season acclaim the mostpost- Ajiboye garnered Cliff Matthews and defensiveend Ladi Ajiboye defensive tackle sophomores in a pairofstandout should beledby defensive front. weight room,theGamecocksshouldbesolidalong lective beltsandanotheroff-seasoninMarkSmith’s Sp & th ru th He Sp ho Joel Reaves Kenrick Ellis Ryan Brown RonaldByrd Casper Brinkley Lettermen Lost Jarriel Jonathan Williams Travian Robertson DarantzyBrunson Nathan Pepper Cliff Matthews Jordin Lindsey Marque Hall Clifton Geathers King etre eunn SquadmenReturning Ladi Ajiboye Lettermen Returning Defensive Line

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ng ni 11 could ur et Charles hasis on r op mp adds depth. t are the back- ’s is the backup Captain Mun- . Succop was an on has returned 39 ti Ryan Doerr . Rychleski has had na e Matthew Grooms (DS) Nate Spurrier (P/K) (DS) Chris Vaughn Roster Newcomers f th o lace renewed e fi gures to be next in line for gures to be next in line fi are also potential kickoff re- ne p o serving as the holder. Chris Vaughn Ryan Succop did a solid job in the punt return

Matthew Grooms ve Spencer Lanning and freshman handled the bulk of the kick return ha Ray Rychleski also handled the punting chores a Kenny McKinley could also get a look. s handling the snapping duties and ju- and ck co Moe Brown Special Teams Special Nate Spurrier me handles the deep snaps on punts. and Ga

2007 Statistics (Rank) 2007 Statistics e Tommy Beecher Tommy h he Gamecocks will T Junior The Gamecocks will place renewed emphasis on The Gamecocks will placeT top returning The Gamecocks have one of the nation’s The entire placement team returns with sophomore The entire placement team returns with sophomore Redshirt freshman Ryan Succop Chris Culliver Captain Munnerlyn Kickoff Returns ...... 22.8 (35) Kickoff Returns ...... 9.4 (46) Punt Returns ...... 34.4 (71) Net Punting Special Teams Lettermen Returning Ryan Succop (P/K) (DS) Charles Turner Squadmen Returning Lettermen Lost None Lanning (P/K) Spencer Ryan Doerr (P/K) p iv honorable mention All-SEC pick in 2007 after earning honorable mention All-SEC pick in 2007 after earning Lou second-team honors in 2006. A candidate for the top place- which recognizes the nation’s Groza Award, in his career from inside 40 Succop is 16-for-17 kicker, 50-plus yards. eld goals of yards and owns two fi special teams this year with the addition of special special teams this year teams coordinator his coaching career, a tremendous success throughout mo of Maryland,most recently at the University and his ar- r the weaknesses that cropped rival should help shore up u in punt protection. up late in the season, especially in senior the placekicking chores behind Succop. Charles Turner nior punts during his USC career and has the surest hands. Akeem Auguste deep snapper, while deep snapper, Scott Spurrier up holders. season ago and could again this season. His average was down a bit last fall to 41.6 yards per punt after av- eraging 43.7 yards in 2006, but he also logged nearly twice as many punts (56) in 2007 as he did in ‘06 (29). Spencer Lanning challenge Succop for those duties this fall. Turner duties in 2007, returning 34 kicks for 809 yards, the was He second-highest yard total in school history. named to the All-SEC Freshmen team as a kick returner after averaging 23.8 yards per return. nerlyn turners, but other names could surface in the fall. game in ‘07, returning 18 punts for 165 yards, including He was 46 yard effort against Vanderbilt. a career-best seventh in the SEC among punt returners, averaging 9.2 yards per return. both is a true are a pair of are a pair of was thrown into was thrown Mark Barnes Emanuel Cook Jay Spearman and is atop the depth chart at Cedrick Snead , who possesses exceptional , who possesses Darrell Simmons is the only other safety on the

and is a walk-on who adds depth. and Darrell Simmons Darrell Mark Barnes Mark ns r Addison Williams Chris Culliver et r Chris Hail Darian Stewart na li ro Blake Baxley Ca Jarrett Burns Carolina returns Junior Sophomore Junior as ed in the spring, however, The position was solidifi Mike Newton Jamire Williams d p m e Safety Lettermen Returning Emanuel Cook Squadmen Returning Chris Culliver Chris Hail Darian Stewart Lettermen Lost Erving Ty Blake Baxley Chris Hampton Roster Newcomers Brandon Isaac Greg Wright Jarrett Burns a e fre sea an All Co ap bef th co le H made the transition from wide receiver. Both players made the transition from wide receiver. adapted to their new situations well and are listed as second teamers entering the fall, with Culliver listed at free safety behind Stewart and Barnes at strong safety behind Cook. freshmen who will join the squad in the fall. both of its start- ing safeties from a year ago. Ju- nior strong safety Emanuel Cook heads the list of returning players. A member of the All-Mayday Team as selected by Mark May ESPN’s and a second-team All-SEC performer, Cook overcame an appendectomy just before the start of the season to be- come the team’s leading tackler. a candidate for all-league recognition again in ‘08. He’s walk-ons who round out the returnees at . walk-ons who round out his efforts. Newton earned a letter for free safety entering the fall after starting 10 games a season ago and earning Defensive Player of the Spring accolades. He showed a nose for the football with two , two forced and two re- coveries. roster who has seen any playing time at the position. sophomores freshman who joined the squad in time to go through joined the squad in time freshman who by a shoulder injury, spring drills, but was hampered for the 2008 campaign. which may affect his status the fi to mount. He ben- season as injuries began re last the fi rst spring drills. his fi ted from going through efi last fall. speed, was redshirted . s r aye l p

p Captain Damien hi s r stepped in as a l o and hope to make an h , who went through sc Stoney Woodson . Lindsey, a fi fth-year a fi . Lindsey, ir e has good size at 6-2, h Jamire Williams Roster Newcomers Jay Spearman t f has played in 23 games k is a solid walk-on to the o a local product from Co- a local product fi gures to get the nod at the fi ll Marvin Sapp o a Chaz Sutton o and senior rn l Cedrick Snead Cedrick is a redshirt freshman who will try Shaq Wilson t etu and

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Akeem Auguste 0 Th Junior Senior Thomas will try fresh- to hold off a hard charge from The Gamecocks return all of their scholarship players Alonzo Winfi eld Alonzo Winfi Juniors Three-year letterwinner Sophomore Junior The linebacking unit will also get a boost from the The linebacking unit will Cornerback Lettermen Returning Captain Munnerlyn Mike Newton Squadmen Returning Carlos Thomas Addison Williams Stoney Woodson Lettermen Lost Ranzino Valentine Akeem Auguste Reggie Bowens

spring drills. 2008 Outlook 22008 and also help out will be able to blitz Garnet & Black, in pass coverage. Auguste was impressive in the spring after enrolling in is experienced, making Woodson school in January. He has also spent time at 13 starts during his career. safety. Munnerlyn from Mobile, Ala., is fearless and is considered the best cover corner on the squad. He intercepted three passes ve picks in his career. a season ago and has fi other starting cornerback position. The senior has made 20 starts in his Carolina career and has worked hard to become more physical. man at cornerback, led by fi rst-team All-SEC pick at cornerback, led by fi Wright brilliance, but needs to gain consistency. to work his way into the mix, as will incoming freshmen Antonio Allen and 255 pounds to play in the middle, but also has and 255 pounds to play in the middle, but also shown good speed. He needs to become more consis- tent to see more regular playing time. squad. early impression when they arrive this fall. lumbia’s Richland Northeast High School, has made 22 Northeast High School, Richland lumbia’s total past two seasons, the third-highest starts over the tackles in his He has accounted for 100 on the squad. USC career. as over the past two seasons and enters the fall listed He is a steady per- rst team strongside linebacker. the fi dence. former who has the coaches’ confi senior, fi gured to get plenty of action last fall, but suf- gured fi senior, fered a knee injury during the 2007 Garnet & Black to one brief appearance. Spring Game, and was limited to stopping the he could be a big boost healthy, If he’s run. the starter at middle linebacker last fall when Brinkley the starter at middle linebacker went down with the injury and performed admirably, in on 61 tackles. guring fi return of senior INFORMATION BOWLS HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW STAFF PLAYERS INTRODUCTION night specials. night. Theyare3-1overthepastthreeyearsinThursday defeated eighth-rankedKentuckyathomeonaThursday Thursday nightcontestathometoAuburn.In2007,they away witha15-0win.Theyalsolostmid-season the seasonatMississippiStateonaThursdayandcame against CentralFlorida.In2006,theGamecocksopened opened its2005seasononaThursdaynightwithwin Vanderbilt Commodores onThursday, Sept.4.Carolina State onAug.28,thentraveltoNashvillefacethe games oftheseason.TheyopenathomeagainstNC test in2008.Actually, theywillplaytwo-thefi rst two season, theGamecockswillplayaThursdaynightcon- THURSDAY NIGHTSPECIAL remain onthescheduleforonemoreyear. lina’s first triptoOxfordsincethe2003season.LSUwill the nexttwoseasons.TheOct.4gamewillmarkCaro- sippi StatefromtheirscheduleandpickupOleMissfor of SECWest opponents, theGamecocksdropMissis- ROTATING OFFANDON (21), toppingJoeMorrison’s markof20from1983-85. wins byaCarolinaheadcoachinhisfi rst threeseasons 21-16 afterthreeseasonsinColumbia.Hehasthemost UNDER SPURRIER posted threewinsoverbowlteams. of thoseteamspostingbowlvictories.TheGamecocks 12 opponentsin2007playedabowlgame,withfi ve toughest inDivisionIfootball.EightofSouthCarolina’s NCAA, Carolina’s schedulewasrankedastheninth- opponents duringtheregularseason.Accordingto nation’s toughestschedulesin2007,facingfi ve ranked THAT WAS TOUGH to wintheACCcrown. school’s onlyleaguetitlecamein1969whenitwent6-0 squad. USCownsanall-timerecordof521-523-44.The secutive yearinwhichCarolinahasfi elded afootball in either1893or1906.Thiswillmarkthe102ndcon- dating backto1892.Theuniversitydidnotfi eld ateam the 115thseasonofcollegefootballatSouthCarolina, A LITTLEHISTORY e utn 3.9 71 46 101 6 11 5 35 34.39 –0.58 56 9.39 3 9 22.37 Turnover Margin 4 378.08 Net Punting 12 Punt Returns 39 110 1 77 Kickoff Returns 4 12 168.75 7 Total Defense 8 209.33 108.20 Pass Effi 71 ciencyDefense 37 23.50 371.83 Passing Defense 70 Rushing Defense 7 101 3 Scoring Defense 124.17 12 258.17 8 Total Offense 113.67 Passing Effi ciency 26.08 Passing Offense Rushing Offense Scoring Offense Avg.Category SEC NCAA 12 2007 CarolinaRankings : TheGamecockshadoneofthe : HeadcoachSteveSpurrieris : The2008campaignwillmark : Withtherotationschedule : Forthefourth-straight ri nTm fPseso 44 11-10 10-6 4-4 4-4 Trail 2-2 inTime of Possession 9-2 Lead inTime ofPossession 1-2 8-10 3-0 Commit EqualTurnovers 2-4 Commit FewerTurnovers Commit MoreTurnovers 8-1 13-7 2-1 Opp. Total lessthan300yards 5-1 8-4 3-3 Opp. Passlessthan200yards 0-0 Opp. Rushlessthan100yards 3-2 3-3 0-3 Total 400ormoreYards 12-13 9-3 3-6 Pass for300ormoreYards 16-7 Pass for200ormoreYards 2-1 Rush for150ormoreYards 5-2 Rush for100ormoreYards 11-9 2-4 2-2 15-5 12-3 Games Decidedby10orless 0-2 16-7 Games Decidedby3orless 4-1 3-2 31 Opponents Score20orless 5-4 22 Score 30ormorePoints 21 Score 20ormorePoints 18 16-5 Largest HalftimeDefi cit 5-1 Largest HalftimeLead 5-11 1-5 1-2 When OpponentScoresFirst 1-12 When ScoringFirst 0-6 0-0 19-2 2-1 4-12 Trailing After3rdQuarter 6-0 0-6 0-0 Tied After3rdQuarter 15-3 Leading After3rdQuarter 6-0 Trailing atHalftime 5-2 2-10 Tied atHalftime Leading AtHalftime 0-4 1-1 14-4 Trailing After1stQuarter 5-1 Tied After1stQuarter Leading After1stQuarter Turf 0-0 Grass 6-6 Neutral 0-0 Road 2-3 Home 4-3 Overall 6-6 1-1 2007 1-1 20-15 8-6 12-9 21-16 Under Carolina Trends Spurrier 2. rgnSae - 110 202 253 9-4 9-4 9-4 308 353 443 9-4 460 9-4 9-4 Oregon State 25. 508 Wisconsin 12-1 24. Oregon 566 23. 9-4 Texas Tech 648 22. Clemson 587 10-3 21. Illinois 9-4 685 20. 10-3 Hawaii 19. 654 9-4 Michigan 904 18. Cincinnati 962 17. 11-2 Arizona State 10-4 16. 10-3 Auburn 15. Brigham Young 14. Florida 13. 1,139 Tennessee 1,096 962 12. 11-3 11-3 11-3 1,303 Boston Texas 12-1 10. College 1,342 1,346 Virginia 1,347 9. Tech 11-2 11-2 Oklahoma 12-2 8. 1,620 Kansas 7. (1) West 12-2 1,500 6. 1,515 Virginia Ohio 5. 11-2 State 11-2 Missouri SouthernCalifornia(1) 4. 3. Georgia 2. LSU(60) (3) 1. 2. enSae - 127 192 9-4 9-4 242 319 333 9-4 9-4 376 413 9-4 Penn 416 State 25. Oregon 10-3 427 24. 9-4 9-4 Texas 567 Tech 23. Clemson 12-1 22. 9-4 Wisconsin 624 21. Cincinnati 20. Michigan 9-4 19. Illinois 635 826 18. Hawaii 924 17. 10-3 Florida 624 10-4 16. 898 10-3 11-2 Brigham Auburn 14. 11-3 Young Arizona State 13. 979 1,016 1,217 Tennessee 12. 11-3 Boston 12-1 11-3 College 11. Texas 1,241 10. 1,239 Virginia 12-2 9. Tech 11-2 1,370 1,287 Oklahoma 8. 1,500 11-2 11-2 Kansas 7. West 12-2 6. Virginia Missouri 5. Ohio 4. 1,380 State Georgia 3. 11-2 Southern 2. LSU(60) California 1. Final 2007Rankings USA Today/Coaches 22008 Notebook 0 0 8

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