CAROLINA FOOTBALL Player Profiles Corey Addison Antonio Allen
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Player Profiles CAROLINA FOOTBALL matched his career best with eight tackles in the SEC Championship Game vs. Au- Corey Addison burn... also credited with four quarterback hurries in the game. 2009: Moved to the Spur position during fall camp... played in 12 games, starting Strong Safety eight... had three tackles and a pass break up in the season opener at NC State... made 7 6-0 w 209 w Sophomore w 1L his first career start against Florida Atlantic, responding with a season-high seven Jacksonville, Fla. tackles... did not play against Ole Miss due to a slight concussion... started each of the next four games and the final three contests... collected 35 tackles including 22 (Andrew Jackson) solo stops... had six tackles including five solo stops in the bowl loss to UConn. Third-year safety who is expected to challenge for more playing time this fall... went 2008: Enrolled at Carolina in January and went through spring drills... played strong into the spring with an opportunity to establish himself as a front-runner at the strong safety in the spring and had a look at the “Sam” linebacker spot in the fall... saw safety position, but missed much of the spring with a hamstring injury... enters the fall limited action, playing in four games – UAB, Ole Miss, Kentucky and Iowa – while fo- even with redshirt freshman Sharrod Golightly on the second unit behind junior D.J. cusing on academics... notched five tackles, two against UAB and three vs. the Hawks. Swearinger at strong safety... can also help on special teams... physical player who Intro has not yet reached his potential. 2007: Played at Fork Union Military Academy in Chatham, Va... given a four-star Staff rating and considered the 23rd-best prep school prospect in the country by Rivals. 2010: Appeared in eight games... credited with seven tackles... had career-high five com... played with fellow Gamecocks Akeem Auguste and Eric Baker. Players tackles in the season opener versus Southern Miss... logged one tackle each vs. Fur- Review man and Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state honors in Florida as a senior in 2006 Records after logging 126 tackles and four interceptions... helped Trinity Catholic to a 13-1 History 2009: Redshirted as a true freshman. season... coached by former Florida quarterback Kerwin Bell... as a junior, he logged Bowls HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way player at Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville... 114 tackles and two interceptions, helping his team win the Florida Class 2B title... Info played both quarterback and safety... logged over 150 tackles and six interceptions was a teammate of Gamecock wide receiver Dion LeCorn... a consensus three-star over his final two seasons... participated in the Florida Athletic Coaches Associa- prospect was considered the nation’s 42nd-best safety prospect and the 80th-best tion North-South All-Star Classic following his senior season... had 77 tackles and player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com... was the 75th-best safety prospect in three interceptions as a junior... three-star prospect, considered the 21st-best safety the nation according to Scout.com and was rated the 91st-best player in the state of in the nation and the 68th-best prospect in the state of Florida by Rivals.com... a Florida by SuperPrep... originally signed with South Carolina in the Class of 2007. three-star prospect and considered the 89th-best safety in the nation by Scout.com... PERSONAL: Antonio Allen is pursuing a degree in African American studies. considered the state’s 91st-best player according to SuperPrep... named to PrepStar’s All-Southeast Region squad. Allen’s Statistics PERSONAL: Corey A. Addison is a sport and entertainment management major... Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR also considered UCF, Florida, Miami and a host of others before committing to South 2008 4/0 2 3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Carolina. 2009 12/8 22 13 35 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 2 0 0 0 2010 12/11 38 32 70 10.5-37 2.5-17 1 4 7 2 1 Total 28/19 62 48 110 10.5-37 2.5-17 1 6 7 2 1 Addison’s Statistics Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU QBH FF FR 2010 8/0 6 1 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Akeem Auguste Cornerback Antonio Allen 3 5-10 w 183 w Senior w 3L Spur Hollywood, Fla. 26 6-2 w 208 w Senior w 2L (Chaminade-Madonna/Fork Union ) Ocala, Fla. Transitioned back to cornerback in the spring for his senior season... penciled in as the starter at the field corner entering the fall... senior leader, has the most experience (Trinity Catholic/Fork Union) in the secondary... has played in 35 contests over the past three seasons making 19 Experienced player who came on strong as the 2010 season progressed... talented career starts... considered to have good instincts, excellent ball skills and likes to hit. playmaker with a lot of ability... incumbent starter at the Spur position... has appeared 2010: Moved to free safety after playing cornerback in 2009... played in all 14 games in 28 games, making 19 career starts. making 10 starts at the free safety spot... finished sixth on the team with 58 tackles... 2010: Earned a spot on Phil Steele’s fourth-team All-SEC squad... played in 12 con- credited with 4.0 tackles for loss... equaled a career-high with eight tackles in the sea- tests, starting 11 games at Spur position... despite missing the first two games with son-opener against Southern Miss... logged six tackles vs. Georgia... posted seven hamstring injury, still finished second on the squad with 70 tackles... logged 10.5 tackles versus Arkansas, including his first career sack... made six tackles and forced tackles for loss, second on the squad, and 2.5 sacks... totaled just four tackles com- one of four Tiger fumbles in win over Clemson... had six tackles in SEC Champion- bined through the first four games, then did not have fewer than five tackles in any ship vs. Auburn... had seven stops in the bowl game against Florida State. of the final 10 contests... forced a fumble on his first career sack vs. Alabama... had 2009: Started nine games at cornerback... logged 38 tackles in 10 games, including seven stops in win over Tennessee, including 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks... 28 solo stops... had a pair of tackles for loss, three pass breakups and forced two also forced a fumble on a sack that led to a Carolina touchdown... had a career-high fumbles... made his first collegiate start in the season opener at NC State... forced a eight tackles vs. Arkansas... had seven stops including 2.5 tackles for loss at Florida... fumble at Georgia... tied for the team-lead with a career-high eight tackles against FAU intercepted his first career pass and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown in win over including a tackle for loss... forced another fumble in the win over Clemson. Clemson... also had six tackles, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry vs. Tigers... his efforts earned him the Ernest Brooks MVP Award for the defense... led team and 42 2011 SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE CAROLINA FOOTBALL Player Profiles 2008: True freshman who played in 11 contests... saw action at both cornerback and 2007: Spent the season at Fork Union Military Academy where he played on both safety... logged 18 tackles, including 16 solo stops... recorded four pass break ups... sides of the ball... rushed for 800 yards and 10 touchdowns despite battling an ankle forced a fumble against Tennessee... credited with a season-high six tackles against injury... a four-star prospect, was considered the eighth-best prep schooler in the Arkansas and notched five stops against Kentucky... injured a hamstring late in the nation by Rivals.com... played with Carolina teammates Antonio Allen and Akeem Au- season... did not play against Florida, saw action on only two plays against Clemson guste. and did not play in the bowl game against Iowa due to the injury... enrolled at Carolina in the spring... earned the Big Play Award for the defense during spring drills. HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for over 1,500 yards in each of his final two seasons at Ed- ward H. White High School, helping his team to a pair of state playoff appearances... 2007: Spent the season at Fork Union Military Academy... after his season at Fork led the state of Florida in rushing during his senior campaign of 2006 for Coach Terry Union, was given a four-star rating and considered the 14th-best prep school pros- Gilliam... had 1,703 yards rushing and 16 TDs as a senior... earned second-team all- pect in the country by Rivals.com... played with fellow Gamecocks Antonio Allen and state honors... received a three-star rating, was considered the 41st-best running back Eric Baker at Fork Union Military. in the nation and listed as the No. 70 player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com... ranked as the 67th-best player in the state of Florida by SuperPrep and was a three- HIGH SCHOOL: Credited with 114 tackles and 10 interceptions in his final two star prospect and the nation’s 49th-best running back by Scout.com... also competed seasons at Chaminade-Madonna High School in Hollywood, Fla., playing for coach in track & field..