University of South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori has been named the SEC co-Defensive Player of the Week and defensive tackle Tonka Hemingway has been selected as the SEC co-Defensive Lineman of the Week
COLUMBIA, S.C. – University of South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori has been named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week and punter Kai Kroeger has been selected as the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced today. The two were honored for their performances in Saturday’s convincing 31-6 win at Kentucky. Emmanwori, a 6-3, 227-pound junior from…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Gamecocks will host the Akron Zips in a 7:30 pm ET contest on Saturday, Sept. 21, the Southeastern Conference announced today. The game will be televised on ESPNU. The Gamecocks (2-0, 1-0 SEC) and Zips (0-2, 0-0 MAC) have met once previously on the gridiron, a 28-3 Gamecock win in the 2018 regular season finale….
COLUMBIA, S.C. – University of South Carolina EDGE rushers Kyle Kennard and Dylan Stewart shared Southeastern Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week honors for their performances in Saturday’s season-opening win over Old Dominion, the conference office announced today. Kennard, a fifth-year senior from Atlanta, recorded four tackles including 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in the Gamecocks’ 23-19 win…
South Carolina has added Joe Cox as the Gamecocks’ tight ends coach. Cox comes to Columbia after spending the past five seasons as an assistant coach under Mike Bobo at Colorado State University.
Both Roth (starting pitcher) and Price (relief pitcher) were on back-to-back national championship teams with the Gamecocks in 2010 and 2011 as well as the national runner-up squad in 2012. They also helped Carolina set a national record with 22 consecutive wins in NCAA Tournament play from 2010-12.
Junior LeLe Grissett scored a season-best 17 points off the bench to help No. 5/6 South Carolina hold off No. 25/21 South Dakota, 73-60 on Sunday at Colonial Life Arena.
Six Gamecocks cracked double figures in a game that was dominated by a smothering defensive effort and powerful rebounding.
Seniors Javon Kinlaw, Joseph Charlton, Bryan Edwards, and Tavien Feaster were among those selected. PFF’s lists take into account every player’s actions on the field on Saturdays while also utilizing their wealth of signature statistics to determine the list.
The Gamecocks defense was well represented on the team, with Javon Kinlaw, D.J. Wonnum, and Israel Mukuamu earning the honors.
