Wonnum became the first Gamecock selected by the Vikings since Jasper Brinkley was selected in the fifth round of the 2009 draft. He is the third Gamecock to be selected this season, joining Javon Kinlaw (first round to San Francisco) and Bryan Edwards (third round to Las Vegas).
The Raiders have been aggressive in re-tooling their passing game, taking Henry Ruggs III from Alabama with the 12th overall pick, then selecting Kentucky's Lynn Bowden Jr. with the pick right before Edwards.
Kitchings, a native a Wagener, S.C., has spent the past eight seasons coaching the running backs at North Carolina State. He had the additional duties as the tight ends coach in 2012, as the recruiting coordinator from 2014-18, as the assistant head coach for offense from 2016-18, and as the co-offensive coordinator in 2019.
Gamecocks senior defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 14th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.
Yetur Gross-Matos would have liked to have been in Las Vegas for the NFL draft on Thursday night, but the Penn State defensive lineman is OK with participating from home.
Edwards leaves South Carolina as the all-time program leader in receptions and receiving yards, and looks to join the likes of Alshon Jeffrey and Deebo Samuel as the next Gamecock receiver to make the successful leap to the NFL.
There are currently no plans to change the format of the four-team College Football Playoff or adjust the selection committee's protocol for choosing the top four teams, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN on Tuesday after two days of virtual CFP spring meetings.
On Thursday night, Javon Kinlaw will hear his name called in the first round of the NFL Draft on ABC Columbia and ESPN. But his journey is more incredible. At age 10, he was homeless with mom and siblings in DC.
This marks the first time the Gamecocks have had two players taken in the first round since 2017, when South Carolina had three players taken within the first ten picks.
In his last season as offensive coordinator, South Carolina averaged just 371.9 total yards per game, while scoring less than 20 points per game in SEC play.
Two of the most notable coaches in South Carolina history are speaking out against the possibility of playing a college football season without fans in attendance.
Five major football conference commissioners have asked the NCAA to relax some requirements to compete in Division I for four years, including the minimum number of sports a school must sponsor.
McCray-Penson worked as an assistant at South Carolina from 2008-2017, helping Dawn Staley build the foundation for the most successful decade in program history.
After entering the 2019-20 season absent from the majority of mock drafts, the Gamecock senior now has a shot at being selected in the first round of Friday's WNBA draft.
This announcement comes two weeks after the NCAA ruled in favor of allowing an extra season of eligibility to students whose seasons were cut short due to the coronavirus.