2018_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team

2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football
2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Belk Bowl, L 0–28 vs. Virginia
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Will Muschamp (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bryan McClendon (1st as OC; 3rd overall season)
Offensive scheme	Hurry-up, no-huddle
Defensive coordinator	Travaris Robinson (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Williams–Brice Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team (variously USC, SC, South Carolina, or The Gamecocks) represented the University of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marked the Gamecocks 125th overall season, 27th as a member of the SEC, and 3rd under head coach Will Muschamp. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Schedule

Regular season

South Carolina announced its 2018 football schedule on September 19, 2017.^[27] The schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games for the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC opponents Georgia (rivalry) on September 8, Missouri on October 6, Texas A&M on October 13, and Tennessee, on October 27. South Carolina traveled to four SEC opponents: Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Florida.

South Carolina's out of conference opponents represent the ACC, MAC, SoCon and Sun Belt conferences. The Gamecocks hosted three non–conference games which are against Coastal Carolina of the Sun Belt, Akron of the MAC and Chattanooga of the SoCon. South Carolina traveled to archrival Clemson of the ACC for 116th annual Palmetto Bowl to finish the regular season. The Gamecocks were originally scheduled to face Conference USA opponent Marshall on September 15, but this game was cancelled due to Hurricane Florence. Akron was then scheduled as a replacement.

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Personnel

Roster

2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Roster

Quarterback

4 Darius Douglas – freshman (6'0, 199)
7 Dakereon Joyner – freshman (6'1, 208)
10 Jay Urich – freshman (6'5, 210)
11 Corbett Glick – freshman (6'1, 203)
12 Michael Scarnecchia – senior(6'3, 216)
16 Bailey Hart – sophomore (6'3, 178)
17 Danny Gordon – senior (6'0, 211)
19 Jake Bentley – junior (6'4, 224)

Running back

5 Rico Dowdle – junior (6'0, 215)
14 Deshaun Fenwick – freshman (6'1, 220)
25 A.J. Turner – junior (5'10, 195)
27 Ty'Son Williams – junior (6'0, 219)
31 Lavonte Valentine – freshman (6'0, 190)
32 Caleb Kinlaw – senior (5'10, 198)
33 Slade Carroll – freshman (5'9, 210)
34 Mon Denson – junior (5'10, 212)

Wide receiver

1 Deebo Samuel – senior (6'0, 210)
6 Josh Vann – freshman (5'10, 185)
8 Randrecous Davis – sophomore (5'10, 189)
13 Shi Smith – sophomore (5'10, 187)
18 OrTre Smith – sophomore (6'4, 222)
28 Joe Thomas – freshman (5'9, 183)
80 Shemar Glenn – junior (6'0, 165)
81 Darius Rush – freshman (6'2, 184)
82 Bailey Rogers – junior (5'9, 167)
83 Chavis Dawkins – junior (6'2, 220)
86 Chad Terrell – sophomore (6'3, 219)
89 Bryan Edwards – junior (6'3, 220)

Placekicker

12 Shane Hynes – senior (5'9, 178)
42 Alexander Woznick – sophomore (5'11, 166)
43 Parker White – sophomore (6'5, 200)

Punter

20 Joseph Charlton – junior (6'5, 188)
85 Michael Almond – junior (6'3, 225)

Tight end

3 K.C. Crosby – senior (6'1, 229)
15 Evan Hinson – junior (6'4, 230)
40 Jacob August – senior (6'6, 252)
41 Caleb Jenerette – freshman (6'2, 221)
46 Patrick Reedy – freshman (6'7, 240)
84 Kyle Markway – junior (6'4, 242)
87 Kiel Pollard – junior (6'1, 235)
88 Will Register – freshman (6'4, 251)

Offensive Lineman

50 Sadarius Hutcherson – sophomore (6'4, 310)
51 Maxwell Iyama – freshman (6'5, 310)
54 Jovaughn Gwyn – freshman (6'2, 296)
55 Christian Pellage – junior (6'7, 305)
60 Chandler Farrell – sophomore (6'3, 290)
61 Cameron Johnson – sophomore (6'6, 289)
63 Blake Camper – senior (6'8, 309)
66 Will Putnam – sophomore (6'5, 297)
68 Wyatt Campbell – freshman (6'6, 305)
70 Hank Manos – freshman (6'4, 289)
71 Eric Douglas – freshman (6'4, 298)
72 Donell Stanley – senior (6'3, 315)
73 Summie Carlay – freshman (6'5, 300)
74 Dennis Daley – senior (6'6, 324)
75 Jordon Carty – freshman (6'7, 315)
76 Jordan Rhodes – freshman (6'4, 325)
77 Malik Young – senior (6'3, 287)
78 Zack Bailey – senior (6'6, 314)
79 Dylan Wonnum – freshman (6'5, 310)

Defensive Lineman

3 Javon Kinlaw – junior (6'6, 305)
5 Keir Thomas – junior (6'2, 276)
8 D. J. Wonnum – junior (6'5, 258)
15 Aaron Sterling – sophomore (6'1, 245)
19 Brad Johnson – sophomore (6'2, 250)
35 Daniel Fennell – junior (6'2, 246)
50 Griffin Gentry – sophomore (6'1, 270)
52 Kingsley Enagbare – freshman (6'4, 285)
57 Jazuun Outlaw – freshman (6'2, 238)
61 Javion Duncan – senior (5'11, 273)
90 Rick Sandidge – freshman (6'5, 285)
91 Shameik Blackshear – junior (6'5, 270)
92 Tyreek Johnson – freshman (6'3, 270)
93 Jesus Gibbs – freshman (6'3, 280)
94 M.J. Webb – freshman (6'3, 288)
95 Kobe Smith – junior (6'2, 295)
96 Josh Belk – freshman (6'3, 359)
99 Jabari Ellis – junior (6'3, 280)

Linebacker

4 Bryson Allen-Williams – senior (6'1, 230)
6 T. J. Brunson – junior (6'1, 240)
11 Eldridge Thompson – senior (6'1, 229)
30 Damani Staley – sophomore (6'0, 225)
42 Rosendo Louis Jr. – freshman (6'2, 240)
44 Sherrod Greene – sophomore (6'1, 228)
45 Spencer Eason-Riddle – sophomore (6'0, 225)
46 Noah Vincent – freshman (6'0, 209)
48 Sean McGonigal – freshman (6'1, 221)
53 Ernest Jones – freshman (6'2, 235)
59 Alex DeLoach – freshman (6'3, 209)

Defensive back

1 Nick Harvey – senior (5'10, 195)
7 Jaycee Horn – freshman (6'1, 195)
9 Keisean Nixon – senior (5'10, 193)
10 R.J. Roderick – freshman (6'0, 207)
16 Rashad Fenton – senior (5'11, 188)
17 Javon Charleston – junior (6'1, 187)
21 Jamyest Williams – sophomore (5'8, 182)
22 Steven Montac – senior (5'10, 186)
23 Korey Banks – sophomore (5'11, 191)
24 Israel Mukuamu – freshman (6'4, 200)
26 Jaylin Dickerson – freshman (6'1, 191)
28 Tayvn Jackson – freshman (5'9, 185)
29 J.T. Ibe – senior (5'10, 191)
31 Jamel Cook – sophomore (6'4, 186)
32 Kevin Pickens – junior (5'8, 177)
33 Zay Brown – freshman (5'11, 200)
36 Jonathan Gipson – freshman (6'1, 186)
39 Dawson Hoffman – freshman (5'11, 197)
40 Jason Senn – junior (5'8, 186)
47 Jaylan Foster – sophomore (5'10, 184)

Long snappers

45 Ben Asbury – senior (6'0, 199)
49 Matthew Smith – freshman (6'0, 209)

: 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Roster 08/15/18^[35]

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Note
Hayden Hurst	#81	TE	6'5	253	Junior	Jacksonville, FL	Declared for NFL Draft^[2]
Skai Moore	#10	LB	6'2	221	RS Senior	Cooper City, FL	Graduated
Jamarcus King	#7	CB	6'1	186	Senior	Eight Mile, AL	Graduated
Dante Sawyer	#95	DE	6'3	265	Senior	Suwanee, GA	Graduated
Chris Lammons	#3	S	5'9	188	Senior	Sunrise, FL	Graduated
Alan Knott	#70	C	6'4	274	RS Senior	Tyrone, GA	Graduated
Taylor Stallworth	#90	DT	6'3	308	Senior	Mobile, AL	Graduated
Ulric Jones	#93	DT	6'6	309	RS Senior	Oxford, AL	Graduated
D.J. Smith	#24	S	5'9	188	Senior	Marietta, GA	Graduated
Corey Helms	#51	OG	6'5	308	RS Senior	Alpharetta, GA	Graduated
D.J. Park	#69	RT	6'5	332	RS Senior	Dillon, SC	Graduated
Kaleb Chalmers	#12	CB	5'10	181	RS Sophomore	Greenwood, SC	Transferred^[3]
C.J. Freeman	#36	RB	5'11	204	RS Sophomore	Greensboro, NC	Transferred^[4]
Jerad Washington	#9	WR	5'8	171	RS Sophomore	Jacksonville, FL	Transferred^[4]
Antoine Wilder	#29	LB	5'10	198	RS Junior	Riverdale, GA	Transferred^[5]
Aaron Thompson	#96	DT	6'3	300	RS Sophomore	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred^[5]
Terry Googer	#6	WR	6'4	217	RS Junior	Atlanta, GA	Retired^[6]
Davonne Bowen	#54	LB	6'1	218	RS Freshman	Simpsonville, SC	Retired^[7]

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy^[9]	Donell Stanley	C	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award^[10]	D. J. Wonnum	DE	JR
Maxwell Award^[10]	Jake Bentley	QB	JR
Maxwell Award^[10]	Deebo Samuel	WR	SR
Davey O'Brien Award^[11]	Jake Bentley	QB	JR
Doak Walker Award^[12]	Rico Dowdle	RB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[13]	Deebo Samuel	WR	SR
John Mackey Award^[14]	K.C. Crosby	TE	SR
Paul Hornung Award^[15]	Deebo Samuel	WR	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[16]	T. J. Brunson	LB	JR
Walter Camp Award^[17]	Jake Bentley	QB	JR
Ted Hendricks Award^[18]	D. J. Wonnum	DE	JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[19]	Jake Bentley	QB	JR
Manning Award^[20]	Jake Bentley	QB	JR

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East)
1	Georgia	1,977 (271)
2	South Carolina	1,535 (8)
3	Florida	1,441 (2)
4	Missouri	1,057
5	Kentucky	874 (1)
6	Tennessee	704 (1)
7	Vanderbilt	392

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rick Sandidge DT	Concord, NC	Concord	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Rick Sandidge DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Josh Vann WR	Tucker, GA	Tucker	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Aug 19, 2017
Josh Vann WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Dylan Wonnum OT	Tucker, GA	Tucker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	291 lb (132 kg)	Feb 3, 2018
Dylan Wonnum OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Dakereon Joyner QB	North Charleston, SC	Fort Dorchester	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jun 18, 2017
Dakereon Joyner QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Jaycee Horn CB	Alpharetta, GA	Alpharetta	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 18, 2017
Jaycee Horn CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Kingsley Enagbare DE	Atlanta, GA	Hapeville Charter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	Jul 26, 2017
Kingsley Enagbare DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Jovaughn Gwyn OG	Charlotte, NC	Harding	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	294 lb (133 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Jovaughn Gwyn OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Rosendo Louis ILB	Deerfield Beach, FL	Deerfield Beach	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Rosendo Louis ILB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jonathan Gipson CB	Hoschton, GA	Mill Creek	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jul 31, 2017
Jonathan Gipson CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Maxwell Iyama OT	Murfreesboro, TN	Siegel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Apr 2, 2017
Maxwell Iyama OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Deshaun Fenwick RB	Bradenton, FL	Braden River	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	May 3, 2017
Deshaun Fenwick RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Hank Manos C	Chapin, SC	Chapin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Mar 28, 2017
Hank Manos C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Lavonte Valentine RB	Melbourne, FL	Melbourne Central Catholic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 4, 2017
Lavonte Valentine RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Tyquan Johnson WR	Sylvania, GA	Screven County	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jul 22, 2017
Tyquan Johnson WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Jabari Ellis DT	Santee, SC	Georgia Military College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jul 4, 2017
Jabari Ellis DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Israel Mukuamu CB	Bossier City, LA	Parkway	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Dec 9, 2017
Israel Mukuamu CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Jesus Gibbs OG	Dumfries, VA	Potomic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jul 22, 2017
Jesus Gibbs OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Ernest Jones OLB	Waycross, GA	Ware County	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 5, 2017
Ernest Jones OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Wyatt Campbell OT	Lugoff, SC	Lugoff-Elgin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jun 15, 2017
Wyatt Campbell OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Darius Rush WR	Greeleyville, SC	C.E. Murray	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Feb 27, 2017
Darius Rush WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
R.J. Roderick S	Summerville, SC	Cane Bay	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 3, 2017
R.J. Roderick S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19 Rivals: 19 247Sports: 19 ESPN: 18
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 South Carolina Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2018 South Carolina Commits". Scout.com. "2018 commits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team". 247sports.com.

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 7т Georgia x	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 12 Kentucky	5	–	3	10	–	3
No. 7т Florida	5	–	3	10	–	3
South Carolina	4	–	4	7	–	6
Missouri	4	–	4	8	–	5
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	6	–	7
Tennessee	2	–	6	5	–	7
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 16 Texas A&M	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 6 LSU	5	–	3	10	–	3
Mississippi State*	4	–	4	8	–	5
Auburn	3	–	5	8	–	5
Ole Miss	1	–	7	5	–	7
Arkansas	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. School
Nick Harvey	CB	5'10"	185	Senior (Grad Transfer)	Richmond, TX	Texas A&M
J.T. Ibe	S	6'0"	190	Senior (Grad Transfer)	Mansfield, TX	Rice
Jamel Cook	S	6'4"	186	RS Sophomore	Miami, FL	Southern Cal
Josh Belk	DT	6'3"	359	Freshman	Richburg, SC	Clemson

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	W 49–15	75,126
September 8	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Georgia	No. 24	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 17–41	83,140
September 22	4:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 37–14	26,078
September 29	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Kentucky		Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 10–24	63,081
October 6	12:00 p.m.	Missouri		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	W 37–35	73,393
October 13	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 Texas A&M		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 23–26	76,871
October 27	7:30 p.m.	Tennessee		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	SECN	W 27–24	80,614
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	W 48–44	56,798
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	L 31–35	82,696
November 17	7:30 p.m.	Chattanooga*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	W 49–9	72,832
November 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Clemson*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN	L 35–56	81,436
December 1^[a]	12:00 p.m.	Akron*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	W 28–3	53,420
December 29	12:00 p.m.	vs. Virginia*		Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ABC	L 0–28	48,263
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Name	Position	Consecutive season
Will Muschamp	Head coach	3rd
Lance Thompson	Assistant head coach and defensive line coach	3rd
Travaris Robinson	Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach	3rd
Bryan McClendon	Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach	3rd (1st as OC)
Bobby Bentley	Running backs coach	3rd
Eric Wolford	Offensive line coach	2nd
Coleman Hutzler	Linebackers coach and special teams coordinator	3rd
Mike Peterson	Outside linebackers coach	3rd
Pat Washington	Tight ends coach	3rd
Dan Werner	Quarterbacks coach	1st
Kyle Krantz	Nickelbacks and strong side linebackers coach, assistant special teams coach	1st
Jeff Dillman	Director of Player Strength and Conditioning	3rd
Matthew Lindsey	Director of Player Personnel	2nd
Marcus Lattimore	Director of Player Development	1st

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	36	Deebo Samuel	WR	San Francisco 49ers
6	201	Rashad Fenton	CB	Kansas City Chiefs
6	212	Dennis Daley	OT	Carolina Panthers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Georgia	17	3	21	0	41
No. 24 South Carolina	7	3	0	7	17

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Background

Offseason departures

Preseason

Returning starters

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Award watch lists

SEC media poll

Preseason All-SEC teams

Recruiting

Position key

2018 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Schedule

Spring game

Regular season

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Game summaries

Coastal Carolina

vs No. 3 Georgia

At Vanderbilt

At Kentucky

Missouri

Texas A&M

Tennessee

At Ole Miss

At Florida

Chattanooga

At Clemson

Akron

Vs. Virginia (Belk Bowl)

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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