USC picked 13th in SEC

DALLAS, Texas (July 19, 2024) – Five members of the Gamecocks’ football team were selected to the trio of preseason All-SEC squads, as announced by the league office at the annual SEC Football Media Days this week in Dallas.

Veteran linebacker, Debo Williams, was honored with an appearance on the second team as he was joined by transfer running back Rocket Sanders and long snapper Hunter Rogers. Fifth-year defensive tackle Tonka Hemingway and junior defensive back Nick Emmanwori round out the honorees for South Carolina with an appearance on the third team.

In addition, South Carolina was picked to finish 13 ^th overall in the preseason standings, while receiving one vote to win the SEC Championship. Georgia was tabbed as the preseason favorite with 3,330 points and received 165 points as the favorite to win the SEC Championship. The Bulldogs were followed by newcomer Texas with 3,041 points and 27 votes to win the title, while Alabama rounded out the top three with 2,891 points and 12 votes to win the conference championship. This season marks the first year since 1991 with no divisions in SEC Football.

The Gamecocks will open the 2024 football season on Saturday, Aug. 31 when South Carolina welcomes Old Dominion to Williams-Brice Stadium. Kickoff for the season opener is slated for 4:15 p.m. and will air on the SEC Network.

SEC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL
SEC Championship votes in ()

Georgia (165) 3330
Texas (27) 3041
Alabama (12) 2891
Ole Miss (4) 2783
LSU (2) 2322
Missouri 2240
Tennessee 2168
Oklahoma 2022
Texas A&M 1684
Auburn 1382
Kentucky 1371
Florida 1146
South Carolina (1) 923
Arkansas 749
Mississippi State 623
Vanderbilt (2) 293

2024 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM
OFFENSE
First-Team
QB – Carson Beck, Georgia
RB – Trevor Etienne, Georgia
RB – Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
WR – Luther Burden III, Missouri
WR – Tre Harris, Ole Miss
TE – Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss
OL – Tyler Booker, Alabama
OL – Will Campbell, LSU
OL – Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
OL – Tate Ratledge, Georgia
C – Cooper Mays, Tennessee

Second-Team
QB – Quinn Ewers, Texas
RB – Raheim “Rocket” Sanders, South Carolina *RB – CJ Baxter, Texas
*RB – Montrell Johnson Jr., Florida
WR – Isaiah Bond, Texas
WR – Kyren Lacy, LSU
TE – Mason Taylor, LSU
OL – Emery Jones, LSU
OL – Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
OL – Xavier Truss, Georgia
OL – Dylan Fairchild, Georgia
C – Parker Brailsford, Alabama

Third-Team
QB – Jalen Milroe, Alabama
RB – Justice Haynes, Alabama
RB – Ulysses Bentley, Ole Miss
WR – Deion Burks, Oklahoma
WR – Dominic Lovett, Georgia
TE – Oscar Delp, Georgia
OL – Earnest Greene III, Georgia
OL – Marques Cox, Kentucky
OL – Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M
OL – Jaeden Roberts, Alabama
C – Jake Majors, Texas

DEFENSE
First-Team
DL – James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
DL – Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
DL – Deone Walker, Kentucky
DL – Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia
LB – Harold Perkins, LSU
LB – Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
*LB – Deontae Lawson, Alabama
*LB – Mykel Williams, Georgia
DB – Malaki Starks, Georgia
DB – Malachi Moore, Alabama
DB – Billy Bowman, Oklahoma
DB – Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky

Second-Team
DL – Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
DL – Landon Jackson, Arkansas
DL – Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
*DL – Tim Smith, Alabama
*DL – Jared Ivey, Ole Miss
LB – Debo Williams, South Carolina
LB – Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
LB – Smael Mondon Jr., Georgia
DB – Jahdae Barron, Texas
DB – Major Burns, LSU
DB – Andrew Mukuba, Texas
DB – Malik Muhammad, Texas

Third-Team
DL – Tim Keenan III, Alabama
DL – Princely Umanmielen , Ole Miss
DL – Trey Moore, Texas
DL – Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina
LB – Jamon “Pop” Dumas-Johnson, Kentucky
LB – Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
LB – Eugene Asante, Auburn
DB – Domani Jackson, Alabama
DB – Daylen Everette, Georgia
DB – Jason Marshall Jr., Florida
*DB – Keon Sabb, Alabama
*DB – Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina

SPECIALISTS
First-Team
P – James Burnip, Alabama
PK – Bert Auburn, Texas
LS – Kneeland Hibbett, Alabama
KS – Alex McPherson, Auburn
RS – Barion Brown, Kentucky
AP – Zavion Thomas, LSU

Second-Team
P – Brett Thorson, Georgia
PK – Graham Nicholson, Alabama
LS – Hunter Rogers, South Carolina
KS –  Will Stone, Texas
RS – Zavion Thomas, LSU
AP – Dillion Bell, Georgia

Third-Team
P – Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida
PK – Alex McPherson, Auburn
LS – Slade Roy, LSU
KS – Trey Smack, Florida
RS – Keionte Scott, Auburn
*AP – Barion Brown, Kentucky
*AP – Jaydon Blue, Texas

* – Indicates a tie

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