2011-12 Gamecocks Highlights, 5-1
Today we finish our look at the Top 10 Highlights from the 2011-12 academic year. If you missed the first half of the list you can view it here.
#5 Draft Day 2012
All football players dream of the NFL. For a few, that dream becomes a reality on draft day. For South Carolina, 2012 was a great year. USC had two draft picks taken in the first round and three in the top 45...
South Carolina Football: Game-by-Game Predictions for the 2012 Season
The 2011 season was a successful one for South Carolina, as they beat archrival Clemson, then defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Capital One Bowl, to finish the season with an 11-2 record.
This season is going to be tougher for South Carolina due to the fact that they lost several key players to the 2012 NFL draft.
On offense this season, South Carolina will have quarterback...
SEC dominates the NFL draft
It should have come as no surprise. Logic dictates that they best conference has the best players, so it stands to reason that the conference with six consecutive BCS championships ought to have the most players chosen in the NFL draft.
This years draft was one instance where Occams razor proved correct: the obvious answer was, indeed, the right one. The SEC had 42 players picked...
2012 NFL Draft: Where Will Alshon Jeffery End Up?
Facebook.com/GamecocksOnlineBy Glenn ErbyNFL WriterI'm interested in seeing where wide receiver Alshon Jeffery will end up. I’d be shocked if he is picked tonight in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. I wouldn’t mind seeing Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys try to slide up and snag Jeffery if he is available anywhere from 38 to Pick 45 when the Dallas is scheduled...
SC's Ingram, Gilmore, Jeffery work out for NFL
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina standouts Melvin Ingram, Stephon Gilmore and Alshon Jeffery have worked out for about two dozen NFL personnel at the Gamecocks' stadium.
Ingram is a defensive end and Gilmore a cornerback, both are projected as first-round selections in next month's NFL draft.
Jeffery was the Gamecocks star receiver who looked like a top five pick when...
SC's Ingram, Gilmore, Jeffery work out for NFL
South Carolina standouts Melvin Ingram, Stephon Gilmore and Alshon Jeffery have worked out for about two dozen NFL personnel at the Gamecocks' stadium.
Ingram is a defensive end and Gilmore a cornerback, both are projected as first-round selections in next month's NFL draft.
Jeffery was the Gamecocks star receiver who looked like a top five pick when last season began but...
2012 NFL draft: Alshon Jeffery WR South Carolina
There are some players in the 2012 NFL draft that you just have to shake your head at and Alshon Jeffery is one of those players. After months of rumors speculating that Jeffery’s weight could be well over 230 pounds the 22-year-old wide receiver quieted the naysayers showing up in-shape and at 216 lbs. Just
Video of Alshon Jeffery and Melvin Ingram at NFL Combine
Former South Carolina Gamecocks football players Melvin Ingram and Alshon Jeffery provided the media folks a interview at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Below are both courtesy of GamecockCentral.com and the first video you see is of Melvin Ingram:
And here is Alshon Jeffery:
Lighter Jeffery might not run
Former South Carolina receiver Alshon Jeffery answered questions about his weight Friday. But Jeffery's speed might remain a mystery until the Gamecocks' pro day March 28.
Following reports he had ballooned to 235 pounds, Jeffery measured 6-3 and weighed 216 at the combine. He said he feels better than his playing weight of “like 230” last season.
“I think that was...
South Carolina Football: Six Gamecocks Head to NFL Combine
There will be a nice mix of Gamecocks at this year's NFL combine as six players were invited to participate in the event held February 22nd through the 28th.
The players are:
Safety Antonio Allen
Cornerback Stephon Gilmore
Defensive end Melvin Ingram
Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery
Defensive tackle Travian Robertson
Offensive lineman Rokevious Watkins
This article...
Our NFL mock draft has a few teams taking necessary risks that might shock you.
The 2011-2012 season is in the books and now we move ahead to the 2012-2013 campaign.
It’s the first week in February so now is not the right time to forecast trades or any other assorted craziness. What we know is that the Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns and St. Louis Rams might not be thinking what you think that they are. Please click the clink to read on.
SOTT Draft Profile: Alshon Jeffery
The next few weeks here on State of the Texans we will be doing some draft profiles of some particular players who could possibly fit into the Texans plans. We are not going to try to piece together scouting reports, but we enlist help of bloggers who actually cover the respective player and their school.
We enlist the help of John Havard from the Garnett and Black Attack, a...
Prospect Watch: WR Alshon Jeffery
As the Jets journey towards the draft in April, I will examine prospects that could potentially be on the Jets’ draft board. Please feel free to leave your thoughts or suggest a prospect in the comments.
College: South Carolina
Measurables: 6’4″ 229 lbs
Projected Round: 1st or 2nd
Positives
Jeffery can use his strength and size to get past press corners and can elude defenders...
Prospect Watch: WR Alshon Jeffery
As the Jets journey towards the draft in April, I will examine prospects that could potentially be on the Jets’ draft board. Please feel free to leave your thoughts or suggest a prospect in the comments.
College: South Carolina
Measurables: 6’4″ 229 lbs
Projected Round: 1st or 2nd
Positives
Jeffery can use his strength and size to get past press corners and can elude defenders...
Listing the Top 37 SEC Players Eligible for 2012 NFL Draft
During the 2011 NFL Draft 37 players from the SEC heard their name called by NFL teams, 10 in the first round alone. 51 total seniors from SEC schools have been invited to participate in the four different post season all-star games. Underclassmen are already preparing for this year’s NFL Combine by hiring strength and fitness instructors to help them display their athletic abilities...
South Carolina WR Jeffery to enter NFL draft
South Carolina's record-setting receiver Alshon Jeffery is giving up his senior season for the NFL.
Jeffery said Thursday he will enter the NFL draft this spring. He set the school record with 3,042 yards receiving over three seasons. He had 49 catches for 762 yards and eight touchdowns this season, capping the year as the Capital One Bowl MVP in the Gamecocks' 30-13 win...
South Carolina WR Alshon Jeffery Declares For NFL Draft
Columbia, SC (Sports Network) - South Carolina wide receiver Alshon Jeffery has decided to forgo his senior season and will enter the NFL Draft.
Jeffery was the MVP of South Carolina's Capital One Bowl victory over Nebraska after catching four passes for 148 yards and a touchdown in the 30-13 win. His 51-yard TD catch on a desperation heave at the end of the first half gave...
Early Exits: Alshon Jeffery and Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina’s original home-grown heroes
On an individual level, 2011 wasn't exactly a banner year for South Carolina juniors Stephon Gilmore and Alshon Jeffery. In fact, it was kind of a disappointment: After earning first-team All-SEC nods as true sophomores, both were snubbed for all-conference honors this fall due to major declines on the stat sheet. Jeffery's season began on the cover of Sports Illustrated...
Alshon Jeffery is leaving South Carolina for the NFL Draft
South Carolina Gamecocks receiver Alshon Jeffery is leaving school early to enter the 2012 NFL draft according to Joe Schad. The 6’4″ junior is projected to be drafted somewhere in the first half of the first round. Jeffery stock is high after a 148 yard bowl performance agaisnt Nebraska.
This is a good move by Jeffery coming out early. Teams will be looking for tall explosive...
South Carolina Gamecocks Football Capital One Bowl Report
South Carolina won their 11th game of the season by beating Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl by a score of 30-13.
Breaking it Down...1st Quarter...South Carolina won the toss and elected to receive the ball. After a quick first down, Connor Shaw was sacked twice in the next three plays, and USC had to punt. Nebraska started their first drive at the Carolina 46 and scored 3 quick...
South Carolina WR Alshon Jeffery Wins Capital One Bowl MVP Despite Being Ejected From Game
Coming into this season much was expected from the South Carolina Gamecocks offense but things didn’t go according to plan. The team’s starting quarterback to begin the year, Stephen Garcia, was dismissed from the team in October. Later that month running back Marcus Lattimore was lost for the season with a knee injury. At [...]
No. 21 Nebraska can't overcome miscues in Cap One
Nebraska coach Bo Pelini stressed the importance of his team avoiding in the Capital One Bowl the same self-inflicted mistakes that held back the Cornhuskers in their first year in the Big Ten.
Instead, Nebraska's postseason was much like its regular season.
Alshon Jeffery had four catches for 148 yards and a touchdown before getting ejected for fighting, and No. 10 South Carolina...
No. 10 South Carolina 30, No. 21 Nebraska 13
Alshon Jeffery had four catches for 148 yards and a touchdown before getting tossed out of the game for fighting, and No. 11 South Carolina's defense had six sacks and shut out No. 21 Nebraska in the final three quarters of 30-13 win at the Capital One Bowl on Monday.
The victory gave South Carolina (11-2) 11 wins for the first time in school history and snapped a string of...
South Carolina shuts down Nebraska
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Alshon Jeffery had 148 yards and a touchdown before getting tossed out of the game for fighting and No. 11 South Carolina's defense had six sacks and shut out No. 21 Nebraska in the final three quarters of 30-13 win at the Capital One Bowl on Monday.
The victory gave South Carolina (11-2) 11 wins for the first time in school history and snapped a string...
South Carolina shuts down Nebraska in Capital One Bowl
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- South Carolina's season was marred by the dismissal of its starting quarterback, the loss of its star running back to injury and an NCAA investigation for improper benefits.
Still, despite it all, the 10th-ranked Gamecocks won more games than any team in South Carolina history.
"This is for all fans of South Carolina -- always," coach Steve Spurrier...
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