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Good morning from Gamecock Central.
We're 50 days away from the Gamecocks playing North Carolina.
Sadarius Hutcherson (Credit: Chris Gillespie)
1. 5️⃣0️⃣ Countdown to Kickoff: 50 days!
Our countdown to South Carolina's 2019 season opener against North Carolina in Charlotte is now down to just 50 days so today’s player is offensive lineman Sadarius Hutcherson.
A redshirt junior, Hutcherson has appeared in 23 games for the Gamecocks, including 17 starts. He’s played guard each of the last two seasons but is slated to start at tackle this year and anchor what should be a talented and experienced offensive line.
– Will Helms
2. Where Jake Bentley ranks in the South Carolina record book
When asked this spring about his place in South Carolina's record book among past quarterbacks, Jake Bentley downplayed that aspect of his senior year, turning the focus to team goals for his final season in Columbia.
Bentley's personal goals revolve around continuing to clean up his mechanics and better protecting the football - both aspects that will ultimately increase the team's chances of winning - but there's no doubting his opportunity to become one of the most accomplished players in Carolina history.
Jake Bentley's career numbers - All-time ranking in SC history
• Passing Yards – 7,385 – 4th
• Pass Attempts – 972 – 4th
• Pass Completions – 610 – 3rd
• Completion Percentage – 62.8 – 2nd
• Passing Touchdowns – 54 – 3rd
• Starting Quarterback Wins – 19 – 6th
• Total Offense – 7,533 – 5th
• Touchdowns Responsible For – 62 – 4th
So, what type of season would it take for Jake Bentley to own the above records? Frankly, if the Gamecocks' senior simply matches his numbers from either of his last two seasons, he'll rewrite the South Carolina history book for his position.
Bentley will need just 2,568 passing yards to surpass Todd Ellis' record of 9,953 yards (and that alone would also give him the record for total offense, also surpassing Ellis). He'll need to complete just 144 passes on 379 attempts to surpass Steve Taneyhill in completions (753) and Ellis in attempts (1,350). Just nine touchdown passes would give Bentley 63 career passing scores and move him ahead of Taneyhill's school best of 62, while 13 more total touchdowns would surpass Connor Shaw's record of 74 touchdowns responsible for.
Again, to his credit, Bentley hasn't seemed concerned with the individual records he could set this season.
"I don't, I don't," he said this spring "I just really try to play hard for my teammates. That's one thing that I always live by, if your personal goals line up with the team goals, then it'll all work out. That's really all I want to do is just win for my teammates and let all that fall in place."
Perhaps Bentley is more interested in this: If Bentley leads the Gamecocks to nine wins this season he'll surpass Connor Shaw's 27 career wins as a starting quarterback
– Wes Mitchell
3. This, that, and the other
Football Recruiting: Lloyd "100 percent" with Gamecocks, recruiting Tank Bigsby - One of the nation's top RB's is solid with the Gamecocks and hopes to lure another top player to Columbia with him. (subscription)
Football Recruiting: Gamecocks work out Georgia lineman at new position - Georgia lineman Dylan Fairchild attended just one camp this summer, South Carolina's. He entered Columbia expecting to show his skill set as a defensive lineman until Eric Wolford pulled him aside and made a move that ended up changing the day's outlook. (subscription)
Football: South Carolina's three hardest, easiest games on 2019 football schedule - What are the three easiest and three most difficult games in South Carolina's 2019 football schedule? (link)
Baseball: Cash has potential to be 'one of the best catchers in the country' - See what Jax Cash can bring to next year's team. (subscription)
WNBA: Wilson named all-star game captain - As the two all-star starters who finished with the most fan votes during WNBA All-Star Voting, A'ja Wilson and Elena Delle Donne will serve as team captains and draft the rosters from the pool of players voted as starters and reserves. (link)
NBA: Silva signs with Heat - The Miami Heat announced Thursday that they signed former USC men's basketball player Chris Silva. He started six Summer League games with Miami, averaging 7.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 18.3 minutes while shooting 56.5 percent from the field and 80 percent from the foul line. (link)
Football & Football Recruiting: Thursday's Ask Chris - Each and every weekday, Gamecock Central subscribers have the opportunity to ask insider Chris Clark questions about Gamecock football and recruiting. Here is Thursday's feature. (subscription)
Women's Basketball: Cooper lands at Baylor - Baylor announced Thursday that former Gamecock Te'a Cooper is transferring to the Lady Bears. (link)
– Jackson Fields
4. Events and Birthdays!
Happy Birthday to the Brinkley twins
Casper Brinkley played the 2004 and 2005 seasons at Georgia Military then transferred to USC with his twin brother, Jasper, picking the Gamecocks over offers from Arizona State, Baylor and Kansas State. Brinkley started all 13 games in 2006, leading the team in sacks and forced fumbles. He began the 2007 season as an outside linebacker but moved to defensive end when injuries struck the defensive line. Brinkley made the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
Jasper Brinkley, after two seasons at Georgia Military, picked the Gamecocks over Georgia, Arizona State, Baylor and Kansas State. Brinkley started 11 games at linebacker in 2006, leading the team in tackles and tackles for loss. He was fourth in the SEC in tackles and named all-SEC by both the Associated Press and the league's coaches. Brinkley got off to a fast start in 2007, with 21 tackles in a little more than three games, but hurt his knee in the fourth game of the year against LSU and missed the rest of the season. He received a medical redshirt and was able to start all 13 games in 2008, earning second-team all-SEC honors. Brinkley was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings and played for them from 2009 through 2012, also playing with the Cardinals, Cowboys, and Giants.
More Birthdays
Reid Bethea (football/kicker, 1999-00)
Norman Greene (football/safety, 1991-93)
Stacy Stokes (baseball/second base, 1991-94)
Phillip Vickery (football/linebacker, 1978-80)
– John Parker, gamecockarchives.com
5. ⌚ Key Events (Countdown)
• July 15 – SEC Media Days (3 days)
• July 16 – SEC Media Days (4)
• July 17 – SEC Media Days, USC's day (5)
• July 18 – SEC Media Days (6)
• July 18 – Baseball: Prospect camp (6)
• July 20 – Football: Ladies Clinic (8)
• Aug. 1 – Football: Media Day (20)
• Aug. 17 – Baseball: Elite prospect camp (36)
• Aug. 22 – My Carolina Sports Preview (41)
• Aug. 22 – Carolina Calls feat. Muschamp (41)
• Aug. 31 – Football: Gamecocks vs UNC (50)
• Nov. 13 – Basketball: Early signing period (124)
• Dec. 18 – Football: Early signing period (159)
• Feb. 5 – Football: Regular signing period (208)
6. Most recent podcast
Gamecock Central football and recruiting insiders Chris Clark and Wes Mitchell join host Pearson Fowler on Another Carolina Podcast. Topics on this episode include:
Listen to Gamecock Central Podcasts on these platforms: Apple iTunes Podcasts | Spotify | PlayerFM | SoundCloud | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | Spreaker | YouTube
ALSO: more episodes | GC Radio app: App Store - Google Play
– Wes Mitchell
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Friday, July 12
Friday, July 12
Good morning from Gamecock Central.
We're 50 days away from the Gamecocks playing North Carolina.
Sadarius Hutcherson (Credit: Chris Gillespie)
1. 5️⃣0️⃣ Countdown to Kickoff: 50 days!
Our countdown to South Carolina's 2019 season opener against North Carolina in Charlotte is now down to just 50 days so today’s player is offensive lineman Sadarius Hutcherson.
A redshirt junior, Hutcherson has appeared in 23 games for the Gamecocks, including 17 starts. He’s played guard each of the last two seasons but is slated to start at tackle this year and anchor what should be a talented and experienced offensive line.
– Will Helms
2. Where Jake Bentley ranks in the South Carolina record book
When asked this spring about his place in South Carolina's record book among past quarterbacks, Jake Bentley downplayed that aspect of his senior year, turning the focus to team goals for his final season in Columbia.
Bentley's personal goals revolve around continuing to clean up his mechanics and better protecting the football - both aspects that will ultimately increase the team's chances of winning - but there's no doubting his opportunity to become one of the most accomplished players in Carolina history.
Jake Bentley's career numbers - All-time ranking in SC history
• Passing Yards – 7,385 – 4th
• Pass Attempts – 972 – 4th
• Pass Completions – 610 – 3rd
• Completion Percentage – 62.8 – 2nd
• Passing Touchdowns – 54 – 3rd
• Starting Quarterback Wins – 19 – 6th
• Total Offense – 7,533 – 5th
• Touchdowns Responsible For – 62 – 4th
So, what type of season would it take for Jake Bentley to own the above records? Frankly, if the Gamecocks' senior simply matches his numbers from either of his last two seasons, he'll rewrite the South Carolina history book for his position.
Bentley will need just 2,568 passing yards to surpass Todd Ellis' record of 9,953 yards (and that alone would also give him the record for total offense, also surpassing Ellis). He'll need to complete just 144 passes on 379 attempts to surpass Steve Taneyhill in completions (753) and Ellis in attempts (1,350). Just nine touchdown passes would give Bentley 63 career passing scores and move him ahead of Taneyhill's school best of 62, while 13 more total touchdowns would surpass Connor Shaw's record of 74 touchdowns responsible for.
Again, to his credit, Bentley hasn't seemed concerned with the individual records he could set this season.
"I don't, I don't," he said this spring "I just really try to play hard for my teammates. That's one thing that I always live by, if your personal goals line up with the team goals, then it'll all work out. That's really all I want to do is just win for my teammates and let all that fall in place."
Perhaps Bentley is more interested in this: If Bentley leads the Gamecocks to nine wins this season he'll surpass Connor Shaw's 27 career wins as a starting quarterback
– Wes Mitchell
3. This, that, and the other
Football Recruiting: Lloyd "100 percent" with Gamecocks, recruiting Tank Bigsby - One of the nation's top RB's is solid with the Gamecocks and hopes to lure another top player to Columbia with him. (subscription)
Football Recruiting: Gamecocks work out Georgia lineman at new position - Georgia lineman Dylan Fairchild attended just one camp this summer, South Carolina's. He entered Columbia expecting to show his skill set as a defensive lineman until Eric Wolford pulled him aside and made a move that ended up changing the day's outlook. (subscription)
Football: South Carolina's three hardest, easiest games on 2019 football schedule - What are the three easiest and three most difficult games in South Carolina's 2019 football schedule? (link)
Baseball: Cash has potential to be 'one of the best catchers in the country' - See what Jax Cash can bring to next year's team. (subscription)
WNBA: Wilson named all-star game captain - As the two all-star starters who finished with the most fan votes during WNBA All-Star Voting, A'ja Wilson and Elena Delle Donne will serve as team captains and draft the rosters from the pool of players voted as starters and reserves. (link)
NBA: Silva signs with Heat - The Miami Heat announced Thursday that they signed former USC men's basketball player Chris Silva. He started six Summer League games with Miami, averaging 7.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 18.3 minutes while shooting 56.5 percent from the field and 80 percent from the foul line. (link)
Football & Football Recruiting: Thursday's Ask Chris - Each and every weekday, Gamecock Central subscribers have the opportunity to ask insider Chris Clark questions about Gamecock football and recruiting. Here is Thursday's feature. (subscription)
Women's Basketball: Cooper lands at Baylor - Baylor announced Thursday that former Gamecock Te'a Cooper is transferring to the Lady Bears. (link)
– Jackson Fields
4. Events and Birthdays!
Happy Birthday to the Brinkley twins
Casper Brinkley played the 2004 and 2005 seasons at Georgia Military then transferred to USC with his twin brother, Jasper, picking the Gamecocks over offers from Arizona State, Baylor and Kansas State. Brinkley started all 13 games in 2006, leading the team in sacks and forced fumbles. He began the 2007 season as an outside linebacker but moved to defensive end when injuries struck the defensive line. Brinkley made the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
Jasper Brinkley, after two seasons at Georgia Military, picked the Gamecocks over Georgia, Arizona State, Baylor and Kansas State. Brinkley started 11 games at linebacker in 2006, leading the team in tackles and tackles for loss. He was fourth in the SEC in tackles and named all-SEC by both the Associated Press and the league's coaches. Brinkley got off to a fast start in 2007, with 21 tackles in a little more than three games, but hurt his knee in the fourth game of the year against LSU and missed the rest of the season. He received a medical redshirt and was able to start all 13 games in 2008, earning second-team all-SEC honors. Brinkley was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings and played for them from 2009 through 2012, also playing with the Cardinals, Cowboys, and Giants.
More Birthdays
Reid Bethea (football/kicker, 1999-00)
Norman Greene (football/safety, 1991-93)
Stacy Stokes (baseball/second base, 1991-94)
Phillip Vickery (football/linebacker, 1978-80)
– John Parker, gamecockarchives.com
5. ⌚ Key Events (Countdown)
• July 15 – SEC Media Days (3 days)
• July 16 – SEC Media Days (4)
• July 17 – SEC Media Days, USC's day (5)
• July 18 – SEC Media Days (6)
• July 18 – Baseball: Prospect camp (6)
• July 20 – Football: Ladies Clinic (8)
• Aug. 1 – Football: Media Day (20)
• Aug. 17 – Baseball: Elite prospect camp (36)
• Aug. 22 – My Carolina Sports Preview (41)
• Aug. 22 – Carolina Calls feat. Muschamp (41)
• Aug. 31 – Football: Gamecocks vs UNC (50)
• Nov. 13 – Basketball: Early signing period (124)
• Dec. 18 – Football: Early signing period (159)
• Feb. 5 – Football: Regular signing period (208)
6. Most recent podcast
Gamecock Central football and recruiting insiders Chris Clark and Wes Mitchell join host Pearson Fowler on Another Carolina Podcast. Topics on this episode include:
- Georgia DB Joey Hunter commits to South Carolina. How did the Gamecocks land him and what type of player did they get?
- What does it mean for Gamecocks DB recruiting moving forward?
- Returns on South Carolina quarterback commit Luke Doty from the Elite 11 and The Opening.
- Could running backs Marshawn Lloyd and Tank Bigsby hit it off at The Opening? What it would mean for the Gamecocks.
Listen to Gamecock Central Podcasts on these platforms: Apple iTunes Podcasts | Spotify | PlayerFM | SoundCloud | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | Spreaker | YouTube
ALSO: more episodes | GC Radio app: App Store - Google Play
– Wes Mitchell
