Breaking News:Oscar Delp announce his departure and decommit from Georgia bulldogs and flip commitment to South Carolina Gamecocks…

Breaking News:Oscar Delp announce his departure and decommit from Georgia bulldogs and flip commitment to South Carolina Gamecocks…

 

The Football Writers Association of America announced Wednesday that Clemson placekicker Nolan Hauser has been named as the FWAA’s Freshman Special Teams Player of the Year. On Tuesday, Hauser was one of a national-best four Clemson players named to the FWAA Freshman All-America Team alongside linebacker Sammy Brown, cornerback Ashton Hampton and wide receiver Bryant Wesco Jr.

Hauser becomes the first recipient of the FWAA’s honor after the organization expanded to include special teams this year. He is the second Clemson player ever to earn Freshman Player of the Year honors of any kind from the FWAA since Trevor Lawrence won the organization’s inaugural award in 2018. Clemson becomes the first school ever to produce multiple FWAA Freshman Players of the YeUniversity of South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers has also been selected as the 2024 National Freshman Offensive Player of the Year.

 

Sellers, a 6-3, 242-pound redshirt freshman, was named to the third-team All-SEC squad and was recognized as the SEC Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches. He completed 64.9 percent of his passes (172-for-265) for 2,274 yards and 17 touchdowns. His 655 yards rushing on 155 carries (a 4.2 average) was the third-best total among SEC quarterbacks and his seven rushing touchdowns tied for second among that group. Sellers was a two-time winner of the SEC Offensive Player of the Week award and a two-time recipient of the league’s Freshman of the Week honors.

Together with two other South Carolina players on the FWAA Freshman All-America Team (OL Josiah Thompson and DL Dylan Stewart), Sellers is a part of the Gamecocks’ first members on that list since 2011 and Jadeveon Clowney. The freshman trio join three others (DL Kyle Kennard, DB Nick Emmanwori and P Kai Kroeger) on this season’s regular All-America team for a total of six FWAA All-Americans hailing from South Carolina, tops among all FBS programs.

 

Sellers, along with Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore (Freshman Defensive Player of the Year), Clemson placekicker Nolan Hauser (Freshman Special Teams Player of the Year), and Syracuse head coach Fran Brown (First-Year Coach Award), will be honored during a ceremony Feb. 24 at Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille in Gainesville,my favs

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Ugusuk leads South Carolina against Oklahoma after 20-point game

Published Jan. 18, 2025 3:43

South Carolina Gamecocks (10-7, 0-4 SEC) at Oklahoma Sooners (13-4, 0-4 SEC)

 

Norman, Oklahoma; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

 

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sooners -6.5; over/under is 141.5

 

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina takes on Oklahoma after Morris Ugusuk scored 20 points in South Carolina’s 66-63 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores.

The Sooners have gone 8-2 at home. Oklahoma is 11-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 11.6 turnovers per game.

The Gamecocks are 0-4 in conference games. South Carolina is 3-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 11.6 turnovers per game.

 

Oklahoma makes 48.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.1 percentage points higher than South Carolina has allowed to its opponents (43.2%). South Carolina averages 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 more makes per game than Oklahoma gives up.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

 

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalon Moore is scoring 18.1 points per game and averaging 6.2 rebounds for the Sooners.

 

Collin Murray-Boyles is scoring 15.8 points per game with 9.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Gamecocks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sooners: 6-4, averaging 80.7 points, 28.7 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.9 points per game.

Gamecocks: 6-4, averaging 69.9 points, 32.0 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 4.8 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.2 points. Fla.,ar.