Thursday, April 26, 2012
Several players with S.C. ties are expected to be high picks in the draft, which begins tonight.
By now, everyone knows who's going first and second in the 2012 NFL Draft, which begins tonight on ESPN and runs through the weekend. Quarterbacks Andrew Luck of Stanford and Robert Griffin III of Baylor will be the first top picks, to Indianapolis and Washington, respectively. But after that, it's still anyone's guess. It could be Alabama running back Trent Richardson. It could be offensive tackle Matt Kalil of Southern Cal. Or it could be Justin Blackmon on Oklahoma State. But there are at least five top players with Palmetto State ties who hope to hear their names called earlier than later in the draft. Cornerback Stephon Gilmore from the University of South Carolina, linebacker Melvin Ingram from USC, wide receiver Alshon Jeffery from …
Saturday, April 21, 2012
USC's Melvin Ingram and Alshon Jeffery thanked Gamecock football fans for their support during a meet and greet at Garnet & Black Traditions on Bower Parkway.
Hundreds of Gamecock football fans stood in line for hours at Garnet & Black Traditions on Saturday to see future NFL players Melvin Ingram and Alshon Jeffery. Ingram and Jeffery took pictures with fans and signed commemorative footballs, posters, shirts and jerseys at the three-hour meet and greet session that drew a large crowd people from all over the Midlands. “It’s a wonderful feeling being able to give back to the community, knowing that this many people wanted to come out and support us," Ingram said. "It’s a blessing." One of those fans was Jerry Killion of West Columbia who stood in line for two and a half hours to get an autographed football for his son who lives in New Mexico. Killion said he will be watching the NFL draft next…
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Junior wide receiver Alshon Jeffery leaves Carolina as the school’s all-time leader in receiving yards with 3,042
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Gamecocks junior wide receiver Alshon Jeffery announced on Thursday he would officially leave school and enter the NFL Draft. "I plan to forgo my senior season and enter the NFL Draft," Jeffery said in a media release. "I would like to thank the fans, my teammates, Coach Spurrier and everyone involved for all the opportunities South Carolina has provided me. I am proud to say I will always be a Gamecock." Jeffery a 6-4, 229-pounder from St. Matthews, S.C., leaves the University of South Carolina as the school’s all-time leader in receiving yards with 3,042, the second-highest total in SEC history and one of just three players in conference history with over 3,000 career receiving yards. Jeffery capped his career at USC with a four-catch, …
