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 13th 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…
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