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🏈 Five Gamecocks get drafted
🎽 Gamecocks finish runner-up
🤙 And much more!

🎥 TAILGATE TALKS

Tailgate Talks: Nick Emmanwori — Nick Emmanwori heard his name called over the weekend! Before the draft, he joined the tailgate to talk with Pat and Stephen about where it all started, his time at Carolina, and getting ready for the NFL.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 The Journey Continues. Five Gamecocks were drafted to the NFL over the weekend! Nick Emmanwori was the first to hear his name called as he went 35th overall to the Seattle Seahawks. T.J. Sanders was drafted by the Buffalo Bills at pick No. 41. Demetrius Knight Jr. heard his name called shortly after as the Cincinnati Bengals drafted him 49th overall to become the third Gamecock to go in the second round. The Los Angeles Chargers drafted Kyle Kennard with the 23rd pick of the fourth round. Tonka Hemingway was the final Gamecock drafted as the Las Vegas Raiders drafted him with the 33rd pick in the fourth round.

📞 Nick Emmanwori answers the call
🎥 Demetrius Knight Jr. learns his fate with the family
📞 T.J. Sanders gets a call from Buffalo
🚙 Kyle Kennard has a long drive ahead
🎥 Tonka Hemingway thanks Gamecock Nation

🔺 Strong Showing. Both Gamecock track & field teams finished runner-up at the Charlotte Invitational! They had a strong opening day, winning five of seven events. The women’s distance squad won three events, while the men won two distance races. On day two, the women’s team won five events, including individual wins from Cynteria James, JaMeesia Ford, Joslyn Hamilton, and Cheyla Scott. The men’s team won three events, including Theo Mudzengerere’s triple jump and both relay events.

🔺 Even Out. Gamecock baseball finished the week 2-2 after a game at home and three at Kentucky. Will Tippett hit a two run homer in the top of the eighth to secure the 5-4 South Carolina win at Kentucky on Saturday. Henry Kaczmar had six hits through three games at Kentucky, improving his conference batting average to .353. South Carolina will host Charleston Southern tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.

🔺 Sunday Funday. Gamecock softball dropped two on the road at Auburn over the weekend, but finished strong with a 4-1 win. Arianna Rodi hit a three-run homer in the first inning to set the tone. Sam Gress threw a complete game while striking out a season-high eight batters. They’ll host Furman tomorrow at 6 p.m.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

Before Nick Emmanwori, who was the last Gamecock safety to be drafted?

Hint: the year was 2013

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Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Tuesday 4/29

🥎 No. 13 Softball vs. Furman @ 6:00 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+
⚾️ Baseball vs. Charleston Southern @ 6:30 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+

Thursday 5/1

🥎 No. 13 Softball vs. Alabama @ 6:00 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: D.J. Swearinger

🤙 Have a great Monday, y’all