Good morning. Which former Gamecock is RGIII calling “one of the best off-season additions in the NFL” this season? 👀

What else is happening in today’s Brew? ⤵️

🏀 Year 2
🏈 Conference stand-outs
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

It's Year 2 under Lamont Paris for South Carolina men’s basketball and the Gamecocks are off to as hot a start as you can have. As Paris will tell you, it's not by accident.

Another big year in the transfer portal and an offseason of hard work gives fans a lot to be excited about - but how'd he and the team get to this point? Paris talks about it all in this new episode of Gamecock Talk.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Back At It. The Gamecocks look to continue their undefeated start to the season tonight with a huge clash against Notre Dame as South Carolina welcomes the Fighting Irish to Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks bring a 5-0 record into the game while Notre Dame comes in at 3-2. The game will get underway at 7:00pm ET on the SEC Network. You can snag tickets here!

🔼 Overseas Dominance. Victaria Saxton keeps crushing it overseas while staying sharp in-between WNBA seasons! She posted 16 points and eight rebounds for Royal Castors Braine last week.

🔼 Home Away From Home. QB1 had a lot to reflect on about his time spent in the Garnet & Black the last two seasons. After Saturday night’s game, Rattler talked about what his journey to Columbia meant to him, and why South Carolina will always have a place in his heart.

🔼 Conference Stand-Outs. A handful of Gamecocks posted strong seasons in the SEC; let’s see where they ranked! Spencer Rattler finished the year ranked fourth in the conference in passing yards per game with 265.5 and fourth in total passing yards with 3,186. Xavier Legette closed out the regular season second in the SEC with 104.6 receiving yards per game and second in total yards with 1,197.

Debo Williams led the conference in solo tackles with 67, while Nick Emmanwori landed sixth in the SEC in solo tackles (47) and Jalon Kilgore finished seventh (46). Marcellas Dial’s 10 passes broken up was good for second-highest in the conference, while Emmanwori’s eight came in ranked sixth. Mitch Jeter finished out the year tied for third in the conference in field goal percentage, hitting on 12 of his 14 kicks this season.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

QB Under Pressure. Jadeveon Clowney still holds the all-time South Carolina record for sacks in a single season. How many sacks did he notch in 2012?

Think you have it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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📬 THE WEEK AHEAD

Tuesday 11/28 - Wednesday 12/6

🏊 Diving @ USA Diving Nationals (Knoxville, TN)

Tuesday 11/28

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Notre Dame @ 7:00pm ET on SEC Network

Wednesday 11/29 - Saturday 12/2

🏊 Swimming @ US Open (Greensboro, NC)

Thursday 11/30

🏀 Women’s Basketball @ North Carolina in the ACC/SEC Challenge @ 7:00pm ET on ESPN

Friday 12/1

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. George Washington @ 7:00pm ET on SEC Network+

Sunday 12/3

🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Duke @ 1:00pm ET on ABC

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Clowney tallied an incredible 13 sacks that season.

🤙 Have a good Monday, y’all.