Good morning. The Gamecocks got their guy! South Carolina welcomed Matt Williams this week as the baseball program’s new pitching coach.

“South Carolina is home,” Williams said.

What else are we stirring into today’s Brew? ⤵️

🏀 Draft ready
🗳️ Votes locked in
🤙 And much, much more

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What It Takes. As far as college punters go, Kai Kroeger is one of the more recognizable ones in the country. But what goes into being a punter? And how does he handle trick plays or having to make a tackle?

Find out in the latest episode of Gamecock Talk out now on Apple and Spotify!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Draft Ready. The NBA Draft is tomorrow night and GG Jackson has the opportunity to become South Carolina’s first draft pick since 2017. SB Nation’s latest mock draft projects the Brooklyn Nets selecting Jackson at No. 22 overall, noting that “the Nets feel like a perfect spot for him to grow with two first-round picks and a need for high-ceiling talent.” Check out all of the projections for Jackson ahead of Draft Night here.

🔼 Votes Locked In. It's your last chance to make your ballots count! WNBA All-Star fan voting closes at 11:59 p.m. ET tonight. Cast your ballot here before the clock strikes midnight.

🔼 Best In The East. And speaking of All-Stars, Aliyah Boston earned WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors! She averaged a jaw-dropping 22.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game between June 12-18.

🔼 Countdown: 73. 73 days until kickoff! Before Kai Kroeger had one of the best punting seasons in Gamecock history in 2022, his career-long punt for South Carolina had gone for 73 yards, which he booted in 2021 against Texas A&M.

He promptly shattered his own record in 2022’s opening week when he unleashed a 79-yarder against Georgia State.

🔼 The X Factor. The Atlanta Dream is one of the hottest teams in the WNBA, having won three of their last four games. A huge reason for that success? Our own Allisha Gray!

WNBA.com’s Mason Williams writes that “Gray’s consistent scoring output [is] becoming Atlanta’s X factor” while Dream head coach Tanisha Wright said: “She’s somebody who just basically puts on her hard hat and goes to work and just does what she does. There were times I was like ‘Oh, this isn’t noticeable.’ But when you go back and you watch the tape, you see all the little plays Leesh was making.”

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Hang Time. Kai Kroeger’s 79-yarder is one of the longest punts in school history, but it’s not the longest. Do you know who kicked the longest punt in the South Carolina record books?

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

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Answer: Bill Jeffords

Jeffords crushed a 90-yard punt against North Carolina on November 4, 1924.

Have a good Wednesday, y’all.