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Wednesday, June 05, 2013  University of South Carolina standout defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was named named to Phil Steele's 2013 preseason first-team All-America squad. He is the only Gamecocks named to the first team.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Gamecocks defensive end JaDeveon Clowney was honored by the South Carolina General Assembly at the State House on Tuesday for his achievements last season.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The start of the 2013 season is months away and South Carolina is just six workouts in to the program's spring practice period, but standout defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is already mapping his path to the Heisman trophy.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Reports indicate Jadeveon Clowney is looking into a multi-million dollar insurance policy that would protect what is expected to be his bright financial future playing in the NFL.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  College football fans vote University of South Carolina defensive end, Jadeveon Clowney, the best college football player in the nation.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  University of South Carolina football standout Jadeveon Clowney is the winner of the 2012 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award as announced by the Ted Hendricks Foundation.

Monday, October 03, 2011  Gamecock Defensive End Melvin Ingram has done it again.  Southeastern Conference officials named him Defensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row.  Ingram racked up a total 11 tackles, over four tackles for a loss and a career-best 3.5 sacks.  Ingram also intercepted a pass in Saturday's 16-13 loss to Auburn.

Monday, September 26, 2011  The SEC has named South Carolina defensive end Melvin Ingram as the conference's defensive player of the week after his performance against Vanderbilt Saturday.  This is the second time Ingram has been awarded with the title this season.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney feels the same butterflies building for Saturday night as he did before his first high school game. That could mean bad news for Gamecock opponents starting with East Carolina.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009  South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says there's a chance injured defensive end Cliff Matthews could return to face No. 1 Florida on Saturday.

Thursday, November 13, 2008  The Kansas City Chiefs have signed two new players and are taking stock of an increasingly injury-wracked roster.