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Monday, March 11, 2013  South Carolina shortstop Joey Pankake has been named Louisville Slugger's National Player of the Week and the SEC Player of the Week.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Junior RB racked up 110 yards and scored twice in season opener against Vanderbilt.

Friday, June 01, 2012  The conference took an official stance on a proposed four-team playoff Friday when school presidents and athletic directors voted unanimously to support having the four best teams play for the national title.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  Gamecock baseball will begin SEC play Friday night as they kick-off a three-game series at Kentucky.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  Fans are invited to join the South Carolina women’s basketball team in the McGuire Club of Colonial Life Arena to watch the NCAA Selection Show on Monday, March 12.

Monday, November 28, 2011  Sophomore led Gamecocks to big win over Clemson.

Monday, September 19, 2011  Lattimore has been selected as the conference's Co-Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against Navy over the weekend.  The SEC office announced the honor Monday. Rivals.com also named the six-foot, 232 pound star National SEC Player of the Week.  CollegeFootballPerformance.com selected Lattimore for their honorable mention list.

Monday, September 13, 2010  University of South Carolina freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore has been selected as the SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week and the SEC Freshman of the Week following his outstanding performance in the Gamecocks’ 17-6 win over Georgia on Saturday, the league office announced today.

Monday, February 01, 2010  Devan Downey was named SEC player of the week after leading the Gamecocks to victories over Kentucky and Georgia.