When one thinks of South Carolina pass rushers, Jadeveon Clowney is almost always the first name that comes to mind. Clowney provided plenty of reasons why over his three-year career with the Gamecocks.<\/p>\n
In addition to being a two-time First-Team All-American and a future No. 1 overall NFL Draft selection, Clowney finished his time in college with 24 sacks, which is currently third on South Carolina\u2019s all-time leaderboard. He also holds the Gamecocks\u2019 single-season marks for most sacks overall (13) and as a freshman (eight).<\/p>\n
[GamecockCentral: Subscribe for $1 for 7 days]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Both those records could fall in 2024 \u2013 thanks to the edge-rushing duo of Kyle Kennard<\/a><\/strong> and Dylan Stewart<\/a><\/strong>, which has taken the college football world by storm.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know it\u2019s in sight for both of us. We\u2019re just talking about racing to get around to the QB,\u201d Kennard said. \u201cThere\u2019s some competitive bickering, like, \u2018I\u2019m going to get there.\u2019 \u2018You\u2019re going to get there,\u2019 and stuff like that. But nothing more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n Heading into Saturday\u2019s game against Clemson, Kennard and Stewart are exactly two sacks away from surpassing Clowney\u2019s records. Kennard has logged 11.5 sacks across 11 appearances, while Stewart has registered 6.5 during that same timeframe.<\/p>\n But Kennard, despite this being his first season with South Carolina, understands the importance of the school\u2019s rivalry with Clemson. Sack records aside, picking up a road win at Memorial Stadium will be the team\u2019s primary focus.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew the rivalry was intense. I figured \u2013 just because it\u2019s a rivalry, anyway \u2013 that it would be intense. But I\u2019m getting here and learning more about it\u2026 how different factors of the game have affected previous performances against them, and how we\u2019re going to do better against them this week,\u201d Kennard said. \u201cI\u2019m learning more about the history, and it\u2019s meaning more to me.\u201d<\/p>\n It was also a matchup between the Gamecocks and Tigers where Clowney had his one of his strongest individual games \u2013 specifically in 2012, when he recorded 4.5 sacks. Kennard said he has recently watched Clowney\u2019s game film to prepare for this weekend.<\/p>\n [Get our free newsletter!<\/strong> Don\u2019t rely on search engines and social media for your Gamecock info.]<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a lengthy, long edge rusher that I saw on tape. I was actually just watching his Clemson game,\u201d Kennard said. \u201cI see a lot of similarities with the way he plays with his length with me.\u201d<\/p>\n Kennard and Stewart could eclipse Clowney\u2019s marks with strong individual play against Clemson and the Gamecocks\u2019 to-be-determined bowl game opponent. But Clayton White<\/a><\/strong> maintains that both players\u2019 sole focus is on stopping the Tigers\u2019 offense.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the most part, our guys\u2026 You may hear them talking about it or just wondering, \u2018What would that be like?’\u201d White said. \u201cBut I think that they\u2019re really focusing on trying to make sure that we do a good job against against their O-line and keeping Cade (Klubnik)<\/a><\/strong> in the pocket, making sure he doesn\u2019t get outside the pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n White said South Carolina\u2019s ultimate defensive goal is performing at the same level it has all season. In doing so, the Gamecocks will claim another victory, and Kennard and Stewart may be well on their way to becoming record-setters.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, you want to continue the production that we have and keep it going,\u201d White said. \u201cJust make sure we\u2019re playing smart football and understanding who we\u2019re facing is how you get things done.\u201d<\/p>\n The post With single-season sack records in sight, South Carolina EDGE duo looking to stay productive against Clemson<\/a> appeared first on On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When one thinks of South Carolina pass rushers, Jadeveon Clowney is almost always the first…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76734\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Discuss South Carolina football on The Insiders Forum!<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n