Gamecocks hand out player awards, name team MVPs for 2017 season

South Carolina is looking back one last time on its accomplishments in the 2017 football season.

The Gamecocks on Tuesday released a list of the highs from the season that just ended with an Outback Bowl win over Michigan. Those highlights include:

▪  A 9-4 record overall and a 5-3 mark in the Eastern Division of the SEC.

▪  The Gamecocks won nine or more games for just the seventh time in school history. Five of those seven seasons have come in the last eight years.

▪  Two of the Gamecocks’ four losses were to Clemson and Georgia, teams that participated in the College Football Playoff.

USC also released its team awards, including senior linebacker Skai Moore bringing home overall MVP honors and sophomore receiver Bryan Edwards being named MVP for the offense. The full awards list:

Coaches’ Awards

▪  Dr. Harris Pastides Outstanding Student-Athlete Award - Michael Scarnecchia

▪  Community Service Award - Spencer Eason-Riddle and Ulric Jones

▪  Strength & Conditioning Award - Hayden Hurst, D.J. Wonnum and T.J. Brunson

▪  Comeback Player of the Year Award - Skai Moore

▪  Offensive Scout Team Award - Eric Douglas

▪  Defensive Scout Team Award - M.J. Webb

▪  Special Teams Scout Team Award - Spencer Eason-Riddle

▪  Nutrition Award - Javon Kinlaw

Players’ Choice Awards

▪  Unselfish Teammate – Offense - Hayden Hurst and Cory Helms

▪  Unselfish Teammate – Defense - Chris Lammons and JaMarcus King

▪  Unselfish Teammate - Special Teams - Javon Charleston and Taylor Stallworth

▪  Tenacity Award – Offense - Hayden Hurst and Alan Knott

▪  Tenacity Award - Defense - T.J. Brunson and Dante Sawyer

▪  Tenacity Award - Special Teams - Javon Charleston and D.J. Smith

▪  Most Valuable Player - Offense (Steve Spurrier Award) - Bryan Edwards

▪  Most Valuable Player - Defense (Joe Morrison Award) - Skai Moore

▪  Most Valuable Player - Special Teams (Jim Carlen Award) - Joseph Charlton

▪  Leadership Award – Offense - Jake Bentley

▪  Leadership Award – Defense - Skai Moore

▪  Leadership Award - Special Teams - Taylor Stallworth

▪  Most Explosive Player – Offense - A.J. Turner

▪  Most Productive Player – Defense - D.J. Wonnum

▪  Most Productive Player - Special Teams - Joseph Charlton

▪  Steve Wadiak MVP Award - Skai Moore

This story was originally published January 16, 2018 at 11:27 AM with the headline "Gamecocks hand out player awards, name team MVPs for 2017 season."