Shane Beamer, Luke Doty headline South Carolina’s SEC Media Days grouping
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer has chosen the three players he wants to accompany him the 2024 SEC Media Days next week.
Representing the Gamecocks on Monday, July 15 in Dallas will be Beamer, linebacker Debo Williams, defensive tackle Alex “Boogie” Huntley and athlete Luke Doty.
South Carolina’s time starts at roughly 11 a.m. Eastern next Monday at SEC Media Days. Beamer’s main media room interview that airs on SEC Network is at 12:35 p.m. Then he’s on set with the SEC Network at 1:45 p.m.
This SEC Media Days — the first with Texas and Oklahoma as league members — will be split into four days (next Monday to Thursday) with four schools speaking on each day. South Carolina will participate in a Monday grouping that also includes LSU, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt — three schools that the Gamecocks will face next season.
Schools are only permitted to take three players to speak, often opting for captains or veteran team leaders. Last year, Beamer chose QB Spencer Rattler, DL Tonka Hemingway and P Kai Kroeger to represent South Carolina.
This year, though, South Carolina is just one of five teams in the SEC (USC, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt) not bringing a quarterback to Dallas.
Perhaps to some, the surprise is Doty, who came to South Carolina as a quarterback but has played mostly wide receiver and special teams over the past few years. A redshirt senior from Myrtle Beach, coaches are always raving about what Doty does behind the scenes. He won the most recent internal South Carolina offensive spirit award after catching eight passes in a limited role last season.
Williams’ selection this year should come as no surprise. The redshirt senior linebacker is the emotional and vocal leader of the Gamecocks defense who was named South Carolina’s defensive MVP last season. The 6-foot-1, 232-pound hard-hitting linebacker started every game for USC last year, racking up a team-leading 113 tackles (37 more than anyone else), 9 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.
Huntley decided to return to South Carolina for his fifth and final season, expected to help lead an experienced defensive interior that also included TJ Sanders and Tonka Hemingway. A team captain last season, the 6-4, 303-pound Midlands product from Hammond made 33 tackles, had 4 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks.
2024 Football Media Days Student-Athlete Attendees
Alabama
Jalen Milroe, QB, Junior
Tyler Booker, OL, Junior
Malachi Moore, DB, Graduate Student
Arkansas
Andrew Armstrong, WR, Senior
Taylen Green, QB, Junior
Landon Jackson, DE, Senior
Auburn
Payton Thorne, QB, Senior
Eugene Asante, LB, Senior
Keldric Faulk, DE, Sophomore
Florida
Graham Mertz, QB, Senior
Shemar James, ILB, Junior
Montrell Johnson Jr., RB, Senior
Georgia
Carson Beck, QB, Senior
Mykel Williams, DL, Junior
Malaki Starks, S, Junior
Kentucky
Marques Cox, OL, Senior
D’Eryk Jackson, LB, Senior
Deone Walker, DL, Junior
LSU
Garrett Nussmeier, QB, Junior
Mason Taylor, TE, Junior
Harold Perkins, LB, Junior
Ole Miss
Jaxson Dart, QB, Senior
Tre Harris, WR, Senior
Jared Ivey, DE, Senior
Mississippi State
Blake Shapen, QB, Senior
Albert Reese IV, OL, Junior
John Lewis, LB, Senior
Missouri
Luther Burden III, WR, Junior
Brady Cook, QB, Senior
Kristian Williams, DL, Senior
Oklahoma
Jackson Arnold, QB, Sophomore
Danny Stutsman, LB, Senior
Billy Bowman Jr., DB, Senior
South Carolina
Alex Huntley, DT, Senior
Luke Doty, ATH, Senior
Debo Williams, LB, Senior
Tennessee
Cooper Mays, C, Senior
Keenan Pili, LB, Senior
Omari Thomas , DL, Senior
Texas
Quinn Ewers, QB, Junior
Kelvin Banks Jr., OL, Junior
Jahdae Barron, DB, Senior
Texas A&M
Shemar Turner, DL, Senior
Taurean York, LB, Sophomore
Trey Zuhn III, OL, Junior
Vanderbilt
Gunnar Hansen, OL, Senior
Langston Patterson, LB, Junior
CJ Taylor, S, Senior
This story was originally published July 8, 2024 at 3:03 PM.
