SEC announces trio of South Carolina players to attend SEC Media Days
Three South Carolina football players will join head coach Shane Beamer when the Gamecocks travel to Dallas on Monday, July 15, to participate in this year’s SEC Media Days.
The trio joining Beamer are defensive lineman Alex ‘Boogie’ Huntley, linebacker Debo Williams, and athlete Luke Doty, the SEC announced on Monday.
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Huntley, better known as ‘Boogie,’ returns for his fifth-year with the program. Standing at 6-foot-4, 303 pounds, the Hammond product started in 11 of the 12 games he played in this past season. Racking up a career high 33 tackles, he added four tackles for loss, two sacks and deflected two passes.
Williams is in his fourth season at South Carolina after transferring into the program in 2021. The 6-foot-1, 232-pound linebacker was named first team All-SEC by the Associated Press, Phil Steele and College Football Network. He also earned honorable mention All-America honors from Phil Steele in 2023. Starting in all 12 games this past season, he led the team in tackles with 113, added nine tackles for loss, had one sack and recovered a fumble.
Doty makes the trip to Dallas in what will be his fifth-year with the program. Standing at 6-foot-1, 218 pounds, the Myrtle Beach native is listed as an “athlete” but is expected to be heavily in the mix to compete for a starting position at wide receiver. Despite serving as South Carolina’s backup QB in 2023, Doty started in two games at wide receiver and caught 13 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown.
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2024 SEC Media Days schedule:
Monday, July 15
LSU – Brian Kelly
Ole Miss – Lane Kiffin
South Carolina – Shane Beamer
Vanderbilt – Clark Lea
Tuesday, July 16
Georgia – Kirby Smart
Missouri – Eliah Drinkwitz
Oklahoma – Brent Venables
Tennessee – Josh Heupel
Wednesday, July 17
Alabama – Kalen DeBoer
Florida – Billy Napier
Mississippi State – Jeff Lebby
Texas – Steve Sarkisian
Thursday, July 18
Arkansas – Sam Pittman
Auburn – Hugh Freeze
Kentucky – Mark Stoops
Texas A&M – Mike Elko
