COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina sophomore edge rusher Anthony Addison collected SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week honors on Monday for his role in the Gamecocks’ 17-9 home victory over Texas A&M at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. Alabama defensive end Devan Thompkins shares the weekly award.
Addison, who comes from Sumter, set a career best with eight stops against the Aggies, six of them unassisted. He added 1.5 tackles for loss, half a sack, a forced fumble and a hurry on the quarterback, and only one teammate made more tackles in the game.
The South Carolina defense never let Texas A&M reach the end zone, and it has surrendered only two touchdowns across its last 10 quarters, going back to the second half of the 27-24 victory over Tennessee on Oct. 24.
Across nine games Addison has piled up 28 tackles and 4.0 sacks, with 5.0 of his stops coming behind the line. His sack total matches defensive tackle Tomiwa Durojaiye for the team high, and his seven quarterback hurries tie fellow edge Dylan Stewart, who won the same league award after the 38-19 win at Florida in October. Addison is the eighth Gamecock this season to land an SEC weekly honor. His position coach, Deion Barnes, arrived from Penn State in the offseason.
South Carolina, ranked No. 21 at 6-3 overall and 4-3 in league play, travels to Arkansas (3-6, 1-5 SEC) on Saturday for a 7:45 p.m. kickoff on SEC Network.
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