On Tuesday, the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame announced the finalists for the 2025 Blanchard-Rogers Trophy, and four Gamecocks made the cut. <\/p>\n
Junior wide receiver Nyck Harbor, junior defensive back Jalon Kilogre, junior defensive back Brandon Cisse, and senior defensive end Bryan Thomas Jr. earned the distinction of being four of 14 overall finalists for the honor.<\/p>\n
Nicknamed the \u201cSouth Carolina Heisman,\u201d the Blanchard-Rogers Trophy is named for Felix \u201cDoc\u201d Blanchard, a Palmetto State native who won the 1945 Heisman Trophy at Army, and George Rogers, who won the 1980 edition of the Heisman Trophy at USC. Both Blanchard (1961) and Rogers (2013) are members of the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame, as well.<\/p>\n
Each year since 2016, the Blanchard-Rogers Trophy has gone to the most outstanding collegiate player with ties to the state. This year\u2019s recipient will receive his award on April 16th at the SCHOF\u2019s annual enshrinement ceremony.<\/p>\n
GamecockCentralTop 10Top 101<\/a>2\ud83d\udd25New Hire!<\/p>\n Gamecocks hiring Penn State coach<\/p>\n Hot<\/a>3Dylan Stewart<\/p>\n Returning to Gamecocks<\/p>\n Hot<\/a>4\ud83c\udfc0 Five-star commit<\/p>\n WBB adds another!<\/p>\n <\/a>5Run it back!<\/p>\n Sellers returning!<\/p>\n <\/a>View All<\/a>Get the Daily On3 Newsletter in your inbox every morning<\/p>\n By clicking “Subscribe to Newsletter”, I agree to On3’s Privacy Notice<\/a>, Terms<\/a>, and use of my personal information described therein.<\/p>\n The Insiders Forum: Discuss South Carolina football<\/a>!<\/p>\n Joining Harbor, Kilgore, Cisse, and Thomas are 10 other finalists. Clemson\u2019s Peter Woods, Adam Randall, and Sammy Brown, South Carolina State\u2019s Jordan Smith and Jarod Washington, Newberry\u2019s Reed Charpia, Curry College\u2019s Montie Quinn, South Florida\u2019s Jhalyn Shuler, Tennessee\u2019s Braylon Staley, and Furman\u2019s Joshua Stoneking are those finalists.<\/p>\n Kilgore, Cisse, and Thomas are off to the NFL, while Harbor has a decision to make regarding his future. If he returns to South Carolina, the explosive wide receiver will have one final year of eligibility remaining.<\/p>\n