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Matthew Grooms

  • position Ds
  • height 6-
  • weight 236
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Bennettsville, S.C.
  • High school Marlboro County
  • position Ds
  • height 6-
  • weight 236
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Bennettsville, S.C.
  • High school Marlboro County

Matthew Grooms Bio

Walk-on deep snapper who joined the squad in the spring of 2008… adds depth to the position… has not seen any game action… was a member of the 2009 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll… one of three walk-on deep snappers who worked on the defensive line during the spring, garnering the Gamecock Unselfish Award at the spring game.

2009: Reserve deep snapper… did not see any game action.

2008: Was on the squad as a reserve deep snapper.

2006-07: Attended Midlands Technical College in Columbia.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Marlboro County High School in 2001… played for Dean Boyd… was part of the 1998 squad that won the state title… also played soccer.

PERSONAL: Matthew Grooms was born July 8, 1983 in Laurinburg, N.C… is a sport and entertainment management major… was a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps and is an Iraqi war veteran… is the oldest player on the squad at 27 years of age.