Michael Scarnecchia

2018 Unselfish Teammate Award

2018 Harold White GPA Award – Offense

2017 Dr. Harris Pastides Outstanding Student-Athlete Award

2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2016 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2015 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2015 Most Improved Freshman of the Spring – Offense

Senior quarterback… established himself in the spring as the solid No. 2 signal-caller behind incumbent starter Jake Bentley… appeared in seven games in his career, including one start… completed 57.7 percent of his passes for 362 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions… was recognized on the SEC honor roll five times during his career… named the Harold White GPA Award winner for the offense at the 2018 Garnet & Black spring game… graduated in May 2018 with a degree in finance.

2018: Fifth-year senior back-up quarterback who saw action in four regular season games in 2018, making one start… one of four seniors selected by their peers for the Unselfish Teammate Award for the offense… saw significant action against Coastal Carolina, completing 3-of-6 passes for 44 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown pass to Randrecous Davis… played the final series against Kentucky, going 4-for-6 for 45 yards… started against Missouri in place of an injured Jake Bentley… completed 20-of-35 passes for 249 yards and three touchdowns with no turnovers in the 37-35 win… connected on touchdown passes of 5, 17 and 8 yards, and led the Gamecocks on a 9-play, 53-yard drive in just over a minute, setting up the game-winning field goal with just two seconds remaining in the Mizzou contest… became the fourth-consecutive Gamecock quarterback to win his first-career start, joining Lorenzo Nunez (UCF, 2015), Brandon McIlwain (East Carolina, 2016) and Jake Bentley (UMass, 2016)… saw action vs. Chattanooga, going 2-for-4 for 15 yards… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2017: Junior who served as the No. 2 quarterback behind Jake Bentley… saw action late in Carolina’s victories over Arkansas and Wofford… selected by the coaches as the Dr. Harris Pastides Outstanding Student-Athlete Award winner following the season… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2016: Missed the entire season after undergoing labrum surgery in the summer on his left (non-throwing) shoulder… suffered the injury working out at his home in May… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2015: Backup quarterback who saw action in one contest… got in late in the LSU contest… completed his only pass for nine yards… also ran once for no yards… a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll… considered the Most Improved Freshman on the offensive side of the ball in the spring by the Gamecock coaching staff.

2014: Redshirted… named to the 2014-15 First-Year SEC Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Frank Hall at Fleming Island (Fla.) High School… led the Golden Eagles to a 10-1 record as a senior while throwing 28 touchdowns and only two picks… earned a spot on the A.P. All-State team… as a junior, completed 101-of-156 passes for 1,553 yards and 18 TDs in his first year as a starter, earning honorable mention all-state honors… team logged a 7-3 record… rated the 277th-best player in the state and the 84th-best pro-style quarterback in the nation, according to 247Sports.com… ESPN considered him the 66th-best pocket-passing quarterback in the nation and the 239th-best player in the state… an All-Southeast Region pick by PrepStar.

PERSONAL: Michael Anthony Scarnecchia was born July 25, 1995… uncle, Sam Scarnecchia, played football at Miami (Fla.)… was a member of the National Honor Society… graduated in May with a degree in finance.