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Countdown to kickoff: 29 days

GamecockCentral.com's countdown to kickoff features player profiles, videos, facts and more to get you ready for the start of the Will Muschamp era.

Current No. 29: Elliott Fry

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One of the top returning placekickers in the country, Elliott Fry is a candidate for All-SEC accolades and the Groza Award, which recognizes the nation’s top placekicker.

Fry has been Carolina’s placekicker in every game over the past three seasons, owns the school record with 124 consecutive extra points made, and is the school record holder in both PATs made (130) and attempted (131).

Fry is second in career points scored with 289, behind only Collin Mackie (330) and has hit on nearly 75 percent of his career field goal attempts and that average jumps to 81 percent when attempting from under 50 yards.

The senior is from Prince of Peace High in Frisco, Texas.

Former No. 29: Norman Floyd

Photo cred: GamecockArchives.com

A cornerback in the Gamecocks' "Fire Ant" defenses in 1986 and 87, Norman Floyd collected five career interceptions during his two seasons in Columbia, according to GamecockArchives.com.

Floyd graduated from Greenville's J.L. Mann High.

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