NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Athlon Sports' preseason magazines hit retail locations May 25 with the South Carolina Southeastern regional edition cover featuring quarterback Stephen Garcia. Athlon predicts South Carolina third in the SEC East. In the three year period from 2007-09, Athlon Sports led all other preseason football magazines in prediction accuracy. Cornerback Stephon Gilmore has been named a third-team All-American, and South Carolina's defensive backs unit was tabbed fourth in the country and best in the SEC. Six Gamecocks earned preseason All-SEC honors, including Gilmore and defensive lineman Cliff Matthews on the first team. Tight end Weslye Saunders was named to the second team, while wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, defensive lineman Ladi Ajiboye and defensive back Chris Culliver garnered third-team honors. In this year's magazine, Athlon has also ranked every program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the program from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors -- tradition, facilities, location, money -- but in the end, we simply asked ourselves the following question: Where would we want to coach? South Carolina is ranked No. 26. More
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