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In memory.

I've been really busy at work lately, hence the lack of posting...but I want to steal a quick minute and pay tribute to one of my favorite Gamecocks. Kenny McKinley was so many things to our program, but above all Kenny was a true role model and team player. I don't think there is a better athlete than the kind who can set positive examples on and off the field and that was Kenny. For whatever reason, Kenny chose to end his life yesterday. We will never probably know what was really going on in his head, but I do know that Kenny's smile was contagious and he will never be forgotten at South Carolina. Number Eleven forever.

I'm not a great writer, so if you want to read the best story on Kenny...please take a minute and read what my dear friend Travis (Sports writer for the Post and Courier) had to say. Travis can put my feelings and emotions into words way better than I will ever be able to....he's amazing.

http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/09/21/kenny-mckinleys-greatness-captured-in-his-smile-not-just-yards/1#c30518047

Rest in Peace Kenny, we will always love you here in Gamecock country.

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