Columbia Standard

University of South Carolina redshirt freshman linebacker Debo Williams was named Co-Freshman of the Week by the Southeastern Conference, according to gamecocksonline.com, for the week of Sept. 7.

Williams, who was playing in his first collegiate game on special teams, was credited with two blocked punts in the Gamecocks' 46-0 victory against Eastern Illinois.

According to the press release, Williams' effort marked "the first time Carolina recorded a blocked punt since the 2014 season. Williams, a 6-1, 235-pounder from Smyrna, Delaware, became the first SEC player to record two blocked punts in the same game since Florida's Chris Rainey accomplished the feat in 2010."

Williams, a film and media studies major, joined the team in the spring after his transfer from University of Delaware.