The Post and Courier · Aug 25, 2015
Coaches name Gamecocks’ Pharoh Cooper first-team All-SEC
South Carolina's Pharoh Cooper was named first-team All-SEC by the league's coaches Tuesday. (Travis Bell/SIDELINE CAROLINA) ×COLUMBIA — Pharoh Cooper is first-team All-SEC after all — according to the league’s coaches, at least.
South Carolina’s star wide receiver had been named second-team by conference media in July. Tuesday, the league’s coaches named the USC junior a preseason first-team selection, along with Laquon Treadwell of Ole Miss.
Cooper, who led USC last season with 1,136 receiving yards and nine touchdowns, was also named first-team all-purpose athlete and first-team return specialist. He caught, ran, and passed for touchdowns last season, and also returns punts.