Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (6.7%).
Mississippi State · L 34-41
No carries.
Kentucky · L 34-35
No carries.
Tennessee · W 27-24
No carries.
Oklahoma · W 42-25
No carries.
Howell has carries in 4 of South Carolina’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jawarn Howell
Came to South Carolina by way of South Carolina State. A game that shows it: 62 rushing yards against Kent State — Week 1, 2026.
104 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 18 carries
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (6.7%).
Fans first named Jawarn Howell vs Kent State.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 18 | 104 | 5.8 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 19 | 123 | 6.5 | 2 | 27 |
| Career | 51 | 307 | 6.0 | 2 | 27 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 0 | 36 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 36 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-49@ No. 8 Alabama | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-19@ No. 16 Florida | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 18 | 104 | 5.8 | 0 | 16 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 57-0
vs Kent State
62 rush yds (9 car)
Dominant 57-point win at home against Kent State.
With L. Sellers — 270 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · J. Coleman — 77 rush yds (4 car) · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under Shane Beamer — 18-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 46.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 26.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
46.2%
262 pass / 305 run
Plays / game
70.9
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
294 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Shane Beamer.