By Rixon Lane

Five hundred and nine.

By my count, it has been five hundred and nine kickoff returns since South Carolina took one back for a touchdown.

It is a streak that spans 4,386 days and 151 college football games.

Not since Matthew Thomas streaked 95 yards in an eventual upset loss on the road against Virginia in the second game of the 2002 season has South Carolina returned a kickoff for a touchdown.

In fact, starting in 2002, 52 different Gamecocks have returned a kick for South Carolina. Exactly one of them reached the end zone.

Below are the names with their number of returns and yardage.