Saturday, September 7
COLUMBIA - South Carolina needs to gets its offense going - and in a hurry. The Gamecocks emphasized starting faster out of the gate on offense throughout the offseason and figured to have a few bumps minus playmakers like quarterback Spencer …
Sunday, September 1
COLUMBIA — South Carolina recovered two fumbles inside the 10 leading to its only two touchdowns and the Gamecocks used the Old Dominion miscues to beat the Monarchs 23-19 on Saturday night. …
Saturday, August 31
CLEMSON (AP) - Barrett Carter came to Clemson for championships, not to listen to narratives of a fading program no longer capable of national titles. The All-American linebacker can't wait for the 14th-ranked Tigers' chance to put that to rest …
Saturday, August 31
ATLANTA - They are only about 70 miles apart, the Georgia and Clemson campuses, certainly close enough to be bitter rivals. Yet, thanks to all the upheaval in college football over the past few decades, they rarely see each other …
Saturday, August 24
Even with looser transfer restrictions making it easier for programs to fill holes with upperclassmen, true freshmen still find a way to make an impact each season. Seven of the last eight seasons, at least one true freshman has made the …
Faced with the prospect of dealing a potentially fatal blow to a conference it helped start more than 100 years ago, Oregon decided to leave the Pac-12 t o join the Big Ten even though that meant taking half the annual revenue payout established …
COLUMBIA - South Carolina coach Shane Beamer likes his team, even if few others do. The Gamecocks' fourth-year coach had been on a rising trajectory with a pair of winning seasons to start his tenure and lots of signs of a breakthrough year led …
CLEMSON - Clemson coach Dabo Swinney told anybody who'd listen to buy stock in his team last fall after the Tigers won five straight games after early struggles. It won't take long to see if Swinney's latest bit of braggadocio has legs. For now, …
Goodbye, Nick Saban. Hello, Oklahoma and Texas. For the first time in 17 years, Alabama's iconic coach won't be prowling the sidelines in the Southeastern Conference. With one longtime juggernaut headed to an ESPN gig and semi-retirement, two …
Miles Capers has seen it all during his time at Vanderbilt. The former Sumter High linebacker saw playing time almost immediately as a freshman, playing in the Commodores' final four games in 2021. But a knee injury during fall camp as a …
Appalachian State is looking to add another major achievement in the Sun Belt Conference this season. Maybe more than one. Like another conference title. And perhaps a spot in the expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff. Appalachian State …
While most young athletes dream of one day breaking into professional sports, their eye toward the future doesn't always encapsulate everything that stardom entails. When you make it to the NFL, you also gain a digital avatar in Madden. In …
Life-changing moments often come with a fresh perspective. That's the positive approach Justus Boone is taking after spending last season on the sideline with the Florida Gators. The former Sumter High defensive end tore his ACL just before the …
Josh Simon has been around the block a time or two. The former Crestwood star spent four years at Western Kentucky, battling through COVID-19 and a season-ending injury to get an extra two seasons on the gridiron. He decided to come back home last …
Women's basketball teams moved a step closer to getting financially rewarded for success in the NCAA Tournament. The Division I Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday to introduce a proposal that will give performance units to teams that …
Former Sumter High and current South Carolina standout O'Donnell Fortune has one thing on the front of his mind this season: balling out. Fortune is the latest in a long line of star defensive backs for the Gamecocks. Before him, the likes of …
COLUMBIA (AP) - Don't forget to save the date - South Carolina will face UConn in what figures to be one of the most highly anticipated matchups of the women's college basketball season. South Carolina announced the game at Colonial Life Arena …
COLUMBIA - Nick Pringle had the chance to finish his career anywhere after Alabama's run to the Final Four this past season. He chose to come home, especially after South Carolina completed its own rags-to-riches season in the second year of coach …
COLUMBIA - Few quarterbacks at South Carolina were as talented or impactful the past couple of decades as Spencer Rattler. Now, freshman LaNorris Sellers is ready to show he's capable of leading the way like his good friend. "My main goal is to …
As the calendar turns to August, college football teams across the country are ramping up for the start of the 2024 season. The day before officially opening fall practice, South Carolina hosted its annual media day to talk about the upcoming …
Former Crestwood star Ja Morant returned to his collegiate alma mater this weekend for a special celebration. While Murray State was hosting its annual Hoopalooza, the Racers inducted Morant into their Hall of Fame. He was inducted alongside …
PARIS - Three-quarters of the nearly 600 American athletes lining up for action at the Paris Olympics honed their skills playing college sports in the United States. It's an eye-opening figure that places the future of the Olympics themselves …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Dabo Swinney has built a proven winner at Clemson, from two national championships and eight Atlantic Coast Conference titles to stringing together 13 straight seasons with at least nine wins. He looks at that as validation for …
DALLAS (AP) - Georgia is the heavy favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title and is picked to face league newcomer Texas in the championship game. The Bulldogs received 165 votes to win the SEC title among reporters covering league media …
CHARLOTTE - Commissioner Jim Phillips firmly believes in the future of the Atlantic Coast Conference amid the uncertainty of realignment and the wholesale changes to the model of college athletics itself. He was ready to tell everyone why, too, …
Former Sumter High standout wide receiver Tylee Craft is retiring from football at North Carolina. At least for now. Craft has been battling cancer since 2022. While he’s been unable to play …
EA Sports made its long-awaited return to the world of college football this week with NCAA College Football 25. This marks the first time in 11 years that the sports gaming world has been able to use an updated college football game. But this …
DALLAS - Nick Saban is at SEC Media Days again, six months after retiring as Alabama coach. This time he's asking the questions as part of ESPN's SEC Network coverage of the four-day event. "I'm still a coach at heart. So I want to ask the …
DALLAS - Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey unofficially opened the league's first football season as 16-team league Monday in a massive hotel ballroom in North Texas, a new setting for SEC Media Days at a time when everything about …
CLEMSON - Clemson men's basketball coach Brad Brownell received a new, five-year contract worth $20 million after leading the Tigers to the Elite Eight this past season. A panel of the Clemson board of trustees approved Brownell's enhanced …
The South Carolina Gamecocks have gone from trying to build on a surprising season to hoping for a strong rebound from a disappointing one. Coach Shane Beamer is putting a positive spin on that. "You've got to be uncomfortable in order to …
Former Lakewood standout Omar Holland is used to taking an unfamiliar path in life. The hulking offensive lineman didn't start playing football until he was in high school but quickly showed colleges that he was ready for more than playing under …
COLUMBIA - The best part of South Carolina men's basketball coach Lamont Paris' rise from forgotten in the SEC to the school's first NCAA berth in seven years was the tight bond built among players with little or no connections. Paris hopes to …
After months of deliberation, Kylic Horton has a new football home. The former Clarendon Hall standout spent his first two years of college at South Carolina. After redshirting as a freshman, he saw …
Recent Thomas Sumter graduate William Wright signed to continue his athletic and academic career on Tuesday. He'll join the track team at Anderson, while also pursuing an engineering degree. "It feels great. I'm really excited to see what I can …