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Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) runs past Michigan defensive lineman Kenneth Grant (78) and linebacker Michael Barrett (23) during the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal on Jan. 1, in Pasadena, California. Alabama and Michigan play in the two conferences, the SEC and Big 10, that are set to dominate college football.

Bulked-up Big Ten, SEC set to dominate college football on, off the field

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 …

South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer is confident about his team coming into the fall.

South Carolina coach Beamer different than most others: He likes his Gamecocks

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 quarterback Cade Klubnik and the Tigers are looking to get back to championship contention this season.

Clemson looks to regain championship form after last season's struggles

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, …

Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian flashes the "Hook 'Em Horns" sign after speaking at the Southeastern Conference football media days on Wednesday, July 17, in Dallas.

Having bid farewell to Saban, powerful SEC welcomes Oklahoma and Texas to the mix

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 …

Former Sumter High star Miles Capers (29), seen celebrating during a matchup with Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, is gearing up for his fourth season at Vanderbilt this fall.

Former Sumter High star Capers ready to make a splash in 4th year at Vanderbilt

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 …

Former Sumter High standout and current South Carolina defensive back O'Donnell Fortune speaks during the Gamecocks' football media day on Thursday, Aug. 1.

Former SHS standout Fortune hopeful final season with Gamecocks will boost him to NFL greatness

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 …

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks will host the University of Connecticut on Feb. 16.

Defending champion South Carolina women to host UConn on Feb. 16

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 …

Former Lexington star Cam Scott is looking to make an instant impact with the hometown South Carolina Gamecocks.

Lexington star Scott, former Tide star Pringle among new faces for USC men's hoops

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 …

South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers, seen running the ball against Vanderbilt on Nov. 11, 2023, was named the starting quarterback before the start of fall camp.

Sellers market: Freshman Sellers ready to take over for Rattler at South Carolina

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 …

South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer, left, speaks to the media on Thursday at the Jerri and Steve Spurrier Indoor Practice Facility.

5 local takeaways from South Carolina Media Day

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 Sumter High star Tylee Craft announced Friday that he is medically retiring from football, though he still plans to remain involved with the program at the University of North Carolina.

Former Sumter High star Craft medically retiring amid cancer battle

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 …

The video game version of former Sumter High standout O'Donnell Fortune celebrates a play for South Carolina.

EA Sports, Sumter is in the game! Local stars make their video game debut in NCAA College Football 25

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 …

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer, left, and former Alabama coach Nick Saban chat after appearing on the set of ESPN's SEC Now during the Southeastern Conference football media days on Wednesday in Dallas.

Saban back at SEC Media Days on other side of the podium

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 …

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during SEC football media days on Monday in Dallas.

SEC commissioner says it's time to update expectations of college sports

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 head coach Brad Brownell, seen at a press conference during the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday, March 27, in Los Angeles, signed a five-year contract extension on Thursday.

Clemson extends Brownell after run to Elite Eight

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 …

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