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From burgers to ballgames, SEC fans aiming for normalcy
Southeastern Conference officials are trying to get back to normal on football game days, with stadiums filled with fans and grills being fired up outside, even in a portion of the country where the states have among the lowest COVID-19 vaccination …
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South Carolina names former grad assistant its starting QB
COLUMBIA — In less than two weeks, Zeb Noland has gone of from helping South Carolina players prepare for the season to being named the Gamecocks starting quarterback.
In an odd twist, the …
![The Wilson Hall football team will face off against Lee Academy on Friday.]()
Wilson Hall against Lee Academy football highlights 5 Things to Watch This Week
1. CRESTWOOD AND EAST CLARENDON RETURN FROM QUARANTINECrestwood and East Clarendon both had to miss Weeks 0 and 1 while in quarantine, but they’re on pace to start their seasons on Friday. …
![South Carolina defensive lineman Kingsley Enagbare (52) is expected to be one of the top edge rushers in the country this season.]()
USC's Enagbare among nation's best on losing teams
Great players make for great teams. Well, not always.
Elite talent is spread across college football, and some of the top players at their positions are on teams that struggle.
Consider this: five players on The Associated Press All-America …
![South Carolina wide receiver OrTre Smith (18) is among the more interesting players in the country returning after opting out of the 2020 season.]()
USC WR Smith among top players back after opting out
Most of the top college football players who opted out of the 2020 season because of the pandemic decided to leave school and launch pro careers.
Players who sat out the entire 2020 season and were drafted in the first round include Cincinnati …
![South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer expects the Gamecocks to take some strides in his first season at the helm.]()
Beamer expecting South Carolina to make strides in 2021
COLUMBIA - First-year South Carolina coach Shane Beamer believes is new team is closer to the dominance it showed a decade ago than the way it performed the past couple of seasons.
Beamer, the son of Virginia Tech coaching great Frank Beamer, got …
![Former South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw was one of 10 people elected to the USC Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday.]()
South Carolina elects 10 to Athletics Hall of Fame
The University of South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Association of Lettermen, announced its 10 newest members on Friday.
This year's class includes John Abraham, Mike Durrah and Connor Shaw from football, Michael Roth from …
![Sumter's Keion Brown (3) and the Gamecocks will open their season on Saturday against Lakewood.]()
SCHSL, SCISA football is back to highlight 5 Things to Watch This Week
1. FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RETURNSWhile schedules for S.C. High School League teams are still in flux, the season is still slated to begin on Friday. Crestwood will open up at Airport, East Clarendon …
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USC offers game tickets, tuition as vaccine incentives
COLUMBIA (AP) - Free tuition, Apple products and coveted tickets to this year's Carolina vs. Clemson game are among prizes the University of South Carolina is offering to students, faculty and staff who get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Interim …
![Former Sumter High defensive lineman Keem Green runs through drills at South Carolina football practice on Friday.]()
South Carolina football opens fall practice
The 2021 edition of the South Carolina football team, under the direction of first-year head coach Shane Beamer, hit the practice fields for the first time as fall camp opened in Columbia on Friday morning.
The team worked out in helmets and …
