South Carolina defeated UConn on Friday at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona, to advance to the national championship. The win snaps the Huskies' 54-game win streak dating back to last season.
South Carolina women's basketball talked to the media Thursday in Phoenix, Arizona, ahead of its Final Four matchup with Connecticut. The team elaborated on its approach to right its wrongs from last season's national championship.
The annual Cockstock concert, headlined by artists Social House, Weston Estate and Luh Tyler, took place at Blatt Field on March 24, 2026. The event was free to students, and the first 1,000 attendees were given free t-shirts. The trio of headlining artists gave performances that had students on their feet, each representing their respective styles of music: indie, R&B and hip-hop.
In its 13th annual event, March Badness hosted five teams in the Junior Roller Derby Association and four teams in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association from across the East Coast. The teams traveled to St. Andrews Park for the annual tournament to showcase their skills in blocking, jamming and strategic teamwork. Over the course of the weekend, skaters competed in intense matchups that highlighted both young rising stars and experienced veterans.
On Feb. 27, 2026, former President Joe Biden visited Columbia and attended an event alongside U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn at the Columbia Museum of Art at 1515 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina. The event was to commemorate Biden’s win in the primary in this state six years ago, which was widely seen as giving his campaign the momentum to win Super Tuesday three days later and eventually the nomination. Biden’s diverse body of support was cited as the reason that he won the state, where the democratic electorate is nearly 60% Black.
The No. 22 South Carolina men’s tennis team (9-2, 2-1 SEC) fell to No. 4 Texas (12-3, 3-0 SEC) Friday afternoon after the Longhorns took over with a 6-1 win. The Gamecocks put up a strong fight to the finish, but Texas secured the victory with solid plays from its team.
The South Carolina men's basketball team dominated Mississippi State on Feb. 21, 2026, at Colonial Life Arena, ending a seven-game win drought. The Gamecocks will take on Kentucky next on Feb. 24, 2026.
South Carolina baseball won its first series of the season against Northern Kentucky 2-1. The weekend was highlighted by sophomore infielder KJ Scobey's walk-off home run in game two on Friday night.
No. 16 South Carolina softball swept the Carolina Classic in dominant fashion, winning all four of its games while outscoring its opponents 33-4. The Gamecocks found success on both sides of the ball, leading to their four victories and two run-rule wins.
South Carolina went 3-2 over the weekend in the Gamecock Invitational to open the 2026 season. The Gamecocks dropped both games against No. 21 Virginia Tech but picked up wins against Winthrop, Syracuse and Binghamton.
South Carolina’s track and field teams finished strong to take home eight wins at the Carolina Classic meet on Feb. 6 and 7, 2026. Notable highlights include Teresa Cherotich, in her mile debut, finishing with a time of 4:48.87, while pole vaulter Khaliq Muhammad cleared a maximum height of 5.25 meters.
As a historic snowstorm pummeled the Midlands, USC students took the opportunity to enjoy the rare snow. From sledding to snowball fights, students turned the campus into a winter playground.
On Jan. 20, 2026, the first anniversary of Donald Trump's second administration, some USC students walked out of their classes to protest its actions, particularly those of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Later, those students joined with others at the South Carolina State House and in a march down Main Street to demonstrate the power of protest.
The South Carolina women's basketball team, despite a slow start, came back for a strong win over the Georgia Bulldogs on Jan. 11, 2026, with a final score of 65-43. Sophomore forward Joyce Edwards and senior center Madina Okot both led the team in points with 14 each, while defensive work from senior guard Raven Johnson and freshman guard Agot Makeer helped secure a win for the Gamecocks.
South Carolina dominated at Colonial Life Arena, controlling the pace on both ends of the floor against Stetson. The Gamecocks’ offense stayed efficient and steady, while their defense shut down Stetson’s momentum early. By the final buzzer, South Carolina secured a convincing 82–51 victory in front of the home crowd.
The South Carolina football team rounded out its tumultuous season with a loss to Clemson on Nov. 29, 2025. Despite a season high of 381 passing yards and two touchdowns from redshirt sophomore quarterback LaNorris Sellers, the Gamecocks ultimately came short of the Tigers with a final score of 28-14.
After a back and forth of point leads, the South Carolina men's basketball team emerged victorious over Charleston Southern 74-62 in a Black Friday game.
The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Queens University Royals 121-49 on Nov. 23, 2025 at Colonial Life Arena, marking the third-most points scored in the program's history. Senior guard Ta'Niya Latson scored 24 points for her third 20-point game of the season, scoring nine out of 11 shots made. Sophomore forward Joyce Edwards also reached double-digit points with 25 points in 25 minutes. The Gamecocks will face the Duke Blue Devils away in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 26, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.
The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 51-7 at Williams-Brice Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025, improving to 4-7 on the season. Redshirt sophomore quarterback LaNorris Sellers threw for 274 yards, completing 16 of 20 attempted passes and connecting for two touchdowns. The Gamecocks will face the Clemson Tigers at home Nov. 29 in the final game of their season.
USC held its annual Tiger Burn event on Nov. 19, 2025, at Blatt Field in front of a crowd of students and staff members. Although the 34-foot-tall structure burns within minutes, it takes the American Society of Mechanical Engineers much longer to properly plan and build the structure each year. The USC chapter of ASME, which has been in charge of building the statue for 22 years, met over the course of multiple weeks along with outside volunteers to assemble the statue's sections from wood, paper and mesh wire before stuffing the inside with a concoction of materials and dousing everything with lighter fluid. The Tiger Burn event, dating back to over a century ago, was part of the "rivalry week" lineup of events ahead of South Carolina's football game against Clemson on Nov. 29.