Guest Column: Former Gamecock football player reflects on Spurrier
(10/14/15 11:10pm)
At the University of South Carolina, we hired a man.
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At the University of South Carolina, we hired a man.
Saturday, the Gamecocks will march into Williams-Brice Stadium without Steve Spurrier for the first time in 11 seasons, after the former head coach announced his resignation this week.
Monday evening, Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier became former Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier.
The mood in the press room was dreamlike. Even just minutes before former head football coach Steve Spurrier took the stand to announce his resignation, it felt like the former Heisman trophy winner was playing some sort of elaborate joke on the media.
On the heels of Gamecock legend Steve Spurrier’s sudden retirement, the coaching search is officially underway. While interim head coach Shawn Elliott will lead South Carolina for the remainder of the season, the Gamecocks will certainly look outside of the program for the next head coach.
A freshman quarterback showdown turned into a second half blowout, as the Gamecocks fell to the Missouri Tigers 24-10.
Three-star wide receiver Kelvin Harmon of Palmyra High School in Palmyra, New Jersey officially committed to the University of South Carolina Thursday afternoon.
South Carolina has the opportunity to gain some momentum on Saturday, facing a Missouri team that is without its starting quarterback.
South Carolina (2-2, 0-2 in the SEC) looked alive for the first time in a while in the second half of last week’s game against UCF. Trailing 14-8 at the half, head ball coach Steve Spurrier was happy to see a couple of his veterans get angry.
It was announced Tuesday night that Missouri starting quarterback Maty Mauk has been suspended for Saturday’s game against South Carolina. The redshirt junior has started 22 games in his collegiate career, including two against the Gamecocks.
Offensive line coach Shawn Elliott and quarterbacks coach G.A. Mangus will continue to share play-calling duties this weekend against Missouri. Head coach Steve Spurrier said that Mangus will stay up in the press box and call pass plays while Elliott will stay on the sideline to call runs, with Spurrier chiming in occasionally to make adjustments.
It’s ridiculously hot out, and yet there he stands in a blazer, pants and sweat-drenched dress shirt. Atop his platform, his eyes scan the field as he tries to anticipate what must be said next. When it's time, he howls into the mic as needed, giving energy to every chant like it's his first.
First half observations and ramblings from South Carolina’s game against UCF
South Carolina will look to bounce back from two straight conference losses when they face the University of Central Florida Knights on Saturday.
When I last wrote an article for this publication, Joe Morrison was the head coach and Todd Ellis was throwing spirals to Sterling Sharpe and Ryan Bethea.
South Carolina gets a fortunate draw this week as the Gamecocks will host 0-3 Central Florida. Though the Knights have been one of the top mid-majors in college football in the past few years, they have struggled mightily this season, ranking last in Division I in total offense.
This letter is in response to the editorial "Gamecocks should stay supportive," which ran Sept. 20, 2015.
Gamecock quarterback Lorenzo Nunez will become the first true freshman to start behind center in the Steve Spurrier era.
South Carolina will not be looking for an easy victory when it hosts the University of Central Florida for their fifth meeting in history on Saturday.
Let's talk about Saturday's football game.