Gamecocks look to replace talent on offense
By brennan doherty | March 16, 2015For the first time since 2011, someone not named Connor Shaw or Dylan Thompson will have to start at quarterback for South Carolina this upcoming season.
For the first time since 2011, someone not named Connor Shaw or Dylan Thompson will have to start at quarterback for South Carolina this upcoming season.
30.4 points and 432.7 yards per game later, South Carolina has finally made plans to improve its defense in anticipation of the 2015 season. Gamecock head coach Steve Spurrier formally introduced Jon Hoke as one of South Carolina’s new co-defensive coordinators at a press conference on Monday, also noting that Lorenzo Ward, the Gamecocks’ defensive coordinator since 2009, will also work under the same title as Hoke. The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved the hire of Hoke Monday morning.
It’s been less than a month since Ohio State beat Oregon to bring this past college football season to an end and the start of the 2015 season is still seven months away.
In 2014, it was linebackers. A year ago, defensive backs. This year, South Carolina's recruiting class was all about beefing up its defensive line that underperformed tremendously last season.
Football recruiting rankings should be taken with a grain of salt. Perhaps a little more than a grain should be prescribed when talking about the intentions of 17 and 18-year-old kids.
While South Carolina football initially looked to have an all-star recruiting class, the Gamecocks have been losing ground and come limping into today’s signing day.
College athletes are ambassadors for the school, and while nothing has been done yet, it looks as if players will be compensated for their work sooner rather than later.
Arden Key to make up his mind At first glance, you may wonder whether or not South Carolina really needs an 18-year-old kid who has decommitted from the program twice and refers to himself as a “Walking Legend” on Twitter.
Well, the team that wasn’t supposed to get in won the whole thing.
When wide receiver Shaq Roland arrived on campus in 2012, the expectations were clear: maintain the standard of winning set by players who’ve come before.
South Carolina’s recruiting class is bleeding. A 7-6 season had recruits worried, but a comment by head coach Steve Spurrier saying that he planned to be around for “two or three more [years]” sent recruits into a state of panic.
Welcome to December, the month most commonly known for the Festivus holiday. A celebration that includes, among other things, the airing of grievances.
Despite a 6-6 record this season, a coaching vacancy at his alma mater and 69 years of age, Steve Spurrier announced Monday that he will be returning as South Carolina's head football coach in 2015.
In the end, USC is more than the sum of its parts, and it’s certainly more than its football team.
But despite all the shortcomings this season may have provided, the future is still very bright for Carolina, and it’s highlighted at the skill positions.
Three Clemson freshmen may have shown the Gamecock defense a glimpse of the next three years in the Tigers’ 35-17 beatdown over South Carolina.
