Favre sparks interest in Columbia
By David Roberts | July 29, 2014Hundreds of fans made their way to the Township Auditorium Thursday night to listen to the former face of the Green Bay Packers franchise talk about his playing days.
Hundreds of fans made their way to the Township Auditorium Thursday night to listen to the former face of the Green Bay Packers franchise talk about his playing days.
As expected, former South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney didn’t have to wait long to hear his name called in Thursday night’s NFL Draft. But there were a number of other Gamecocks with dreams of a career in professional football waiting to find a team this weekend.
After months of speculation and years of preparation, Jadeveon Clowney finally has an NFL team after being selected No. 1 overall in the 2014 draft by the Houston Texans.
Police say they aren’t sure when an orange tiger paw was painted on the field at Williams-Brice Stadium, but the vandalism appears to have come a year after someone did the same.
Throughout spring practice, redshirt freshman Connor Mitch and redshirt sophomore Perry Orth have battled for the right to back up starter Dylan Thompson this fall.
46,412 fans turned out to Williams-Brice Stadium on a picturesque Saturday afternoon to catch the South Carolina football team’s annual Garnet and Black Spring game.
With last year’s top three cornerbacks gone, there is a lot of uncertainty at the position for the Gamecocks, with many young players stepping into larger roles.
Spring practice for the Gamecock football team is winding down with much anticipation for this coming Saturday’s Garnet & Black Spring Game.
Yes, as a Gamecocks fan, I am a little biased. But despite being influenced by seeing Jadeveon Clowney shred through opponents at Williams Brice over the past two years, and being in the stands in Tampa when he delivered the now infamous hit on Michigan’s Vincent Smith, I think he is the best choice for whatever team ultimately ends up with the top pick in May’s NFL Draft.
Saturday’s temperatures in the high 80s served as proof that spring is in full swing. But the boys of fall hit the field at Williams-Brice Stadium over the weekend for their last tune-up scrimmage before the annual Garnet and Black Spring Game.
Representatives from 30 of the NFL’s 32 teams, 125 credentialed media members and a number of South Carolina football fans gathered at Williams-Brice Stadium Wednesday to watch 10 Gamecocks perform on their home turf for one last time.
South Carolina offensive lineman Na’Ty Rodgers was charged with disorderly conduct and consuming alcohol underage just past midnight on Sunday. The redshirt freshman has been suspended from the football team.
It might be chilly out, but that didn’t keep the Gamecock football team’s spring practices from getting underway. The weather forced the team to move its second practice of the spring indoors on Tuesday.
A prize recruit in South Carolina’s 2014 recruiting class, defensive end Dante Sawyer, will be headed to junior college instead of Columbia for his freshman season.
The South Carolina men’s basketball team has struggled this season, to say the least. With a 1-9 SEC record, the Gamecocks aren’t coming out of the league basement anytime soon, as has been the case the last few years.
The signing of four-star linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams on national signing day highlighted a South Carolina recruiting class that is set to address many defensive needs for the Gamecocks next season.
After an 11-2 season, the head ball coach is taking a $700,000 raise, bringing his total salary to $4 million.