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New faces take over at linebacker

One of the biggest questions for South Carolina coming into the 2013 season was who would play linebacker. Last year, the linebacker and spur position was stockpiled with seniors including Devonte Holloman, Quin Smith, Shaq Wilson and Damario Jeffrey.


Defensive backfield returns key starters

South Carolina’s depth chart at the cornerback position this year can be best described as top-heavy. Redshirt senior Jimmy Legree and redshirt junior Victor Hampton, the projected starters at defensive back in secondary coach Grady Brown’s defensive backfield, combined to start 20 games last season.


	Rory Anderson has received praise this offseason but will miss the first game with an injury sustained in pracitce.

Two starters to sit out opener

With just one day before the season opener, South Carolina’s injury report is becoming a little more certain. Coach Steve Spurrier said on his call-in show Tuesday that tight end Rory Anderson is officially ruled out of the game against North Carolina, but tight end Jerell Adams should be able to play. Spurrier said Adams has run around “decent” in practice the last few days.


	Highly touted players such as junior defensive Jadeveon Clowney have helped draw nationally-ranked recruits to South Carolina.

Future recruiting classes take shape

While attention has been focused on the season opener against North Carolina, coach Steve Spurrier and his staff are quietly putting together a nice recruiting class for the next couple of years.


Davis named starter for first game

With just one week left until the season opener, South Carolina has a starting runningback. Runningback coach Everette Sands announced on Tuesday that sophomore Mike Davis would be the starter when the Gamecocks take on North Carolina in next week’s season opener.


Ticketing returning to weekly system for upcoming football season

Student ticketing will return to a weekly system this football season just a year after USC made the switch to season tickets for students, according to a release from Director of Student Ticketing Adrienne White. Students will request tickets for each individual game instead of being granted lower or upper deck season tickets, as they were in the 2012-2013 season.