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.
They were the greatest five years in South Carolina football history. The 2009-2013 seasons encapsulated three-consecutive 11-win seasons, the longest streak of home victories in program history and the careers of Marcus Lattimore, Connor Shaw and Jadeveon Clowney, to name a few.
As Abbey Crider began to take questions from members of the media following South Carolina’s practice on Tuesday, some of her teammates poked fun at the freshman goalkeeper’s new-found success.
It was Thanksgiving Day in 2012 when then-redshirt sophomore Dylan Thompson learned he would be filling in as quarterback against Clemson for the injured Connor Shaw.
It took three quarters of the season, but the Gamecocks have finally seen some consistency from their defense.
1. Do you think Deshaun Watson plays Saturday against the Gamecocks? If not, how does the offense change with Cole Stoudt at quarterback?
If you asked any South Carolina football player, he'd almost certainly downplay the trip to No. 22 Clemson that the Gamecocks will make Saturday.
Auburn at Alabama The 2014 edition of the Iron Bowl was supposed to be a play-in game for the SEC championship. Alabama is still up at No. 1 in the country, but Auburn kind of blew it for all of us by losing back-to-back games against Texas A&M and Georgia.
2009: The Beginning Prior to this meeting, the 2000s had not been kind to the Gamecocks. South Carolina had lost seven of nine games in the century heading into the 2009 meeting.
Even with a 14-point lead, there is a reason South Carolina fans found themselves clutching to the nearest possible object in the second half against South Alabama.
In Sunday’s women’s basketball matchup between South Carolina and San Diego State, the Gamecocks forced 12 Aztec turnovers within the first eight minutes of the game, setting the tone for the rest of the day.
The South Carolina women’s soccer team (14-5-5) is heading to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history after pulling off a 1-0 upset win over No. 2-seed North Carolina on the Tar Heels’ home field.
South Carolina achieved bowl eligibility in sloppy fashion Saturday with a 37-12 victory over South Alabama in a contest that featured ten turnovers.
College football is very different from the NFL in a number of categories, but the most significant is probably player turnover. Every four years, give or take, athletes exhaust their eligibility and/or take off for the professional ranks, putting an end to their relatively short time in college football.
Having to face Seattle, one of the nation’s top scoring teams, in the second round of the NCAA tournament was already shaping up to be a challenge for the South Carolina women’s soccer team.
With some help from its special teams, the South Carolina defense played its most complete game of the season last week against Florida.
South Carolina has the second-most passing yards in the SEC and its quarterback leads the conference in individual yards through the air. That's all well and good, but all the Gamecocks have to show for it is a .500 record and the opportunity to qualify for a bowl game Saturday against South Alabama.