True freshman to start at kicker
By Tanner Abel | Aug. 28, 2013For the majority of spring practice and the preseason, it seemed the kicking competition was strictly between sophomore Landon Ard and redshirt freshman Nick St. Germain.
For the majority of spring practice and the preseason, it seemed the kicking competition was strictly between sophomore Landon Ard and redshirt freshman Nick St. Germain.
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.
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.
Andrew Allden, USC’s new distances and cross country assistant coach, believes the cross country team has the potential to be a top-ranked program nationally. Allden, who has 27 years of coaching experience, coached at South Carolina from 1996 to 2001. During his stint in Columbia, Allden led the Gamecock cross country team to their best Southeastern Conference Championship finish in program history — No. 5 — in 1999.
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.
South Carolina’s matchup with North Carolina is two days away and the team is starting to come together, head coach Steve Spurrier said.
In preparation for Saturday’s annual Garnet & Black scrimmage, and the season as a whole, coach Scott Swanson developed a strategy for his young Gamecock volleyball team.
Junior defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles said he liked the feature for the most part, but there was one small problem he had.
Over the weekend, the South Carolina women’s soccer team took a big step forward in putting last season’s disappointing campaign behind them.
Coach Scott Swanson looks to focus on improving, not just winning
Saturday night’s men’s soccer match between South Carolina and Elon was only an exhibition, but it certainly didn’t feel like one.
If Steve Spurrier had it his way, the first-team players would play the entire game when South Carolina opens up its season Thursday against North Carolina.
When talented offensive players are asked to change roles for their teams’ sake, they tend to resist, but Braeden Troyer isn’t one of them.
When the South Carolina women’s soccer team kicks off its 2013 campaign Friday against UNC-Wilmington, the program will look to rebound from its first losing season since 2005 after finishing 7-10-4 in 2012.
For Moritz Moritz, there could not be a more perfect time to be developing a sand volleyball team. With the immense success of the sport in the recent Summer Olympics, interest has never been higher.
With only five seniors on South Carolina’s roster, coach Steve Spurrier has been forced to broaden his search for leadership on the team, but he said after Thursday’s practice that he doesn’t think the lack of veterans will hurt his team come gameday.
Coach Shelly Smith prepared to utilize veterans, young talent in 2013