One big question entering spring practice was who would replace Devonte Holloman at the spur linebacker position. Redshirt junior Sharrod Golightly and redshirt freshman Jordan Diggs have been jockeying for the starting spot through the off season.
With only a couple of matches remaining before the SEC tournament, South Carolina’s women’s tennis team is picking up steam at a pivotal point in the 2013 campaign. Sunday’s 4-0 win over Ole Miss was South Carolina’s fourth straight victory against conference opponents.
In the 11th practice of the spring football season Saturday, the Gamecocks scrimmaged during the latter half of their two-hour session at Williams-Brice Stadium. The results were not as good as coach Steve Spurrier would have liked.
The USC women’s tennis team is looking for its third straight win today when the Gamecocks host Mississippi State at 5 p.m.
Freshman pole vaulter Jeffrey Linta finally turned a corner when the South Carolina track team hosted the Gamecock Outdoor Invitational Wednesday afternoon.
Coach Chad Holbrook said the Gamecocks are anxious to take the field against Tennessee after falling 6-5 at Furman Wednesday night.
Senior shortstop Samie Garcia took the field for USC’s softball team Wednesday against Appalachian State for the first time since being selected 14th overall in Sunday’s National Pro Fastpitch Draft.
Last weekend the No. 25 Gamecocks managed to gain their fourth straight victory over the No. 33 LSU Tigers, stretching their winning streak to four with a 4-1 victory.
In 2012 the SEC recognized equestrian as an official sport. With victories over then–No. 1 Georgia Friday and No. 2 Auburn Saturday, USC captured the inaugural SEC championship.
With spring weather in full swing in Columbia, USC football took to the practice field again Tuesday. The players seemed to respond well to the warmer climate, garnering praise from coach Steve Spurrier for the team’s first practice of the week.
South Carolina clawed its way to a 9-5 victory over Charleston Southern Tuesday night after tough early innings, earning its fifth consecutive win.
South Carolina men’s swimming team failed to have a single competitor qualify to the NCAA Championships in 2012. This season, the Gamecocks sent five to the event which concluded Saturday.
The two far right courts held most of the drama when USC hosted LSU at the Carolina Tennis Center Sunday. Sophomore Kyle Koch was locked in a tiebreaker to decide the second set of his singles match. Next to him, sophomore Thiago Pinheiro’s match was suspended while his opponent argued with the referee.
Within a week of South Carolina’s exit from the NCAA tournament, coach Dawn Staley briefly considered a new job. Ohio State called USC Athletics Director Ray Tanner last Wednesday to ask for permission to speak with Staley, and a representative called her shortly thereafter.
Despite an offensive explosion in the first inning of Friday’s 6-4 win over Texas A&M, coach Chad Holbrook was far from complimentary about South Carolina’s performance on the day.
Before South Carolina hosted Texas A&M, coach Chad Holbrook said the team had to dig itself out of a hole it created by getting swept at home by Arkansas last weekend.
Thursday’s practice for the South Carolina football team ended with an hourlong scrimmage — the first of the spring.