The Gamecocks have only finished with back-to-back seasons with winning records in the SEC three times in school history. On Saturday, USC could make it a fourth.
Frank Martin's Gamecocks opened the season on Tuesday night against USC Upstate, but this wasn't a typical start to the season for Martin. The seventh-year USC head coach had to face his son, Brandon (Cardinal Newman), who made his collegiate debut with USC Upstate Tuesday at Colonial Life Arena.
Will Muschamp updated USC's injury list during Tuesday afternoon's press conference at Williams-Brice Stadium, and one member of the Gamecocks defense is questionable for Saturday's game at Florida.
South Carolina senior forward Chris Silva has been selected to the SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC First Team, the league office announced on Tuesday morning in advance of the official start to the 2018-19 season later that evening. The accolade is one of several for Silva this preseason, including also being named to the Preseason All-SEC First Team by the media last month.
South Carolina begins its 111th season of varsity basketball on Tuesday when it hosts USC Upstate in the 2018-19 season opener at Colonial Life Arena. Tip time is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET vs. the Spartans.
No. 17 South Carolina women's soccer (13-5-1, 6-3-1 SEC) earned its sixth-straight NCAA Tournament bid when the 64-team field was announced Monday afternoon.
Senior forward Chris Silva was one of fifty players to be named to the 2019 Citizen Naismith Trophy Men's Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Monday morning. He's the first Gamecock to appear on the watch list since Devan Downey prior to the 2008-09 season.
After scoring his first kick return touchdown of the season Saturday, Deebo Samuel was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week by the Southeastern Conference Monday.
Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Ian Kinsler won Gold Gloves for the World Series champion Red Sox on Sunday night, and the Atlanta Braves also were recognized for their fielding excellence this season.
Will Muschamp announced during his weekly teleconference Sunday that a pair of safeties, Jamyest Williams (shoulder) and Javon Charleston (foot), will each have season-ending surgery after leaving the Ole Miss game Saturday.
Jake Bentley passed for two touchdowns and scored the game-winning touchdown on a 4-yard run with 5:50 left to lift South Carolina to a 48-44 comeback win over Mississippi on Saturday.
Seven Gamecocks scored in double figures as No. 10/11 South Carolina topped Lander 100-62 in exhibition women’s basketball action at Colonial Life Arena Friday night. Redshirt junior Te’a Cooper led all scorers with 20 points, while freshman Victaria Saxton picked up a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds on the night.