Dutch Fork High School varsity football coach and athletic director Tom Knotts has been named the 2019 National High School Football Coaches Association (NHSCA) National Football Coach of the Year. The award is presented jointly with High School Football America.
Kyle Krantz has been named the Gamecocks' special teams coordinator and assistant defensive backs coach, University of South Carolina head football coach Will Muschamp announced today.
Coming up clutch down the stretch, the Clemson Tigers prevailed in overtime versus the Pittsburgh Panthers on Thursday. Clemson held Pitt scoreless for the final 3:36 of regulation and proceeded to dominate overtime, coming away with a 75-67 victory at Littlejohn Coliseum.
New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore, who tied for the NFL lead with six interceptions and led the league with 20 passes defensed, was named the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year.
Mark Berson will coach one more season at the University of South Carolina before retiring following the conclusion of the 2020 campaign, Athletics Director Ray Tanner announced Thursday.
Freshman Jermaine Couisnard hit a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded and South Carolina rallied from 14 points down in the second half to stun No. 10 Kentucky 81-78 on Wednesday night.
The Gamecocks capped an incredible second-half performance with a buzzer-beating three by leading scorer Jermaine Couisnard Wednesday night, upsetting #10 Kentucky, 81-78 at Colonial Life Arena.
Zion Williamson, the top choice in last summer’s NBA draft, is scheduled to make his regular season debut for the Pelicans on Jan. 22 when New Orleans hosts the the San Antonio Spurs, Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin said Wednesday.
Connor Shaw, University of South Carolina's all-time winningest quarterback was introduced as the Director of Player Development for the Gamecock football program Wednesday.
This was the first top-3 win for Clemson since 2001, and it was also Brad Brownell's 178th win as the Tigers' head coach, making him the winningest head coach in program history.
Clemson (9-7, 3-3) has now beaten North Carolina and Duke in back-to-back games twice. The other time came in 1990, when the Tigers won their only regular-season title in 67 ACC seasons.
The 28-year-old linebacker from Boston College spent the last eight seasons with the Panthers. He earned seven trips to the Pro Bowl, was named to seven All-Pro AP teams, and lead the NFL in tackles in his time in the league.
Boston posted 14.5 points, 16.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game last week, including a 19-point, 25-rebound, five-block effort against then-No. 21/21 Arkansas.
Coleman Hutzler served as the Gamecocks linebackers coach and special teams coordinator for the last four seasons. He's leaving for Texas, where he'll serve as linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator for the Longhorns.