ATLANTA (GA State) — Shawn Elliott, formerly co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at South Carolina and a coaching veteran with 20 years of experience in winning programs, has been selected as Georgia State’s new head football coach, President Mark Becker and Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb announced Thursday. Elliott will be introduced Friday at an 11 a.m. press conference…
NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – The Newberry men’s basketball team has rescheduled their upcoming nonconference game vs. Benedict on Monday, December 12th. The game will be moved to Monday, Jan. 16th. Tip-off will be at 7:00 p.m. from Eleazer Arena. The teams agreed to postpone the contest out of respect for Benedict junior guard Rashee Hodges, who passed away early Sunday morning in a hit-and-run accident…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Deshaun Watson was the recipient of the 2016 Davey O’Brien Award, becoming the first player to win the top quarterback honor in consecutive years since Oklahoma’s Jason White in 2003,04. Watson was announced as the winner among finalists Lamar Jackson of Louisville and Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma at Thursday’s College Football Awards show in Atlanta. Watson…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Four members of the Clemson football team were named All-Americans by the Walter Camp Foundation on Thursday. Ben Boulware, Deshaun Watson, Christian Wilkins and Mike Williams were all second-team honorees by the prestigious organization. It was Watson’s second straight selection, and the first Walter Camp honor for the other three players. Boulware, who won the Jack…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson’s athletic ticket office has sold and assigned approximately 7,000 of its 12,500 ticket commitment to the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl as of Thursday morning. The ticket office continues sales through ClemsonTigers.com, in person at the athletic ticket office and via phone at 1-800-CLEMSON. Clemson sales are now open to all IPTAY members as well as the general public, with no…
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Conference Player of the Year Lamar Jackson of Louisville leads the 2016 All-ACC Football Team, as selected by the league’s 14 head coaches. Jackson, the sophomore quarterback who has landed a spot as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and numerous other national awards, was also voted the ACC Offensive Player of the Year. Under the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — According to numerous reports, Gamecock Offensive Line Coach Shawn Elliott has agreed to become the head coach at Georgia State. Elliott replaces Trent Miles, who was relieved of his duties with the Panthers this season after a 9-38 record. This is not Elliott’s first head coaching gig. In 2015, he was named the interim head coach…
According to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, Georgia State has interest in Shaw Elliott to become the Panthers’ newest head coach. Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia Sports at 11. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Gamecocks
Clemson Quarterback Deshaun Watson’s next three days could be the busiest of his life. Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia Sports at 11. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Clemson
Birmingham, Ala. (SEC) — Southeastern Conference champion Alabama claimed five of the SEC’s seven individual football awards as voted on by the league’s head coaches, it was announced Wednesday. Alabama’s Jalen Hurts was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year, while teammate Jonathan Allen was named Defensive Player of the Year. Auburn’s Daniel Carlson…
