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Wayne Gallman Happy to Play, Excited to Win at FSU

After going through concussion protocol, Clemson star running back Wayne Gallman returned to the field on Saturday night off the bye week, helping Clemson win at Florida St. for the first time in 10 years, topping the Seminoles 37-34. The Jacksonville native had 82 yard rushing and two touchdowns for a now 8-0 Tiger team that continues to control it’s…

Gamecocks Surge Up The Leaderboard On Day Two of Landfall Tradition

WILMINGTON, N.C. (USC SID) – Paced by rounds under par from golfers Katelyn Dambaugh, Ainhoa Olarra and Marion Veysseyre, South Carolina posted a second-round 282 (-2) to surge up the leaderboard on day two of the Landfall Tradition Saturday. The No. 19 Gamecocks sit seven strokes off the lead in a tie for second place in the 54-hole event at the…

Newberry sets total offense record in rout of Lenoir-Rhyne

NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – Newberry clinched at least a share of the South Atlantic Conference championship with its eighth consecutive win overall and ninth straight in conference play with a 53-14 drubbing of Lenoir-Rhyne, retaining the Bishops’ Trophy and setting several records in the process. The 23rd-ranked Wolves (8-1, 6-0 SAC) gained 729 yards of offense on the afternoon, the seventh-most…

No. 3 Clemson rallies for 37-34 win over No. 12 Florida St.

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson scrambles during the first half of the team’s NCAA college football game against Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Deshaun Watson had 430 yards of total offense and third-ranked Clemson held off No. 12 Florida State 37-34 on Saturday night. The junior completed 27 of 43…

SC Stunner: Gamecocks top No. 18 Tennessee 24-21

South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp communicates with a referee during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tennessee coach Butch Jones promised his team and his coaches would “own” their latest loss to South Carolina. That might be as difficult a…

Albany State Downs Benedict, 34-7

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Albany State Golden Rams jumped out to a 27-0 halftime lead and went on to take a 34-7 victory over the Benedict College Tigers on Saturday at Lucy Laney Memorial Stadium in the annual Augusta City Classic. Albany State quarterback Caleb Edmonds threw for one touchdown and ran for two more and was named the Albany…