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Fundraising Continues for Gamecock Football Ops Center

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Momentum is continuing to build for a football operations center facility, the most aggressive capital project in recent years for University of South Carolina Athletics. The South Carolina Athletics Department has recently secured five commitments of more than $1 million each for the project as part of the Athletics Department’s Expanding Our Vision Capital Initiative….

Five Tigers on midseason All-America teams, award lists

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) Five Clemson players  were named  to various  midseason All-America teams and award lists this week according to various media outlets.  They have all helped the 7-0 Tigers to a No. 3 national ranking according to the Amway Coaches Poll and a No. 4 rating by the Associated Press. Christian Wilkins was named to four midseason first-team All-America…

Clemson golf to compete in top Fall Event

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Austin Langdale returns to the Clemson lineup this weekend as the Tigers compete in the top tournament on the fall college schedule.   Clemson will be one of 11 top 25 teams at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in Alpharetta, Georgia.   Seven of the top 10 teams in the nation according to the latest Golf Coaches…

Clemson and Syracuse Faceoff in College Cup Rematch Friday

Who: No. 8 Clemson Tigers (9-2-3, 3-1-2 ACC) vs. No. 6 Syracuse (10-3-1, 3-2-1 ACC) When: Friday, Oct. 21 at 7:00 p.m. Where: Historic Riggs Field, Clemson, S.C. Watch: TV: ESPNU // ESPN3 (http://es.pn/2dT1Y27) Live Stats: ClemsonTigers.com (http://statb.us/b/140676) Follow: @ClemsonMSoccer on Twitter and Instagram Clemson Notes: Clemson (9-2-3, 3-1-2 ACC) is coming off a 3-2 non-conference win over Brown on Sunday. Three freshmen recorded career first…

No. 2 USC Soccer Tops Vandy for 15th-Straight Win

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s soccer continued its last-game magic Thursday, as forward Daija Griffin tallied a goal in the 97th minute to lift the No. 2 Gamecocks (15-0-1, 9-0-0 SEC) to a 2-1 overtime win over Vanderbilt at VU Soccer Complex. The result marked the second-straight overtime victory for Carolina, which remained atop the SEC and…