CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — For the fourth time in in the last five years defending National Playoff Finalist Clemson will open and close its season against teams from the Southeastern Conference according to the schedule released by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Tuesday. The Tigers open their 12-game slate at Auburn on September 3, and close it with a home…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina head football coach Will Muschamp has completed his on-field coaching staff by naming Mike Peterson as the Gamecocks’ outside linebackers coach, it was announced today. Peterson, 39, comes to South Carolina from the University of Florida where he served as a strength & conditioning coordinator, a position he held since retiring…
AP Photo/Chuck Burton CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ESPN) — The new face of the NFL can’t stop smiling. “I’ve thought of this moment way before this moment,” Cam Newton said late Sunday night. “You play it out so many times in your head. It may be a surprise to some people, but it’s the way I envisioned it in the dream.” Newton’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — After two games on the road, South Carolina returns to Colonial Life Arena for a pair this week, starting on Tuesday when the Gamecocks welcome Mississippi State and first-year head coach Ben Howland to Columbia. The Bulldogs hold a lead in the all-time series between the two schools, but the Gamecocks have won two straight,…
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Eric Eaves scored 18 points, Ty Soloman hit a late 3-pointer and two important free throws, and South Carolina State edged Hampton 67-62 on Monday night. It was tied at 60 with 1:28 left. After a Hampton miss, Soloman drilled a 3-pointer to go up 63-60. Quinton Chievous made a layup to cut it to one,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior guard Tiffany Mitchell and sophomore forward A’ja Wilson are among 16 NCAA Division I women’s basketball players on the USBWA’s Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced today. South Carolina is one of three teams with multiple selections to the midseason list. Both Gamecocks are also on…
Darian Stewart has come too far to let an injury keep him from playing at football’s pinnacle. The former Gamecock and Denver Broncos safety says he will be ready for Super Bowl 50 despite spraining his knee in yesterday’s 20-18 win against the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game. Stewart, who had an interception but had to watch…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — All-Pro linebacker Thomas Davis said he broke his right forearm in the Carolina Panthers’ 49-15 win over the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC championship game, but said he still plans to play in the Super Bowl. “It hurt. It was painful,” Davis said. “At the same time I believe in our training staff and I believe…
(AP) — Preparations are under way in three cities for the 50th Super Bowl. In Charlotte, North Carolina, the newly crowned NFC champion Panthers are getting ready for the Broncos, who are home in Denver working on a game plan for the Panthers. The third city getting ready for the big game is Santa Clara, California, where the 49ers play…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 2/2 South Carolina outlasted No. 10/10 Mississippi, 57-51, behind clutch fourth-quarter performances from guards Tiffany Mitchell and Khadijah Sessions on Sunday afternoon at Humphrey Coliseum. Mitchell notched her second 20-point game of the season, finishing with a game-high 21 points against the Bulldogs, who missed seven of their final nine field goal attempts in the…
