Gamecocks Hold Practice at Williams-Brice
The University of South Carolina football team (6-5, 3-5 SEC) practiced Wednesday afternoon inside Williams-Brice Stadium.
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South Carolina defense perking up for Clemson
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s defense and its line of NFL standouts the past five years are big reasons for the unprecedented run of success against rival Clemson.
Bengals put tackle Smith on injured reserve
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals put right tackle Andre Smith on injured reserve with a torn left triceps on Tuesday, ending his season.
USC Hoops Hosts UNC Asheville Wednesday
South Carolina will host UNC Asheville on Wednesday in a mid-week matchup at Colonial Life Arena.
Conference suspends 21 players in football brawl
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has suspended 11 players from Norfolk State and 10 from South Carolina State for a sidelines-clearing brawl late in the schools’ football game last Saturday.
Spurrier Previews Tigers
Click to watch comments from Steve Spurrier’s weekly press conference Tuesday preview Saturday’s regular season finale at Clemson.
Beasley Finalist For Bednarik Award
Clemson defensive end Vic Beasley has been named one of three finalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award. The honor goes each year to the top defensive player in college football and is presented by the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia.
Beasley is joined by Joey Bosa, a defensive end from Ohio State and Scooby Wright, a linebacker from Arizona. This is the second award that Beasley has been named a finalist. Last week he was named one of four finalists for the Lombardi Award, which goes to the top offensive or defensive lineman in college football.
Ward Preparing For Both Clemson QBs
USC defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward has to prepare his unit for two different types of quarterbacks that Clemson may use on Saturday. “You have to be concerned with (Deshaun) Watson because he can run the football,” Ward said after Tuesday’s practice. “Not that they won’t run it with (Cole) Stoudt. I think he’ll run the ball some too, but they’ll run it a lot more with Watson playing quarterback.”
Swinney and Tigers Try to Stop Carolina Streak
Click the video to watch Mike Gillespie’s recap of Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney’s weekly press conference.
Swinney Previews Gamecocks
Click to watch comments from Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney’s weekly press conference Tuesday previewing Saturday’s rivalry game with South Carolina.
