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.
And while defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, linebacker D.J. Swearinger and cornerback Stephon Gilmore won’t suit up this time, the Gamecocks’ defense is finding that familiar form at exactly the right time to try for a sixth straight win over the 23rd-ranked Tigers (8-3) on Saturday.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The parents of three Charleston football players have filed a lawsuit claiming characterizations of the team’s controversial postgame watermelon ritual damaged their sons’ reputations.
South Carolina will host UNC Asheville on Wednesday in a mid-week matchup at Colonial Life Arena. The game is the first between the two schools since the 2007-08 campaign. South Carolina owns a 7-2 advantage in the all-time series vs. the Bulldogs. The Gamecocks look to rebound after falling in their final two contests at the Charleston Classic to Charlotte and Akron. Wednesday’s game marks the first for Gamecock head coach Frank Martin vs. the Bulldogs.
Bethune-Cookman 65, CCSU 60
South Carolina takes over as the new No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in school history.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Noah Robotham had 16 points and Deji Ibitayo 15 as Akron outlasted South Carolina to take third place at the Charleston Classic with a 68-63 victory Sunday.
Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris has had a wild run of success the past four seasons — except against rival South Carolina.
The 23rd-ranked Tigers (8-3) have set scoring in two of the previous three seasons since Morris arrived in January 2011 and averaged almost 38 points a game, yet they struggle against the Gamecocks (6-5).
The seventh-seeded Clemson men’s soccer team edged No. 25 Coastal Carolina 2-1 Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Historic Riggs Field. The Tigers advance to the Round of 16 for the first time since 2006 and for the 23rd time in program history. Tonight’s win was the first NCAA Tournament win for Clemson since 2006. Clemson faces North Carolina at Historic Riggs Field on Sunday, Nov. 30. Clemson improved to 12-6-3 on the season with the win.
Trailing 56-52 at the under-four media timeout, Clemson rallied for a 64-61 triumph over LSU to win the fourth place game at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The ACC’s Tigers improved to 3-2 overall and went 2-1 in the event, while LSU fell to 3-2, leaving the tournament with a 1-2 mark.
South Carolina women’s basketball is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll released today. It is the Gamecocks’ first appearance at the top of a national poll and makes it the school-record 14th-straight week that South Carolina has been in the AP’s top 10.
