The 10th (BCS) ranked Gamecocks will play the 18th (BCS) ranked Michigan Wolverines in this year’s Outback bowl in Tampa, Florida. Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier says playing Michigan is different than playing other program.
This year, for the first time under the auspices of the ACC, the league’s 12 head football coaches voted for an All-ACC football team, as well as Players of the Year, Rookies of the Year and a Coach of the Year award.
USC’s Jadeveon Clowney is the first sophomore to win the Hendricks Award.
Spurrier has posted a 2-4 record in bowl games at USC. This is the 2nd time the Gamecocks will play in the Outback Bowl under Spurrier. They lost to Iowa in 2009, 31-10.
Lack of communication continues to be a problem for the Gamecocks basketball team. Frank Martin’s squad is coming off their 64-55 loss to Clemson on Sunday.
The Tigers still have a bad taste in their mouth after losing to South Carolina a couple weeks ago, 27-17.
Addazio, a Connecticut native, went 13-11 in two seasons with the Owls since taking over for Al Golden in Philadelphia.
USC sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and junior return specialist Ace Sanders were named to the first-team All-SEC squad as selected by the league’s coaches.
Bielema will sign a multi-year contract soon, according to the person spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the school had not yet made an official announcement.
Malzahn was the Tigers’ offensive coordinator during their national championship run in 2010, but spent last season at Arkansas State in his first college head coaching position.
