One year away from coaching was enough for Jerry Brown. The legendary coach with four state titles, 237 career wins is the new head coach at Batesburg-Leesville after spending 2011 as Fairfield Central’s athletic director.
Former Lexington High School All-American Shaq Roland knows Gamecock fans are expecting a lot out of him this season. Roland hopes he can live up to those expectations and then some when USC football kicks off the 2012 season at Vanderbilt August 30th.
Former Gamecock Sidney Rice will make his preseason debut for the Seattle Seahawks on Friday night against Kansas City.
Jimmy Legree is ready to redeem himself. After struggling at safety in two starts last year as a sophomore, the 6 foot, 189-pounder from Beaufort, S.C. says he is back at his natural position at cornerback.
Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 batters and allowed one run in six innings for his 15th win in one of his final starts of the season as the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables likes what he sees in practice with 11 days until the season opener against Auburn. Venables still isn’t set on a starting lineup.
Southern Miss transfer Lashay Page says he will be able to play immediately this season at USC. Page tells the South Carolina News Network that the SEC has granted him a waiver that overrides the required season to sit out for division one transfers.
Rising Clemson junior righthander Mike Kent (Springfield, VA) was named one of five winners of the second-annual Tom Walter College Baseball Inspiration Award, announced on Tuesday by CollegeBaseballInsider. The award is named for Wake Forest Head Coach Tom Walter, who donated a kidney to outfielder Kevin Jordan prior to the 2011 season.
South Carolina women’s basketball sophomore guard Tina Roy had successful surgery on Wed., Aug. 15, to repair an ACL injury in her right knee. University of South Carolina Athletics medical director, Dr. Jeffrey Guy, performed the surgery at Palmetto Richland Hospital. There is no definitive timeline for Roy’s return to the Gamecock lineup.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Coach Mark Richt says the Bulldogs have “a lot to prove” after Georgia landed at No. 6 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll.
