SC State head football coach Buddy Pough Pough expressed some concern after Wednesday night’s practice that several players were a bit banged up and unable to practice. “We have started to see a number of guys ‘on the shelf,’” Pough said. We have 10-12 guys in blue jerseys and that’s far too many. It’s causing us some concern but we hope to have some of them back by Saturday for our scrimmage.”
A large crowd that filled nearly the entire lower east stands was on hand to witness the South Carolina Gamecocks scrimmage for the second time during the preseason on Wednesday night at Williams-Brice Stadium. It was the final open practice of the preseason for the Gamecocks.
Jacoby Ford is glad he got a clunker of a game out of the way in the preseason. The former Clemson standout had a rather forgettable exhibition opener for the Oakland Raiders. He dropped two passes, was unable to break up an interception on a deep ball from Carson Palmer and muffed a punt for Oakland (tied for No. 23 in the AP Pro32) in a 3-0 loss to Dallas on Monday night.
The Carolina Panthers wrapped up training camp at Wofford College on Wednesday with several key positions still up for grabs.
The Phoenix Suns have signed 16-year NBA veteran and Columbia native Jermaine O’Neal. Length of the contract wasn’t disclosed. The 6-foot-11 O’Neal is expected to back up center Marcin Gortat, a role previously held by Robin Lopez, who has been traded.
The Gamecocks come in #7 in this year’s Sports Illustrated college football preview edition that hit newsstands Wednesday. The team preview was done by senior writer Andy Staples and includes a breakdown of the teams top players, as well as a look at this year’s key recruit (Shaq Roland) and this year’s expected breakout player (Jadeveon Clowney).
Sports Illustrated’s college football preview hits the newsstands Wednesday. Clemson comes in ranked #14. Senior writer Austin Murphy previewed the Tigers and names Carlos Watkins as their key recruit and Travis Blanks as their breakout player for the 2012 season.
The Clemson defense forced six interceptions, while safety Rashard Hall recorded three during the Tigers’ situational scrimmage at Memorial Stadium Wednesday morning.
TORONTO (AP) — CFL rushing leader Cory Boyd has been released by the Toronto Argonauts.
USC football will scrimmage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night. The August 15th workout will be the last one open to the public.
