Dabo Swinney said star wide receiver Sammy Watkins is doing everything he must and more to regain the trust of his coaches and teammates. Swinney promised after Watkins arrest there would be punishment, but says he’s still a couple of weeks away from announcing if Watkins will miss any or all of Clemson’s opener against 2010 national champion Auburn at the Georgia Dome.
Steve Spurrier finally has South Carolina near the top of the Southeastern Conference heap.
Chad Holbrook has been promoted to head baseball coach, athletics director Ray Tanner announced Monday. Holbrook replaces Tanner, who was named athletics director on Friday.
ABC Columbia will air USC football’s second game of the season. Monday the SEC announced the Gamecocks’ September 8th home game against East Carolina will be the SEC Game of the Week and will kick off at 12:21 p.m. ABC Columbia is the official home of the SEC Games of the Week.
Monday the University of South Carolina is set to name the new head coach for the Two time national Champion Baseball Team.
This after long time coach Ray Tanner was namd South Carolina’s athletic director.
Tanner was named to the post in a 2pm press conference Friday.
Sunday the new South Carolina Summer Pro-Am League tipped off in Columbia. Former players and current professionals Devan Downey, Carlos Powell and Zam Fredrick along with current Gamecocks Eric Smith, Carlton Geathers and others are participating in the 10-team league.
Third baseman Richie Shaffer, taken by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 25th pick on the first round of last month’s amateur draft, agreed to a contract for a signing bonus of $1.71 million.
USC baseball will be looking for a new unofficial mascot next season. Reptar the Fish is dead
Clemson first-team All-ACC center Dalton Freeman has been named to the 2012 Outland Trophy Watch List. The Outland Trophy has been presented since 1946 by the Football Writers Association and is given to the top lineman in college football.
Wednesday night former Gamecock standout Michael Roth made his professional debut for the Orem Owlz in Billings, Montana. Roth started and pitched 1.2 innings. He gave up 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk and 1 strikeout.
