SEC to play conference-only, 10-game schedule this football season
The Southeastern Conference is expected to announce a conference-only, 10-game schedule this season, sources tell ABC Columbia.
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NCAA announces expanded sidelines, coin toss changes for football
The sideline area college football teams use to congregate will be extended by 20 yards this season and only one captain from each team will be permitted to participate in the pregame or overtime coin toss.
NCAA to allow players to support causes with uniform patches
The NCAA announced Thursday college athletes in all sports will be permitted to wear patches on their uniforms to support social justice issues.
AJ Lawson returning for junior season at USC
Gamecock guard AJ Lawson announced on Wednesday that he will withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to Carolina, where he enters his junior season in the Garnet and Black. Lawson averaged a team-high 13.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game last season.
One scheduling option for Gamecock football is off the table
During a Wednesday radio interview with Teddy Heffner, South Carolina Athletics Director said one option for the 2020 season is not being considered.
Gamecock linebacker signs with New York Giants
New York Giants’ seventh-round pick, TJ Brunson, signed his rookie contract with the team.
After talk of collaboration, conferences go their own way
Plans for the 2020 college football season — if it is played — should start coming into focus this week.
SOURCE: Gamecock staff concerned over smaller, non-conference schools’ testing protocols
A source told ABC Columbia there’s growing concern inside the Gamecock football staff about playing a few of the smaller schools on Carolina’s 2020 schedule, due to those schools potential testing protocols.
Bryan Edwards, Tanner Muse, and John Simpson sign rookie deals with Las Vegas
Simpson and Muse will join former teammates Hunter Renfrow, Clelin Ferrell and Trayvon Mullen to give the Raiders five Clemson products in the desert. Edwards is reuniting with former teammate and Gamecock cornerback Keisean Nixon.
Widener earns first MLB call-up; seven Gamecocks on Opening Day rosters
The Gamecocks will have seven alumni on Opening Day rosters as Major League Baseball will start the season tonight (Thursday, July 23) with the New York Yankees at the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
