USC Gamecocks

Alshon Jeffery to Host 1st Annual Free Youth Football Camp in St. Matthews

Columbia, SC – Former South Carolina Gamecock All -American and now Philadelphia Eagles All Pro Wide Receiver, Alshon Jeffery will host his 1st Annual free youth football camp and community fun on Saturday July 22, 2017 at the Calhoun County High School football stadium. The camp is free for ages 6-14 and will be held from 9AM-11: 30AM with on site registration starting at 8:00AM. All…

Bentley, Samuel and Moore Make Preseason Watch Lists

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The Maxwell Football Club announced its watch lists for the 81st annual Maxwell Award and the 23rd annual Chuck Bednarik Award today. Quarterback Jake Bentley and wide receiver Deebo Samuel were named to the Maxwell list, while linebacker Skai Moore represents South Carolina on the Bednarik list. The Maxwell Award, named in honor of Robert…

Gamecocks release preseason depth chart

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — With SEC Media Days this week, the Gamecocks released a 2017 preseason depth chart Sunday night. No major surprises. USC has not named a starting running back. On the preseason depth chart, Rico Dowdle, transfer Ty’Son Williams and A.J. Turner are all listed as projected starters. Carolina will look at a whole new special teams unit,…

ICYMI: Sindarius Thornwell opens NBA Summer League with game-high 26 points

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It took Lonzo Ball 20 seconds to get a near-capacity crowd off its feet in his first summer league game. There wasn’t much to cheer the rest of the game. Ball’s highly anticipated Los Angeles Lakers debut on Friday night started with a flourish on a perfectly timed lob pass to Brandon Ingram. But that was…

Yankees option former Gamecock Jordan Montgomery to Triple-A ball

NEW YORK (WOLO) — Former Gamecock Jordan Montgomery was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre on Saturday, but the move is only temporary. Since Montgomery won’t pitch until after the All-Star break, the Bronx Bombers decided to call up a relief pitcher to take Montgomery’s place in order to add depth to the bullpen. Montgomery has been solid this season for…

Carlos Cortes Earns D1 Baseball Freshman All-America Honors

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina outfielder Carlos Cortes has been named First-Team Freshman All-America by D1 Baseball. Cortes, a 5-7, 195-pounder from Oviedo, Fla., hit .286 (48-for-168) with a team-high 12 home runs, 27 runs scored and 41 RBI during his freshman campaign for the Garnet and Black. This is the fourth Freshman All-America honor for…

Gamecocks to take over SEC Network July 19

For the third consecutive year, SEC Network is handing the reins over to the 14 Southeastern Conference schools for a two-week stretch. Beginning Monday, July 17, each school will exclusively program 24-hours of the network with classic games, films, ESPN original content and school-produced content. During the SEC Network Takeover, the schools have the opportunity to create an entire day of…