Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina announced Wednesday that it will open its SEC schedule in Columbia, Missouri at 7:00, September 9th. The game against the Missouri Tigers will be televised on ESPN2. South Carolina’s first game will be at Bank of America Stadium against the N.C. State Wolfpack at 3:00, September 2nd, and televised on ESPN. The last time…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Stephen Davis Jr., a native of Dutch Fork, S.C., is set to join South Carolina this season as a walk-on. Davis, a standout player at Dutch Fork, left Auburn during the offseason. At Auburn, Davis redshirted his freshman year due to a knee injury suffered during his senior year of high school. Davis was a former three-star recruit…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Chad Holbrook is confident he’s the coach to lead South Carolina back to its NCAA Tournament success, despite missing the postseason for a second time in three seasons. “I met with the team,” Holbrook said Tuesday. “We’re making progress and making plans to make sure that this doesn’t happen again in 2018.” Because it has already…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina State has confirmed that defensive coordinator Kirk Botkin is no longer with the football program. Botkin was the linebackers coach at South Carolina under Steve Spurrier for four seasons, and left after the hiring of Will Muschamp. Botkin spent one season as the defensive coordinator before leaving SC State. Per the Baytown Sun, he…
Los Angeles, CA (WOLO) – Dylan Thompson is set to rejoin the Los Angeles Rams after signing with the team. A native of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, Thompson was signed by the team in June 2016 but was released during roster cuts in August. Going into minicamp, Thompson is listed as the third-string quarterback behind incumbent starter Jared Goff and…
Chicago, IL (WOLO) – On Tuesday morning, the Chicago Bears cut former South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw. The move was made to clear roster space after the team signed wide receiver Victor Cruz. Shaw was projected to be the fourth quarterback on the roster behind newly signed starter Mike Glennon, second overall pick Mitchell Trubisky, and Mark Sanchez. An undrafted…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley announced that Lindsey Spann (Laurel, Md./Good Counsel/Penn State) has signed a financial aid agreement to attend the University and play for the Gamecocks. As a Penn State graduate, she will have one year of eligibility beginning in 2017-18. “We are incredibly excited and fortunate to add Lindsey…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Junior third baseman Jonah Bride and freshman outfielder Carlos Cortes were named to the 2017 SEC All-Tournament Team. Cortes hit three homers, scored five runs, tallied eight RBIs and also walked eight times in five games last week. His top performance was a pair of homers and six RBIs in the 10-2 win vs. Missouri….
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) –For the second time in three years USC will be watching the NCAA baseball tournament from home. The tournament field was announced Monday afternoon with no sign of the Gamecocks. According to ESPN South Carolina was among the first four teams out of the field of 64 just missing the cut. The Gamecocks finish with a record…
CBS Sports and FanRag Sports college basketball reporter Jon Rothstein stated Saturday that Carolina will play their season debut in the upstate this fall, helping Wofford open their brand-new arena as part of a multi-year agreement between the schools. The Gamecocks and Terriers will kick off 2017-18 by christening Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg. The Carolina Panthers owner and…
