Southampton, Pa. (NCFAA) – College Football Hall of Famer and 1966 Heisman Trophy winner Steve Spurrier will receive the Contributions to College Football Award on ESPN during The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 7-9 p.m. ET. The 26th annual show will be hosted by Chris Fowler and aired from the National Football Foundation College Football…
The Jets have filled their two active roster openings with the signing of free agent running back Khiry Robinson and practice squad RB Brandon Wilds. Defensive lineman Claude Pelon also has been signed to the practice squad. Robinson (6’0″, 220) was the Jets’ first signing of this year’s unrestricted free agency period on March 11. The fourth-year back, who went…
FILE – In this Nov. 20, 2015, file photo, South Florida head coach Willie Taggart looks on during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati, in Tampa, Fla. South Florida football coach Willie Taggart has informed the school that he is leaving to become the coach at Oregon, a person with direct knowledge of the situation…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Two South Carolina men’s soccer seniors were named to the NSCAA Men’s All-Southeast Region teams, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon. Midfielder Danny Deakin was named to the first team for the second straight season, and midfielder Kurtis Turner landed on the third team. Deakin, who was named First Team All-Conference USA for the second straight season, led the team…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The American Volleyball Coaches Association announced its 2016 All-Region teams Tuesday, and South Carolina’s Mikayla Shields earned a spot on the honorable mention team for the Southeast. She is the 25th Gamecock in program history to earn a spot on the AVCA’s regional list, and the first Carolina freshman since Ashley Edlund in 1995 to make a regional…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID)– South Carolina women’s soccer capped off its historic season with a No. 5 ranking in the final NSCAA Top 25 Poll of 2016. The Gamecocks’ spot marks the best finish in the coaches’ poll in school history. Carolina, which spent the last eight weeks listed in the top five, boasted the program’s top ranking (No. 2)…
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays signed utility player Steve Pearce to a two-year, $12.5 million contract. The Blue Jays announced the move Monday. It could spell the end of Edwin Encarnacion’s tenure in Toronto as Pearce primarily plays first base and first baseman Kendrys Morales and Justin Smoak are also on the roster. Pearce hit .288 with 13…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina sophomore guard PJ Dozier was named the SEC Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game in wins over Vermont and FIU last week. The honor is the first of Dozier’s career. Dozier posted a career high 21 points, hitting…
For the first time since claims were made by Bryson Allen-Williams accusing unnamed Clemson players of using racial slurs in the Palmetto Bowl against the Gamecocks, USC head coach Will Muschamp spoke publicly on the matter. Click the video above from ABC Columbia Sports to hear coach’s comments on what happened on that November Saturday night and what he believed…
In his first campaign in Columbia, Will Muschamp has lead USC to a bowl game after 2015’s team missed the postseason with a 3-9 mark. Now at 6-6, coach and his Gamecocks are off to the Birmingham Bowl December 29th to take on South Florida (10-2) out of the American Athletic Conference. Click the video above to hear Muschamp’s thoughts…
