One future Gamecock will have a unique insight into what the Carolina coaching staff is thinking. Jake Bentley, son of USC running backs coach and longtime Byrnes high school coach Bobby Bentley, verbally committed to Carolina football Thursday. ESPN rates Bentley as the #2 QB prospect in the country for the class of 2017. Bobby Bentley was on the staff…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Click the video to watch Dawn Staley’s press conference comments before Carolina’s Sweet 16 matchup with Syracuse Friday night in South Dakota. VIDEO COURTESY: NCAA/HAMMOND COMMUNICATIONS Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: USC Basketball
OXFORD, MISS. (USC SID) — All nine Gamecock starters tallied at least one hit and sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt allowed just one run in 6.2 innings of work to improve to 6-0 for the season as 10th ranked South Carolina defeated sixth ranked Ole Miss 5-1 in the series opener at Swayze Field. The Gamecocks improve to 21-2 and 4-0…
ATLANTA (USC SID) — More University of South Carolina Swimming & Diving program history was made on Thursday as Akaram Mahmoud and Tomas Peribonio earned All-America spots in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships. Mahmoud broke his own school record in the event and finished fourth, while Peribonio came home in 13th. Mahmoud and Peribonio combined…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina football team held its sixth practice of the spring on Thursday afternoon. The team wore full pads on another gorgeous spring day in Columbia. Offensive line coach Shawn Elliott understands that his unit should be ahead of the defense right now, as it’s the only position group that did not…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina junior Alaina Coates, senior Tiffany Mitchell and sophomore A’ja Wilson are all among the 15 finalists for The Wade Trophy, which is presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding NCAA Division I women’s basketball player, the WBCA announced today. Mitchell is making her third appearance on the list, while Coates and Wilson are…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina football program will hold its annual Pro Timing Day at Williams-Brice Stadium on Wednesday, March 30, when 17 draft-eligible former Gamecock players are slated to work out for NFL coaches and scouts. Those former Gamecock players expected to participate include: Jerell Adams, Landon Ard, Shon Carson, Pharoh Cooper, Gerald Dixon, Gerald Dixon…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (USC SID) — No. 3/2 South Carolina takes on No. 14/14 Syracuse in NCAA Tournament action Friday night, marking the Gamecocks’ third-straight appearance in the Sweet 16 and fourth in the last five years. The two teams met one round earlier in the 2015 NCAA Tournament with South Carolina ending the Orange’s season in the second round….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — SEC play continues as South Carolina (20-2, 3-0 SEC) heads to Oxford for a three-game series vs. Ole Miss (20-2, 2-1 SEC). First pitch on the Thursday opener is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Friday’s game is also at 7:30 p.m. ET. Saturday’s series finale is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Friday and Saturday’s games…
ATLANTA (USC SID) — It didn’t take long for the University of South Carolina Swimming & Diving team to make history as the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships opened on Wednesday night at the McAuley Aquatic Center. Carolina’s team of Kevin Leithold, Akaram Mahmoud, Fynn Minuth and Tomas Peribonio finished as All-Americans and set a new school record in the lone event…
