COLUMBIA, S.C. — The #22/20 South Carolina Gamecocks are 2-0 to start the SEC season for the first time since 2010, but had to overcome its biggest test of the season Saturday afternoon against Vanderbilt (8-7, 0-3 SEC). The team had to erase an eight-point deficit in the second half, but Sindarius Thornwell led the way again and hit a major career milestone…
NASHVILLE, TENN. (USC SID) — South Carolina athletics director and former head baseball coach Ray Tanner was inducted to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 8 in Nashville, Tenn. Tanner is one of four honorees in the Class of 2016 and is the first coach in Gamecock history to be named to the ABCA…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Nationally-ranked South Carolina hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday in a mid-afternoon matchup at Colonial Life Arena in its 2016 SEC home opener. Carolina remains one of just two unbeaten teams in the country after most recently posting an 81-69 win at Auburn on Tuesday. GAME STORYLINES – South Carolina is in its 108th season of varsity…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – High School senior Keir Thomas has officially signed his financial aid agreement and will enroll at the University of South Carolina for the spring semester, the Gamecock football program announced today. Thomas, a defensive end from Miami, becomes the fifth high school student-athlete to graduate early and enroll for the spring semester, joining Bryan Edwards,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina is mourning the death of former men’s basketball coach Bill Foster. Foster passed away in Chicago on Thursday. He was 85. Foster coached at South Carolina from 1980-86, replacing the legendary Frank McGuire. He went 92-79 in six seasons with the Gamecocks. His best campaign came in 1982-83 when Carolina…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — New USC Defensive Coordinator Travaris Robinson met with the media Friday to talk about his new position with the Gamecocks. Robinson will serve as defensive coordinator for the first time in his career. Click the video to watch his comments. Categories: Local Sports, South Carolina Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
COLUMBIA, S.C. — First-year USC Head Coach Will Muschamp spent roughly an hour with the media at Williams-Brice Stadium Friday to introduce his new assistant coaches. Muschamp introduced Kurt Roper (OC), Travaris Robinson (DC), Shawn Elliott (OL), Bobby Bentley (RB’s) and others on his staff to the media at The Zone at Williams-Brice. “A lot of these guys I’ve coached…
NASHVILLE (USC SID) — No. 2/2 South Carolina used an 11-3 run in the final 3:28 to pull away from Vanderbilt for a 71-61 win at Memorial Gym Thursday night. Senior Tiffany Mitchell’s scoring kept the Gamecocks just in front of the Commodores late into the fourth quarter, and her assist and rebound down the stretch helped set up her…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — USC Linebacker Skai Moore will return for his senior season, USC announced Thursday. The decision comes after Moore announced in 2015 that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2016 NFL Draft. “I think Skai made a mature decision to come back to the University of South Carolina. He took all the information we gathered…
Click the video to watch Dawn Staley’s comments before (2) USC’s trip to Vanderbilt Thursday night. Categories: Local Sports, South Carolina Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
