Vanderbilt coach James Franklin says he heard from the Southeastern Conference office 15 minutes after his Commodores left the field with a 17-13 loss to No. 9 South Carolina. He’s not saying what he was told about the lack of a flag on an obvious pass interference that ended the Commodores’ bid for an upset.
South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier held his first game week press conference of the 2012 season. It was held on a Monday instead of the normal Tuesday schedule because the Gamecocks play Thursday.
The Gamecocks returned to the practice field Saturday just five days away from their season opener.
One week from today, the #9 Gamecocks kick off the 2012 on ESPN at Vanderbilt. Last year, the Carolina defense dominated the Commodores, holding Vandy to just 77 total yards en route to a 21-3 win in Columbia.
Former Lexington High School All-American Shaq Roland knows Gamecock fans are expecting a lot out of him this season. Roland hopes he can live up to those expectations and then some when USC football kicks off the 2012 season at Vanderbilt August 30th.
The University of South Carolina football team worked out in full pads and weathered intermittent rain showers Tuesday morning. The practice at the Bluff Road practice fields lasted a little over two hours.
Ward says 12 days away from the Gamecocks season-opener at Vanderbilt, he is pleased with where the defense stands at this point.
This week saw the return to the practice field of USC senior cornerback Akeem Auguste. Auguste has been hampered throughout camp with a groin injury.
The South Carolina men’s soccer team utilized nearly its entire team to earn a 6-3 victory over visiting Georgia State in an exhibition contest at Stone Stadium on Tuesday night. Sophomore midfielder Braeden Troyer and junior midfielder J.P. Rafferty both registered two goals to the lead the Gamecocks to victory.
True freshman Shaq Roland continues to impress the Head Ball Coach. “Shaq Roland has a knack for going up and getting it at the last moment,” Steve Spurrier said after the team’s first to two workouts Tuesday morning. “He has the ability to get it at the highest point.”
