Jones, a 6-2, 230-pounder from Waycross, Ga., leads the Gamecocks with 86 tackles, 16 more than any other player on the squad, an average of 9.6 per game, fifth in the SEC.
South Carolina trailed 51-49 with 10:47 left after Tulsa's 11-3 run. But the Gamecocks answered with a 15-0 spurt -with five points from AJ Lawson - to push their lead into double figures for the rest of the way.
Trevor Lawrence threw for 403 yards and two touchdowns in his first game in five weeks — and likely last one at Death Valley — as No. 4 Clemson throttled Pittsburgh 52-17 on Saturday.
Kyle Rode scored 18 points and Liberty knocked off its second Southeastern Conference team in three days with a 78-62 victory over South Carolina on Saturday at the Hall of Fame Classic.
C.J. Marable ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns and No. 16 Coastal Carolina wrapped up the Sun Belt Conference East Division title with a 49-14 victory over Texas State on Saturday.
True freshman quarterback Luke Doty will make his first start as the Gamecocks' quarterback Saturday night, when Carolina hosts No.9 Georgia, multiple sources told ABC Columbia Saturday.
PJ Hall had 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds to help Clemson open the season with a 53-42 win over Mississippi State in the Space Coast Challenge on Wednesday night.
No. 1 South Carolina picked up where it left off last season, opening a 17-0 lead and blowing past Charleston 119-38 in the season opener Wednesday for its 27th straight victory.
Coastal Carolina Head Coach Jamey Chadwell met with South Carolina officials recently in person to discuss the Carolina job, according to WPDE Sports Director Brandon Dunn.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney remains frustrated about postponing the Tigers game against Florida State, a decision he sees as an insult to his program’s credibility.
The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game will kick off at 4 p.m. on ABC on Saturday, Dec. 19, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Thornwell originally joined the Pelicans before the NBA restarted its season in the Orlando bubble. He saw action in two games, averaging 8.0 points per game and 2.0 assists per game in 17.5 minutes per game.