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.
According to SportsTalk SC, a source told them that South Carolina Athletics Director Ray Tanner is flying out to interview two candidates for the head coaching job for the Gamecock football team on Friday.
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.