Deshaun Watson threw two touchdown passes, Wayne Gallman ran for 139 yards and No. 11 Clemson held off Louisville 20-17 on Thursday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools.
Wide receivers coach Steve Spurrier Jr. indicated the Deebo Samuel is back to full speed and is expected to start after missing most of last week’s game after suffering a hamstring injury in the season opener against North Carolina.
The Carolina coaching staff knows the key to winning on Saturday is to stop the Georgia running attack, led by Nick Chubb.
“They’re going to run the football,” conceded Ward. “Georgia’s always been that way and that’s what we expect. We’ve faced Georgia before. They’re going to run at you. They’ve got great running backs and a great offensive line.”
South Carolina will host UCF at noon on Saturday, September 26, it was announced by the SEC today as the conference office released the TV selections and game times for that week.
Clemson defensive lineman Shaq Lawson was named Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week by the ACC for his play in Clemson’s 41-10 win over Appalachian State last Saturday. Tyrique Jarrett of Pittsburgh was also honored for his play in Pittsburgh’s victory at Akron.
Clemson freshmen Alice Hewson and Laura Stephenson led the way for Clemson in its season opening round at the Powerade Cougar Classic at Yeamans Hall in Charleston, S.C. Hewson fired a one-under-par 71 and Stephenson an even par 72 to lead Clemson to a tie for ninth in the 20 team field after 18 holes.
Austin Langdale fired a three-under-par 69 and joined teammate Stephen Behr with a second-place finish individually to lead Clemson to a second-place team finish a the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic in Dalton, Ga on Sunday. Langdale and Behr finished with scores of 213 for the 54 holes, just one shot behind medalist Jacob Joiner of Georgia Tech.
The South Carolina men’s golf team posted a final-round 296 (+8) on Sunday at The Farm Golf Club to finish in third place at the Carpet Capital Collegiate.
The No. 8 Clemson women’s soccer team forced a scoreless draw (0-0) against South Florida on Sunday Sept. 13, 2015. Both teams now have a record of 6-0-1 for the 2015 season.
A sellout crowd welcomed home the Gamecocks as the 2015 home season began Saturday night in Williams-Brice Stadium. The Kentucky Wildcats (2-0, 1-0 SEC) would do just enough to hold off a furious second-half comeback attempt in a 26-22 win over Carolina (1-1, 0-1 SEC).
After taking a 7-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game, the Gamecocks gave up 24 unanswered points to Kentucky to go into halftime of their SEC and home opener down 24-7.
A second-quarter flurry proved to be all the No. 12 Clemson Tigers needed to defeat the Appalachian State Mountaineers 41-10 on Saturday in front its second-straight sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium.
A trio of Gamecocks scored as 17th ranked South Carolina opened SEC play with a 3-1 victory over Georgia on Friday night. South Carolina improves to 6-1-0 and 1-0-0 in the SEC while the loss drops the Bulldogs to 0-5-1 and 0-1-0 in league play.
The eighth-ranked South Carolina men’s golf team will open the 2015-16 season this weekend at the 27th Carpet Capital Collegiate. The 54-hole event will be contested Friday through Sunday at the par-72, 7,012-yard The Farm Golf Club in Rocky Face, Ga.
The South Carolina volleyball team will be on the road for the second-straight week as it heads to Ann Arbor, Mich., this weekend for the Michigan Challenge.
The South Carolina women’s soccer team travels to Athens, Ga. to open SEC play with Georgia on Friday before returning home on Monday to host Kennesaw State at Stone Stadium. The match with the Bulldogs is set for 7 p.m. on Friday while kickoff against the Owls is set for 6 p.m. Both games are available on SEC Network + through participating providers.
Gamecock starting right tackle Mason Zandi, who normally wears number 74, will don number 51 this week in honor of Cody Waldrop, who suffered a broken ankle during practice earlier in the week.
South Carolina (2-1-1) returned home and collected a 3-3 tie against UNC Greensboro (2-1-1) in front of 2,906 fans at Stone Stadium on Tuesday night. Junior midfielder Danny Deakin tallied all three goals, the first hat trick for a Gamecock in 14 years.
The sixth-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team earned a 1-1 draw with No. 11 Coastal Carolina Monday night at Historic Riggs Field. The match went to two golden goal overtime sessions, but neither team found the back of the net. Clemson’s record is 3-0-1 on the season after tonight’s result.
The Clemson women’s soccer team beat the Wofford Terriers by a score of 5-1 Monday night Sept. 7, 2015 at Snyder Field. Salma Anastasio who netted two goals in the match led the Tiger’s in scoring.
Sophomore forward Savannah McCaskill scored two goals with a pair of assists from junior midfielder Chelsea Drennan in 16th ranked South Carolina’s 4-1 victory over Charlotte on Monday night. The Gamecocks improve to 5-1-0 on the season, while the loss drops the 49ers to 4-2-0.