Center Dalton Freeman and quarterback Connor Shaw discuss the expectations for the Tigers and the difference between experience and potential of the team.
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.
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.
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables likes what he sees in practice with 11 days until the season opener against Auburn. Venables still isn't set on a starting lineup.
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.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as the Tigers wrapped up their third and final stadium scrimmage of fall camp in Death Valley.
Clemson reported 10 NCAA secondary violations including two that involved female athletes who received prize money for outside competitions while enrolled in school.
Clemson will hold its annual Fan Appreciation Day on Sunday, August 19 at Clemson Memorial Stadium. All Clemson players and Coach Swinney will be available for autographs beginning at 3:00 p.m. The session will last for two hours.
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney says there is no separation right now at left guard or right tackle, but he is pleased with the progress David Beasley and Shaq Anthony have made on the offensive line.
The Tigers are coming off a season in which their defense ranked 71st in the country in total defense. Clemson's defense also allowed 30 points per game.
Jacoby Ford is glad he got a clunker of a game out of the way in the preseason. The former Clemson standout had a rather forgettable exhibition opener for the Oakland Raiders. He dropped two passes, was unable to break up an interception on a deep ball from Carson Palmer and muffed a punt for Oakland (tied for No. 23 in the AP Pro32) in a 3-0 loss to Dallas on Monday night.
Sports Illustrated's college football preview hits the newsstands Wednesday. Clemson comes in ranked #14. Senior writer Austin Murphy previewed the Tigers and names Carlos Watkins as their key recruit and Travis Blanks as their breakout player for the 2012 season.
The Clemson defense forced six interceptions, while safety Rashard Hall recorded three during the Tigers’ situational scrimmage at Memorial Stadium Wednesday morning.
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.
Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris says the coaching staff is turning up the heat on the players after Tuesday's preseason practice. Morris says everyone on offense should feel a little uneasy because no one’s job is safe. “It needs to be,” he said. “This isn’t happiness camp. Some of these guys get this in their mind that this could be happiness camp and it’s not that. We are coming out here and we are pushing these guys. We are driving these guys and straining them."