The SEC suspended USC safety D.J. Swearinger for the Missouri game. The suspension is the result of a third quarter hit in the UAB game. The SEC has ruled Swearinger targeted the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent.
South Carolina sophomore Sabrina D’Angelo earned a career-high nine saves to weather a second half wave of attack, but No. 17 Missouri was able to earn the game-winning goal with two minutes remaining to defeat the Gamecocks, 1-0, Sunday in match that was televised nationally on ESPNU.
Steve Spurrier is expecting starting quarterback Connor Shaw to be ready when Missouri comes to Williams-Brice Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. EST kickoff this Saturday.
Clemson's offense sure looks ready for Florida State. The 10th-ranked Tigers' defense? That's anyone's guess after another so-so showing against Furman of the Football Championship Subdivision. Click to watch postgame comments from Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables.
Former Clemson standout C.J. Spiller scored twice and finished with 123 yards rushing in a 35-17 win in Buffalo's home opener. Spiller, who also had 47 yards receiving, picked up where he left off last week, when he took over for injured starter Fred Jackson and enjoyed a career-best 169 yards rushing in a 48-28 loss against the New York Jets.
For the first time ever, both USC and Clemson football are ranked in the top 10 at the same time. Today the Gamecocks and Tigers moved up one spot in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. USC is coming off a 49-6 win at home against UAB. Clemson beat Furman 41-7.
The no. 11 Tigers offense is complete with star receiver Sammy Watkins returning from his two-game suspension for his May arrest. In the 41-7 Clemson win over Furman, Watkins had the first rushing touchdown of his career and had 112 total yards.
The Tigers' offense, had to work a bit harder with Sammy Watkins back for their instate rival -- Furman's a 35-mile drive northeast of Clemson -- than when Watkins missed last week's 52-27 victory over Ball State.
Wednesday the ACC announced Notre Dame as the 15th member of the conference in all sports but football. The Irish football team will remain independent but play five ACC opponents per season.
Dabo Swinney said he was pleased with the offense's production after today's 52-27 Clemson victory over Ball State.
DeAndre Hopkins caught three touchdown passes, Andre Ellington rushed for two scores and Spencer Benton kicked a 61-yard field goal to set an Atlantic Coast Conference record in No. 12 Clemson's 52-27 victory over Ball State on Saturday.
Former Gamecock Rokevious Watkins and former Tiger Barry Richardson join forces on a new-look starting offensive line for the St. Louis Rams this season.
When the Tigers play Saturday in Death Valley, they'll be taking on a team that had almost 600 yards of total offense in week one.
The #9 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks open their home portion of the 2012 football season. The Gamecocks will play ECU this Saturday, September 8 at 12:21 p.m. at Williams Brice Stadium. What does history suggest for the Gamecocks?
This week, Clemson will host Ball State in Death Valley. It will be the Tigers first home game since they beat Wake Forest on November 12th of last year.
USC head football coach Steve Spurrier knows all too well not to overlook the team's next opponent. The Gamecocks will host East Carolina as they open their season at home Saturday.
Clemson running back Andre Ellington and center Dalton Freeman headline a list of eight players named as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week.
The Clemson Tigers will play their first home game since November 12, 2011 when they beat Wake Forest 31-28. This weekend, Clemson plays host to Ball State in Death Valley in their 2012 home opener.
The Gamecocks' beloved mascot, Cocky, is once again competing in the Capital One Mascot Challenge.
Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris liked just about everything he saw from the Tigers in their first game.
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.
Clemson freshman Daniel Rodriguez played on the kickoff coverage teams for the Tigers in the first half of the season opening 26-19 win against Auburn.
Labor Day is not a day off for the Gamecocks. USC football gets back on the practice field today to continue preparation for this Saturday's home opener against East Carolina. That game kicks off at 12:21 p.m. on ABC Columbia.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney saw plenty of good signs from his defense this week, things that give him hope the Tigers can make a similar jump on that side of the ball as they did last year on offense.
ABC Columbia's Merissa Lynn reports from the Georgia Dome after Clemson's 26-19 win over Auburn.
