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."
True freshman Shaq Roland continues to impress the Head Ball Coach. “Shaq Roland has a knack for going up and getting it at the last moment," Steve Spurrier said after the team's first to two workouts Tuesday morning. "He has the ability to get it at the highest point.”
The University of South Carolina football squad returned to the Bluff Road “Proving Grounds” Monday morning for a two-hour full pad workout.
With just under three weeks to go before 14th-ranked Clemson kicks off the 2012 season against No. 25 Auburn in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome, head coach Dabo Swinney says there is still a lot of work to be done. He and his Tigers tried to get a little bit better on Monday morning as they practiced for two-hours under the sun on the practice fields behind Jervey Gymnasium. It was the first of two practices for the Tigers on Monday.
Damarcus Harrison has joined the Clemson men’s basketball program, Head Coach Brad Brownell announced Monday. Harrison appeared in 30 games as a freshman at Brigham Young University in 2011-12. NCAA rules require a men’s basketball transfer to serve a year in residence, but Clemson plans to file a waiver to allow him to compete immediately.
USC Men's Soccer will host Georgia State in the first of two exhibition contests for the 2012 season on Tuesday evening at Stone Stadium.
Sunday is Fan Appreciation Day at Colonial Life Arena. The event runs from 12:30-2:30 p.m.
The scrimmage concluded Clemson’s first full week of preseason work. The Tigers will take Sunday off, then resume on Monday with a pair of workouts.
The University of South Carolina football squad went through another two-hour workout Friday morning in full pads as it continued preparations for the season opener at Vanderbilt on Thursday, August 30.
Fall practice underway for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.
The bad news for the Clemson Tigers Thursday was that weather moved them indoors for nearly the entire two-and-half hour practice. The good news, they still got a lot of work done.
No. 2 Duke topped No. 24 South Carolina, 2-0, in a non-traditional exhibition match Thursday night at Stone Stadium as both teams continue preseason training for their respective 2012 seasons.
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney saw exactly what he wanted to see as his Tigers ventured out to the practice fields Wednesday behind the Jervey Athletic Center in full pads for the first time in fall camp.
The free event is Sunday, August 12, at Colonial Life Arena from 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Parking is available for free in the Colonial Life Arena lots.
Pelion native Cody Proveaux, who will begin classes at Clemson in two weeks, won the South Carolina Amateur Golf Championship in near record fashion on Sunday. Proveaux shot a two under par 68 in the final round to finish with a 72-hole score of 267. His gross score was the second best ever in the 81-year history of the event.
Usually four new assistants means big problems for a football staff. At South Carolina, it's just Steve Spurrier's latest step at chasing a Southeastern Conference title.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Looking to see the Gamecocks practice this week? USC is set to take to the field this week for more fall camp. Here is when you can see the Gamecocks in action: - Monday, August 6 - 9:30…
New South Carolina baseball coach Chad Holbrook has been given a five-year contract paying him $400,000 a season.
Clemson sophomore receiver Sammy Watkins has been suspended for the first two games of the 2012 season by Head Coach Dabo Swinney. The suspension is the result of his arrest this past May.
Clemson All-American receiver Sammy Watkins has been named to the Hornung Award Watch List for 2012. The honor is named after former Notre Dame Heisman Trophy (1956) winner Paul Hornung and is presented to the top all-purpose player in college football.
Three members of Clemson’s 2012 senior men’s basketball class signed professional contracts to play in Europe in 2012-13.
