South Carolina prepares to head to Baton Rouge to take on the defending national champion LSU Tigers to get over the .500 mark for the first time this season.
Kroeger, a 6-3, 195-pounder from Lake Forest, Ill., has punted 17 times this season for a 42.2-yard average. He has placed five of his 17 punts inside the 20 and three have traveled 50 yards or more.
Chang netted the gamewinner for the No. 15 Gamecocks against No. 3 Arkansas, helping Carolina earn its second highest ranked win in program history (No. 1 North Carolina in 2007).
Jaycee Horn was named the co-SEC Defensive Player of the Week, while punter Kai Kroeger was selected as the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, the Southeastern Conference office announced Monday.
Horn is the fifth South Carolina player to earn Walter Camp National FBS Player of the Week honors since 2004, and the first since Israel Mukuamu in 2019.
Kevin Harris ran for two touchdowns and South Carolina turned three interceptions thrown by Bo Nix into points to defeat No. 15 Auburn for the first time in 87 years with a 30-22 victory on Saturday.
The SEC is adjusting its football schedule following the postponement of two games originally scheduled for October 17 due to positive tests and quarantine of individuals related to COVID-19.
South Carolina quarterback Collin Hill sees his offense getting better. Hill and the Gamecocks will get the chance to show how improved they are against No. 15 Auburn.
A source tells ABC Columbia Thursday that South Carolina is not one of the schools penalized by the SEC for not following COVID-19 protocols through the first three weeks of the football season.
Gamecock offensive lineman Eric Douglas has been nominated for the Rimington Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top center, the Rimington Trophy Committee announced today.
The Gamecocks (1-2) are scheduled to host No. 14/14 Auburn (2-1) in a noon ET kick on Saturday, Oct. 17. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Gareis scored the opening goal and helped draw a penalty that led to the game-winning penalty kick for the Gamecocks in a 2-1 2OT win over Vanderbilt. She fired off three shots, all on goal, in the win over Vanderbilt.
The fifth-year senior was the key player up front as the Gamecocks rolled up 289 rushing yards, averaging 7.4 yards per carry. Carolina churned out its most rushing yards against an FBS opponent since the 2001 season.
The defending national champion Tigers lead the all-time series, 18-2-1, including a 12-1 mark when the teams play in the Bayou. LSU has won the last six meetings in the series, including a 45-24 win in Baton Rouge in 2015 in the last meeting between the two schools.
On a rainy day in the Music City, the Gamecocks offense poured on the points and yards in a 41-7 win over Vanderbilt for South Carolina's first win of the season.
Collin Hill ran for two touchdowns and Kevin Harris ran for two TDs and a career-high 171 yards as the South Carolina Gamecocks beat Vanderbilt 41-7 Saturday for their first victory of the season.
Will Muschamp gave us an explanation for USC's seven and a half minute drive at the end of the Florida game Saturday afternoon. The Gamecocks lost to Florida, 38-24, falling to 0-2 this season.