The Gamecocks received another big boost defensively on Monday with one starter announcing his return for the 2021 season.

First-place South Carolina (8-1, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) won its fifth in a row just days after postponing a game against Georgia because of a positive coronavirus test in the program.

Day, who has experience at both the collegiate and professional levels, comes to Carolina after spending the 2020 season as the head strength & conditioning coach at Marshall University, his second stint with the Thundering Herd.

This will be the seventh game affected by COVID for South Carolina in the last month.

South Carolina was forced to postpone its home matchup with Georgia Thursday night, but looks to be back on track after only missing that one game.

Robinson will serve as the defensive backs coach for the Hurricanes.

The Hilltoppers ranked 28th in the nation this season with 348.7 total yards per game allowed, compared to South Carolina's 451, which ranked 105th.

According to ABC Columbia sources, Hill will be preparing for a pro day and not continuing his collegiate career. 

The matchup against Virginia Tech will represent South Carolina's first-ever appearance in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game and the Gamecocks will be the seventh different SEC program to play in the game.

Satterfield has spent the 2020 season serving as the assistant offensive line coach for the Carolina Panthers.

This is the third time the Gamecocks have had to pause team activities due to COVID in the last month.

At Smyrna High School, Darryl "Debo" Williams was named the DIAA defensive player of the year in 2019 and set a school record with 153 career tackles, 32 of those for loss to go with eight sacks.

David Spaulding finished the season with seven total tackles and an interception that he returned for a touchdown against Appalachian State. 

AJ Lawson scored 19 of his career-high 30 points in the second half as South Carolina pulled away and beat Texas A&M 78-54 on Wednesday night in the Gamecocks' Southeastern Conference opener.

He started five games for Utah last season after transferring from South Carolina at the end of the 2019 season.

Toney saw action in four games in 2019 with one catch, then was redshirted at the end of the year. He made his way into five games in 2020 but did not register a catch all season.

Just a few days after announcing his decision to transfer from South Carolina, a former Gamecock running back found a new home.

The hits keep coming for the Gamecocks.

The Gamecocks received some great news Monday night from one of their top offensive weapons from 2020.